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# astart • AI Agent SDK

> astart: Async version of start() method.

# astart

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> This is a method of the [**AutoAgents**](../classes/AutoAgents) class in the [**autoagents**](../modules/autoagents) module.

Async version of start() method.
Creates tasks based on the instructions, then starts execution.
Returns the task status and results dictionary.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
async def astart() -> Any
```

### Returns

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

## Uses

* `astart`

## Used By

* [`AutoAgents.astart`](../functions/AutoAgents-astart)

## Source

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