CrewAI

CrewAI is a leading framework for orchestrating role-playing, autonomous AI agents. Unlike standard single-agent systems, CrewAI focuses on collaborative intelligence, allowing multiple agents to assume distinct roles, share goals, and execute complex tasks through sophisticated process flows including sequential, hierarchical, and consensual patterns. By 2026, CrewAI has solidified its position as the enterprise standard for 'Agentic Workflows,' bridging the gap between raw LLM capabilities and reliable business process automation. Its architecture is built on top of LangChain, providing seamless integration with hundreds of tools while maintaining a clean, modular abstraction for agent behavior. The framework excels in scenarios requiring high-reasoning density where individual agents can delegate tasks, provide peer feedback, and maintain long-term memory. As organizations shift from 'Chatbots' to 'Agentic Teams,' CrewAI provides the necessary governance and management layer (CrewAI+) to deploy these teams into production environments with observability and control.