docs/python-sdk/fastmcp-cli-install-shared.mdx
fastmcp.cli.install.sharedShared utilities for install commands.
validate_server_name <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/cli/install/shared.py#L28" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>validate_server_name(name: str) -> str
Validate that a server name is safe for use as a subprocess argument.
Raises SystemExit if the name contains shell metacharacters.
parse_env_var <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/cli/install/shared.py#L42" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>parse_env_var(env_var: str) -> tuple[str, str]
Parse environment variable string in format KEY=VALUE.
process_common_args <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/cli/install/shared.py#L53" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>process_common_args(server_spec: str, server_name: str | None, with_packages: list[str] | None, env_vars: list[str] | None, env_file: Path | None) -> tuple[Path, str | None, str, list[str], dict[str, str] | None]
Process common arguments shared by all install commands.
Handles both fastmcp.json config files and traditional file.py:object syntax.
open_deeplink <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/fastmcp/blob/main/src/fastmcp/cli/install/shared.py#L169" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>open_deeplink(url: str) -> bool
Attempt to open a deeplink URL using the system's default handler.
Args:
url: The deeplink URL to open.expected_scheme: The URL scheme to validate (e.g. "cursor", "goose").Returns: