docs/deployment/DEPLOYMENT_RESULTS.md

Hugging Face Space Deployment Results

Deployment Attempt Summary

Date: May 19, 2025 Target Space: JoachimVC/Final_Assignment_GAIAAgent

Process Overview

We attempted to execute the deployment script to clean up the existing Hugging Face space and deploy a clean version of the GAIA agent. The process involved:

1. ✅ Successfully created a deployment package containing 84 essential files
2. ❌ Encountered authentication issues when trying to clean the remote space
3. ❌ Encountered the same authentication issues when trying to upload the package

Implementation Details

1. Script Preparation

   • Modified the prepare_hf_deployment.py script to use the Hugging Face Python API
   • Enhanced error handling and logging for better diagnostics
   • Implemented a cleaner approach for space cleanup and deployment

2. Package Creation

   • Successfully created a deployment package at deployment\gaia_deployment_package.zip (227.91 KB)
   • Package includes all essential files according to the inclusion patterns
   • Excluded sensitive data like API keys and .env files as required

3. Authentication & Deployment Attempts

   • Initially tried to use the Hugging Face CLI but encountered command syntax issues
   • Switched to the Python API approach for more robust control
   • Configured the script to use the HF_TOKEN environment variable for authentication

Issues Encountered

1. Authentication Error

   Error authenticating with Hugging Face: Invalid user token.
   

   This suggests one of the following:

   • The token format might be incorrect
   • The token might have expired
   • The token might not have the right permissions for the operations (read/write access to the space)

2. CLI Command Issues Before switching to the Python API, we encountered issues with the CLI command syntax:

   FileNotFoundError: No such file or directory: 'JoachimVC/Final_Assignment_GAIAAgent'.
   

Next Steps

1. Token Verification

   • Verify the Hugging Face token at https://huggingface.co/settings/tokens
   • Ensure the token has write access to the target space
   • Regenerate the token if necessary

2. Manual Deployment Option

   • If automatic deployment continues to fail, consider a manual approach:
   • Extract the deployment package (deployment\gaia_deployment_package.zip)
   • Use the Hugging Face web interface to upload the files
   • Delete any unnecessary files from the space first

3. Alternative API Approach

   • Consider using Hugging Face's HTTP API directly with requests
   • This might provide more control over the authentication process

Conclusion

While we've successfully created a clean deployment package with only the essential files, we encountered authentication issues during the remote cleanup and upload stages. The deployment package is ready at deployment\gaia_deployment_package.zip and can be used for a manual deployment if needed.

The modified script now uses the Python API approach which should be more robust once the token issues are resolved.