(`git push`). This is valid when using the Hugging Face Hub. However, software engineering and machine learning do
not share the same requirements and workflows. Model repositories might maintain large model weight files for different
frameworks and tools, so cloning the repository can lead to you maintaining large local folders with massive sizes. As
a result, it may be more efficient to use our custom HTTP methods. You can read our [Git vs HTTP paradigm](../concepts/git_vs_http)