diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4717cea92..e1ef574d5 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 rich = ["rich>=13.9.4"]
-cli = ["typer>=0.16.0", "python-dotenv>=1.0.0"]
+cli = ["typer>=0.16.0", "python-dotenv>=1.0.0", "requests>=2.32.5"]
 ws = ["websockets>=15.0.1"]
 
 [project.scripts]
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ dev = [
     "pytest-examples>=0.0.14",
     "pytest-pretty>=1.2.0",
     "inline-snapshot>=0.23.0",
-    "dirty-equals>=0.9.0",
+    "dirty-equals>=0.9.0"
 ]
 docs = [
     "mkdocs>=1.6.1",
diff --git a/src/mcp/cli/cli.py b/src/mcp/cli/cli.py
index 4a7257a11..ff82b98a3 100644
--- a/src/mcp/cli/cli.py
+++ b/src/mcp/cli/cli.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Annotated, Any
+import tempfile
 
 from mcp.server import FastMCP
 from mcp.server import Server as LowLevelServer
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ def _check_server_object(server_object: Any, object_name: str):
         Returns:
             True if it's supported.
         """
+
         if not isinstance(server_object, FastMCP):
             logger.error(f"The server object {object_name} is of type {type(server_object)} (expecting {FastMCP}).")
             if isinstance(server_object, LowLevelServer):
@@ -304,10 +306,12 @@ def dev(
 
 @app.command()
 def run(
-    file_spec: str = typer.Argument(
-        ...,
-        help="Python file to run, optionally with :object suffix",
-    ),
+    file_spec: Annotated[
+        str | None,
+        typer.Argument(
+            help="Python file to run, optionally with :object suffix (omit when using --from)",
+        ),
+    ] = None,
     transport: Annotated[
         str | None,
         typer.Option(
@@ -316,6 +320,13 @@ def run(
             help="Transport protocol to use (stdio or sse)",
         ),
     ] = None,
+    from_url: Annotated[
+        str | None,
+        typer.Option(
+            "--from-github",
+            help="Run a remote MCP server directly from a Github URL (raw Github file or Github repo URL)",
+        ),
+    ] = None,
 ) -> None:
     """Run a MCP server.
 
@@ -327,6 +338,48 @@ def run(
     all dependencies are available.\n
     For dependency management, use `mcp install` or `mcp dev` instead.
     """  # noqa: E501
+    if not file_spec and not from_url:
+        typer.echo("Error: You must provide either a file path or --from <url>")
+        raise typer.Exit(code=1)
+
+    if file_spec and from_url:
+        typer.echo("Error: You cannot specify both a file path and --from URL")
+        raise typer.Exit(code=1)
+
+    if not file_spec and from_url:
+        from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+        ALLOWED_DOMAINS = {"github.com", "raw.githubusercontent.com"}
+
+        parsed = urlparse(from_url)
+        if parsed.netloc not in ALLOWED_DOMAINS:
+            logger.error(f"Invalid domain: {parsed.netloc}. Only GitHub URLs are supported.")
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        if parsed.netloc == "github.com":
+            from_url = from_url.replace("github.com", "raw.githubusercontent.com").replace("/blob/", "/")
+            logger.info(f"Converted GitHub URL to raw: {from_url}")
+
+        logger.info(f"Fetching MCP server from {from_url}")
+
+        try:
+            import requests
+
+            with requests.get(from_url, stream=True, timeout=10) as res:
+                res.raise_for_status()
+                temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="mcp_from_")
+                temp_path = Path(temp_dir) / "remote_server.py"
+
+                with open(temp_path, "wb") as f:
+                    for chunk in res.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):
+                        f.write(chunk)
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to fetch server file: {e}")
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+        file_spec = str(temp_path)
+
+    assert file_spec is not None
     file, server_object = _parse_file_path(file_spec)
 
     logger.debug(
@@ -346,7 +399,6 @@ def run(
         kwargs = {}
         if transport:
             kwargs["transport"] = transport
-
         server.run(**kwargs)
 
     except Exception:
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 6c6b13a6e..290822770 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [package.optional-dependencies]
 cli = [
     { name = "python-dotenv" },
+    { name = "requests" },
     { name = "typer" },
 ]
 rich = [
@@ -664,6 +665,7 @@ requires-dist = [
     { name = "python-dotenv", marker = "extra == 'cli'", specifier = ">=1.0.0" },
     { name = "python-multipart", specifier = ">=0.0.9" },
     { name = "pywin32", marker = "sys_platform == 'win32'", specifier = ">=310" },
+    { name = "requests", marker = "extra == 'cli'", specifier = ">=2.32.5" },
     { name = "rich", marker = "extra == 'rich'", specifier = ">=13.9.4" },
     { name = "sse-starlette", specifier = ">=1.6.1" },
     { name = "starlette", specifier = ">=0.27" },