---
title: run
sidebarTitle: run
---

# `fastmcp.cli.run`


FastMCP run command implementation with enhanced type hints.

## Functions

### `is_url` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/cli/run.py#L25" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
is_url(path: str) -> bool
```


Check if a string is a URL.


### `create_client_server` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/cli/run.py#L31" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
create_client_server(url: str) -> Any
```


Create a FastMCP server from a client URL.

**Args:**
- `url`: The URL to connect to

**Returns:**
- A FastMCP server instance


### `create_mcp_config_server` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/cli/run.py#L51" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
create_mcp_config_server(mcp_config_path: Path) -> FastMCP[None]
```


Create a FastMCP server from a MCPConfig.


### `load_mcp_server_config` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/cli/run.py#L62" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
load_mcp_server_config(config_path: Path) -> MCPServerConfig
```


Load a FastMCP configuration from a fastmcp.json file.

**Args:**
- `config_path`: Path to fastmcp.json file

**Returns:**
- MCPServerConfig object


### `run_command` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/cli/run.py#L79" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
run_command(server_spec: str, transport: TransportType | None = None, host: str | None = None, port: int | None = None, path: str | None = None, log_level: LogLevelType | None = None, server_args: list[str] | None = None, show_banner: bool = True, use_direct_import: bool = False, skip_source: bool = False) -> None
```


Run a MCP server or connect to a remote one.

**Args:**
- `server_spec`: Python file, object specification (file\:obj), config file, or URL
- `transport`: Transport protocol to use
- `host`: Host to bind to when using http transport
- `port`: Port to bind to when using http transport
- `path`: Path to bind to when using http transport
- `log_level`: Log level
- `server_args`: Additional arguments to pass to the server
- `show_banner`: Whether to show the server banner
- `use_direct_import`: Whether to use direct import instead of subprocess
- `skip_source`: Whether to skip source preparation step


### `run_v1_server` <sup><a href="https://github.com/jlowin/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/cli/run.py#L200" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python
run_v1_server(server: FastMCP1x, host: str | None = None, port: int | None = None, transport: TransportType | None = None) -> None
```
