diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/flow/flow.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/flow/flow.py
index 3ccd4c723..89580e87f 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/flow/flow.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/flow/flow.py
@@ -3256,7 +3256,7 @@ class Flow(BaseModel, Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
         if isinstance(state, dict):
             return dict(state)
         if hasattr(state, "model_dump"):
-            return state.model_dump()
+            return cast(dict[str, Any], state.model_dump())
         return {}
 
     def ask(
@@ -3338,6 +3338,7 @@ class Flow(BaseModel, Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
         from crewai.flow.input_provider import InputResponse
 
         method_name = current_flow_method_name.get("unknown")
+        response: str | None = None
 
         # GAP-34: If a pending response was set (from from_ask_pending()), return it
         if self._pending_response is not None:
@@ -3436,7 +3437,7 @@ class Flow(BaseModel, Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
             raw = None
 
         # Normalize provider response: str, InputResponse, or None
-        response: str | None = None
+        response = None
         response_metadata: dict[str, Any] | None = None
 
         if isinstance(raw, InputResponse):
@@ -3549,10 +3550,10 @@ class Flow(BaseModel, Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
                     # on the running loop and block until it completes.
                     import concurrent.futures
 
-                    future: concurrent.futures.Future[Any] = (
+                    coro_future: concurrent.futures.Future[Any] = (
                         asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(_round_trip(), loop)
                     )
-                    response = future.result()
+                    response = coro_future.result()
                 else:
                     response = asyncio.run(_round_trip())
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/new_agent/coworker_tools.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/new_agent/coworker_tools.py
index 8bf55e5d3..15ada40de 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/new_agent/coworker_tools.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/new_agent/coworker_tools.py
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class DelegateToCoworkerTool(BaseTool):
     def _delegate_a2a(self, message: str) -> str:
         """Delegate to an A2A remote coworker."""
         try:
-            from crewai.a2a.client import A2AClient
+            from crewai.a2a.client import A2AClient  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
 
             url = getattr(self.coworker, "url", None) or str(self.coworker)
             client = A2AClient(url=url)
@@ -412,7 +412,8 @@ class MultiDelegateTool(BaseTool):
                     coros.append(_error_result(cw_name))
                 else:
                     coros.append(coworker.amessage(message))
-            return await asyncio.gather(*coros, return_exceptions=True)
+            raw_results = await asyncio.gather(*coros, return_exceptions=True)
+            return [r for r in raw_results if not isinstance(r, BaseException)]
 
         async def _error_result(name: str) -> str:
             return f"[Error] Coworker '{name}' not found."
diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/new_agent/executor.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/new_agent/executor.py
index 61dcde247..a27760e56 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/new_agent/executor.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/new_agent/executor.py
@@ -737,7 +737,9 @@ class ConversationalAgentExecutor(BaseModel):
             # Try to emit as an event
             try:
                 from crewai.events.event_bus import crewai_event_bus
-                from crewai.utilities.events.checkpoint_events import CheckpointEvent
+                from crewai.utilities.events.checkpoint_events import (  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
+                    CheckpointEvent,
+                )
 
                 crewai_event_bus.emit(self, CheckpointEvent(data=checkpoint_data))
             except (ImportError, Exception):
@@ -2242,7 +2244,7 @@ class ConversationalAgentExecutor(BaseModel):
                 except Exception:
                     pass
             else:
-                result_text = f"[Subtask {i + 1}] {r.content}"
+                result_text = f"[Subtask {i + 1}] {r.content if isinstance(r, Message) else str(r)}"
                 try:
                     from crewai.new_agent.events import NewAgentSpawnCompletedEvent
 
diff --git a/lib/crewai/tests/agents/test_lite_agent.py b/lib/crewai/tests/agents/test_lite_agent.py
index 37d115228..24708d455 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/tests/agents/test_lite_agent.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/tests/agents/test_lite_agent.py
@@ -836,18 +836,30 @@ def test_lite_agent_kickoff_async_inside_flow():
     assert isinstance(result, LiteAgentOutput)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.vcr()
 def test_lite_agent_standalone_still_works():
     """Test that LiteAgent.kickoff() still works normally outside of a Flow.
 
     This verifies that the magic auto-async pattern doesn't break standalone usage
     where there's no event loop running.
     """
+    from crewai.types.usage_metrics import UsageMetrics
+
+    mock_llm = Mock(spec=LLM)
+    mock_llm.call.return_value = "10"
+    mock_llm.stop = []
+    mock_llm.get_token_usage_summary.return_value = UsageMetrics(
+        total_tokens=10,
+        prompt_tokens=5,
+        completion_tokens=5,
+        cached_prompt_tokens=0,
+        successful_requests=1,
+    )
+
     agent = Agent(
         role="Standalone Agent",
         goal="Answer questions",
         backstory="A helpful assistant",
-        llm=LLM(model="gpt-4o-mini"),
+        llm=mock_llm,
         verbose=False,
     )