feat: Introduce global flow configuration for human-in-the-loop feedback (#4193)

* feat: Introduce global flow configuration for human-in-the-loop feedback

- Added a new `flow_config` module to manage global Flow configuration, allowing customization of Flow behavior at runtime.
- Integrated the `hitl_provider` attribute to specify the human-in-the-loop feedback provider, enhancing flexibility in feedback collection.
- Updated the `human_feedback` function to utilize the configured HITL provider, improving the handling of feedback requests.

* TYPO

lib/crewai/src/crewai/flow/__init__.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from crewai.flow.async_feedback import (
     PendingFeedbackContext,
 )
 from crewai.flow.flow import Flow, and_, listen, or_, router, start
+from crewai.flow.flow_config import flow_config
 from crewai.flow.human_feedback import HumanFeedbackResult, human_feedback
 from crewai.flow.persistence import persist
 from crewai.flow.visualization import (
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "PendingFeedbackContext",
     "and_",
     "build_flow_structure",
+    "flow_config",
     "human_feedback",
     "listen",
     "or_",

lib/crewai/src/crewai/flow/flow_config.py

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+"""Global Flow configuration.
+
+This module provides a singleton configuration object that can be used to
+customize Flow behavior at runtime.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from crewai.flow.async_feedback.types import HumanFeedbackProvider
+
+
+class FlowConfig:
+    """Global configuration for Flow execution.
+
+    Attributes:
+        hitl_provider: The human-in-the-loop feedback provider.
+                       Defaults to None (uses console input).
+                       Can be overridden by deployments at startup.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self._hitl_provider: HumanFeedbackProvider | None = None
+
+    @property
+    def hitl_provider(self) -> Any:
+        """Get the configured HITL provider."""
+        return self._hitl_provider
+
+    @hitl_provider.setter
+    def hitl_provider(self, provider: Any) -> None:
+        """Set the HITL provider."""
+        self._hitl_provider = provider
+
+
+# Singleton instance
+flow_config = FlowConfig()

lib/crewai/src/crewai/flow/human_feedback.py

@@ -283,11 +283,18 @@ def human_feedback(
                 llm=llm if isinstance(llm, str) else None,
             )
 
-            if provider is not None:
-                # Use custom provider (may raise HumanFeedbackPending)
-                return provider.request_feedback(context, flow_instance)
+            # Determine effective provider:
+            effective_provider = provider
+            if effective_provider is None:
+                from crewai.flow.flow_config import flow_config
+
+                effective_provider = flow_config.hitl_provider
+
+            if effective_provider is not None:
+                # Use provider (may raise HumanFeedbackPending for async providers)
+                return effective_provider.request_feedback(context, flow_instance)
             else:
-                # Use default console input
+                # Use default console input (local development)
                 return flow_instance._request_human_feedback(
                     message=message,
                     output=method_output,