Add in validation for async cannot depend on other async tasks.

src/crewai/crew.py

@@ -275,6 +275,18 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
 
         return self
 
+    @model_validator(mode="after")
+    def validate_async_task_cannot_include_async_tasks_in_context(self):
+        """Validates that if a task is set to be executed asynchronously, it cannot include other asynchronous tasks in its context."""
+        for task in self.tasks:
+            if task.async_execution and task.context:
+                async_tasks_in_context = [t for t in task.context if t.async_execution]
+                if async_tasks_in_context:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f"Task '{task.description}' is asynchronous and cannot include other asynchronous tasks in its context."
+                    )
+        return self
+
     def _setup_from_config(self):
         assert self.config is not None, "Config should not be None."
 

tests/crew_test.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pydantic_core
 import pytest
-
 from crewai.agent import Agent
 from crewai.agents.cache import CacheHandler
 from crewai.crew import Crew
@@ -87,6 +86,33 @@ def test_crew_config_conditional_requirement():
     ]
 
 
+def test_async_task_context_validation():
+    task1 = Task(
+        description="Task 1",
+        async_execution=True,
+        expected_output="output",
+        agent=researcher,
+    )
+    task2 = Task(
+        description="Task 2",
+        async_execution=True,
+        expected_output="output",
+        agent=researcher,
+        context=[task1],
+    )
+    task3 = Task(
+        description="Task 3",
+        expected_output="output",
+        agent=researcher,
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(
+        ValueError,
+        match="Task 'Task 2' is asynchronous and cannot include other asynchronous tasks in its context.",
+    ):
+        Crew(tasks=[task1, task2, task3], agents=[researcher, writer])
+
+
 def test_crew_config_with_wrong_keys():
     no_tasks_config = json.dumps(
         {