diff --git a/gguf-py/gguf/huggingface_hub.py b/gguf-py/gguf/huggingface_hub.py
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+import logging
+import pathlib
+
+import requests
+
+
+class HuggingFaceHub:
+    def __init__(self, auth_token: None | str):
+        # Set headers if authentication is available
+        if auth_token is None:
+            self._headers = {}
+        else:
+            self._headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {auth_token}"}
+
+        # Persist across requests
+        self._session = requests.Session()
+
+        # This is read-only
+        self._base_url = "https://huggingface.co"
+
+    @property
+    def headers(self) -> str:
+        return self._headers
+
+    @property
+    def save_path(self) -> pathlib.Path:
+        return self._save_path
+
+    @property
+    def session(self) -> requests.Session:
+        return self._session
+
+    @property
+    def base_url(self) -> str:
+        return self._base_url
+
+    def resolve_path(self, repo: str, file: str) -> str:
+        return f"{self._base_url}/{repo}/resolve/main/{file}"
+
+    def download_file(self, repo: str, file: str):
+        endpoint = self.resolve_path(repo, file)
+        response = self._session.get(endpoint, headers=self.headers)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        return response