/start
Fetch (if needed) and open the Agent Orchestrator desktop app. The desktop app owns the daemon, state, and updates. `ao start` no longer runs a daemon: it resolves the installed app (or downloads the latest release), opens it, and exits.
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How this command gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.
- Fires itselfClaude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.
- You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
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/start
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What this command does when you run it.
Fetch (if needed) and open the Agent Orchestrator desktop app. The desktop app owns the daemon, state, and updates. `ao start` no longer runs a daemon: it resolves the installed app (or downloads the latest release), opens it, and exits.
Command definition
start.mdao start
Fetch (if needed) and open the Agent Orchestrator desktop app. The desktop app owns the daemon, state, and updates. `ao start` no longer runs a daemon: it resolves the installed app (or downloads the latest release), opens it, and exits.
Syntax
ao start [flags]
Flags
| Flag | Meaning | Default / Required | |---|---|---| | `--json` | Output start result as JSON | - |
Examples
# Open the AO desktop app ao start
# Open the app and get the result as JSON ao start --json
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