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# start

> Start the agent with the specified request parameters

This method initiates the agent execution with the provided configuration.
The agent will begin processing the task immediately after starting.

## Parameters

<ParamField path="task" type="str" required>
  The task description to execute (required).
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="url" type="str | None">
  Optional URL to process, defaults to None.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="response_format" type="type[pydantic.main.BaseModel] | None">
  The response format to use for the agent answer. You can use a Pydantic model or a JSON Schema dict.
</ParamField>

<ParamField path="session_offset" type="int | None">
  \[Experimental] The step from which the agent should gather information from in the session. If none, fresh memory
</ParamField>

## Returns

[`AgentResponse`](/sdk-reference/misc/agentresponse.md): The initial response from starting the agent.