Docs · Allternit Freeweights

Order and grouping come from each page's group and order front-matter.

Start here#

Quickstart (download one model), Verify a download.

Reference#

fw.py, HF_ENDPOINT, Manifest spec, API.

Policy and help#

Licenses, What gets listed, Takedowns and snapshots, Seeding, FAQ. To run a mirror, see the Mirrors page. For the ledger check, see the Ledger page and docs/ledger-chain.md.

StartQuickstart

Download one model three ways, and check it.

StartVerify a download

How to check a manifest signature, a file hash and a whole download with stock tools.

Toolsfw reference

Every fw.py command and option, including the info and search cards.

ToolsHF_ENDPOINT

Use stock Hugging Face tools against Freeweights with one environment variable, what works, and what does not.

ReferenceManifest spec v0

The signed JSON manifest that is the trust root for a model.

ReferenceAPI

Routes of the read API, with example requests and responses.

PolicyLicenses

The license table, how each verdict is reached, how custom and non-commercial licenses are handled, and what we refuse.

PolicyWhat gets listed

If Hugging Face lists a model we list it, hosted or from the publisher; the four gates (format, license, content, hygiene) and the tiers.

PolicyTakedowns and snapshots

How to report an item, what happens when we remove one (451, blocklist, counter, signed record), and how to check the signed catalog snapshots.

HelpSeeding

How to seed a model so others can get it from you, and what makes a seed count.

HelpFAQ

Answers to common questions about Freeweights.