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+# PMC Helper Model Checkpoints
+
+These checkpoints contain helper models used in creating the PMC-2M dataset.
+
+## Download Weights
+
+Make sure to run this script before using the pipeline.
+
+```python
+from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download
+
+weights_dir = snapshot_download(
+    repo_id="vector-institute/pmc-helper-models",
+    local_dir="openpmcvl/granular/checkpoints",
+    allow_patterns=["*.pt", "*.pth"]
+)
+```
+
+The weights will be downloaded to the specified `local_dir`. Your existing code can then load them from this location.
+Change the `local_dir` to the path of the directory leading to `openpmcvl/granular/checkpoints` in your project.