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+package sources
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
+
+	"github.com/salvacybersec/keyhunter/pkg/providers"
+	"github.com/salvacybersec/keyhunter/pkg/recon"
+)
+
+// defaultHuggingFaceBaseURL is the public HF Hub API root.
+const defaultHuggingFaceBaseURL = "https://huggingface.co"
+
+// HuggingFaceConfig configures a HuggingFaceSource.
+type HuggingFaceConfig struct {
+	// Token is the Hugging Face access token. Optional — anonymous requests
+	// are accepted but rate-limited more aggressively.
+	Token string
+	// BaseURL overrides the API root for tests. Defaults to
+	// https://huggingface.co when empty.
+	BaseURL string
+	// Registry drives keyword generation via BuildQueries.
+	Registry *providers.Registry
+	// Limiters is the shared per-source limiter registry.
+	Limiters *recon.LimiterRegistry
+}
+
+// HuggingFaceSource implements recon.ReconSource against the Hugging Face Hub
+// API, sweeping both Spaces and model repositories for provider keywords.
+//
+// RECON-CODE-08: token optional; when empty the source still runs but applies
+// a slower RateLimit to stay within anonymous quotas.
+type HuggingFaceSource struct {
+	Token    string
+	BaseURL  string
+	Registry *providers.Registry
+	Limiters *recon.LimiterRegistry
+
+	client *Client
+}
+
+// NewHuggingFaceSource constructs a HuggingFaceSource with sensible defaults.
+func NewHuggingFaceSource(cfg HuggingFaceConfig) *HuggingFaceSource {
+	base := cfg.BaseURL
+	if base == "" {
+		base = defaultHuggingFaceBaseURL
+	}
+	return &HuggingFaceSource{
+		Token:    cfg.Token,
+		BaseURL:  base,
+		Registry: cfg.Registry,
+		Limiters: cfg.Limiters,
+		client:   NewClient(),
+	}
+}
+
+// Name returns the stable source identifier.
+func (s *HuggingFaceSource) Name() string { return "huggingface" }
+
+// RateLimit returns the per-source token bucket rate. Authenticated requests
+// get ~1000/hour (one every 3.6s); unauthenticated requests are throttled to
+// one every 10 seconds to stay conservative against the public quota.
+func (s *HuggingFaceSource) RateLimit() rate.Limit {
+	if s.Token != "" {
+		return rate.Every(3600 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	return rate.Every(10 * time.Second)
+}
+
+// Burst returns the limiter burst capacity.
+func (s *HuggingFaceSource) Burst() int { return 1 }
+
+// RespectsRobots reports whether this source should honor robots.txt.
+// The Hub API is a JSON endpoint, so robots.txt does not apply.
+func (s *HuggingFaceSource) RespectsRobots() bool { return false }
+
+// Enabled reports whether this source should run. HuggingFace runs even
+// without a token — anonymous requests are permitted at a lower rate limit.
+func (s *HuggingFaceSource) Enabled(_ recon.Config) bool { return true }
+
+// hfItem is the minimal shape returned by /api/spaces and /api/models list
+// endpoints. Both expose an `id` of the form "owner/name".
+type hfItem struct {
+	ID string `json:"id"`
+}
+
+// Sweep iterates provider keywords and queries both the Spaces and Models
+// search endpoints, emitting one Finding per result.
+func (s *HuggingFaceSource) Sweep(ctx context.Context, _ string, out chan<- recon.Finding) error {
+	if s.client == nil {
+		s.client = NewClient()
+	}
+	base := s.BaseURL
+	if base == "" {
+		base = defaultHuggingFaceBaseURL
+	}
+
+	queries := BuildQueries(s.Registry, s.Name())
+	if len(queries) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	endpoints := []struct {
+		path      string
+		urlPrefix string // prefix applied to item.ID to form Finding.Source
+	}{
+		{"/api/spaces", "https://huggingface.co/spaces/"},
+		{"/api/models", "https://huggingface.co/"},
+	}
+
+	for _, q := range queries {
+		for _, ep := range endpoints {
+			if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.sweepEndpoint(ctx, base, ep.path, ep.urlPrefix, q, out); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *HuggingFaceSource) sweepEndpoint(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	base, path, urlPrefix, query string,
+	out chan<- recon.Finding,
+) error {
+	if s.Limiters != nil {
+		if err := s.Limiters.Wait(ctx, s.Name(), s.RateLimit(), s.Burst(), false); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	u := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s?search=%s&limit=50", base, path, url.QueryEscape(query))
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, u, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("huggingface: build request: %w", err)
+	}
+	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
+	if s.Token != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+s.Token)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := s.client.Do(ctx, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("huggingface %s: %w", path, err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	var items []hfItem
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&items); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("huggingface %s: decode: %w", path, err)
+	}
+
+	for _, item := range items {
+		if item.ID == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		finding := recon.Finding{
+			Source:     urlPrefix + item.ID,
+			SourceType: "recon:huggingface",
+			DetectedAt: time.Now().UTC(),
+		}
+		select {
+		case out <- finding:
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return ctx.Err()
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Compile-time assertion that HuggingFaceSource satisfies recon.ReconSource.
+var _ recon.ReconSource = (*HuggingFaceSource)(nil)