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Standalone CLI

celery_root -A proj.celery:app
Options:
  • -A, --app: Celery app import path. Can be repeated or comma-separated.
  • --host: Bind the web UI to this host.
  • --port: Bind the web UI to this port.
  • --debug/--no-debug: Toggle Django debug mode.
You can also pass worker import paths as positional arguments.

Celery subcommand

celery -A proj.celery:app celery_root
Options are the same as the standalone CLI.

Environment variables

  • CELERY_ROOT_WORKERS: Comma-separated worker import paths.
  • CELERY_ROOT_MCP_AUTH_KEY: Required if MCP is enabled.
  • Auth-related variables are listed in the Authentication guide.