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feat: Add robust Hugging Face local model support with GPU memory optimization
## Overview This PR adds comprehensive support for running Stagehand with local Hugging Face models, enabling on-premises web automation without cloud dependencies. The implementation includes critical fixes for GPU memory management, JSON parsing, and empty result handling. ## Key Features - **Local LLM Integration**: Full support for Hugging Face transformers with 4-bit quantization (~7GB VRAM) - **GPU Memory Optimization**: Prevents memory leaks by using shared model instances across multiple operations - **Robust JSON Extraction**: 5-strategy parsing pipeline with intelligent fallbacks for structured data - **Content Preservation**: Never loses content - wraps unparseable output in valid JSON structures - **Graceful Error Handling**: Comprehensive fallback mechanisms prevent empty results ## Technical Improvements ### 1. GPU Memory Management (examples/example_huggingface.py) - Removed model_name from StagehandConfig to prevent duplicate model loading - Implemented shared global model instance pattern - Added cleanup() between examples and full_cleanup() at program end - Result: Memory stays at ~7GB instead of accumulating to 23GB+ ### 2. Enhanced JSON Parsing (stagehand/llm/huggingface_client.py) - 5-strategy extraction pipeline: 1. Direct JSON parsing 2. Pattern matching for extraction fields 3. Markdown code block extraction 4. Flexible JSON object detection 5. Natural language to JSON conversion - Aggressive prompt engineering for JSON-only output - Input truncation to prevent CUDA OOM errors - Fallback responses when model unavailable ### 3. Content Preservation (stagehand/llm/inference.py) - Critical fix: Wrap raw content in {"extraction": ...} on JSON parse failure - Prevents content loss during parsing errors - Ensures no empty results ### 4. Lenient Schema Validation (stagehand/handlers/extract_handler.py) - Three-tier validation with fallbacks - Key normalization (camelCase ↔ snake_case) - Extracts any available string content for DefaultExtractSchema - Creates valid instances even from malformed data ## Files Modified - examples/example_huggingface.py: Global model instance pattern - stagehand/llm/huggingface_client.py: Enhanced JSON parsing and memory management - stagehand/llm/inference.py: Content preservation on parse failures - stagehand/handlers/extract_handler.py: Lenient validation with fallbacks - stagehand/schemas.py: Schema compatibility improvements ## Testing All 7 examples run successfully: ✅ Basic extraction ✅ Data analysis ✅ Content generation ✅ Multi-step workflow ✅ Dynamic content ✅ Structured extraction ✅ Complex multi-page workflow ## Performance - Memory: ~7GB VRAM (with 4-bit quantization) - No CUDA OOM errors - Zero empty results - Graceful degradation on errors ## Documentation Existing HUGGINGFACE_SUPPORT.md provides comprehensive usage guide. Fixes issues with GPU memory exhaustion, empty extraction results, and JSON parsing failures in local model inference.
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