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# start • AI Agent SDK

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

# start

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> This is a method of the [**AgentTeam**](../classes/AgentTeam) class in the [**agents**](../modules/agents) 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

<ParamField query="content" type="Any" required={false}>
  Optional content to add to all tasks' context
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="return_dict" type="Any" required={false} default="False">
  If True, returns the full results dictionary
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="output" type="Any" required={false}>
  Output preset - "silent", "verbose", "normal", etc. Default in TTY: "verbose" (shows progress) Default non-TTY: "silent" \*\*kwargs: Additional arguments
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Any">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Usage

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

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

## Uses

* `start`
* `track_agent_execution`
* `isatty`
* `Console`
* `Panel`
* `time_module.time`
* `Panel.fit`
* `logging.debug`
* `Markdown`
* `verbose_task_start_callback`

## Used By

* [`Heartbeat.start`](../functions/Heartbeat-start)
* [`AgentTeam.start`](../functions/AgentTeam-start)
* [`AgentTeam.run`](../functions/AgentTeam-run)
* [`AgentTeam.start_for_each`](../functions/AgentTeam-start_for_each)
* [`AgentTeam.spawn_sub_agent`](../functions/AgentTeam-spawn_sub_agent)

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/agents/agents.py` at line 2231
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