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@ -286,55 +286,22 @@ When using stdio transports, clients support a `keep_alive` feature (enabled by
When `keep_alive=False`, the client will automatically close the session when the context manager exits.
<CodeGroup>
```python keep_alive=True
```python
from fastmcp import Client
# Client with keep_alive=True (default)
client = Client("my_mcp_server.py")
client = Client("my_mcp_server.py") # keep_alive=True by default
async def example():
# First session
async with client:
await client.ping()
# Second session - uses the same subprocess
async with client:
await client.ping()
# Manually close the session
await client.close()
# Third session - will start a new subprocess
async with client:
await client.ping()
asyncio.run(example())
```
```python keep_alive=False
from fastmcp import Client
# Client with keep_alive=False
client = Client("my_mcp_server.py", keep_alive=False)
async def example():
# First session
async with client:
await client.ping()
# Second session - will start a new subprocess
async with client:
await client.ping()
# Third session - will start a new subprocess
async with client:
await client.ping()
asyncio.run(example())
await client.ping() # Same subprocess as above
```
</CodeGroup>
<Note>
For detailed examples and configuration options, see [Session Management in Transports](/clients/transports#session-management).
</Note>
#### Timeouts