modelcontextprotocol · he-yufeng · May 23, 2026
diff --git a/src/mcp/server/mcpserver/server.py b/src/mcp/server/mcpserver/server.py
@@ -293,7 +293,10 @@ def run(
 
         match transport:
             case "stdio":
-                anyio.run(self.run_stdio_async)
+                try:
+                    anyio.run(self.run_stdio_async)
+                except KeyboardInterrupt:
+                    return
             case "sse":  # pragma: no cover
                 anyio.run(lambda: self.run_sse_async(**kwargs))
             case "streamable-http":  # pragma: no cover

diff --git a/tests/server/mcpserver/test_server.py b/tests/server/mcpserver/test_server.py
@@ -74,6 +74,17 @@ def test_dependencies(self):
         mcp_no_deps = MCPServer("test")
         assert mcp_no_deps.dependencies == []
 
+    def test_run_stdio_exits_cleanly_on_keyboard_interrupt(self, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch):
+        mcp = MCPServer("test")
+
+        def raise_keyboard_interrupt(func: Any) -> None:
+            assert func == mcp.run_stdio_async
+            raise KeyboardInterrupt
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr("mcp.server.mcpserver.server.anyio.run", raise_keyboard_interrupt)
+
+        mcp.run("stdio")
+
     async def test_sse_app_returns_starlette_app(self):
         """Test that sse_app returns a Starlette application with correct routes."""
         mcp = MCPServer("test")