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CrewAI

Python framework for orchestrating role-based agent crews and event-driven Flows.

PythonMITv1.15.23 · 2026-09-28

Install

Run in your terminal

pip install crewai

Latest version read from pypi package crewai.

Multi-agent patterns

?Handoffs: not yet verified

Handoffs

One agent passes the conversation to another agent, which takes over.

Not shown in the docs.

Subagents / agents as tools: supported

Subagents / agents as tools

A main agent calls other agents like tools and gets their result back, each with its own context.

How CrewAI does it
Graph or workflow: supported

Graph or workflow

You define steps and edges (or a workflow), and the framework runs agents and functions through them.

How CrewAI does it
Group chat / crew: supported

Group chat / crew

Several agents with roles work together on a task, coordinated by a manager or a selection rule.

How CrewAI does it
Human in the loop: supported

Human in the loop

The run pauses for a person to approve, edit or answer before it continues.

How CrewAI does it

Protocols and hosting

MCP: supported
A2A: supported

Hosted runtime

CrewAI AMP

Source

Questions

Does CrewAI support MCP?

Yes. CrewAI's documentation shows agents using tools from MCP servers.

Does CrewAI support the A2A protocol?

Yes. CrewAI's documentation covers the Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol.

What multi-agent patterns does CrewAI support?

The docs show: subagents / agents as tools, graph or workflow, group chat / crew, human in the loop.

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Reviewed Oct 7, 2026.