diff --git a/gptqmodel/models/loader.py b/gptqmodel/models/loader.py
index 5edef870d..4dbbd82b0 100644
--- a/gptqmodel/models/loader.py
+++ b/gptqmodel/models/loader.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 from ..quantization.config import FORMAT, METHOD, MIN_VERSION_WITH_V2
 from ..utils.backend import BACKEND
 from ..utils.importer import auto_select_device, normalize_device_device_map, select_quant_linear
+from ..utils.inspect import safe_kwargs_call
 from ..utils.logger import setup_logger
 from ..utils.machete import _validate_machete_device_support
 from ..utils.marlin import _validate_marlin_device_support
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@
 log = setup_logger()
 
 ATTN_IMPLEMENTATION = "attn_implementation"
+
+
 def parse_version_string(version_str: str):
     try:
         return Version(version_str)
@@ -105,12 +108,15 @@ def get_model_local_path(pretrained_model_id_or_path, **kwargs):
     is_local = os.path.isdir(pretrained_model_id_or_path)
     if is_local:
         return os.path.normpath(pretrained_model_id_or_path)
-    else:
-        # Clone kwargs before modifying
-        download_kwargs = kwargs.copy()
-        download_kwargs.pop("attn_implementation", None)
-        download_kwargs.pop("use_flash_attention_2", None)
-        return snapshot_download(pretrained_model_id_or_path, **download_kwargs)
+    def _log_removed(removed: list[str]):
+        log.debug("Loader: dropping unsupported snapshot_download kwargs: %s", ", ".join(removed))
+
+    return safe_kwargs_call(
+        snapshot_download,
+        pretrained_model_id_or_path,
+        kwargs=kwargs,
+        on_removed=_log_removed,
+    )
 
 
 def ModelLoader(cls):
diff --git a/gptqmodel/models/writer.py b/gptqmodel/models/writer.py
index e9460a7b8..4f7d2f4ae 100644
--- a/gptqmodel/models/writer.py
+++ b/gptqmodel/models/writer.py
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@
     META_FIELD_ACT_GROUP_AWARE,
     META_FIELD_DAMP_AUTO_INCREMENT,
     META_FIELD_DAMP_PERCENT,
+    META_FIELD_GPTAQ_ALPHA,
+    META_FIELD_GPTAQ_ENABLED,
     META_FIELD_MSE,
     META_FIELD_QUANTIZER,
     META_FIELD_STATIC_GROUPS,
     META_FIELD_TRUE_SEQUENTIAL,
     META_FIELD_URI,
-    META_FIELD_GPTAQ_ALPHA,
-    META_FIELD_GPTAQ_ENABLED,
     META_QUANTIZER_GPTQMODEL,
     META_VALUE_URI,
     MIN_VERSION_WITH_V2,
diff --git a/gptqmodel/utils/inspect.py b/gptqmodel/utils/inspect.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c3bb3245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gptqmodel/utils/inspect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-2025 ModelCloud.ai
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024-2025 qubitium@modelcloud.ai
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# Contact: qubitium@modelcloud.ai, x.com/qubitium
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import inspect
+from functools import lru_cache
+from typing import Any, Callable, FrozenSet, Optional, Tuple
+
+
+SupportedKwargInfo = Tuple[bool, Optional[FrozenSet[str]]]
+
+
+@lru_cache(maxsize=None)
+def get_supported_kwargs(callable_obj: Callable) -> SupportedKwargInfo:
+    """Return (accepts_var_kwargs, allowed_kwargs) for a callable.
+
+    allowed_kwargs is None when the callable uses ``**kwargs`` or when inspection fails.
+    """
+    try:
+        signature = inspect.signature(callable_obj)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        return True, None
+
+    if any(param.kind == inspect.Parameter.VAR_KEYWORD for param in signature.parameters.values()):
+        return True, None
+
+    allowed = frozenset(
+        name
+        for name, param in signature.parameters.items()
+        if param.kind in (inspect.Parameter.POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD, inspect.Parameter.KEYWORD_ONLY)
+    )
+    return False, allowed
+
+
+def safe_kwargs_call(
+    callable_obj: Callable,
+    *args: Any,
+    kwargs: Optional[dict] = None,
+    on_removed: Optional[Callable[[list[str]], None]] = None,
+):
+    """Invoke ``callable_obj`` with kwargs filtered against its signature.
+
+    Many third-party helpers (e.g., hub download utilities) have a strict
+    keyword signature. This helper allows callers to gather keyword arguments
+    from multiple sources, filter out unsupported ones via inspection, and
+    invoke the callable safely without tripping ``TypeError``. When the
+    callable accepts ``**kwargs`` or inspection fails, the original kwargs are
+    forwarded unchanged.
+    """
+
+    kwargs = dict(kwargs or {})
+    accepts_var_kw, allowed_kwargs = get_supported_kwargs(callable_obj)
+    if accepts_var_kw or allowed_kwargs is None:
+        return callable_obj(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    filtered = {key: value for key, value in kwargs.items() if key in allowed_kwargs}
+    if on_removed is not None:
+        removed = sorted(key for key in kwargs if key not in allowed_kwargs)
+        if removed:
+            on_removed(removed)
+    return callable_obj(*args, **filtered)