Add HF_TOKEN support and improve gated repo error messages #11
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Summary
HF_TOKENas the primary environment variable for authentication (it's the standard used by HuggingFace CLI and Python libraries)Changes
HF_TOKEN support: Check
HF_TOKENfirst, then fall back toHUGGING_FACE_HUB_TOKENandHUGGINGFACE_HUB_TOKENBetter error messages:
Example error output
Before:
After:
Testing
Tested with
google/gemma-3-12b-it(a gated model requiring license acceptance).