Hugging Face Evaluation

Version

1.3.0

Dependencies

Core Dependencies

• huggingface_hub>=0.26.0
• markdown-it-py>=3.0.0
• python-dotenv>=1.2.1
• pyyaml>=6.0.3
• requests>=2.32.5
• re (built-in)

Inference Provider Evaluation

• inspect-ai>=0.3.0
• inspect-evals
• openai

vLLM Custom Model Evaluation (GPU required)

• lighteval[accelerate,vllm]>=0.6.0
• vllm>=0.4.0
• torch>=2.0.0
• transformers>=4.40.0
• accelerate>=0.30.0

Note: vLLM dependencies are installed automatically via PEP 723 script headers when using uv run.

IMPORTANT: Using This Skill

⚠️ CRITICAL: Check for Existing PRs Before Creating New Ones

Before creating ANY pull request with --create-pr, you MUST check for existing open PRs:

uv run scripts/evaluation_manager.py get-prs --repo-id "username/model-name"

If open PRs exist:

1. DO NOT create a new PR - this creates duplicate work for maintainers
2. Warn the user that open PRs already exist
3. Show the user the existing PR URLs so they can review them
4. Only proceed if the user explicitly confirms they want to create another PR

This prevents spamming model repositories with duplicate evaluation PRs.

Use --help for the latest workflow guidance. Works with plain Python or uv run:

uv run scripts/evaluation_manager.py --help
uv run scripts/evaluation_manager.py inspect-tables --help
uv run scripts/evaluation_manager.py extract-readme --help

Key workflow (matches CLI help):

1. get-prs → check for existing open PRs first
2. inspect-tables → find table numbers/columns
3. extract-readme --table N → prints YAML by default
4. add --apply (push) or --create-pr to write changes

Core Capabilities

1. Inspect and Extract Evaluation Tables from README

• Inspect Tables: Use inspect-tables to see all tables in a README with structure, columns, and sample rows
• Parse Markdown Tables: Accurate parsing using markdown-it-py (ignores code blocks and examples)
• Table Selection: Use --table N to extract from a specific table (required when multiple tables exist)
• Format Detection: Recognize common formats (benchmarks as rows, columns, or comparison tables with multiple models)
• Column Matching: Automatically identify model columns/rows; prefer --model-column-index (index from inspect output). Use --model-name-override only with exact column header text.
• YAML Generation: Convert selected table to model-index YAML format
• Task Typing: --task-type sets the task.type field in model-index output (e.g., text-generation, summarization)

2. Import from Artificial Analysis

• API Integration: Fetch benchmark scores directly from Artificial Analysis
• Automatic Formatting: Convert API responses to model-index format
• Metadata Preservation: Maintain source attribution and URLs
• PR Creation: Automatically create pull requests with evaluation updates

3. Model-Index Management

• YAML Generation: Create properly formatted model-index entries
• Merge Support: Add evaluations to existing model cards without overwriting
• Validation: Ensure compliance with Papers with Code specification
• Batch Operations: Process multiple models efficiently

4. Run Evaluations on HF Jobs (Inference Providers)

• Inspect-AI Integration: Run standard evaluations using the inspect-ai library
• UV Integration: Seamlessly run Python scripts with ephemeral dependencies on HF infrastructure
• Zero-Config: No Dockerfiles or Space management required
• Hardware Selection: Configure CPU or GPU hardware for the evaluation job
• Secure Execution: Handles API tokens safely via secrets passed through the CLI

5. Run Custom Model Evaluations with vLLM (NEW)

⚠️ Important: This approach is only possible on devices with uv installed and sufficient GPU memory. Benefits: No need to use hf_jobs() MCP tool, can run scripts directly in terminal When to use: User working in local device directly when GPU is available

Before running the script

• check the script path
• check uv is installed
• check gpu is available with nvidia-smi

Running the script

uv run scripts/train_sft_example.py

Features

• vLLM Backend: High-performance GPU inference (5-10x faster than standard HF methods)
• lighteval Framework: HuggingFace's evaluation library with Open LLM Leaderboard tasks
• inspect-ai Framework: UK AI Safety Institute's evaluation library
• Standalone or Jobs: Run locally or submit to HF Jobs infrastructure

Usage Instructions

The skill includes Python scripts in scripts/ to perform operations.

Prerequisites

• Preferred: use uv run (PEP 723 header auto-installs deps)
• Or install manually: pip install huggingface-hub markdown-it-py python-dotenv pyyaml requests
• Set HF_TOKEN environment variable with Write-access token
• For Artificial Analysis: Set AA_API_KEY environment variable
• .env is loaded automatically if python-dotenv is installed

Method 1: Extract from README (CLI workflow)

Recommended flow (matches --help):

# 1) Inspect tables to get table numbers and column hints
uv run scripts/evaluation_manager.py inspect-tables --repo-id "username/model"

# 2) Extract a specific table (prints YAML by default)
uv run scripts/evaluation_manager.py extract-readme \
  --repo-id "username/model" \
  --table 1 \
  [--model-column-index <column index shown by inspect-tables>] \
  [--model-name-override "<column header/model name>"]  # use exact header text if you can't use the index

# 3) Apply changes (push or PR)
uv run scripts/evaluation_manager.py extract-readme \
  --repo-id "username/model" \
  --table 1 \
  --apply       # push directly
# or
uv run scripts/evaluation_manager.py extract-readme \
  --repo-id "username/model" \
  --table 1 \
  --create-pr   # open a PR

Validation checklist:

• YAML is printed by default; compare against the README table before applying.
• Prefer --model-column-index; if using --model-name-override, the column header text must be exact.
• For transposed tables (models as rows), ensure only one row is extracted.

Method 2: Import from Artificial Analysis

Fetch benchmark scores from Artificial Analysis API and add them to a model card.

Basic Usage:

AA_API_KEY="your-api-key" python scripts/evaluation_manager.py import-aa \
  --creator-slug "anthropic" \
  --model-name "claude-sonnet-4" \
  --repo-id "username/model-name"

With Environment File:

# Create .env file
echo "AA_API_KEY=your-api-key" >> .env
echo "HF_TOKEN=your-hf-token" >> .env

# Run import
python scripts/evaluation_manager.py import-aa \
  --creator-slug "anthropic" \
  --model-name "claude-sonnet-4" \
  --repo-id "username/model-name"

Create Pull Request:

python scripts/evaluation_manager.py import-aa \
  --creator-slug "anthropic" \
  --model-name "claude-sonnet-4" \
  --repo-id "username/model-name" \
  --create-pr

Method 3: Run Evaluation Job

Submit an evaluation job on Hugging Face infrastructure using the hf jobs uv run CLI.

Direct CLI Usage:

HF_TOKEN=$HF_TOKEN \
hf jobs uv run hf-evaluation/scripts/inspect_eval_uv.py \
  --flavor cpu-basic \
  --secret HF_TOKEN=$HF_TOKEN \
  -- --model "meta-llama/Llama-2-7b-hf" \
     --task "mmlu"

GPU Example (A10G):

HF_TOKEN=$HF_TOKEN \
hf jobs uv run hf-evaluation/scripts/inspect_eval_uv.py \
  --flavor a10g-small \
  --secret HF_TOKEN=$HF_TOKEN \
  -- --model "meta-llama/Llama-2-7b-hf" \
     --task "gsm8k"

Python Helper (optional):

python scripts/run_eval_job.py \
  --model "meta-llama/Llama-2-7b-hf" \
  --task "mmlu" \
  --hardware "t4-small"

Method 4: Run Custom Model Evaluation with vLLM

Evaluate custom HuggingFace models directly on GPU using vLLM or accelerate backends. These scripts are separate from inference provider scripts and run models locally on the job's hardware.

When to Use vLLM Evaluation (vs Inference Providers)

Option A: lighteval with vLLM Backend

lighteval is HuggingFace's evaluation library, supporting Open LLM Leaderboard tasks.

Standalone (local GPU):

# Run MMLU 5-shot with vLLM
python scripts/lighteval_vllm_uv.py \
  --model meta-llama/Llama-3.2-1B \
  --tasks "leaderboard|mmlu|5"

# Run multiple tasks
python scripts/lighteval_vllm_uv.py \
  --model meta-llama/Llama-3.2-1B \
  --tasks "leaderboard|mmlu|5,leaderboard|gsm8k|5"

# Use accelerate backend instead of vLLM
python scripts/lighteval_vllm_uv.py \
  --model meta-llama/Llama-3.2-1B \
  --tasks "leaderboard|mmlu|5" \
  --backend accelerate

# Chat/instruction-tuned models
python scripts/lighteval_vllm_uv.py \
  --model meta-llama/Llama-3.2-1B-Instruct \
  --tasks "leaderboard|mmlu|5" \
  --use-chat-template

Via HF Jobs:

hf jobs uv run scripts/lighteval_vllm_uv.py \
  --flavor a10g-small \
  --secrets HF_TOKEN=$HF_TOKEN \
  -- --model meta-llama/Llama-3.2-1B \
     --tasks "leaderboard|mmlu|5"

lighteval Task Format: Tasks use the format suite|task|num_fewshot:

• leaderboard|mmlu|5 - MMLU with 5-shot
• leaderboard|gsm8k|5 - GSM8K with 5-shot
• lighteval|hellaswag|0 - HellaSwag zero-shot
• leaderboard|arc_challenge|25 - ARC-Challenge with 25-shot

Finding Available Tasks: The complete list of available lighteval tasks can be found at: