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

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Method

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This is a method of the AgentTeam class in the 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

def start(content: Any, return_dict: Any, output: Any) -> Any

Parameters

ParamField Any

Optional content to add to all tasks’ context

ParamField Any

If True, returns the full results dictionary

ParamField Any

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

Returns

ResponseField Any

The result of the operation.

Usage

python

# 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

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Used By

Source

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praisonaiagents/agents/agents.py at line 2606