Add CLI banner

docs/patterns/cli.mdx

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ This command runs the server directly in your current Python environment. You ar
 | Host | `--host` | Host to bind to when using http transport (default: 127.0.0.1) |
 | Port | `--port`, `-p` | Port to bind to when using http transport (default: 8000) |
 | Log Level | `--log-level`, `-l` | Log level (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL) |
+| No Banner | `--no-banner` | Disable the startup banner display |
 
 
 #### Server Specification

src/fastmcp/cli/cli.py

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ def _build_uv_command(
     server_spec: str,
     with_editable: Path | None = None,
     with_packages: list[str] | None = None,
+    no_banner: bool = False,
 ) -> list[str]:
     """Build the uv run command that runs a MCP server through mcp run."""
     cmd = ["uv"]
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ def _build_uv_command(
 
     # Add mcp run command
     cmd.extend(["fastmcp", "run", server_spec])
+
+    if no_banner:
+        cmd.append("--no-banner")
+
     return cmd
 
 
@@ -192,7 +197,9 @@ def dev(
         if inspector_version:
             inspector_cmd += f"@{inspector_version}"
 
-        uv_cmd = _build_uv_command(server_spec, with_editable, with_packages)
+        uv_cmd = _build_uv_command(
+            server_spec, with_editable, with_packages, no_banner=True
+        )
 
         # Run the MCP Inspector command with shell=True on Windows
         shell = sys.platform == "win32"
@@ -261,6 +268,13 @@ def run(
             help="Log level (DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL)",
         ),
     ] = None,
+    no_banner: Annotated[
+        bool,
+        typer.Option(
+            "--no-banner",
+            help="Don't show the server banner",
+        ),
+    ] = False,
 ) -> None:
     """Run a MCP server or connect to a remote one.
 
@@ -297,6 +311,7 @@ def run(
             port=port,
             log_level=log_level,
             server_args=server_args,
+            show_banner=not no_banner,
         )
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(

src/fastmcp/cli/run.py

@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ def run_command(
     port: int | None = None,
     log_level: str | None = None,
     server_args: list[str] | None = None,
+    show_banner: bool = True,
 ) -> None:
     """Run a MCP server or connect to a remote one.
 
@@ -201,6 +202,9 @@ def run_command(
     if log_level:
         kwargs["log_level"] = log_level
 
+    if not show_banner:
+        kwargs["show_banner"] = False
+
     try:
         server.run(**kwargs)
     except Exception as e:

src/fastmcp/server/server.py

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ from fastmcp.settings import Settings
 from fastmcp.tools import ToolManager
 from fastmcp.tools.tool import FunctionTool, Tool, ToolResult
 from fastmcp.utilities.cache import TimedCache
+from fastmcp.utilities.cli import print_server_banner
 from fastmcp.utilities.components import FastMCPComponent
 from fastmcp.utilities.logging import get_logger
 from fastmcp.utilities.mcp_config import MCPConfig
@@ -285,6 +286,7 @@ class FastMCP(Generic[LifespanResultT]):
     async def run_async(
         self,
         transport: Transport | None = None,
+        show_banner: bool = True,
         **transport_kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
         """Run the FastMCP server asynchronously.
@@ -298,15 +300,23 @@ class FastMCP(Generic[LifespanResultT]):
             raise ValueError(f"Unknown transport: {transport}")
 
         if transport == "stdio":
-            await self.run_stdio_async(**transport_kwargs)
+            await self.run_stdio_async(
+                show_banner=show_banner,
+                **transport_kwargs,
+            )
         elif transport in {"http", "sse", "streamable-http"}:
-            await self.run_http_async(transport=transport, **transport_kwargs)
+            await self.run_http_async(
+                transport=transport,
+                show_banner=show_banner,
+                **transport_kwargs,
+            )
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Unknown transport: {transport}")
 
     def run(
         self,
         transport: Transport | None = None,
+        show_banner: bool = True,
         **transport_kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
         """Run the FastMCP server. Note this is a synchronous function.
@@ -315,7 +325,14 @@ class FastMCP(Generic[LifespanResultT]):
             transport: Transport protocol to use ("stdio", "sse", or "streamable-http")
         """
 
-        anyio.run(partial(self.run_async, transport, **transport_kwargs))
+        anyio.run(
+            partial(
+                self.run_async,
+                transport,
+                show_banner=show_banner,
+                **transport_kwargs,
+            )
+        )
 
     def _setup_handlers(self) -> None:
         """Set up core MCP protocol handlers."""
@@ -1321,8 +1338,16 @@ class FastMCP(Generic[LifespanResultT]):
             enabled=enabled,
         )
 
-    async def run_stdio_async(self) -> None:
+    async def run_stdio_async(self, show_banner: bool = True) -> None:
         """Run the server using stdio transport."""
+
+        # Display server banner
+        if show_banner:
+            print_server_banner(
+                server=self,
+                transport="stdio",
+            )
+
         async with stdio_server() as (read_stream, write_stream):
             logger.info(f"Starting MCP server {self.name!r} with transport 'stdio'")
             await self._mcp_server.run(
@@ -1335,6 +1360,7 @@ class FastMCP(Generic[LifespanResultT]):
 
     async def run_http_async(
         self,
+        show_banner: bool = True,
         transport: Literal["http", "streamable-http", "sse"] = "http",
         host: str | None = None,
         port: int | None = None,
@@ -1353,6 +1379,7 @@ class FastMCP(Generic[LifespanResultT]):
             path: Path for the endpoint (defaults to settings.streamable_http_path or settings.sse_path)
             uvicorn_config: Additional configuration for the Uvicorn server
         """
+
         host = host or self._deprecated_settings.host
         port = port or self._deprecated_settings.port
         default_log_level_to_use = (
@@ -1361,6 +1388,23 @@ class FastMCP(Generic[LifespanResultT]):
 
         app = self.http_app(path=path, transport=transport, middleware=middleware)
 
+        # Get the path for the server URL
+        server_path = (
+            app.state.path.lstrip("/")
+            if hasattr(app, "state") and hasattr(app.state, "path")
+            else path or ""
+        )
+
+        # Display server banner
+        if show_banner:
+            print_server_banner(
+                server=self,
+                transport=transport,
+                host=host,
+                port=port,
+                path=server_path,
+            )
+
         _uvicorn_config_from_user = uvicorn_config or {}
 
         config_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {
@@ -1378,6 +1422,7 @@ class FastMCP(Generic[LifespanResultT]):
         logger.info(
             f"Starting MCP server {self.name!r} with transport {transport!r} on http://{host}:{port}/{path}"
         )
+
         await server.serve()
 
     async def run_sse_async(

src/fastmcp/utilities/cli.py

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from importlib.metadata import version
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
+from rich.console import Console, Group
+from rich.panel import Panel
+from rich.table import Table
+from rich.text import Text
+
+import fastmcp
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing import Literal
+
+    from fastmcp import FastMCP
+
+LOGO_ASCII = r"""
+    _ __ ___ ______           __  __  _____________       ____    ____ 
+   _ __ ___ / ____/___ ______/ /_/  |/  / ____/ __ \     |___ \  / __ \
+  _ __ ___ / /_  / __ `/ ___/ __/ /|_/ / /   / /_/ /     ___/ / / / / /
+ _ __ ___ / __/ / /_/ (__  ) /_/ /  / / /___/ ____/     /  __/_/ /_/ / 
+_ __ ___ /_/    \__,_/____/\__/_/  /_/\____/_/         /_____(_)____/  
+
+""".lstrip("\n")
+
+
+def print_server_banner(
+    server: FastMCP[Any],
+    transport: Literal["stdio", "http", "sse", "streamable-http"],
+    *,
+    host: str | None = None,
+    port: int | None = None,
+    path: str | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    """Print a formatted banner with server information and logo.
+
+    Args:
+        transport: The transport protocol being used
+        server_name: Optional server name to display
+        host: Host address (for HTTP transports)
+        port: Port number (for HTTP transports)
+        path: Server path (for HTTP transports)
+    """
+
+    console = Console()
+
+    # Create the logo text
+    logo_text = Text(LOGO_ASCII, style="bold green")
+
+    # Create the information table
+    info_table = Table.grid(padding=(0, 1))
+    info_table.add_column(style="bold cyan", justify="left")
+    info_table.add_column(style="white", justify="left")
+
+    match transport:
+        case "http" | "streamable-http":
+            display_transport = "Streamable-HTTP"
+        case "sse":
+            display_transport = "SSE"
+        case "stdio":
+            display_transport = "STDIO"
+
+    info_table.add_row("Transport:", display_transport)
+
+    # Show connection info based on transport
+    if transport in ("http", "streamable-http", "sse"):
+        if host and port:
+            server_url = f"http://{host}:{port}"
+            if path:
+                server_url += f"/{path.lstrip('/')}"
+            info_table.add_row("Server URL:", server_url)
+
+    # Add documentation link
+    info_table.add_row()
+    info_table.add_row("Docs:", "https://gofastmcp.com")
+    info_table.add_row("Hosting:", "https://fastmcp.cloud")
+
+    # Add version information with explicit style overrides
+    info_table.add_row()
+    info_table.add_row(
+        "FastMCP version:",
+        Text(fastmcp.__version__, style="dim white", no_wrap=True),
+    )
+    info_table.add_row(
+        "MCP version:",
+        Text(version("mcp"), style="dim white", no_wrap=True),
+    )
+    # Create panel with logo and information using Group
+    panel_content = Group(logo_text, "", info_table)
+
+    # Use server name in title if provided
+    title = "FastMCP 2.0"
+    if server.name != "FastMCP":
+        title += f" - {server.name}"
+
+    panel = Panel(
+        panel_content,
+        title=title,
+        title_align="left",
+        border_style="dim",
+        padding=(2, 10),
+        expand=False,
+    )
+
+    console.print(panel)