> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.prefect.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# worker

# `prefect.cli.worker`

Worker command — native cyclopts implementation.

Start and interact with workers.

## Functions

### `start` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/prefect/cli/worker.py#L36" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python theme={null}
start()
```

Start a worker process to poll a work pool for flow runs.

## Classes

### `InstallPolicy` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/prefect/cli/worker.py#L27" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>