diff --git a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/cli/tools/main.py b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/cli/tools/main.py
index ad8690ea6..881fae92a 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/src/crewai/cli/tools/main.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/src/crewai/cli/tools/main.py
@@ -108,15 +108,12 @@ class ToolCommand(BaseCommand, PlusAPIMixin):
             tools_metadata = extract_tools_metadata()
         except Exception as e:
             console.print(
-                f"[bold red]Failed to extract tool metadata.[/bold red]\n"
-                f"Error: {e}\n\n"
-                f"Please ensure your tools:\n"
-                f"* Inherit from BaseTool\n"
-                f"* Are properly exported in __init__.py with __all__\n"
-                f"* Have valid Pydantic field definitions"
+                f"[yellow]Warning: Could not extract tool metadata: {e}[/yellow]\n"
+                f"Publishing will continue without detailed metadata."
             )
-            raise SystemExit(1)
+            tools_metadata = []
 
+        self._print_tools_preview(tools_metadata)
         self._print_current_organization()
 
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as temp_build_dir:
@@ -263,6 +260,39 @@ class ToolCommand(BaseCommand, PlusAPIMixin):
             )
             raise SystemExit
 
+    def _print_tools_preview(self, tools_metadata: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> None:
+        if not tools_metadata:
+            console.print("[yellow]No tool metadata extracted.[/yellow]")
+            return
+
+        console.print(f"\n[bold]Tools to be published ({len(tools_metadata)}):[/bold]\n")
+
+        for tool in tools_metadata:
+            console.print(f"  [bold cyan]{tool.get('name', 'Unknown')}[/bold cyan]")
+            console.print(f"    Name: {tool.get('humanized_name', 'N/A')}")
+            console.print(f"    Description: {tool.get('description', 'N/A')[:80]}{'...' if len(tool.get('description', '')) > 80 else ''}")
+
+            init_params = tool.get("init_params_schema", {}).get("properties", {})
+            if init_params:
+                required = tool.get("init_params_schema", {}).get("required", [])
+                console.print("    Init parameters:")
+                for param_name, param_info in init_params.items():
+                    param_type = param_info.get("type", "any")
+                    is_required = param_name in required
+                    req_marker = "[red]*[/red]" if is_required else ""
+                    default = f" = {param_info['default']}" if "default" in param_info else ""
+                    console.print(f"      - {param_name}: {param_type}{default} {req_marker}")
+
+            env_vars = tool.get("env_vars", [])
+            if env_vars:
+                console.print("    Environment variables:")
+                for env_var in env_vars:
+                    req_marker = "[red]*[/red]" if env_var.get("required") else ""
+                    default = f" (default: {env_var['default']})" if env_var.get("default") else ""
+                    console.print(f"      - {env_var['name']}: {env_var.get('description', 'N/A')}{default} {req_marker}")
+
+            console.print()
+
     def _print_current_organization(self) -> None:
         settings = Settings()
         if settings.org_uuid:
diff --git a/lib/crewai/tests/cli/tools/test_main.py b/lib/crewai/tests/cli/tools/test_main.py
index 15ffeddbd..3ffab377a 100644
--- a/lib/crewai/tests/cli/tools/test_main.py
+++ b/lib/crewai/tests/cli/tools/test_main.py
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ def test_publish_api_error(
     "crewai.cli.tools.main.extract_tools_metadata",
     side_effect=Exception("Failed to extract metadata"),
 )
-def test_publish_metadata_extraction_failure(
+def test_publish_metadata_extraction_failure_continues_with_warning(
     mock_tools_metadata,
     mock_available_exports,
     mock_is_synced,
@@ -406,11 +406,15 @@ def test_publish_metadata_extraction_failure(
     capsys,
     tool_command,
 ):
-    with raises(SystemExit):
+    """Test that metadata extraction failure shows warning but continues publishing."""
+    try:
         tool_command.publish(is_public=True)
+    except SystemExit:
+        pass  # May fail later due to API mock, but should get past metadata extraction
     output = capsys.readouterr().out
-    assert "Failed to extract tool metadata" in output
-    assert "Inherit from BaseTool" in output
+    assert "Warning: Could not extract tool metadata" in output
+    assert "Publishing will continue without detailed metadata" in output
+    assert "No tool metadata extracted" in output
 
 
 @patch("crewai.cli.tools.main.Settings")