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# start

> Start agent execution with verbose output (beginner-friendly).

Method

> This is a method of the [**Agents**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/classes/Agents.md) class in the [**agents**](https://praison.ai/docs/sdk/reference/praisonaiagents/modules/agents.md) module.

Start agent execution with verbose output (beginner-friendly).

Shows Rich panels with workflow progress when in TTY. Use .run() for
silent execution in production/scripts.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def start(content: Any, return_dict: Any, output: Any) -> Any
```

## Parameters

**content** `Any`

Optional content to add to all tasks' context

**return\_dict** `Any` (default: False)

If True, returns the full results dictionary

**output** `Any`

Output preset - "silent", "verbose", "normal", etc. Default in TTY: "verbose" (shows progress) Default non-TTY: "silent" \*\*kwargs: Additional arguments

### Returns

**Returns** `Any`

The result of the operation.

## Usage

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
    agents = AgentTeam(agents=[agent1, agent2])
    result = agents.start()  # Verbose output by default

    # Force silent mode
    result = agents.start(output="silent")
```


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