diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/mcp/transports/stdio.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/mcp/transports/stdio.py
index 9fa48960d..683c7fe81 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/mcp/transports/stdio.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/mcp/transports/stdio.py
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ class StdioTransport(BaseTransport):
 
         if allowed_commands is not None:
             base_command = os.path.basename(command)
+            # Strip extension for Windows compatibility (e.g., python.exe -> python)
+            base_command = os.path.splitext(base_command)[0]
             if base_command not in allowed_commands:
                 raise ValueError(
                     f"Command '{command}' is not in the allowed commands list: "
diff --git a/lib/crewai/tests/mcp/test_stdio_config.py b/lib/crewai/tests/mcp/test_stdio_config.py
index c620f4f78..30c6e71c6 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/tests/mcp/test_stdio_config.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/tests/mcp/test_stdio_config.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 """Tests for MCPServerStdio allowed_commands config integration."""
 
-import pytest
-
 from crewai.mcp.config import MCPServerStdio
 from crewai.mcp.transports.stdio import DEFAULT_ALLOWED_COMMANDS