> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tess.im/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Squad Runs

> Run a Squad from the Mesh Canvas and follow progress through members and shared documents

## Overview

A **squad run** executes the squad’s members according to its **execution mode**. Results land in the shared **working document** or as a **new document node** on the mesh, depending on the squad’s output format.

## Start a run

1. Click the **squad node** on the Mesh Canvas.
2. In the **Squad panel**, start a run (or trigger from the squad’s run control when shown).
3. Members execute according to the mode you configured — parallel, handoff, review, and so on.

See [Squads fundamentals](/en/cowork/squads/squads-fundamentals) for what each mode does.

## Monitor progress

* **Squad node** — shows the squad is active; open the panel for a high-level view
* **Member nodes** — each member’s status badge reflects its own run (Idle, Running, Pending approval, etc.)
* **Member drawer** — click a member to see timeline, approvals, and files for that run
* **Mission Control / Day Planner** — pending approvals and wake-ups across visible employees

Individual member runs behave like any Digital Employee run. If a member stops for **plan approval** or **input needed**, resolve it from that member’s drawer — the same as a solo employee.

## Review results

After the run:

1. Open the squad’s **working document** node on the mesh (or from the Squad panel)
2. Check each **member drawer** timeline for logs and credit use
3. Look for any **new document nodes** if the output format was “new document”

<Tip>
  Use **linear handoff** for pipelines, **review board** or **debate** for quality checks, and **parallel** when members can work independently on shared context.
</Tip>

## Next steps

* [Squads fundamentals](/en/cowork/squads/squads-fundamentals)
* [Create a Squad](/en/cowork/squads/squad-creation)
* [Documents on the mesh](/en/cowork/artifacts/artifacts-overview)

## Other languages

* [Português (BR)](/pt/cowork/squads/squad-runs)
* [Español](/es/cowork/squads/squad-runs)