fixing RPM controlelr being set unencessarily

src/crewai/crew.py

@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
         if self.agents:
             for agent in self.agents:
                 agent.set_cache_handler(self._cache_handler)
-                agent.set_rpm_controller(self._rpm_controller)
+                if self.max_rpm:
+                    agent.set_rpm_controller(self._rpm_controller)
         return self
 
     def _setup_from_config(self):

src/crewai/utilities/rpm_controller.py

@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ class RPMController(BaseModel):
     _current_rpm: int = PrivateAttr(default=0)
     _timer: threading.Timer | None = PrivateAttr(default=None)
     _lock: threading.Lock = PrivateAttr(default=None)
+    _shutdown_flag = False
 
     @model_validator(mode="after")
     def reset_counter(self):
         if self.max_rpm:
-            self._lock = threading.Lock()
+            if not self._shutdown_flag:
-            self._reset_request_count()
+                self._lock = threading.Lock()
+                self._reset_request_count()
         return self
 
     def check_or_wait(self):
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ class RPMController(BaseModel):
         with self._lock:
             self._current_rpm = 0
         if self._timer:
+            self._shutdown_flag = True
             self._timer.cancel()
         self._timer = threading.Timer(60.0, self._reset_request_count)
         self._timer.start()

tests/crew_test.py

@@ -356,6 +356,25 @@ def test_api_calls_throttling(capsys):
         moveon.assert_called()
 
 
+def test_agents_rpm_is_never_set_if_crew_max_RPM_is_not_set():
+    agent = Agent(
+        role="test role",
+        goal="test goal",
+        backstory="test backstory",
+        allow_delegation=False,
+        verbose=True,
+    )
+
+    task = Task(
+        description="just say hi!",
+        agent=agent,
+    )
+
+    Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task], verbose=2)
+
+    assert agent._rpm_controller is None
+
+
 def test_async_task_execution():
     import threading
     from unittest.mock import patch