multi-agent

crewAI

Name: crewAI
Author: crewAIInc

Framework for orchestrating role-playing, autonomous AI agents. By fostering collaborative intelligence, CrewAI empowers agents to work together seamlessly, tackling complex tasks.

56,689 stars8,084 forksPythonUpdated 8/6/2026100% free · open source

What it does

CrewAI enables the creation of autonomous AI agents that collaborate to solve complex tasks by role-playing and working together seamlessly.

Install / run

pip install crewai

When to use it

•When you need to simulate real-world scenarios with multiple interacting agents
•When your startup requires modeling complex systems with autonomous decision-making entities
•When you want to develop AI solutions that can adapt and learn from each other

Quick start

1Clone the CrewAI repository from GitHub using the command `git clone https://github.com/crewAIInc/crewAI.git`
2Navigate into the cloned repository with `cd crewAI`
3Run the example configuration with `python examples/basic_example.py` to see CrewAI in action
4Modify the `config.json` file to define your own agent roles and behaviors
5Use the `crewai run` command to start your custom simulation

Ready-to-paste prompt

python examples/basic_example.py -c examples/config.json -n 5 -t 10

Heads up: Ensure you have Python 3.8 or later installed, as CrewAI is not compatible with earlier Python versions

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Topics

agents

ai-agents

aiagentframework

llms

How crewAI works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

CrewAI is mostly documents (24148 doc files, 919 small scripts) — something you read, not something you run. You install it into your AI tool with one command; there is nothing to run yourself. Last commit this month, MIT license.

Size

Mostly documents

24148 documents · 919 small scripts · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

Install as a skill / plugin

Add it to Claude Code (or your AI tool) with one command — 3 skills inside. Nothing to run yourself.

Runs on

Inside your AI tool

Helper scripts use Python

Python 99%JavaScript 1%

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