diff --git a/litellm/_logging.py b/litellm/_logging.py
index ec58239e21b..d1aab417c88 100644
--- a/litellm/_logging.py
+++ b/litellm/_logging.py
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ def _initialize_loggers_with_handler(handler: logging.Handler):
         logging.getLogger().setLevel(resolve_log_level(configured_level))
 
 
-def _get_uvicorn_json_log_config():
+def _get_uvicorn_json_log_config() -> Mapping[str, object]:
     """
     Generate a uvicorn log_config dictionary that applies JSON formatting to all loggers.
 
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/control_plane/main.py b/litellm/proxy/control_plane/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..db8ec39c7de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm/proxy/control_plane/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+import os
+from collections.abc import Callable, Mapping
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Final, Protocol
+
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from typing_extensions import ReadOnly, TypedDict
+
+from litellm.proxy.auth.litellm_license import LicenseCheck
+from litellm.proxy.control_plane.app import License, create_app
+from litellm.proxy.control_plane.container import build_container
+from litellm.proxy.control_plane.settings import ControlPlaneSettings, load_settings
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class Tls:
+    keyfile: str
+    certfile: str
+
+
+class _LogConfigKwargs(TypedDict, total=False):
+    log_config: ReadOnly[str | dict[str, object]]  # mutable-ok: Uvicorn accepts dict log configs
+    log_level: ReadOnly[int]
+
+
+class _UvicornRunner(Protocol):
+    def __call__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        app: FastAPI,
+        host: str = ...,
+        port: int = ...,
+        server_header: bool = ...,
+        timeout_graceful_shutdown: int | None = ...,
+        timeout_keep_alive: int = ...,
+        h11_max_incomplete_event_size: int | None = ...,
+        ssl_keyfile: str | None = ...,
+        ssl_certfile: str | None = ...,
+        limit_concurrency: int | None = ...,
+        log_config: str | dict[str, object] | None = ...,  # mutable-ok: Uvicorn accepts dict log configs
+        log_level: int | None = ...,
+    ) -> None: ...
+
+
+class Runner(Protocol):
+    def __call__(
+        self,
+        app: FastAPI,
+        *,
+        host: str,
+        port: int,
+        tls: Tls | None,
+        limit_concurrency: int | None,
+        log_config: str | None,
+        keepalive_timeout: int | None,
+        max_request_header_size: int | None,
+    ) -> None: ...
+
+
+def _uvicorn(
+    app: FastAPI,
+    *,
+    host: str,
+    port: int,
+    tls: Tls | None,
+    limit_concurrency: int | None,
+    log_config: str | None,
+    keepalive_timeout: int | None,
+    max_request_header_size: int | None,
+    uvicorn_runner: _UvicornRunner | None = None,
+    json_logs: bool | None = None,
+    environ: Mapping[str, str] | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    import uvicorn
+
+    import litellm
+    from litellm._logging import (
+        _get_uvicorn_json_log_config,  # pyright: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]  # shared proxy logging config
+        resolve_log_level,
+    )
+    from litellm.constants import DEFAULT_MAX_REQUEST_HEADER_SIZE
+    from litellm.proxy.shutdown.graceful_shutdown_manager import GracefulShutdownManager
+
+    keyfile: Final = None if tls is None else tls.keyfile
+    certfile: Final = None if tls is None else tls.certfile
+    json_logs_enabled: Final = litellm.json_logs if json_logs is None else json_logs
+    environment: Final = os.environ if environ is None else environ
+    litellm_log: Final = environment.get("LITELLM_LOG")
+    log_config_kwargs: Final[_LogConfigKwargs] = (
+        {"log_config": log_config}
+        if log_config is not None
+        else _LogConfigKwargs(log_config=dict(_get_uvicorn_json_log_config()))
+        if json_logs_enabled
+        else {"log_level": resolve_log_level(litellm_log)}
+        if litellm_log
+        else {}
+    )
+    runner: Final[_UvicornRunner] = uvicorn.run if uvicorn_runner is None else uvicorn_runner
+    runner(
+        app=app,
+        host=host,
+        port=port,
+        server_header=False,
+        timeout_graceful_shutdown=round(GracefulShutdownManager.get_timeout()),
+        **log_config_kwargs,
+        timeout_keep_alive=5 if keepalive_timeout is None else keepalive_timeout,
+        h11_max_incomplete_event_size=(
+            DEFAULT_MAX_REQUEST_HEADER_SIZE if max_request_header_size is None else max_request_header_size
+        ),
+        ssl_keyfile=keyfile,
+        ssl_certfile=certfile,
+        limit_concurrency=limit_concurrency,
+    )
+
+
+def build_app(settings: ControlPlaneSettings, license_check: License) -> FastAPI:
+    return create_app(build_container(settings), license_check)
+
+
+def serve(
+    host: str,
+    port: int,
+    tls: Tls | None = None,
+    settings: Callable[[], ControlPlaneSettings] = load_settings,
+    license_check: Callable[[], License] = LicenseCheck,
+    run: Runner = _uvicorn,
+    limit_concurrency: int | None = None,
+    log_config: str | None = None,
+    keepalive_timeout: int | None = None,
+    max_request_header_size: int | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    app: Final = build_app(settings(), license_check())
+    run(
+        app,
+        host=host,
+        port=port,
+        tls=tls,
+        limit_concurrency=limit_concurrency,
+        log_config=log_config,
+        keepalive_timeout=keepalive_timeout,
+        max_request_header_size=max_request_header_size,
+    )
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
index f252e69d739..cadd45e7f9d 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_cli.py
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 import urllib.parse as urlparse
 from collections.abc import Callable, Iterable, Mapping, Sequence
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 from types import MappingProxyType
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Annotated, Any, Final
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Annotated, Any, Final, Protocol
 
 import click
 import httpx
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ from litellm.types.llms.base import LiteLLMBaseModel
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from fastapi import FastAPI
 
+    from litellm.proxy.control_plane.main import Tls
     from litellm.proxy.rust_forward.peer import ASGIApp
     from litellm.proxy.rust_forward.server import PythonServer
 else:
@@ -597,8 +599,8 @@ class ProxyInitializationHelpers:
         app: FastAPI,
         host: str,
         port: int,
-        ssl_certfile_path: str,
-        ssl_keyfile_path: str,
+        ssl_certfile_path: str | None,
+        ssl_keyfile_path: str | None,
         ciphers: str | None = None,
     ):
         """
@@ -685,8 +687,8 @@ class ProxyInitializationHelpers:
         port: int,
         app: "ASGIApp",
         num_workers: int,
-        ssl_certfile_path: str,
-        ssl_keyfile_path: str,
+        ssl_certfile_path: str | None,
+        ssl_keyfile_path: str | None,
         max_requests_before_restart: int | None = None,
         max_requests_before_restart_jitter: int | None = None,
         max_request_header_size: int | None = None,
@@ -958,6 +960,50 @@ class ProxyInitializationHelpers:
     _maybe_setup_prometheus_multiproc_dir = maybe_setup_prometheus_multiproc_dir
 
 
+def control_plane_requested(control_plane: bool, skip_server_startup: bool, utility_command: bool = False) -> bool:
+    return control_plane and not skip_server_startup and not utility_command
+
+
+class _ControlPlaneLicense(Protocol):
+    def is_premium(self) -> bool: ...
+
+
+def _decrypt_env_var() -> Mapping[str, str]:
+    from litellm.secret_managers.aws_secret_manager import decrypt_env_var
+
+    return decrypt_env_var()
+
+
+def _control_plane_license_check() -> _ControlPlaneLicense:
+    from litellm.proxy.auth.litellm_license import LicenseCheck
+
+    return LicenseCheck()
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True, slots=True)
+class CliDependencies:
+    decrypt_env: Callable[[], Mapping[str, str]] = _decrypt_env_var
+    license_check: Callable[[], _ControlPlaneLicense] = _control_plane_license_check
+
+
+def _decrypt_kms_env_vars(decrypt_env: Callable[[], Mapping[str, str]]) -> None:
+    if os.getenv("USE_AWS_KMS") != "True":
+        return
+
+    for key, value in decrypt_env().items():
+        os.environ[key] = value
+
+
+def control_plane_tls(ssl_keyfile_path: str | None, ssl_certfile_path: str | None) -> "Tls | None":
+    from litellm.proxy.control_plane.main import Tls
+
+    if ssl_keyfile_path is None and ssl_certfile_path is None:
+        return None
+    if ssl_keyfile_path is None or ssl_certfile_path is None:
+        raise click.UsageError("--control-plane needs both --ssl_keyfile_path and --ssl_certfile_path for TLS")
+    return Tls(keyfile=ssl_keyfile_path, certfile=ssl_certfile_path)
+
+
 @click.command()
 @click.argument("cli_args", nargs=-1)
 @click.option("--host", default="0.0.0.0", help="Host for the server to listen on.", envvar="HOST")
@@ -1265,6 +1311,17 @@ class ProxyInitializationHelpers:
     ),
     envvar="USE_V2_MIGRATION_RESOLVER",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--control-plane",
+    "control_plane",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    envvar="LITELLM_CONTROL_PLANE",
+    help=(
+        "Serve the global control plane API instead of the proxy, on the same image. Enterprise only, "
+        "refuses to start without LITELLM_LICENSE. Configure with CONTROL_PLANE_* env vars."
+    ),
+)
 @click.option(
     "--use_legacy_migration_resolver",
     is_flag=True,
@@ -1295,7 +1352,9 @@ class ProxyInitializationHelpers:
     ),
     envvar="PROMETHEUS_METRICS_PORT",
 )
+@click.pass_context
 def run_server(
+    ctx: click.Context,
     cli_args,
     host: str,
     port: int,
@@ -1315,7 +1374,7 @@ def run_server(
     add_function_to_prompt,
     config,
     max_budget,
-    test,
+    test: str | bool | None,
     local,
     num_workers: int,
     granian_threads,
@@ -1324,18 +1383,18 @@ def run_server(
     azure_postgresql_auth: bool,
     num_requests,
     use_queue,
-    health,
+    health: bool,
     setup,
-    version,
+    version: bool,
     run_gunicorn,
     run_hypercorn,
     run_granian,
-    ssl_keyfile_path,
-    ssl_certfile_path,
+    ssl_keyfile_path: str | None,
+    ssl_certfile_path: str | None,
     ciphers,
-    log_config,
+    log_config: str | None,
     use_prisma_db_push: bool,
-    skip_server_startup,
+    skip_server_startup: bool,
     validate_config: bool,
     check_migrations_against_existing_data: bool,
     keepalive_timeout: int | None,
@@ -1349,7 +1408,9 @@ def run_server(
     use_legacy_migration_resolver: bool,
     reload: bool,
     prometheus_metrics_port: int | None,
+    control_plane: bool,
 ):
+    dependencies: Final = ctx.obj if isinstance(ctx.obj, CliDependencies) else CliDependencies()
     if cli_args:
         if cli_args == ("xai-oauth", "login"):
             from litellm.llms.xai.oauth import XAIOAuthAuthenticator
@@ -1367,6 +1428,30 @@ def run_server(
 
         run_setup_wizard()
         return
+    utility_command: Final = bool(
+        version or validate_config or health or test or check_migrations_against_existing_data
+    )
+    if control_plane_requested(control_plane, skip_server_startup, utility_command):
+        if num_workers > 1:
+            raise click.UsageError("scale the control plane with replicas.")
+        from litellm.proxy.control_plane.main import serve
+
+        if run_gunicorn or run_hypercorn or run_granian or reload:
+            raise click.UsageError(
+                "--control-plane serves with plain uvicorn, drop --run_gunicorn, --run_hypercorn, --run_granian and --reload"
+            )
+        _decrypt_kms_env_vars(dependencies.decrypt_env)
+        serve(
+            host=host,
+            port=port,
+            tls=control_plane_tls(ssl_keyfile_path, ssl_certfile_path),
+            license_check=dependencies.license_check,
+            limit_concurrency=limit_concurrency,
+            log_config=log_config,
+            keepalive_timeout=keepalive_timeout,
+            max_request_header_size=max_request_header_size,
+        )
+        return
 
     from pydantic import ValidationError
 
@@ -1513,17 +1598,7 @@ def run_server(
         if wants_rds_iam or wants_azure_entra:
             DatabaseURLSettings.from_env().apply_writer_url_to_env()
 
-        ### DECRYPT ENV VAR ###
-
-        from litellm.secret_managers.aws_secret_manager import decrypt_env_var
-
-        if os.getenv("USE_AWS_KMS", None) is not None and os.getenv("USE_AWS_KMS") == "True":
-            ## V2 IMPLEMENTATION OF AWS KMS - USER WANTS TO DECRYPT MULTIPLE KEYS IN THEIR ENV
-            new_env_var: Final = decrypt_env_var()
-
-            for k, v in new_env_var.items():
-                os.environ[k] = v
-
+        _decrypt_kms_env_vars(dependencies.decrypt_env)
         litellm_settings = None
         env_config_file: Final = os.environ.get("CONFIG_FILE_PATH")
         if (
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/control_plane/test_main.py b/tests/unit/proxy/control_plane/test_main.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..519d803557e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/control_plane/test_main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+import logging
+from dataclasses import dataclass, field
+from typing import Final
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+from litellm._logging import _get_uvicorn_json_log_config
+from litellm.proxy.control_plane.app import LicenseRequired
+from litellm.proxy.control_plane.main import Tls, _uvicorn, serve
+from litellm.proxy.control_plane.settings import ControlPlaneSettings
+from tests.unit.proxy.control_plane.support import MASTER_KEY
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class _License:
+    premium: bool
+
+    def is_premium(self) -> bool:
+        return self.premium
+
+
+@dataclass
+class _Runner:  # mutable-ok: records the app it was asked to serve
+    served: list[tuple[FastAPI, str, int, Tls | None, int | None, str | None, int | None, int | None]] = field(
+        default_factory=list
+    )
+
+    def __call__(
+        self,
+        app: FastAPI,
+        *,
+        host: str,
+        port: int,
+        tls: Tls | None,
+        limit_concurrency: int | None,
+        log_config: str | None,
+        keepalive_timeout: int | None,
+        max_request_header_size: int | None,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.served.append(
+            (app, host, port, tls, limit_concurrency, log_config, keepalive_timeout, max_request_header_size)
+        )
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class _LogConfigUnset:
+    pass
+
+
+_LOG_CONFIG_UNSET: Final = _LogConfigUnset()
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class _LogLevelUnset:
+    pass
+
+
+_LOG_LEVEL_UNSET: Final = _LogLevelUnset()
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class _UvicornCall:
+    app: FastAPI
+    host: str
+    port: int
+    server_header: bool
+    timeout_graceful_shutdown: int | None
+    timeout_keep_alive: int
+    h11_max_incomplete_event_size: int | None
+    ssl_keyfile: str | None
+    ssl_certfile: str | None
+    limit_concurrency: int | None
+    log_config: str | dict[str, object] | None | _LogConfigUnset
+    log_level: int | None | _LogLevelUnset
+
+
+@dataclass
+class _UvicornCallRecorder:  # mutable-ok: records calls made to the injected Uvicorn runner
+    calls: list[_UvicornCall] = field(default_factory=list)
+
+    def __call__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        app: FastAPI,
+        host: str,
+        port: int,
+        server_header: bool,
+        timeout_graceful_shutdown: int | None,
+        timeout_keep_alive: int,
+        h11_max_incomplete_event_size: int | None,
+        ssl_keyfile: str | None,
+        ssl_certfile: str | None,
+        limit_concurrency: int | None,
+        log_config: str | dict[str, object] | None | _LogConfigUnset = _LOG_CONFIG_UNSET,
+        log_level: int | None | _LogLevelUnset = _LOG_LEVEL_UNSET,
+    ) -> None:
+        self.calls.append(
+            _UvicornCall(
+                app,
+                host,
+                port,
+                server_header,
+                timeout_graceful_shutdown,
+                timeout_keep_alive,
+                h11_max_incomplete_event_size,
+                ssl_keyfile,
+                ssl_certfile,
+                limit_concurrency,
+                log_config,
+                log_level,
+            )
+        )
+
+
+def _settings() -> ControlPlaneSettings:
+    return ControlPlaneSettings.model_validate({"LITELLM_MASTER_KEY": MASTER_KEY})
+
+
+def test_serve_builds_the_control_plane_app_and_hands_it_to_the_runner() -> None:
+    runner: Final = _Runner()
+    serve("127.0.0.1", 8100, settings=_settings, license_check=lambda: _License(True), run=runner)
+    [(app, host, port, _tls, _limit_concurrency, _log_config, _keepalive, _header_size)] = runner.served
+    assert (host, port) == ("127.0.0.1", 8100)
+    client: Final = TestClient(app)
+    assert client.get("/healthz").json() == {"status": "ok"}
+    assert client.get("/api/v1/dataplanes", headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {MASTER_KEY}"}).json() == {"items": []}
+    assert client.get("/v1/chat/completions").status_code == 404, "the proxy's routes must not be on this app"
+
+
+def test_serve_refuses_without_a_license_and_never_binds() -> None:
+    runner: Final = _Runner()
+    with pytest.raises(LicenseRequired):
+        serve("0.0.0.0", 4000, settings=_settings, license_check=lambda: _License(False), run=runner)
+    assert runner.served == []
+
+
+def test_serve_hands_configured_tls_to_the_runner() -> None:
+    runner: Final = _Runner()
+    tls: Final = Tls(keyfile="/certs/tls.key", certfile="/certs/tls.crt")
+    serve("0.0.0.0", 8443, tls=tls, settings=_settings, license_check=lambda: _License(True), run=runner)
+    assert [entry[3] for entry in runner.served] == [tls]
+
+
+def test_serve_hands_limit_concurrency_to_the_runner() -> None:
+    runner: Final = _Runner()
+    serve(
+        "0.0.0.0",
+        8100,
+        settings=_settings,
+        license_check=lambda: _License(True),
+        run=runner,
+        limit_concurrency=250,
+    )
+    assert [entry[4] for entry in runner.served] == [250]
+
+
+def test_uvicorn_keeps_its_default_logging_config_when_unset() -> None:
+    runner: Final = _UvicornCallRecorder()
+    _uvicorn(
+        FastAPI(),
+        host="127.0.0.1",
+        port=8100,
+        tls=None,
+        limit_concurrency=None,
+        log_config=None,
+        keepalive_timeout=None,
+        max_request_header_size=None,
+        uvicorn_runner=runner,
+        json_logs=False,
+        environ={},
+    )
+    assert len(runner.calls) == 1
+    assert runner.calls[0].log_config is _LOG_CONFIG_UNSET
+    assert runner.calls[0].log_level is _LOG_LEVEL_UNSET
+
+
+def test_uvicorn_uses_json_logging_before_the_environment_log_level() -> None:
+    runner: Final = _UvicornCallRecorder()
+    _uvicorn(
+        FastAPI(),
+        host="127.0.0.1",
+        port=8100,
+        tls=None,
+        limit_concurrency=None,
+        log_config=None,
+        keepalive_timeout=None,
+        max_request_header_size=None,
+        uvicorn_runner=runner,
+        json_logs=True,
+        environ={"LITELLM_LOG": "DEBUG"},
+    )
+
+    call: Final = runner.calls[0]
+    assert call.log_config == _get_uvicorn_json_log_config()
+    assert call.log_level is _LOG_LEVEL_UNSET
+
+
+def test_uvicorn_uses_the_environment_log_level_when_json_logging_is_disabled() -> None:
+    runner: Final = _UvicornCallRecorder()
+    _uvicorn(
+        FastAPI(),
+        host="127.0.0.1",
+        port=8100,
+        tls=None,
+        limit_concurrency=None,
+        log_config=None,
+        keepalive_timeout=None,
+        max_request_header_size=None,
+        uvicorn_runner=runner,
+        json_logs=False,
+        environ={"LITELLM_LOG": "WARNING"},
+    )
+
+    assert runner.calls[0].log_config is _LOG_CONFIG_UNSET
+    assert runner.calls[0].log_level == logging.WARNING
+
+
+def test_uvicorn_forwards_an_explicit_logging_config() -> None:
+    runner: Final = _UvicornCallRecorder()
+    _uvicorn(
+        FastAPI(),
+        host="127.0.0.1",
+        port=8100,
+        tls=None,
+        limit_concurrency=None,
+        log_config="logging.yaml",
+        keepalive_timeout=None,
+        max_request_header_size=None,
+        uvicorn_runner=runner,
+        json_logs=True,
+        environ={"LITELLM_LOG": "DEBUG"},
+    )
+    assert len(runner.calls) == 1
+    assert runner.calls[0].log_config == "logging.yaml"
+    assert runner.calls[0].log_level is _LOG_LEVEL_UNSET
diff --git a/tests/unit/proxy/test_proxy_cli.py b/tests/unit/proxy/test_proxy_cli.py
index d85d685c352..92991f39cd8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/proxy/test_proxy_cli.py
+++ b/tests/unit/proxy/test_proxy_cli.py
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ import inspect
 import json
 import logging
 import os
+import runpy
+import sys
+import types
+import urllib.parse as urlparse
 from collections.abc import Iterator
 from contextlib import nullcontext
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -13,20 +17,14 @@ from typing import Final
 from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
 
 import click
-import fastapi
 import httpx
 import pytest
-
-
-import builtins
-import runpy
-import sys
-import types
-import urllib.parse as urlparse
-
 import uvicorn
 import yaml
 from gunicorn.config import Config as GunicornConfig
+from click.testing import CliRunner
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+from pydantic import TypeAdapter
 from uvicorn.config import LOOP_FACTORIES
 from uvicorn.importer import import_from_string
 
@@ -34,10 +32,13 @@ import litellm
 from litellm._logging import turn_on_json
 from litellm.constants import DEFAULT_MAX_REQUEST_HEADER_SIZE, GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_TEARDOWN_HEADROOM_SECONDS
 from litellm.proxy import proxy_cli
-from litellm.proxy.proxy_cli import ProxyInitializationHelpers, run_server
+from litellm.proxy.proxy_cli import CliDependencies, ProxyInitializationHelpers, run_server
 from litellm.proxy.rust_forward.server import Listener, Server
 from litellm.proxy.server_listener import AssignedPort, InheritedFd
 from litellm.proxy.shutdown.graceful_shutdown_manager import DEFAULT_GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT, GracefulShutdownManager
+from litellm.proxy.control_plane.main import serve as serve_control_plane
+from litellm.proxy.control_plane.settings import ControlPlaneSettings
+from tests.unit.proxy.control_plane.support import MASTER_KEY, Licensed
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
@@ -370,10 +371,10 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
         py_file = tmp_path / "module.py"
         py_file.write_text("x = 1\n")
 
-        applied = ProxyInitializationHelpers._patch_statreload_extra_paths([str(config_file)])
+        applied: Final = ProxyInitializationHelpers._patch_statreload_extra_paths([str(config_file)])
         assert applied is True
 
-        fake_self = types.SimpleNamespace(config=types.SimpleNamespace(reload_dirs=[tmp_path]))
+        fake_self: Final = types.SimpleNamespace(config=types.SimpleNamespace(reload_dirs=[tmp_path]))
         yielded_paths = {Path(p).resolve() for p in StatReload.iter_py_files(fake_self)}
 
         assert config_file.resolve() in yielded_paths
@@ -390,10 +391,10 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
         env_file = tmp_path / ".env"
         env_file.write_text("FOO=bar\n")
 
-        applied = ProxyInitializationHelpers._patch_statreload_extra_paths([str(env_file)])
+        applied: Final = ProxyInitializationHelpers._patch_statreload_extra_paths([str(env_file)])
         assert applied is True
 
-        fake_self = types.SimpleNamespace(config=types.SimpleNamespace(reload_dirs=[tmp_path]))
+        fake_self: Final = types.SimpleNamespace(config=types.SimpleNamespace(reload_dirs=[tmp_path]))
         yielded_paths = {Path(p).resolve() for p in StatReload.iter_py_files(fake_self)}
 
         assert env_file.resolve() in yielded_paths
@@ -423,7 +424,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
         for _ in range(3):
             ProxyInitializationHelpers._patch_statreload_extra_paths([str(config_file)])
 
-        fake_self = types.SimpleNamespace(config=types.SimpleNamespace(reload_dirs=[tmp_path]))
+        fake_self: Final = types.SimpleNamespace(config=types.SimpleNamespace(reload_dirs=[tmp_path]))
         yielded = list(StatReload.iter_py_files(fake_self))
         assert len(yielded) == len(set(map(str, yielded)))
         yielded_paths = {Path(p).resolve() for p in yielded}
@@ -458,7 +459,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
         assert "override" in warning_text
         assert ".env" in warning_text
 
-        fake_self = types.SimpleNamespace(config=types.SimpleNamespace(reload_dirs=[tmp_path]))
+        fake_self: Final = types.SimpleNamespace(config=types.SimpleNamespace(reload_dirs=[tmp_path]))
         yielded_paths = {Path(p).resolve() for p in StatReload.iter_py_files(fake_self)}
         assert env_file.resolve() in yielded_paths
         assert config_file.resolve() in yielded_paths
@@ -657,12 +658,12 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
             database_name_enc = urllib.parse.quote_plus(database_name)
 
             # Construct DATABASE_URL from the provided variables
-            database_url = (
+            database_url: Final = (
                 f"postgresql://{database_username_enc}:{database_password_enc}@{database_host}/{database_name_enc}"
             )
 
             # Assert the correct URL was constructed with properly escaped characters
-            expected_url = (
+            expected_url: Final = (
                 "postgresql://user%40with%2Bspecial:test-password-special-chars@localhost:5432/db_name%2Ftest"
             )
             assert database_url == expected_url
@@ -700,7 +701,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
         )
         # Remove DATABASE_URL/DIRECT_URL so the CLI doesn't attempt
         # real prisma operations when these are set in CI.
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         clean_env["PROMETHEUS_MULTIPROC_DIR"] = str(tmp_path)
         live_proxy_samples = tmp_path / "counter_123.db"
         live_proxy_samples.write_bytes(b"samples of a proxy that is still running")
@@ -800,7 +801,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
             KeyManagementSettings=MagicMock(),
             save_worker_config=MagicMock(),
         )
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         with (
             patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True),
             patch.dict(
@@ -1001,7 +1002,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
             }
         )
 
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
 
         with (
             patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True),
@@ -1121,7 +1122,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
             }
         )
 
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
 
         with (
             patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True),
@@ -1232,7 +1233,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
             }
         )
 
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
 
         with (
             patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True),
@@ -1444,7 +1445,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
             KeyManagementSettings=MagicMock(),
             save_worker_config=MagicMock(),
         )
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         with (
             patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True),
             patch.dict(
@@ -1488,7 +1489,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
         # DB-setup block (un-timeout'd `subprocess.run(["prisma"])` +
         # migrate-deploy retry loop) — same isolation every other run_server
         # test in this file uses.
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
 
         with (
             patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True),
@@ -1554,7 +1555,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
         # DB-setup block (un-timeout'd `subprocess.run(["prisma"])` +
         # migrate-deploy retry loop) — same isolation every other run_server
         # test in this file uses.
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
 
         with (
             patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True),
@@ -1581,7 +1582,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
                 "port": 8000,
             }
 
-            result = runner.invoke(run_server, ["--local", "--timeout_worker_healthcheck", "15"])
+            result: Final = runner.invoke(run_server, ["--local", "--timeout_worker_healthcheck", "15"])
 
             assert result.exit_code == 0
             mock_get_args.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -1609,7 +1610,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
         mock_key_mgmt = MagicMock()
         mock_save_worker_config = MagicMock()
 
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         with (
             patch.dict(
                 os.environ,
@@ -1635,7 +1636,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
                 "port": 8000,
             }
 
-            result = runner.invoke(run_server, ["--local", "--max_requests_before_restart", "123"])
+            result: Final = runner.invoke(run_server, ["--local", "--max_requests_before_restart", "123"])
 
             assert result.exit_code == 0, f"exit_code={result.exit_code}, output={result.output}"
             mock_uvicorn_run.assert_called_once()
@@ -1658,7 +1659,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
                 pass
 
         runner = CliRunner()
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         with (
             patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True),
             patch("uvicorn.Config", _NewUvicornConfig),
@@ -1711,7 +1712,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
         from litellm.proxy.proxy_cli import run_server
 
         runner = CliRunner()
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         with (
             patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True),
             patch.dict(
@@ -1798,7 +1799,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
         from litellm.proxy.proxy_cli import run_server
 
         runner = CliRunner()
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         with (
             patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True),
             patch.dict(
@@ -1820,7 +1821,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
                 "port": 8000,
             }
 
-            result = runner.invoke(run_server, ["--local", "--max_requests_before_restart", "123"])
+            result: Final = runner.invoke(run_server, ["--local", "--max_requests_before_restart", "123"])
 
             assert result.exit_code == 0, f"exit_code={result.exit_code}, output={result.output}"
             assert "--max_requests_before_restart 123 with --num_workers 1" in result.output
@@ -1839,7 +1840,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
         from litellm.proxy.proxy_cli import run_server
 
         runner = CliRunner()
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         with (
             patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True),
             patch.dict(
@@ -1881,7 +1882,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
         from litellm.proxy.proxy_cli import run_server
 
         runner = CliRunner()
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         with (
             patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True),
             patch.dict(
@@ -1925,7 +1926,7 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
         from litellm.proxy.proxy_cli import run_server
 
         runner = CliRunner()
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         with (
             patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True),
             patch.dict(
@@ -2280,7 +2281,6 @@ class TestProxyInitializationHelpers:
     @patch("builtins.print")
     def test_run_server_no_config_passed(self, mock_print, mock_uvicorn_run):
         """Test that run_server properly handles the case when no config is passed"""
-        import asyncio
 
         from click.testing import CliRunner
 
@@ -2373,7 +2373,7 @@ class TestQueryEngineReaperWiring:
         from litellm.proxy.proxy_cli import run_server
 
         runner = CliRunner()
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL", "NUM_WORKERS")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL", "NUM_WORKERS")}
         if env:
             clean_env.update(env)
         with (
@@ -2481,7 +2481,7 @@ class TestRunServerDbSetup:
             save_worker_config=MagicMock(),
         )
 
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         clean_env["DATABASE_URL"] = "postgresql://test:test@localhost:5432/test"
 
         with (
@@ -2559,7 +2559,7 @@ class TestRunServerDbSetup:
             save_worker_config=MagicMock(),
         )
 
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         clean_env["DATABASE_URL"] = "postgresql://test:test@localhost:5432/test"
         clean_env["PATH"] = str(empty_bin)
 
@@ -2719,7 +2719,7 @@ class TestRunServerDbSetup:
             save_worker_config=MagicMock(),
         )
 
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         clean_env["DATABASE_URL"] = "postgresql://test:test@localhost:5432/test"
 
         with (
@@ -2774,7 +2774,7 @@ class TestRunServerDbSetup:
             save_worker_config=MagicMock(),
         )
 
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         clean_env["DATABASE_URL"] = "sqlite:///data/litellm.db"
 
         with (
@@ -2830,7 +2830,7 @@ class TestRunServerDbSetup:
             save_worker_config=MagicMock(),
         )
 
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         clean_env["DATABASE_URL"] = "postgresql://test:test@localhost:5432/test"
         clean_env["USE_V2_MIGRATION_RESOLVER"] = "true"
 
@@ -3198,7 +3198,7 @@ class TestWorkerStartupHooks:
             "LITELLM_WORKER_STARTUP_HOOKS": "tests.unit.proxy.test_proxy_cli:_dummy_hook",
         }
         # Remove DATABASE_URL to avoid real DB setup
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         clean_env.update(env_overrides)
 
         with patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True):
@@ -3221,7 +3221,7 @@ class TestWorkerStartupHooks:
         env_overrides = {
             "LITELLM_WORKER_STARTUP_HOOKS": "tests.unit.proxy.test_proxy_cli:_dummy_async_hook",
         }
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         clean_env.update(env_overrides)
 
         with patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True):
@@ -3241,7 +3241,7 @@ class TestWorkerStartupHooks:
         env_overrides = {
             "LITELLM_WORKER_STARTUP_HOOKS": "tests.unit.proxy.test_proxy_cli:_failing_hook",
         }
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         clean_env.update(env_overrides)
 
         with patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True):
@@ -3270,11 +3270,11 @@ class TestWorkerStartupHooks:
 
         from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import proxy_startup_event
 
-        hooks = "tests.unit.proxy.test_proxy_cli:_dummy_hook,tests.unit.proxy.test_proxy_cli:_dummy_async_hook"
+        hooks: Final = "tests.unit.proxy.test_proxy_cli:_dummy_hook,tests.unit.proxy.test_proxy_cli:_dummy_async_hook"
         env_overrides = {
             "LITELLM_WORKER_STARTUP_HOOKS": hooks,
         }
-        clean_env = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
+        clean_env: Final = {k: v for k, v in os.environ.items() if k not in ("DATABASE_URL", "DIRECT_URL")}
         clean_env.update(env_overrides)
 
         with patch.dict(os.environ, clean_env, clear=True):
@@ -3422,7 +3422,7 @@ class TestPostgresStatementTimeoutOptions:
         config_path = tmp_path / "config.yaml"
         config_path.write_text(yaml.dump({"model_list": [], "general_settings": {"database_statement_timeout": 60}}))
 
-        captured = _run_server_and_capture_urls(str(config_path), direct_url="postgresql://t:t@localhost:5432/t")
+        captured: Final = _run_server_and_capture_urls(str(config_path), direct_url="postgresql://t:t@localhost:5432/t")
 
         assert "options" in urlparse.parse_qs(urlparse.urlparse(captured["DATABASE_URL"]).query)
         assert "options" not in urlparse.parse_qs(urlparse.urlparse(captured["DIRECT_URL"]).query)
@@ -4535,3 +4535,196 @@ class TestRustForwardServer:
             server.graceful_timeout_seconds,
             server.trusted_proxies,
         ) == self._served_by_python(params)
+
+
+def test_control_plane_rejects_multiple_workers() -> None:
+    from litellm.proxy.proxy_cli import run_server
+
+    result: Final = CliRunner().invoke(run_server, ["--control-plane", "--port", "8100", "--num_workers", "3"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 2
+    assert "scale the control plane with replicas." in result.output
+
+
+@patch("uvicorn.run")
+def test_migration_data_check_precedes_control_plane_startup(
+    mock_uvicorn_run: MagicMock, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.delenv("DATABASE_URL", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.delenv("USE_AWS_KMS", raising=False)
+    from litellm.proxy.proxy_cli import run_server
+
+    result: Final = CliRunner().invoke(run_server, ["--control-plane", "--check_migrations_against_existing_data"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 2
+    assert "requires DATABASE_URL" in result.output
+    mock_uvicorn_run.assert_not_called()
+
+
+def test_control_plane_cli_uses_decrypted_environment(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setenv("USE_AWS_KMS", "True")
+    monkeypatch.delenv("LITELLM_MASTER_KEY", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.delenv("KMS_TEST_SETTING", raising=False)
+
+    def decrypt_env() -> dict[str, str]:
+        return {"LITELLM_MASTER_KEY": MASTER_KEY, "KMS_TEST_SETTING": "decrypted"}
+
+    with patch("uvicorn.run") as uvicorn_run:
+        result: Final = CliRunner().invoke(
+            run_server,
+            ["--control-plane", "--host", "127.0.0.1", "--port", "8100"],
+            obj=CliDependencies(decrypt_env=decrypt_env, license_check=Licensed),
+        )
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    assert os.environ["KMS_TEST_SETTING"] == "decrypted"
+    assert os.environ["LITELLM_MASTER_KEY"] == MASTER_KEY
+    app: Final = uvicorn_run.call_args.kwargs["app"]
+    assert TestClient(app).get("/healthz").status_code == 200
+
+
+def test_control_plane_cli_serves_the_real_app_with_uvicorn_options(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    context: Final = run_server.make_context(
+        "litellm",
+        [
+            "--control-plane",
+            "--host",
+            "127.0.0.1",
+            "--port",
+            "8100",
+            "--log_config",
+            "logging.yaml",
+            "--keepalive_timeout",
+            "30",
+            "--max_request_header_size",
+            "8192",
+            "--limit_concurrency",
+            "250",
+        ],
+    )
+    params: Final = TypeAdapter(dict[str, object]).validate_python(context.params)
+    host: Final = params["host"]
+    port: Final = params["port"]
+    limit_concurrency: Final = params["limit_concurrency"]
+    log_config: Final = params["log_config"]
+    keepalive_timeout: Final = params["keepalive_timeout"]
+    max_request_header_size: Final = params["max_request_header_size"]
+    assert params["control_plane"] is True
+    assert isinstance(host, str) and isinstance(port, int)
+    assert limit_concurrency == 250
+    assert log_config == "logging.yaml" and isinstance(log_config, str)
+    assert keepalive_timeout == 30 and isinstance(keepalive_timeout, int)
+    assert max_request_header_size == 8192 and isinstance(max_request_header_size, int)
+    settings: Final = ControlPlaneSettings.model_validate({"LITELLM_MASTER_KEY": MASTER_KEY})
+    uvicorn_run: Final = MagicMock()
+    with patch("uvicorn.run", uvicorn_run):
+        serve_control_plane(
+            host=host,
+            port=port,
+            settings=lambda: settings,
+            license_check=Licensed,
+            limit_concurrency=limit_concurrency,
+            log_config=log_config,
+            keepalive_timeout=keepalive_timeout,
+            max_request_header_size=max_request_header_size,
+        )
+
+    call: Final = uvicorn_run.call_args.kwargs
+    assert (call["host"], call["port"]) == (host, port)
+    assert (call["log_config"], call["timeout_keep_alive"], call["h11_max_incomplete_event_size"]) == (
+        "logging.yaml",
+        30,
+        8192,
+    )
+    assert call["limit_concurrency"] == 250
+    response: Final = TestClient(call["app"]).get("/healthz")
+    assert (response.status_code, response.json()) == (200, {"status": "ok"})
+
+
+def test_limit_concurrency_environment_reaches_control_plane_serve(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LIMIT_CONCURRENCY", "321")
+    context: Final = run_server.make_context("litellm", ["--control-plane"])
+    params: Final = TypeAdapter(dict[str, object]).validate_python(context.params)
+    host: Final = params["host"]
+    port: Final = params["port"]
+    limit_concurrency: Final = params["limit_concurrency"]
+    assert isinstance(host, str) and isinstance(port, int)
+    assert limit_concurrency == 321 and isinstance(limit_concurrency, int)
+    settings: Final = ControlPlaneSettings.model_validate({"LITELLM_MASTER_KEY": MASTER_KEY})
+    uvicorn_run: Final = MagicMock()
+    with patch("uvicorn.run", uvicorn_run):
+        serve_control_plane(
+            host=host,
+            port=port,
+            settings=lambda: settings,
+            license_check=Licensed,
+            limit_concurrency=limit_concurrency,
+        )
+    assert uvicorn_run.call_args.kwargs["limit_concurrency"] == 321
+    assert TestClient(uvicorn_run.call_args.kwargs["app"]).get("/healthz").status_code == 200
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("args", [("--control-plane", "--version"), ("--control-plane", "--health")])
+def test_utility_commands_do_not_decrypt_kms_environment(
+    args: tuple[str, ...], monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setenv("USE_AWS_KMS", "True")
+
+    def fail_if_called() -> dict[str, str]:
+        raise AssertionError("utility command called the decryptor")
+
+    with patch(
+        "httpx.get",
+        return_value=httpx.Response(
+            200,
+            json={"status": "ok"},
+            request=httpx.Request("GET", "http://localhost/health"),
+        ),
+    ):
+        result: Final = CliRunner().invoke(
+            run_server,
+            args,
+            obj=CliDependencies(decrypt_env=fail_if_called),
+        )
+
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("control_plane", "skip_server_startup", "utility_command", "expected"),
+    [
+        (True, False, False, True),
+        (True, True, False, False),
+        (True, False, True, False),
+        (False, False, False, False),
+        (False, True, True, False),
+    ],
+)
+def test_migrations_and_utility_commands_win_over_an_inherited_control_plane_flag(
+    control_plane: bool, skip_server_startup: bool, utility_command: bool, expected: bool
+) -> None:
+    from litellm.proxy.proxy_cli import control_plane_requested
+
+    assert control_plane_requested(control_plane, skip_server_startup, utility_command) is expected
+
+
+@patch("uvicorn.run")
+def test_version_prints_the_version_even_with_the_control_plane_flag(mock_uvicorn_run: MagicMock) -> None:
+    result: Final = CliRunner().invoke(run_server, ["--control-plane", "--version"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0, result.output
+    assert "version" in result.output.lower() and mock_uvicorn_run.call_count == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("flag", ["--run_hypercorn", "--run_gunicorn", "--run_granian", "--reload"])
+def test_other_servers_and_reload_are_a_usage_error_with_the_control_plane_flag(flag: str) -> None:
+    from litellm.proxy.proxy_cli import run_server
+
+    result: Final = CliRunner().invoke(run_server, ["--control-plane", flag])
+    assert result.exit_code == 2 and "plain uvicorn" in result.output
+
+
+def test_control_plane_rejects_a_lone_tls_file() -> None:
+    result: Final = CliRunner().invoke(run_server, ["--control-plane", "--ssl_keyfile_path", "/c/tls.key"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 2 and "both" in result.output