# runtime/spawn
Spawn a `.dft` file in a child runtime on a dedicated OS thread (non-blocking).
## Syntax
[runtime/spawn $name $path ?$params]
## Parameters
- `$name` — child runtime name
- `$path` — `.dft` file path to run
- `$params` — optional map injected as globals in the child runtime
## Examples
[runtime/spawn "worker" "scripts/process.dft" %{ :limit 100 }]
## Returns
The runtime name string.
## See Also
`runtime/create`, `runtime/run`, `runtime/eval-async`