Add --copy flag for fastmcp version

pyproject.toml

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "cyclopts>=3.0.0",
     "authlib>=1.5.2",
     "pydantic[email]>=2.11.7",
+    "pyperclip>=1.9.0",
 ]
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 readme = "README.md"

src/fastmcp/cli/cli.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Annotated, Literal
 
 import cyclopts
+import pyperclip
 from pydantic import TypeAdapter
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich.table import Table
@@ -85,7 +86,17 @@ def _build_uv_command(
 
 
 @app.command
-def version():
+def version(
+    *,
+    copy: Annotated[
+        bool,
+        cyclopts.Parameter(
+            "--copy",
+            help="Copy version information to clipboard",
+            negative=False,
+        ),
+    ] = False,
+):
     """Display version information and platform details."""
     info = {
         "FastMCP version": fastmcp.__version__,
@@ -100,7 +111,15 @@ def version():
     g.add_column(style="cyan", justify="right")
     for k, v in info.items():
         g.add_row(k + ":", str(v).replace("\n", " "))
-    console.print(g)
+
+    if copy:
+        # Use Rich's capture to get text representation
+        with console.capture() as capture:
+            console.print(g)
+        pyperclip.copy(capture.get())
+        console.print("[green]✓[/green] Version information copied to clipboard")
+    else:
+        console.print(g)
 
     sys.exit(0)
 

src/fastmcp/cli/install/mcp_config.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Annotated
 
 import cyclopts
+import pyperclip
 from rich import print
 
 from fastmcp.utilities.logging import get_logger
@@ -79,18 +80,8 @@ def install_mcp_config(
 
         # Handle output
         if copy:
-            try:
-                import pyperclip
-
-                pyperclip.copy(json_output)
-                print(
-                    f"[green]MCP configuration for '{name}' copied to clipboard[/green]"
-                )
-            except ImportError:
-                print(
-                    "[red]The --copy flag requires pyperclip. Please install pyperclip and try again: pip install pyperclip[/red]"
-                )
-                return False
+            pyperclip.copy(json_output)
+            print(f"[green]MCP configuration for '{name}' copied to clipboard[/green]")
         else:
             # Print to stdout (for piping)
             print(json_output)

tests/cli/test_cli.py

@@ -108,6 +108,43 @@ class TestVersionCommand:
         mock_print.assert_called_once()
         mock_exit.assert_called_once_with(0)
 
+    def test_version_command_parsing(self):
+        """Test that the version command parses arguments correctly."""
+        command, bound, _ = app.parse_args(["version"])
+        assert command.__name__ == "version"
+        # Default arguments aren't included in bound.arguments
+        assert bound.arguments == {}
+
+    def test_version_command_with_copy_flag(self):
+        """Test that the version command parses --copy flag correctly."""
+        command, bound, _ = app.parse_args(["version", "--copy"])
+        assert command.__name__ == "version"
+        assert bound.arguments == {"copy": True}
+
+    @patch("fastmcp.cli.cli.sys.exit")
+    @patch("fastmcp.cli.cli.pyperclip.copy")
+    @patch("fastmcp.cli.cli.console")
+    def test_version_command_copy_functionality(
+        self, mock_console, mock_pyperclip_copy, mock_exit
+    ):
+        """Test that the version command copies to clipboard when --copy is used."""
+        # Mock console.capture
+        mock_capture = Mock()
+        mock_capture.get.return_value = "FastMCP version: 1.0.0\nMCP version: 1.10.0"
+        mock_console.capture.return_value.__enter__.return_value = mock_capture
+        mock_console.capture.return_value.__exit__.return_value = None
+
+        command, bound, _ = app.parse_args(["version", "--copy"])
+        command(**bound.arguments)
+
+        mock_pyperclip_copy.assert_called_once_with(
+            "FastMCP version: 1.0.0\nMCP version: 1.10.0"
+        )
+        mock_console.print.assert_called_with(
+            "[green]✓[/green] Version information copied to clipboard"
+        )
+        mock_exit.assert_called_once_with(0)
+
 
 class TestDevCommand:
     """Test the dev command."""

uv.lock

@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "mcp" },
     { name = "openapi-pydantic" },
     { name = "pydantic", extra = ["email"] },
+    { name = "pyperclip" },
     { name = "python-dotenv" },
     { name = "rich" },
 ]
@@ -544,6 +545,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "mcp", specifier = ">=1.10.0" },
     { name = "openapi-pydantic", specifier = ">=0.5.1" },
     { name = "pydantic", extras = ["email"], specifier = ">=2.11.7" },
+    { name = "pyperclip", specifier = ">=1.9.0" },
     { name = "python-dotenv", specifier = ">=1.1.0" },
     { name = "rich", specifier = ">=13.9.4" },
     { name = "websockets", marker = "extra == 'websockets'", specifier = ">=15.0.1" },