From 3774165b29247eae5f9b6df08fda2606b36b4979 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Victor=20Mu=C5=A1tar?= Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 22:20:14 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] docs: refresh for native kernel repo type on the Hub - Update discovery URLs from /models?other=kernels to huggingface.co/kernels - Replace landing-page thumbnail with light/dark variants and link to hf.co/kernels - Add migration.md 0.14 section: kernel-only loader, kernel-creation access flow, model-to-kernel repo migration steps - Add Repository type and Trusted publishers sections to kernel-requirements.md (covers trust_remote_code requirement) - Add upload prerequisite note in builder/build.md --- docs/source/builder/build.md | 7 +++++++ docs/source/index.md | 15 +++++++++------ docs/source/integrating-kernels.md | 4 ++-- docs/source/kernel-requirements.md | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ docs/source/migration.md | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/source/builder/build.md b/docs/source/builder/build.md index 38b0fd21..4069c513 100644 --- a/docs/source/builder/build.md +++ b/docs/source/builder/build.md @@ -179,6 +179,13 @@ $ cd mykernel $ kernel-builder build-and-upload ``` +> [!NOTE] +> Uploads go to a `kernel`-type Hub repository (the first-class kernel +> repository type). The owning user or org must have kernel-creation +> access. Request it from +> [huggingface.co/settings/account](https://huggingface.co/settings/account) +> ("Request Kernels Creation"). + Aside from building and uploading the kernel itself, this will also fill the card template and upload it as `README.md` to the Hub if the card template is provided in the source repository as `CARD.md`. diff --git a/docs/source/index.md b/docs/source/index.md index f3c4d2d2..230df308 100644 --- a/docs/source/index.md +++ b/docs/source/index.md @@ -1,13 +1,17 @@ # Kernels
-kernel-builder logo + +Kernels + +
The Kernel Hub allows Python libraries and applications to load compute -kernels directly from the [Hub](https://hf.co/). To support this kind -of dynamic loading, Hub kernels differ from traditional Python kernel -packages in that they are made to be: +kernels directly from the [Hub](https://huggingface.co/). Kernels are a first-class +repository type on the Hub, with dedicated pages that surface supported +hardware and versions. To support dynamic loading, Hub kernels differ from +traditional Python kernel packages in that they are made to be: - **Portable**: a kernel can be loaded from paths outside `PYTHONPATH`. - **Unique**: multiple versions of the same kernel can be loaded in the @@ -16,8 +20,7 @@ packages in that they are made to be: the different PyTorch build configurations (various CUDA versions and C++ ABIs). Furthermore, older C library versions must be supported. -You can [search for kernels](https://huggingface.co/models?other=kernels) on -the Hub. +Browse available kernels at [huggingface.co/kernels](https://huggingface.co/kernels). If you're looking for a more involved "Why kernels?" answer, refer to [this page](./why_kernels.md). \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/source/integrating-kernels.md b/docs/source/integrating-kernels.md index 5b0a27ab..5d222b82 100644 --- a/docs/source/integrating-kernels.md +++ b/docs/source/integrating-kernels.md @@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ Besides leveraging pre-built compute kernels, different projects rely on `kernels` to also package, build, and distribute their kernels on the Hugging Face Hub platform. This is made possible by the ["builder" component of `kernels`](./builder/writing-kernels.md). -Visit [this page](https://huggingface.co/models?other=kernels) to find out -different pre-built compute kernels available on the Hub. \ No newline at end of file +Visit [huggingface.co/kernels](https://huggingface.co/kernels) to browse +the pre-built compute kernels available on the Hub. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/docs/source/kernel-requirements.md b/docs/source/kernel-requirements.md index 5b1c401f..64f9c621 100644 --- a/docs/source/kernel-requirements.md +++ b/docs/source/kernel-requirements.md @@ -7,6 +7,30 @@ systems and Torch builds. [Join us on Discord](https://discord.gg/H6Tkmd88N3) for questions and discussions about building kernels! +## Repository type + +Compliant kernels are published as `kernel`-type repositories on the Hub +(the first-class kernel repository type). New uploads via `kernel-builder` +default to this type; see the [migration guide](migration.md) if you +maintain an older `model`-type kernel repository. + +## Trusted publishers + +`kernels` only loads kernels from a curated set of trusted publishers by +default. Loading from any other publisher raises an error unless the caller +opts in with `trust_remote_code=True`: + +```python +# Trusted publisher: works without opt-in. +get_kernel("kernels-community/activation", version=1) + +# Untrusted publisher: must opt in explicitly. +get_kernel("some-other-org/my-kernel", version=1, trust_remote_code=True) +``` + +The Hub also exposes a `trustedKernelPublisher` flag on the kernel API and +displays a corresponding badge in the UI. + ## Directory layout A kernel repository on the Hub must contain a `build` directory. This diff --git a/docs/source/migration.md b/docs/source/migration.md index 72760661..67612539 100644 --- a/docs/source/migration.md +++ b/docs/source/migration.md @@ -66,3 +66,28 @@ kernel_layer_mapping = { } } ``` + +## 0.14 + +### `kernel` repo type on the Hub + +Kernels are now a first-class repository type on the Hugging Face Hub, and +`kernels` 0.14 loads kernels exclusively from `kernel`-type repositories. +`model`-type kernel repositories are no longer supported by the loader. + +New uploads via `kernel-builder build-and-upload` default to +`--repo-type kernel`. To publish, the owning user or org must have +kernel-creation access. Request it from +[huggingface.co/settings/account](https://huggingface.co/settings/account) +("Request Kernels Creation"). + +To migrate an existing `model`-type kernel repository: + +1. Make sure the publishing org has been granted kernel-creation access + (see above). +2. Re-upload with `kernel-builder build-and-upload` to a `kernel`-type + repository. Either keep the same `repo-id` in `build.toml` if the + repository has been migrated to the new type, or point it at a newly + created `kernel`-type repository. +3. Update consumers' `get_kernel(...)` and `LayerRepository(...)` calls + to reference the new repository if the `repo-id` changed. From 8ead8f87de88c1121e1afdeefca03c2e9e4b7a72 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Victor=20Mu=C5=A1tar?= Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 22:22:46 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] docs: replace README header with light/dark Kernels thumbnail --- README.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ecfeecd0..ffdcd877 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,13 @@ # kernels
-kernel-builder logo + + + + + Kernels + +

PyPI - Version GitHub tag From a5e38c6e3de9c11da99f9abecd9cc3da19d31f9f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Victor=20Mu=C5=A1tar?= Date: Mon, 4 May 2026 22:24:48 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] docs: update README links (full huggingface.co URL, native kernels listing) --- README.md | 5 ++--- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ffdcd877..ea07525f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@

The Kernel Hub allows Python libraries and applications to load compute -kernels directly from the [Hub](https://hf.co/). To support this kind +kernels directly from the [Hub](https://huggingface.co/). To support this kind of dynamic loading, Hub kernels differ from traditional Python kernel packages in that they are made to be: @@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ activation.gelu_fast(y, x) print(y) ``` -You can [search for kernels](https://huggingface.co/models?other=kernels) on -the Hub. +Browse available kernels at [huggingface.co/kernels](https://huggingface.co/kernels). ## 📚 Documentation