Fix verbose output to show task names instead of UUIDs

- Modified event listener to pass task objects instead of IDs to console formatter
- Updated console formatter methods to display task names with ID fallback
- Added helper method _get_task_display_name with fallback logic:
  1. Task name + partial ID: 'Research Analysis (ID: 12345678...)'
  2. Description + partial ID: 'Analyze market trends... (ID: 12345678...)'
  3. Full ID as final fallback: '12345678-1234-5678-9012-123456789abc'
- Added comprehensive tests for verbose output functionality

Fixes #3310

Co-Authored-By: João <joao@crewai.com>

src/crewai/utilities/events/event_listener.py

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class EventListener(BaseEventListener):
             span = self._telemetry.task_started(crew=source.agent.crew, task=source)
             self.execution_spans[source] = span
             self.formatter.create_task_branch(
-                self.formatter.current_crew_tree, source.id
+                self.formatter.current_crew_tree, source
             )
 
         @crewai_event_bus.on(TaskCompletedEvent)
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class EventListener(BaseEventListener):
 
             self.formatter.update_task_status(
                 self.formatter.current_crew_tree,
-                source.id,
+                source,
                 source.agent.role,
                 "completed",
             )
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ class EventListener(BaseEventListener):
 
             self.formatter.update_task_status(
                 self.formatter.current_crew_tree,
-                source.id,
+                source,
                 source.agent.role,
                 "failed",
             )

src/crewai/utilities/events/utils/console_formatter.py

@@ -220,14 +220,16 @@ class ConsoleFormatter:
         return tree
 
     def create_task_branch(
-        self, crew_tree: Optional[Tree], task_id: str
+        self, crew_tree: Optional[Tree], task: Any
     ) -> Optional[Tree]:
         """Create and initialize a task branch."""
         if not self.verbose:
             return None
 
+        task_display = self._get_task_display_name(task)
+
         task_content = Text()
-        task_content.append(f"📋 Task: {task_id}", style="yellow bold")
+        task_content.append(f"📋 Task: {task_display}", style="yellow bold")
         task_content.append("\nStatus: ", style="white")
         task_content.append("Executing Task...", style="yellow dim")
 
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@ class ConsoleFormatter:
     def update_task_status(
         self,
         crew_tree: Optional[Tree],
-        task_id: str,
+        task: Any,
         agent_role: str,
         status: str = "completed",
     ) -> None:
@@ -256,6 +258,9 @@ class ConsoleFormatter:
         if not self.verbose or crew_tree is None:
             return
 
+        task_display = self._get_task_display_name(task)
+        task_id = str(task.id)
+
         if status == "completed":
             style = "green"
             status_text = "✅ Completed"
@@ -267,11 +272,11 @@ class ConsoleFormatter:
 
         # Update tree label
         for branch in crew_tree.children:
-            if str(task_id) in str(branch.label):
+            if task_id in str(branch.label):
                 # Build label without introducing stray blank lines
                 task_content = Text()
-                # First line: Task ID
-                task_content.append(f"📋 Task: {task_id}", style=f"{style} bold")
+                # First line: Task name/description
+                task_content.append(f"📋 Task: {task_display}", style=f"{style} bold")
 
                 # Second line: Assigned to
                 task_content.append("\nAssigned to: ", style="white")
@@ -286,7 +291,7 @@ class ConsoleFormatter:
 
         # Show status panel
         content = self.create_status_content(
-            f"Task {status.title()}", str(task_id), style, Agent=agent_role
+            f"Task {status.title()}", task_display, style, Agent=agent_role
         )
         self.print_panel(content, panel_title, style)
 
@@ -1754,3 +1759,13 @@ class ConsoleFormatter:
                 Attempts=f"{retry_count + 1}",
             )
             self.print_panel(content, "🛡️ Guardrail Failed", "red")
+
+    def _get_task_display_name(self, task: Any) -> str:
+        """Get display name for a task, with fallback logic."""
+        if hasattr(task, 'name') and task.name:
+            return f"{task.name} (ID: {str(task.id)[:8]}...)"
+        elif hasattr(task, 'description') and task.description:
+            desc = task.description[:50] + "..." if len(task.description) > 50 else task.description
+            return f"{desc} (ID: {str(task.id)[:8]}...)"
+        else:
+            return str(task.id)

tests/utilities/test_console_formatter_verbose.py

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+from crewai.utilities.events.utils.console_formatter import ConsoleFormatter
+
+
+class TestConsoleFormatterVerbose:
+    """Test verbose output functionality in console formatter."""
+
+    def setup_method(self):
+        """Set up test fixtures."""
+        self.formatter = ConsoleFormatter(verbose=True)
+        
+    def test_get_task_display_name_with_name(self):
+        """Test task display name when task has a name."""
+        task = Mock()
+        task.name = "Research Market Trends"
+        task.id = "12345678-1234-5678-9012-123456789abc"
+        
+        result = self.formatter._get_task_display_name(task)
+        assert "Research Market Trends" in result
+        assert "12345678" in result
+        
+    def test_get_task_display_name_with_description_only(self):
+        """Test task display name when task has no name but has description."""
+        task = Mock()
+        task.name = None
+        task.description = "Analyze current market trends and provide insights"
+        task.id = "12345678-1234-5678-9012-123456789abc"
+        
+        result = self.formatter._get_task_display_name(task)
+        assert "Analyze current market trends" in result
+        assert "12345678" in result
+        
+    def test_get_task_display_name_long_description_truncated(self):
+        """Test task display name truncates long descriptions."""
+        task = Mock()
+        task.name = None
+        task.description = "This is a very long task description that should be truncated because it exceeds the maximum length"
+        task.id = "12345678-1234-5678-9012-123456789abc"
+        
+        result = self.formatter._get_task_display_name(task)
+        assert len(result.split("(ID:")[0].strip()) <= 53
+        assert "..." in result
+        
+    def test_get_task_display_name_fallback_to_id(self):
+        """Test task display name falls back to ID when no name or description."""
+        task = Mock()
+        task.name = None
+        task.description = None
+        task.id = "12345678-1234-5678-9012-123456789abc"
+        
+        result = self.formatter._get_task_display_name(task)
+        assert result == "12345678-1234-5678-9012-123456789abc"
+        
+    @patch('crewai.utilities.events.utils.console_formatter.ConsoleFormatter.print')
+    def test_create_task_branch_uses_task_name(self, mock_print):
+        """Test create_task_branch displays task name instead of ID."""
+        task = Mock()
+        task.name = "Write Blog Post"
+        task.id = "12345678-1234-5678-9012-123456789abc"
+        
+        crew_tree = Mock()
+        crew_tree.add.return_value = Mock()
+        
+        self.formatter.create_task_branch(crew_tree, task)
+        
+        call_args = crew_tree.add.call_args[0][0]
+        assert "Write Blog Post" in str(call_args)
+        assert "12345678" in str(call_args)
+        
+    @patch('crewai.utilities.events.utils.console_formatter.ConsoleFormatter.print')
+    def test_update_task_status_uses_task_name(self, mock_print):
+        """Test update_task_status displays task name instead of ID."""
+        task = Mock()
+        task.name = "Data Analysis"
+        task.id = "12345678-1234-5678-9012-123456789abc"
+        
+        crew_tree = Mock()
+        branch = Mock()
+        branch.label = "12345678-1234-5678-9012-123456789abc"
+        crew_tree.children = [branch]
+        
+        self.formatter.update_task_status(crew_tree, task, "Data Analyst", "completed")
+        
+        updated_label = branch.label
+        assert "Data Analysis" in str(updated_label)
+
+    def test_verbose_disabled_returns_none(self):
+        """Test that methods return None when verbose is disabled."""
+        formatter = ConsoleFormatter(verbose=False)
+        task = Mock()
+        
+        result = formatter.create_task_branch(Mock(), task)
+        assert result is None
+        
+        formatter.update_task_status(Mock(), task, "Agent", "completed")