diff --git a/metagpt/startup.py b/metagpt/startup.py
index 000b3c5d4..4a077cab7 100644
--- a/metagpt/startup.py
+++ b/metagpt/startup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
 import asyncio
 import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import typer
 from metagpt.config2 import config
 from metagpt.const import CONFIG_ROOT, METAGPT_ROOT
 from metagpt.context import Context
+from metagpt.utils.project_repo import ProjectRepo
 
 app = typer.Typer(add_completion=False, pretty_exceptions_show_locals=False)
 
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ def generate_repo(
     reqa_file,
     max_auto_summarize_code,
     recover_path,
-):
+) -> ProjectRepo:
     """Run the startup logic. Can be called from CLI or other Python scripts."""
     from metagpt.roles import (
         Architect,
@@ -67,6 +69,8 @@ def generate_repo(
     company.run_project(idea)
     asyncio.run(company.run(n_round=n_round))
 
+    return ctx.repo
+
 
 @app.command("", help="Start a new project.")
 def startup(