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description: Reference for ToolHive CLI command `thv stop`
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## thv stop

Stop one or more MCP servers

### Synopsis

Stop one or more running MCP servers managed by ToolHive. Examples:
  # Stop a single MCP server
  thv stop filesystem

  # Stop multiple MCP servers
  thv stop filesystem github slack

  # Stop all running MCP servers
  thv stop --all

  # Stop all servers in a group
  thv stop --group production

```
thv stop [workload-name...] [flags]
```

### Options

```
  -a, --all            Stop all running MCP servers
  -g, --group string   Filter by group
  -h, --help           help for stop
      --timeout int    Timeout in seconds before forcibly stopping the workload (default 30)
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --debug   Enable debug mode
```

### SEE ALSO

* [thv](thv.md)	 - ToolHive (thv) is a lightweight, secure, and fast manager for MCP servers

