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Toad HF Inference Explorers
Explore the best open models with Toad and Hugging Face Inference Providers.
What is Toad?
Toad is a terminal-based interface for AI agents from Will McGugan, creator of Rich and Textual. It connects to AI models via the Agent Client Protocol (ACP).
Quick Start
1. Install Toad
curl -fsSL batrachian.ai/install | sh
Or for Python developers:
uv tool install -U batrachian-toad
2. Authenticate with Hugging Face
hf auth login
Or set your HF_TOKEN environment variable.
3. Launch and select HF Inference Providers
toad
Select "Hugging Face Inference Providers" from the Recommended section.
4. Switch models
Use /set-model in the chat to change the active model.