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.

Resources

• Toad on GitHub
• Inference Providers Docs
• Available Models