diff --git a/metagpt/environment.py b/metagpt/environment.py
index 42f7ef5bf..6511647ef 100644
--- a/metagpt/environment.py
+++ b/metagpt/environment.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Environment(BaseModel):
 
     desc: str = Field(default="")  # 环境描述
     roles: dict[str, SerializeAsAny[Role]] = Field(default_factory=dict, validate_default=True)
-    members: dict[Role, Set] = Field(default_factory=dict, exclude=True)
+    member_addrs: dict[Role, Set] = Field(default_factory=dict, exclude=True)
     history: str = ""  # For debug
     context: Context = Field(default_factory=Context, exclude=True)
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Environment(BaseModel):
                     "role_class": role.__class__.__name__,
                     "module_name": role.__module__,
                     "role_name": role.name,
-                    "role_sub_tags": list(self.members.get(role)),
+                    "role_sub_tags": list(self.member_addrs.get(role)),
                 }
             )
             role.serialize(stg_path=stg_path.joinpath(f"roles/{role.__class__.__name__}_{role.name}"))
diff --git a/metagpt/startup.py b/metagpt/startup.py
index e7ae2b09e..cacf68113 100644
--- a/metagpt/startup.py
+++ b/metagpt/startup.py
@@ -10,31 +10,21 @@ from metagpt.config2 import config
 app = typer.Typer(add_completion=False)
 
 
-@app.command()
-def startup(
-    idea: str = typer.Argument(..., help="Your innovative idea, such as 'Create a 2048 game.'"),
-    investment: float = typer.Option(default=3.0, help="Dollar amount to invest in the AI company."),
-    n_round: int = typer.Option(default=5, help="Number of rounds for the simulation."),
-    code_review: bool = typer.Option(default=True, help="Whether to use code review."),
-    run_tests: bool = typer.Option(default=False, help="Whether to enable QA for adding & running tests."),
-    implement: bool = typer.Option(default=True, help="Enable or disable code implementation."),
-    project_name: str = typer.Option(default="", help="Unique project name, such as 'game_2048'."),
-    inc: bool = typer.Option(default=False, help="Incremental mode. Use it to coop with existing repo."),
-    project_path: str = typer.Option(
-        default="",
-        help="Specify the directory path of the old version project to fulfill the incremental requirements.",
-    ),
-    reqa_file: str = typer.Option(
-        default="", help="Specify the source file name for rewriting the quality assurance code."
-    ),
-    max_auto_summarize_code: int = typer.Option(
-        default=0,
-        help="The maximum number of times the 'SummarizeCode' action is automatically invoked, with -1 indicating "
-        "unlimited. This parameter is used for debugging the workflow.",
-    ),
-    recover_path: str = typer.Option(default=None, help="recover the project from existing serialized storage"),
+def generate_repo(
+    idea,
+    investment,
+    n_round,
+    code_review,
+    run_tests,
+    implement,
+    project_name,
+    inc,
+    project_path,
+    reqa_file,
+    max_auto_summarize_code,
+    recover_path,
 ):
-    """Run a startup. Be a boss."""
+    """Run the startup logic. Can be called from CLI or other Python scripts."""
     from metagpt.roles import (
         Architect,
         Engineer,
@@ -62,18 +52,58 @@ def startup(
         if run_tests:
             company.hire([QaEngineer()])
     else:
-        # # stg_path = SERDESER_PATH.joinpath("team")
         stg_path = Path(recover_path)
         if not stg_path.exists() or not str(stg_path).endswith("team"):
             raise FileNotFoundError(f"{recover_path} not exists or not endswith `team`")
 
         company = Team.deserialize(stg_path=stg_path)
-        idea = company.idea  # use original idea
+        idea = company.idea
 
     company.invest(investment)
     company.run_project(idea)
     asyncio.run(company.run(n_round=n_round))
 
 
+@app.command()
+def startup(
+    idea: str = typer.Argument(..., help="Your innovative idea, such as 'Create a 2048 game.'"),
+    investment: float = typer.Option(default=3.0, help="Dollar amount to invest in the AI company."),
+    n_round: int = typer.Option(default=5, help="Number of rounds for the simulation."),
+    code_review: bool = typer.Option(default=True, help="Whether to use code review."),
+    run_tests: bool = typer.Option(default=False, help="Whether to enable QA for adding & running tests."),
+    implement: bool = typer.Option(default=True, help="Enable or disable code implementation."),
+    project_name: str = typer.Option(default="", help="Unique project name, such as 'game_2048'."),
+    inc: bool = typer.Option(default=False, help="Incremental mode. Use it to coop with existing repo."),
+    project_path: str = typer.Option(
+        default="",
+        help="Specify the directory path of the old version project to fulfill the incremental requirements.",
+    ),
+    reqa_file: str = typer.Option(
+        default="", help="Specify the source file name for rewriting the quality assurance code."
+    ),
+    max_auto_summarize_code: int = typer.Option(
+        default=0,
+        help="The maximum number of times the 'SummarizeCode' action is automatically invoked, with -1 indicating "
+        "unlimited. This parameter is used for debugging the workflow.",
+    ),
+    recover_path: str = typer.Option(default=None, help="recover the project from existing serialized storage"),
+):
+    """Run a startup. Be a boss."""
+    return generate_repo(
+        idea,
+        investment,
+        n_round,
+        code_review,
+        run_tests,
+        implement,
+        project_name,
+        inc,
+        project_path,
+        reqa_file,
+        max_auto_summarize_code,
+        recover_path,
+    )
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app()