# atmos mcp restart

Use this command to stop and restart an external MCP server. This is useful for picking up configuration changes or recovering from server errors.

> ⚠️ Experimental

## Usage

```shell
atmos mcp restart <name>
```

### Arguments

- **`name`**
  The name of the MCP server to restart (as shown in 
  `atmos mcp list`
  ).

## Flags

This command has no command-specific flags.

### Examples

```shell
# Restart a server
atmos mcp restart aws-docs

# Example output:
# ✓ Restarted MCP server "aws-docs" (4 tools available)
```