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# `prefect worker`

```command theme={null}
prefect worker [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
```

<Info>
  Start and interact with workers.
</Info>

## `prefect worker start`

```command theme={null}
prefect worker start [OPTIONS]
```

<Info>
  Start a worker process to poll a work pool for flow runs.
</Info>

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Options" defaultOpen>
    <ResponseField name="--name">
      The name to give to the started worker.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="--pool">
      The work pool the started worker should poll.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="--work-queue">
      Work queue names to pull from (repeatable).
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="--type">
      The type of worker to start.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="--prefetch-seconds">
      Seconds to look ahead for scheduled flow runs. \[from PREFECT\_WORKER\_PREFETCH\_SECONDS]
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="--run-once">
      Only run worker polling once.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="--limit">
      Maximum concurrent flow runs.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="--with-healthcheck">
      Start a healthcheck server.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="--install-policy">
      Install policy for worker packages.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="--base-job-template">
      Path to JSON file containing base job template.
    </ResponseField>

    <ResponseField name="--create-pool-if-not-found">
      Create the work pool if it does not exist. Set to false when the work pool is managed externally (e.g. via Terraform or another provisioning tool).
    </ResponseField>
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>