diff --git a/bin/omniroute.mjs b/bin/omniroute.mjs
index 79513bd63f..f0c5bcec44 100644
--- a/bin/omniroute.mjs
+++ b/bin/omniroute.mjs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import { spawn } from "node:child_process";
 import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { join, dirname } from "node:path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
+import { fileURLToPath, pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
 import { homedir, platform } from "node:os";
 import { isNativeBinaryCompatible } from "../scripts/native-binary-compat.mjs";
 import { getNodeRuntimeSupport, getNodeRuntimeWarning } from "./nodeRuntimeSupport.mjs";
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ if (args.includes("reset-encrypted-columns")) {
 
 if (args.includes("--mcp")) {
   try {
-    const { startMcpCli } = await import(join(ROOT, "bin", "mcp-server.mjs"));
+    const { startMcpCli } = await import(pathToFileURL(join(ROOT, "bin", "mcp-server.mjs")).href);
     await startMcpCli(ROOT);
   } catch (err) {
     console.error("\x1b[31m✖ Failed to start MCP server:\x1b[0m", err.message || err);
diff --git a/tests/unit/bin-omniroute-mcp.test.ts b/tests/unit/bin-omniroute-mcp.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c67f035bb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/bin-omniroute-mcp.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import { describe, it } from "node:test";
+import assert from "node:assert/strict";
+import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { platform } from "node:os";
+
+describe("bin/omniroute.mjs MCP path handling", () => {
+  it("pathToFileURL converts Windows paths to valid file:// URLs", () => {
+    if (platform() !== "win32") {
+      // Skip on non-Windows platforms
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const testPath = "C:\\Users\\test\\projects\\OmniRoute\\bin\\mcp-server.mjs";
+    const fileUrl = pathToFileURL(testPath);
+
+    assert.ok(fileUrl.href.startsWith("file:///"), "URL should start with file:///");
+    assert.ok(fileUrl.href.includes("C:/"), "Windows drive letter should be converted");
+    assert.ok(!fileUrl.href.includes("\\"), "Backslashes should be converted to forward slashes");
+    assert.ok(fileUrl.href.endsWith("mcp-server.mjs"), "Filename should be preserved");
+  });
+
+  it("pathToFileURL converts Unix paths to valid file:// URLs", () => {
+    if (platform() === "win32") {
+      // Skip on Windows
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const testPath = "/home/user/projects/OmniRoute/bin/mcp-server.mjs";
+    const fileUrl = pathToFileURL(testPath);
+
+    assert.ok(fileUrl.href.startsWith("file:///"), "URL should start with file:///");
+    assert.ok(fileUrl.href.endsWith("mcp-server.mjs"), "Filename should be preserved");
+  });
+
+  it("pathToFileURL handles relative paths correctly", () => {
+    const relativePath = join("bin", "mcp-server.mjs");
+    const absolutePath = join(process.cwd(), relativePath);
+    const fileUrl = pathToFileURL(absolutePath);
+
+    assert.ok(fileUrl.href.startsWith("file:///"), "URL should start with file:///");
+    assert.ok(fileUrl.href.endsWith("mcp-server.mjs"), "Filename should be preserved");
+  });
+
+  it("pathToFileURL result can be used with dynamic import", async () => {
+    // This test verifies that the URL format is compatible with import()
+    const testPath = join(process.cwd(), "package.json");
+    const fileUrl = pathToFileURL(testPath);
+
+    // Verify the URL is valid for import (we use a JSON file as a safe test)
+    assert.ok(fileUrl.href.startsWith("file:///"), "URL should be valid for import");
+    assert.doesNotThrow(() => {
+      new URL(fileUrl.href);
+    }, "URL should be parseable");
+  });
+});