Create a team, choose a working directory, and send Atlas a first task.
This guide gets you to a running team and shows the choices you make along the way. A team includes Atlas, the Manager, plus specialist agents that share one working directory.
1
Open the wizard
Click + next to Team Hub in the sidebar (or press Ctrl+K and choose Create New Team). The wizard asks “How would you like to get started?” with three options: Generate Team, Starter Templates, and Start from Scratch.
The three ways to start a team
2
Choose how to start
Pick the path that matches how much control you want:
Starter Templates: choose a pre-built roster such as Application Developers or Research Analysts. All six templates are described in the template reference.
Generate Team: describe your project and let Atlas propose a roster. Choose a Team model, write the Project Description, then click Generate Team.
Start from Scratch: start with only Atlas and add specialists yourself. The Solo Agent option in this path branches to Create a solo agent.
Choose Starter Templates for your first team unless you already know the exact roles you need.
3
Review the roster
The Your Team Roster screen shows the Manager row (always included) and each proposed agent with a checkbox. Here you can:
Edit the Team Name
Toggle agents on or off
Click Edit on any agent to change its name, specialization, or model
Expand Skills (N) to see what each agent comes with
+ Add Agent to bring in more specialists
Click Create Team when the roster looks right. At least one specialist must be selected. If a selected model is unavailable because its provider disconnected, Syndicate resolves it to the first available connected model.
4
Choose the working directory
Pick the local folder the team will work in: Choose where your team’s project files live. An existing project folder or an empty one both work. Agents read, write, and run commands inside this folder.
If it is a real project, make sure it is a Git repository first, so every agent change is reviewable.
5
Set the interruption level
Use Team Settings to choose how often Atlas asks before delegating or opening new work. Balanced is the best starting point. Move toward Minimal once you trust the team, or toward Hands-on / Manual for risky work.
6
Send Atlas a goal
Open the Chat tab and give Atlas a clear, bounded goal:
“Read this project and produce a prioritized improvement plan. Do not change any files yet. Flag anything you need from me.”
Atlas plans, creates tasks, and delegates. Watch the Dashboard canvas light up as agents start working.
Templates load complete teams with roles, models, and skills already chosen
Generate Team
You can describe the project but do not know the right roles
Atlas proposes the roster from your description
Start from Scratch
You know the exact specialists you want
Starts with Atlas; add agents one by one
Every agent needs a model from a connected provider. With no providers connected, the wizard asks you to connect a provider before generating or launching a team.
