---
title: run
sidebarTitle: run
---
# `fastmcp.cli.run`
FastMCP run command implementation with enhanced type hints.
## Functions
### `is_url`
```python
is_url(path: str) -> bool
```
Check if a string is a URL.
### `parse_file_path`
```python
parse_file_path(server_spec: str) -> tuple[Path, str | None]
```
Parse a file path that may include a server object specification.
**Args:**
- `server_spec`: Path to file, optionally with \:object suffix
**Returns:**
- Tuple of (file_path, server_object)
### `import_server`
```python
import_server(file: Path, server_or_factory: str | None = None) -> Any
```
Import a MCP server from a file.
**Args:**
- `file`: Path to the file
- `server_or_factory`: Optional object name in format "module\:object" or just "object"
**Returns:**
- The server object (or result of calling a factory function)
### `run_with_uv`
```python
run_with_uv(server_spec: str, python_version: str | None = None, with_packages: list[str] | None = None, with_requirements: Path | None = None, project: Path | None = None, transport: TransportType | None = None, host: str | None = None, port: int | None = None, path: str | None = None, log_level: LogLevelType | None = None, show_banner: bool = True) -> None
```
Run a MCP server using uv run subprocess.
**Args:**
- `server_spec`: Python file, object specification (file\:obj), or URL
- `python_version`: Python version to use (e.g. "3.10")
- `with_packages`: Additional packages to install
- `with_requirements`: Requirements file to use
- `project`: Run the command within the given project directory
- `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
- `show_banner`: Whether to show the server banner
### `create_client_server`
```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`
```python
create_mcp_config_server(mcp_config_path: Path) -> FastMCP[None]
```
Create a FastMCP server from a MCPConfig.
### `import_server_with_args`
```python
import_server_with_args(file: Path, server_or_factory: str | None = None, server_args: list[str] | None = None) -> Any
```
Import a server with optional command line arguments.
**Args:**
- `file`: Path to the server file
- `server_or_factory`: Optional server object or factory function name
- `server_args`: Optional command line arguments to inject
**Returns:**
- The imported server object
### `run_command`
```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) -> None
```
Run a MCP server or connect to a remote one.
**Args:**
- `server_spec`: Python file, object specification (file\:obj), MCPConfig 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
### `run_v1_server`
```python
run_v1_server(server: FastMCP1x, host: str | None = None, port: int | None = None, transport: TransportType | None = None) -> None
```