agent-orchestrator/backend/internal/skillassets/using-ao/commands/start.md

ao 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