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title: " "
sidebarTitle: prefect task
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# `prefect task`



```command
prefect task [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
```



<Info>
Work with task scheduling.
</Info>








## `prefect task serve`



```command
prefect task serve [OPTIONS] [ENTRYPOINTS]...
```



<Info>
Serve the provided tasks so that their runs may be submitted to and
executed in the engine.
</Info>






<AccordionGroup>


<Accordion title="Arguments" defaultOpen>
<ResponseField name="ENTRYPOINTS..." type="string">
    The paths to one or more tasks, in the form of `./path/to/file.py:task_func_name`.
</ResponseField>
</Accordion>



<Accordion title="Options" defaultOpen>

<ResponseField name="--module">
    The module(s) to import the tasks from.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="--limit">
    The maximum number of tasks that can be run concurrently. Defaults to 10.
</ResponseField>

</Accordion>

</AccordionGroup>
