Recommendations 777 Knowledge required for performing robotic colorectal surgery: recommendations 777 Technical skills required for performing robotic colorectal surgery: recommendations 778 Nontechnical skills required for performing robotic colorectal surgery: recommendation 778 Assessment of competency/proficiency during training in robotic colorectal surgery: recommendation 778 Credentialing in robotic colorectal surgery: recommendation 778 Clinical outcome data registry in robotic colorectal surgery: recommendation 778 BACKGROUND 778 Target audience 778 METHOD 779 Formation of the guideline working group 779 Process of guideline construction 779 Scope of this guideline 779 Knowledge required for performing robotic colorectal surgery 779 Technical skills required for performing robotic colorectal surgery 780 Nontechnical skills required for performing robotic colorectal surgery 780 Assessment of competency/proficiency during training in robotic colorectal surgery Credentialing in robotic colorectal surgery Clinical outcome data registry in robotic colorectal surgery Outcomes measured Critical for decision-making Important, but not critical for decision-making Of low importance Literature searches Resources Handling of citations Study eligibility assessment and selection Reviewing research evidence Method used to make recommendations Drafting of statements and supporting text RESULTS Knowledge required for performing robotic colorectal surgery Recommendation Rationale for recommendation Future research priorities Recommendation Rationale for recommendation Future research priorities This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.