diff --git a/src/ccproxy/cli.py b/src/ccproxy/cli.py
index 5586d96..d3c8c24 100644
--- a/src/ccproxy/cli.py
+++ b/src/ccproxy/cli.py
@@ -326,6 +326,16 @@ def start_litellm(config_dir: Path, args: list[str] | None = None, detach: bool
 
     cmd = [str(litellm_path), "--config", str(config_path)]
 
+    # Pass num_workers from ccproxy.yaml litellm section if configured
+    ccproxy_config_path = config_dir / "ccproxy.yaml"
+    if ccproxy_config_path.exists():
+        with ccproxy_config_path.open() as f:
+            ccproxy_config = yaml.safe_load(f)
+            if ccproxy_config:
+                num_workers = ccproxy_config.get("litellm", {}).get("num_workers")
+                if num_workers is not None:
+                    cmd.extend(["--num_workers", str(num_workers)])
+
     # Add any additional arguments
     if args:
         cmd.extend(args)
diff --git a/tests/test_num_workers.py b/tests/test_num_workers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4dbff82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_num_workers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""Tests for num_workers configuration passthrough."""
+
+from pathlib import Path
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from ccproxy.cli import start_litellm
+
+
+class TestNumWorkers:
+    """Test suite for num_workers in ccproxy.yaml."""
+
+    @patch("subprocess.run")
+    def test_num_workers_passed_to_litellm(self, mock_run: Mock, tmp_path: Path) -> None:
+        """Test num_workers from ccproxy.yaml is passed as --num_workers to litellm."""
+        (tmp_path / "config.yaml").write_text("model_list: []")
+        (tmp_path / "ccproxy.yaml").write_text(
+            "ccproxy:\n  handler: 'ccproxy.handler:CCProxyHandler'\nlitellm:\n  num_workers: 8\n"
+        )
+        mock_run.return_value = Mock(returncode=0)
+
+        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+            start_litellm(tmp_path)
+
+        cmd = mock_run.call_args[0][0]
+        assert "--num_workers" in cmd, f"--num_workers missing from command: {cmd}"
+        assert cmd[cmd.index("--num_workers") + 1] == "8"