Repository: ggml-org/llama.cpp
Pull request: readme : clarify MODEL_ENDPOINT usage

## Overview

ModelScope is not an HF-compatible endpoint.

## Additional information

A dedicated `-ms` option could be added in the future.

# Requirements

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filename: README.md
patch: @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ LLM inference in C/C++
 
 ## Hot topics
 
-- **HuggingFace cache migration: models downloaded with `-hf` are now stored in the standard HuggingFace cache directory, enabling sharing with other HF tools.**
+- **Hugging Face cache migration: models downloaded with `-hf` are now stored in the standard Hugging Face cache directory, enabling sharing with other HF tools.**
 - **[guide : using the new WebUI of llama.cpp](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/discussions/16938)**
 - [guide : running gpt-oss with llama.cpp](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/discussions/15396)
 - [[FEEDBACK] Better packaging for llama.cpp to support downstream consumers 🤗](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/discussions/15313)
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Instructions for adding support for new models: [HOWTO-add-model.md](docs/develo
 <details>
 <summary>Tools</summary>
 
-- [akx/ggify](https://github.com/akx/ggify) – download PyTorch models from HuggingFace Hub and convert them to GGML
+- [akx/ggify](https://github.com/akx/ggify) – download PyTorch models from Hugging Face Hub and convert them to GGML
 - [akx/ollama-dl](https://github.com/akx/ollama-dl) – download models from the Ollama library to be used directly with llama.cpp
 - [crashr/gppm](https://github.com/crashr/gppm) – launch llama.cpp instances utilizing NVIDIA Tesla P40 or P100 GPUs with reduced idle power consumption
 - [gpustack/gguf-parser](https://github.com/gpustack/gguf-parser-go/tree/main/cmd/gguf-parser) - review/check the GGUF file and estimate the memory usage
@@ -301,13 +301,13 @@ The [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co) platform hosts a [number of LLMs](htt
 - [Trending](https://huggingface.co/models?library=gguf&sort=trending)
 - [LLaMA](https://huggingface.co/models?sort=trending&search=llama+gguf)
 
-You can either manually download the GGUF file or directly use any `llama.cpp`-compatible models from [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/) or other model hosting sites, such as [ModelScope](https://modelscope.cn/), by using this CLI argument: `-hf <user>/<model>[:quant]`. For example:
+You can either manually download the GGUF file or directly use any `llama.cpp`-compatible models from [Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/) or other model hosting sites, by using this CLI argument: `-hf <user>/<model>[:quant]`. For example:
 
 ```sh
 llama-cli -hf ggml-org/gemma-3-1b-it-GGUF
 ```
 
-By default, the CLI would download from Hugging Face, you can switch to other options with the environment variable `MODEL_ENDPOINT`. For example, you may opt to downloading model checkpoints from ModelScope or other model sharing communities by setting the environment variable, e.g. `MODEL_ENDPOINT=https://www.modelscope.cn/`.
+By default, the CLI would download from Hugging Face, you can switch to other options with the environment variable `MODEL_ENDPOINT`. The `MODEL_ENDPOINT` must point to a Hugging Face compatible API endpoint.
 
 After downloading a model, use the CLI tools to run it locally - see below.