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 ## `hivectl start`
 
-Start containers hive-wide — the inverse of `hivectl stop`. Bare `hivectl start` starts everything back up; the same scope flags as `stop` narrow it (`--agents`, `--ci`, `--forge`, `--gateway`, `--matrix`, `--agent <name>`). Requires the hive-c0re daemon
+Start containers hive-wide — the inverse of `hivectl stop`. Bare `hivectl start` restores the previously-running agents from the last broad-scope `stop`, or starts everything if no prior stop exists; the same scope flags as `stop` narrow it (`--agents`, `--ci`, `--forge`, `--gateway`, `--matrix`, `--agent <name>`). A targeted `--agent <name>` start is never filtered. Requires the hive-c0re daemon
 
 **Usage:** `hivectl start [OPTIONS]`