Merge branch 'main' into feat/agent-delegation-control

src/crewai/agent.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Sequence, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Literal, Optional, Sequence, Union, cast
 
 from pydantic import Field, InstanceOf, PrivateAttr, model_validator
 
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class Agent(BaseAgent):
             max_rpm: Maximum number of requests per minute for the agent execution to be respected.
             verbose: Whether the agent execution should be in verbose mode.
             allow_delegation: Whether the agent is allowed to delegate tasks to other agents.
+            delegate_to: List of agents this agent can delegate to. If None and allow_delegation is True, can delegate to all agents.
             tools: Tools at agents disposal
             step_callback: Callback to be executed after each step of the agent execution.
             knowledge_sources: Knowledge sources for the agent.
@@ -342,10 +343,17 @@ class Agent(BaseAgent):
             callbacks=[TokenCalcHandler(self._token_process)],
         )
 
-    def get_delegation_tools(self, agents: List[BaseAgent]):
+    def get_delegation_tools(self, agents: Sequence[BaseAgent]) -> Sequence[BaseTool]:
-        agent_tools = AgentTools(agents=agents)
+        # If delegate_to is specified, use those agents instead of all agents
-        tools = agent_tools.tools()
+        agents_to_use: List[BaseAgent]
-        return tools
+        if self.delegate_to is not None:
+            agents_to_use = cast(List[BaseAgent], list(self.delegate_to))
+        else:
+            agents_to_use = list(agents)  # Convert to list to match expected type
+
+        agent_tools = AgentTools(agents=agents_to_use)
+        delegation_tools = agent_tools.tools()
+        return delegation_tools
 
     def get_multimodal_tools(self) -> Sequence[BaseTool]:
         from crewai.tools.agent_tools.add_image_tool import AddImageTool

src/crewai/agents/agent_builder/base_agent.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import uuid
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from copy import copy as shallow_copy
 from hashlib import md5
-from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, TypeVar
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, TypeVar
 
 from pydantic import (
     UUID4,
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class BaseAgent(ABC, BaseModel):
         verbose (bool): Verbose mode for the Agent Execution.
         max_rpm (Optional[int]): Maximum number of requests per minute for the agent execution.
         allow_delegation (bool): Allow delegation of tasks to agents.
+        delegate_to (Optional[List["BaseAgent"]]): List of agents this agent can delegate to. If None and allow_delegation is True, can delegate to all agents.
         tools (Optional[List[Any]]): Tools at the agent's disposal.
         max_iter (int): Maximum iterations for an agent to execute a task.
         agent_executor (InstanceOf): An instance of the CrewAgentExecutor class.
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ class BaseAgent(ABC, BaseModel):
             Abstract method to create an agent executor.
         _parse_tools(tools: List[BaseTool]) -> List[Any]:
             Abstract method to parse tools.
-        get_delegation_tools(agents: List["BaseAgent"]):
+        get_delegation_tools(agents: Sequence["BaseAgent"]) -> Sequence[BaseTool]:
             Abstract method to set the agents task tools for handling delegation and question asking to other agents in crew.
         get_output_converter(llm, model, instructions):
             Abstract method to get the converter class for the agent to create json/pydantic outputs.
@@ -113,6 +114,10 @@ class BaseAgent(ABC, BaseModel):
         default=False,
         description="Enable agent to delegate and ask questions among each other.",
     )
+    delegate_to: Optional[List["BaseAgent"]] = Field(
+        default=None,
+        description="List of agents this agent can delegate to. If None and allow_delegation is True, can delegate to all agents.",
+    )
     tools: Optional[List[BaseTool]] = Field(
         default_factory=list, description="Tools at agents' disposal"
     )
@@ -258,7 +263,7 @@ class BaseAgent(ABC, BaseModel):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def get_delegation_tools(self, agents: List["BaseAgent"]) -> List[BaseTool]:
+    def get_delegation_tools(self, agents: Sequence["BaseAgent"]) -> Sequence[BaseTool]:
         """Set the task tools that init BaseAgenTools class."""
         pass
 
@@ -285,6 +290,7 @@ class BaseAgent(ABC, BaseModel):
             "knowledge_sources",
             "knowledge_storage",
             "knowledge",
+            "delegate_to",
         }
 
         # Copy llm
@@ -310,6 +316,10 @@ class BaseAgent(ABC, BaseModel):
                 copied_source.storage = shared_storage
                 existing_knowledge_sources.append(copied_source)
 
+        existing_delegate_to = None
+        if self.delegate_to:
+            existing_delegate_to = list(self.delegate_to)
+
         copied_data = self.model_dump(exclude=exclude)
         copied_data = {k: v for k, v in copied_data.items() if v is not None}
         copied_agent = type(self)(
@@ -319,6 +329,7 @@ class BaseAgent(ABC, BaseModel):
             knowledge_sources=existing_knowledge_sources,
             knowledge=copied_knowledge,
             knowledge_storage=copied_knowledge_storage,
+            delegate_to=existing_delegate_to,
         )
 
         return copied_agent

src/crewai/crew.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import warnings
 from concurrent.futures import Future
 from copy import copy as shallow_copy
 from hashlib import md5
-from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Set, Tuple, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Set, Tuple, Union
 
 from pydantic import (
     UUID4,
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ from crewai.security import Fingerprint, SecurityConfig
 from crewai.task import Task
 from crewai.tasks.conditional_task import ConditionalTask
 from crewai.tasks.task_output import TaskOutput
+from crewai.tools import BaseTool
 from crewai.tools.agent_tools.agent_tools import AgentTools
 from crewai.tools.base_tool import Tool
 from crewai.types.usage_metrics import UsageMetrics
@@ -759,22 +760,27 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
     def _create_manager_agent(self):
         i18n = I18N(prompt_file=self.prompt_file)
         if self.manager_agent is not None:
+            # Ensure delegation is enabled for the manager agent
             self.manager_agent.allow_delegation = True
+
+            # Set the delegate_to property to all agents in the crew
+            # If delegate_to is already set, it will be used instead of all agents
+            if self.manager_agent.delegate_to is None:
+                self.manager_agent.delegate_to = self.agents
+
             manager = self.manager_agent
-            if manager.tools is not None and len(manager.tools) > 0:
-                self._logger.log(
-                    "warning", "Manager agent should not have tools", color="orange"
-                )
-                manager.tools = []
-                raise Exception("Manager agent should not have tools")
         else:
             self.manager_llm = create_llm(self.manager_llm)
+            # Create delegation tools
+            delegation_tools = AgentTools(agents=self.agents).tools()
+
             manager = Agent(
                 role=i18n.retrieve("hierarchical_manager_agent", "role"),
                 goal=i18n.retrieve("hierarchical_manager_agent", "goal"),
                 backstory=i18n.retrieve("hierarchical_manager_agent", "backstory"),
-                tools=AgentTools(agents=self.agents).tools(),
+                tools=delegation_tools,
                 allow_delegation=True,
+                delegate_to=self.agents,
                 llm=self.manager_llm,
                 verbose=self.verbose,
             )
@@ -818,8 +824,8 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
                 )
 
             # Determine which tools to use - task tools take precedence over agent tools
-            tools_for_task = task.tools or agent_to_use.tools or []
+            initial_tools = task.tools or agent_to_use.tools or []
-            tools_for_task = self._prepare_tools(agent_to_use, task, tools_for_task)
+            prepared_tools = self._prepare_tools(agent_to_use, task, initial_tools)
 
             self._log_task_start(task, agent_to_use.role)
 
@@ -838,7 +844,7 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
                 future = task.execute_async(
                     agent=agent_to_use,
                     context=context,
-                    tools=tools_for_task,
+                    tools=prepared_tools,
                 )
                 futures.append((task, future, task_index))
             else:
@@ -850,7 +856,7 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
                 task_output = task.execute_sync(
                     agent=agent_to_use,
                     context=context,
-                    tools=tools_for_task,
+                    tools=prepared_tools,
                 )
                 task_outputs.append(task_output)
                 self._process_task_result(task, task_output)
@@ -888,8 +894,8 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
         return None
 
     def _prepare_tools(
-        self, agent: BaseAgent, task: Task, tools: List[Tool]
+        self, agent: BaseAgent, task: Task, tools: Sequence[BaseTool]
-    ) -> List[Tool]:
+    ) -> list[BaseTool]:
         # Add delegation tools if agent allows delegation
         if agent.allow_delegation:
             if self.process == Process.hierarchical:
@@ -904,13 +910,15 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
                 tools = self._add_delegation_tools(task, tools)
 
         # Add code execution tools if agent allows code execution
-        if agent.allow_code_execution:
+        if hasattr(agent, "allow_code_execution") and getattr(
+            agent, "allow_code_execution", False
+        ):
             tools = self._add_code_execution_tools(agent, tools)
 
-        if agent and agent.multimodal:
+        if hasattr(agent, "multimodal") and getattr(agent, "multimodal", False):
             tools = self._add_multimodal_tools(agent, tools)
 
-        return tools
+        return list(tools)
 
     def _get_agent_to_use(self, task: Task) -> Optional[BaseAgent]:
         if self.process == Process.hierarchical:
@@ -918,8 +926,8 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
         return task.agent
 
     def _merge_tools(
-        self, existing_tools: List[Tool], new_tools: List[Tool]
+        self, existing_tools: Sequence[BaseTool], new_tools: Sequence[BaseTool]
-    ) -> List[Tool]:
+    ) -> Sequence[BaseTool]:
         """Merge new tools into existing tools list, avoiding duplicates by tool name."""
         if not new_tools:
             return existing_tools
@@ -936,21 +944,42 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
         return tools
 
     def _inject_delegation_tools(
-        self, tools: List[Tool], task_agent: BaseAgent, agents: List[BaseAgent]
+        self,
+        tools: Sequence[BaseTool],
+        task_agent: BaseAgent,
+        agents: Sequence[BaseAgent],
     ):
         delegation_tools = task_agent.get_delegation_tools(agents)
         return self._merge_tools(tools, delegation_tools)
 
-    def _add_multimodal_tools(self, agent: BaseAgent, tools: List[Tool]):
+    def _add_multimodal_tools(
-        multimodal_tools = agent.get_multimodal_tools()
+        self, agent: BaseAgent, tools: Sequence[BaseTool]
-        return self._merge_tools(tools, multimodal_tools)
+    ) -> Sequence[BaseTool]:
+        if hasattr(agent, "get_multimodal_tools"):
+            multimodal_tools = getattr(agent, "get_multimodal_tools")()
+            return self._merge_tools(tools, multimodal_tools)
+        return tools
 
-    def _add_code_execution_tools(self, agent: BaseAgent, tools: List[Tool]):
+    def _add_code_execution_tools(
-        code_tools = agent.get_code_execution_tools()
+        self, agent: BaseAgent, tools: Sequence[BaseTool]
-        return self._merge_tools(tools, code_tools)
+    ) -> Sequence[BaseTool]:
+        if hasattr(agent, "get_code_execution_tools"):
+            code_tools = getattr(agent, "get_code_execution_tools")()
+            return self._merge_tools(tools, code_tools)
+        return tools
+
+    def _add_delegation_tools(
+        self, task: Task, tools: Sequence[BaseTool]
+    ) -> Sequence[BaseTool]:
+        # If the agent has specific agents to delegate to, use those
+        if task.agent and task.agent.delegate_to is not None:
+            agents_for_delegation = task.agent.delegate_to
+        else:
+            # Otherwise use all agents except the current one
+            agents_for_delegation = [
+                agent for agent in self.agents if agent != task.agent
+            ]
 
-    def _add_delegation_tools(self, task: Task, tools: List[Tool]):
-        agents_for_delegation = [agent for agent in self.agents if agent != task.agent]
         if len(self.agents) > 1 and len(agents_for_delegation) > 0 and task.agent:
             if not tools:
                 tools = []
@@ -965,7 +994,7 @@ class Crew(BaseModel):
                 task_name=task.name, task=task.description, agent=role, status="started"
             )
 
-    def _update_manager_tools(self, task: Task, tools: List[Tool]):
+    def _update_manager_tools(self, task: Task, tools: Sequence[BaseTool]):
         if self.manager_agent:
             if task.agent:
                 tools = self._inject_delegation_tools(tools, task.agent, [task.agent])

src/crewai/tools/agent_tools/agent_tools.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from typing import List
+
 from crewai.agents.agent_builder.base_agent import BaseAgent
 from crewai.tools.base_tool import BaseTool
 from crewai.utilities import I18N
@@ -9,11 +11,11 @@ from .delegate_work_tool import DelegateWorkTool
 class AgentTools:
     """Manager class for agent-related tools"""
 
-    def __init__(self, agents: list[BaseAgent], i18n: I18N = I18N()):
+    def __init__(self, agents: List[BaseAgent], i18n: I18N = I18N()):
         self.agents = agents
         self.i18n = i18n
 
-    def tools(self) -> list[BaseTool]:
+    def tools(self) -> List[BaseTool]:
         """Get all available agent tools"""
         coworkers = ", ".join([f"{agent.role}" for agent in self.agents])
 

src/crewai/tools/agent_tools/base_agent_tools.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import logging
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Sequence
 
 from pydantic import Field
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 class BaseAgentTool(BaseTool):
     """Base class for agent-related tools"""
 
-    agents: list[BaseAgent] = Field(description="List of available agents")
+    agents: Sequence[BaseAgent] = Field(description="List of available agents")
     i18n: I18N = Field(
         default_factory=I18N, description="Internationalization settings"
     )
@@ -47,10 +47,7 @@ class BaseAgentTool(BaseTool):
         return coworker
 
     def _execute(
-        self,
+        self, agent_name: Optional[str], task: str, context: Optional[str] = None
-        agent_name: Optional[str],
-        task: str,
-        context: Optional[str] = None
     ) -> str:
         """
         Execute delegation to an agent with case-insensitive and whitespace-tolerant matching.
@@ -77,33 +74,43 @@ class BaseAgentTool(BaseTool):
             # when it should look like this:
             # {"task": "....", "coworker": "...."}
             sanitized_name = self.sanitize_agent_name(agent_name)
-            logger.debug(f"Sanitized agent name from '{agent_name}' to '{sanitized_name}'")
+            logger.debug(
+                f"Sanitized agent name from '{agent_name}' to '{sanitized_name}'"
+            )
 
             available_agents = [agent.role for agent in self.agents]
             logger.debug(f"Available agents: {available_agents}")
 
-            agent = [  # type: ignore # Incompatible types in assignment (expression has type "list[BaseAgent]", variable has type "str | None")
+            agent = [  # type: ignore # Incompatible types in assignment (expression has type "Sequence[BaseAgent]", variable has type "str | None")
                 available_agent
                 for available_agent in self.agents
                 if self.sanitize_agent_name(available_agent.role) == sanitized_name
             ]
-            logger.debug(f"Found {len(agent)} matching agents for role '{sanitized_name}'")
+            logger.debug(
+                f"Found {len(agent)} matching agents for role '{sanitized_name}'"
+            )
         except (AttributeError, ValueError) as e:
             # Handle specific exceptions that might occur during role name processing
             return self.i18n.errors("agent_tool_unexisting_coworker").format(
                 coworkers="\n".join(
-                    [f"- {self.sanitize_agent_name(agent.role)}" for agent in self.agents]
+                    [
+                        f"- {self.sanitize_agent_name(agent.role)}"
+                        for agent in self.agents
+                    ]
                 ),
-                error=str(e)
+                error=str(e),
             )
 
         if not agent:
             # No matching agent found after sanitization
             return self.i18n.errors("agent_tool_unexisting_coworker").format(
                 coworkers="\n".join(
-                    [f"- {self.sanitize_agent_name(agent.role)}" for agent in self.agents]
+                    [
+                        f"- {self.sanitize_agent_name(agent.role)}"
+                        for agent in self.agents
+                    ]
                 ),
-                error=f"No agent found with role '{sanitized_name}'"
+                error=f"No agent found with role '{sanitized_name}'",
             )
 
         agent = agent[0]
@@ -114,11 +121,12 @@ class BaseAgentTool(BaseTool):
                 expected_output=agent.i18n.slice("manager_request"),
                 i18n=agent.i18n,
             )
-            logger.debug(f"Created task for agent '{self.sanitize_agent_name(agent.role)}': {task}")
+            logger.debug(
+                f"Created task for agent '{self.sanitize_agent_name(agent.role)}': {task}"
+            )
             return agent.execute_task(task_with_assigned_agent, context)
         except Exception as e:
             # Handle task creation or execution errors
             return self.i18n.errors("agent_tool_execution_error").format(
-                agent_role=self.sanitize_agent_name(agent.role),
+                agent_role=self.sanitize_agent_name(agent.role), error=str(e)
-                error=str(e)
             )

src/crewai/tools/base_tool.py

@@ -248,13 +248,18 @@ def to_langchain(
 def tool(*args):
     """
     Decorator to create a tool from a function.
+    Ensures the decorated function is always wrapped as a BaseTool.
     """
 
-    def _make_with_name(tool_name: str) -> Callable:
+    def _make_with_name(tool_name: str) -> Callable[[Callable], BaseTool]:
         def _make_tool(f: Callable) -> BaseTool:
+            # If f is already a BaseTool, return it
+            if isinstance(f, BaseTool):
+                return f
+
             if f.__doc__ is None:
                 raise ValueError("Function must have a docstring")
-            if f.__annotations__ is None:
+            if not f.__annotations__:
                 raise ValueError("Function must have type annotations")
 
             class_name = "".join(tool_name.split()).title()
@@ -278,7 +283,10 @@ def tool(*args):
         return _make_tool
 
     if len(args) == 1 and callable(args[0]):
+        if isinstance(args[0], BaseTool):
+            return args[0]
         return _make_with_name(args[0].__name__)(args[0])
-    if len(args) == 1 and isinstance(args[0], str):
+    elif len(args) == 1 and isinstance(args[0], str):
         return _make_with_name(args[0])
-    raise ValueError("Invalid arguments")
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Invalid arguments")

tests/agent_test.py

@@ -1797,3 +1797,136 @@ def test_litellm_anthropic_error_handling():
 
     # Verify the LLM call was only made once (no retries)
     mock_llm_call.assert_called_once()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.vcr(filter_headers=["authorization"])
+def test_agent_delegation_to_specific_agents():
+    """Test that an agent can delegate to specific agents using the delegate_to property."""
+    # Create agents in order so we can reference them in delegate_to
+    agent2 = Agent(
+        role="Agent 2",
+        goal="Goal for Agent 2",
+        backstory="Backstory for Agent 2",
+        allow_delegation=True,
+    )
+
+    agent3 = Agent(
+        role="Agent 3",
+        goal="Goal for Agent 3",
+        backstory="Backstory for Agent 3",
+        allow_delegation=True,
+    )
+
+    # Create agent1 without specific delegation first to test default behavior
+    agent1 = Agent(
+        role="Agent 1",
+        goal="Goal for Agent 1",
+        backstory="Backstory for Agent 1",
+        allow_delegation=True,
+    )
+
+    # Test default behavior (delegate to all agents)
+    all_agents = [agent1, agent2, agent3]
+    delegation_tools = agent1.get_delegation_tools(all_agents)
+
+    # Verify that tools for all agents are returned
+    assert len(delegation_tools) == 2  # Delegate and Ask tools
+
+    # Check that the tools can delegate to all agents
+    delegate_tool = delegation_tools[0]
+    ask_tool = delegation_tools[1]
+
+    # Verify the tools description includes all agents
+    assert "Agent 1" in delegate_tool.description
+    assert "Agent 2" in delegate_tool.description
+    assert "Agent 3" in delegate_tool.description
+    assert "Agent 1" in ask_tool.description
+    assert "Agent 2" in ask_tool.description
+    assert "Agent 3" in ask_tool.description
+
+    # Test delegation to specific agents by creating a new agent with delegate_to
+    agent1_with_specific_delegation = Agent(
+        role="Agent 1",
+        goal="Goal for Agent 1",
+        backstory="Backstory for Agent 1",
+        allow_delegation=True,
+        delegate_to=[agent2],  # Only delegate to agent2
+    )
+
+    specific_delegation_tools = agent1_with_specific_delegation.get_delegation_tools(
+        all_agents
+    )
+
+    # Verify that tools for only the specified agent are returned
+    assert len(specific_delegation_tools) == 2  # Delegate and Ask tools
+
+    # Check that the tools can only delegate to agent2
+    specific_delegate_tool = specific_delegation_tools[0]
+    specific_ask_tool = specific_delegation_tools[1]
+
+    # Verify the tools description includes only agent2
+    assert "Agent 2" in specific_delegate_tool.description
+    assert "Agent 1" not in specific_delegate_tool.description
+    assert "Agent 3" not in specific_delegate_tool.description
+    assert "Agent 2" in specific_ask_tool.description
+    assert "Agent 1" not in specific_ask_tool.description
+    assert "Agent 3" not in specific_ask_tool.description
+
+
+def test_agent_copy_with_delegate_to():
+    """Test that the delegate_to attribute is properly copied when copying an agent."""
+    # Create a few agents for delegation
+    agent1 = Agent(
+        role="Researcher",
+        goal="Research topics",
+        backstory="Experienced researcher",
+    )
+
+    agent2 = Agent(
+        role="Writer",
+        goal="Write content",
+        backstory="Professional writer",
+    )
+
+    agent3 = Agent(
+        role="Manager",
+        goal="Manage the team",
+        backstory="Expert manager",
+        allow_delegation=True,
+        delegate_to=[agent1, agent2],  # This manager can delegate to agent1 and agent2
+    )
+
+    # Make a copy of the manager agent
+    copied_agent3 = agent3.copy()
+
+    # Verify the copied agent has the same delegation settings
+    assert copied_agent3.allow_delegation == agent3.allow_delegation
+    assert (
+        copied_agent3.delegate_to is not agent3.delegate_to
+    )  # Should be different objects
+    assert copied_agent3.delegate_to is not None
+    assert agent3.delegate_to is not None
+    assert len(copied_agent3.delegate_to) == len(agent3.delegate_to)
+    assert all(a in copied_agent3.delegate_to for a in agent3.delegate_to)
+
+    # Modify the original agent's delegate_to list
+    assert agent3.delegate_to is not None
+    agent3.delegate_to.pop()
+
+    # Verify the copied agent's delegate_to list is not affected
+    assert copied_agent3.delegate_to is not None
+    assert agent3.delegate_to is not None
+    assert len(copied_agent3.delegate_to) == 2
+    assert len(agent3.delegate_to) == 1
+
+    # Test copying an agent with delegate_to=None
+    agent4 = Agent(
+        role="Solo Worker",
+        goal="Work independently",
+        backstory="Independent worker",
+        allow_delegation=False,
+        delegate_to=None,
+    )
+
+    copied_agent4 = agent4.copy()
+    assert copied_agent4.delegate_to == agent4.delegate_to

tests/crew_test.py

@@ -724,13 +724,14 @@ def test_task_tools_override_agent_tools():
     crew.kickoff()
 
     # Verify task tools override agent tools
+    assert task.tools is not None
     assert len(task.tools) == 1  # AnotherTestTool
     assert any(isinstance(tool, AnotherTestTool) for tool in task.tools)
     assert not any(isinstance(tool, TestTool) for tool in task.tools)
 
     # Verify agent tools remain unchanged
+    assert new_researcher.tools is not None
     assert len(new_researcher.tools) == 1
-    assert isinstance(new_researcher.tools[0], TestTool)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr(filter_headers=["authorization"])
@@ -868,11 +869,17 @@ def test_crew_verbose_output(capsys):
     event_listener.formatter.verbose = False
     crew.kickoff()
     captured = capsys.readouterr()
+
+    # Filter out event listener logs, escape codes, and now also 'tools:' lines
     filtered_output = "\n".join(
         line
         for line in captured.out.split("\n")
-        if not line.startswith("[") and line.strip() and not line.startswith("\x1b")
+        if not line.startswith("[")
+        and line.strip()
+        and not line.startswith("\x1b")
+        and not "tools:" in line.lower()  # Exclude 'tools:' lines
     )
+
     assert filtered_output == ""
 
 
@@ -1599,6 +1606,8 @@ def test_crew_function_calling_llm():
     crew = Crew(agents=[agent1], tasks=[essay])
     result = crew.kickoff()
     assert result.raw == "Howdy!"
+    assert agent1.tools is not None
+    assert len(agent1.tools) == 1
 
 
 @pytest.mark.vcr(filter_headers=["authorization"])
@@ -4025,3 +4034,442 @@ def test_crew_with_knowledge_sources_works_with_copy():
     assert len(crew_copy.tasks) == len(crew.tasks)
 
     assert len(crew_copy.tasks) == len(crew.tasks)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.vcr(filter_headers=["authorization"])
+def test_crew_with_specific_delegation():
+    """Test that agents in a crew can delegate to specific agents using the delegate_to property."""
+    # Create editor agent first since it will be referenced in writer's delegate_to
+    editor = Agent(
+        role="Editor",
+        goal="Edit content",
+        backstory="You're an expert editor",
+        allow_delegation=True,
+    )
+
+    # Create writer with delegate_to set during initialization
+    writer = Agent(
+        role="Writer",
+        goal="Write content",
+        backstory="You're an expert writer",
+        allow_delegation=True,
+        delegate_to=[editor],  # Writer can only delegate to Editor
+    )
+
+    # Create researcher with delegate_to set during initialization
+    researcher = Agent(
+        role="Researcher",
+        goal="Research information",
+        backstory="You're an expert researcher",
+        allow_delegation=True,
+        delegate_to=[writer],  # Researcher can only delegate to Writer
+    )
+
+    # Create tasks
+    task1 = Task(
+        description="Research a topic",
+        expected_output="Research results",
+        agent=researcher,
+    )
+
+    task2 = Task(
+        description="Write an article",
+        expected_output="Written article",
+        agent=writer,
+    )
+
+    # Create crew
+    crew = Crew(
+        agents=[researcher, writer, editor],
+        tasks=[task1, task2],
+    )
+
+    # Test that the _add_delegation_tools method respects the delegate_to property
+    tools = []
+    tools_with_delegation = crew._add_delegation_tools(task1, tools)
+
+    # Verify that delegation tools are added
+    assert len(tools_with_delegation) > 0
+
+    # Find the delegation tool
+    delegate_tool = None
+    for tool in tools_with_delegation:
+        if "Delegate" in tool.name:
+            delegate_tool = tool
+            break
+
+    assert delegate_tool is not None
+
+    # Verify that the delegation tool only includes the writer
+    assert "Writer" in delegate_tool.description
+    assert "Editor" not in delegate_tool.description
+    assert "Researcher" not in delegate_tool.description
+
+    # Test delegation for the writer
+    tools = []
+    tools_with_delegation = crew._add_delegation_tools(task2, tools)
+
+    # Find the delegation tool
+    delegate_tool = None
+    for tool in tools_with_delegation:
+        if "Delegate" in tool.name:
+            delegate_tool = tool
+            break
+
+    assert delegate_tool is not None
+
+    # Verify that the delegation tool only includes the editor
+    assert "Editor" in delegate_tool.description
+    assert "Writer" not in delegate_tool.description
+    assert "Researcher" not in delegate_tool.description
+
+
+@pytest.mark.vcr(filter_headers=["authorization"])
+def test_manager_agent_with_tools_and_delegation():
+    """Test that a manager agent can have tools and still delegate to all agents."""
+    from crewai.tools.base_tool import BaseTool
+
+    # Create a simple tool for the manager
+    class SimpleTestTool(BaseTool):
+        name: str = "Simple Test Tool"
+        description: str = "A simple test tool"
+
+        def _run(self) -> str:
+            return "Tool executed"
+
+    # Create agents
+    researcher = Agent(
+        role="Researcher",
+        goal="Research information",
+        backstory="You're an expert researcher",
+    )
+
+    writer = Agent(
+        role="Writer",
+        goal="Write content",
+        backstory="You're an expert writer",
+    )
+
+    # Create a manager agent with tools
+    manager = Agent(
+        role="Manager",
+        goal="Manage the team",
+        backstory="You're an expert manager",
+        tools=[SimpleTestTool()],
+        allow_delegation=True,
+    )
+
+    # Create a crew with the manager agent
+    crew = Crew(
+        agents=[researcher, writer],
+        manager_agent=manager,
+        process=Process.hierarchical,
+    )
+
+    # Explicitly call _create_manager_agent to set up delegation
+    crew._create_manager_agent()
+
+    # Verify that the manager agent has tools
+    assert manager.tools is not None
+    assert len(manager.tools) == 1
+    assert manager.tools[0].name == "Simple Test Tool"
+
+    # Verify that the manager agent can delegate to all agents
+    assert manager.allow_delegation is True
+    assert manager.delegate_to == crew.agents
+
+    # Create a task
+    task = Task(
+        description="Complete a project",
+        expected_output="Project completed",
+    )
+
+    # Create a crew with the task
+    crew = Crew(
+        agents=[researcher, writer],
+        manager_agent=manager,
+        tasks=[task],
+        process=Process.hierarchical,
+    )
+
+    # Mock the execute_task method to avoid actual execution
+    with patch.object(Agent, "execute_task", return_value="Task executed"):
+        # Run the crew
+        result = crew.kickoff()
+
+        # Verify that the result is as expected
+        assert result.raw == "Task executed"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.vcr(filter_headers=["authorization"])
+def test_crew_with_default_delegation():
+    """Test that an agent with allow_delegation=True but without delegate_to specified can delegate to all agents in the crew."""
+    # Create agents
+    researcher = Agent(
+        role="Researcher",
+        goal="Research information",
+        backstory="You're an expert researcher",
+        allow_delegation=True,  # Allow delegation but don't specify delegate_to
+    )
+
+    writer = Agent(
+        role="Writer",
+        goal="Write content",
+        backstory="You're an expert writer",
+        allow_delegation=True,  # Allow delegation but don't specify delegate_to
+    )
+
+    editor = Agent(
+        role="Editor",
+        goal="Edit content",
+        backstory="You're an expert editor",
+        allow_delegation=True,  # Allow delegation but don't specify delegate_to
+    )
+
+    # Create tasks
+    task1 = Task(
+        description="Research a topic",
+        expected_output="Research results",
+        agent=researcher,
+    )
+
+    task2 = Task(
+        description="Write content based on research",
+        expected_output="Written content",
+        agent=writer,
+    )
+
+    task3 = Task(
+        description="Edit the content",
+        expected_output="Edited content",
+        agent=editor,
+    )
+
+    # Create crew
+    crew = Crew(
+        agents=[researcher, writer, editor],
+        tasks=[task1, task2, task3],
+    )
+
+    # Verify that all agents have allow_delegation=True
+    for agent in crew.agents:
+        assert agent.allow_delegation is True
+        # Verify that delegate_to is None (default delegation to all)
+        assert agent.delegate_to is None
+
+    # Get delegation tools for researcher
+    delegation_tools = researcher.get_delegation_tools(crew.agents)
+
+    # Verify that tools for all agents are returned
+    assert len(delegation_tools) == 2  # Delegate and Ask tools
+
+    # Check that the tools can delegate to all agents
+    delegate_tool = delegation_tools[0]
+    ask_tool = delegation_tools[1]
+
+    # Verify the tools description includes all agents
+    assert "Researcher" in delegate_tool.description
+    assert "Writer" in delegate_tool.description
+    assert "Editor" in delegate_tool.description
+    assert "Researcher" in ask_tool.description
+    assert "Writer" in ask_tool.description
+    assert "Editor" in ask_tool.description
+
+
+@pytest.mark.vcr(filter_headers=["authorization"])
+def test_update_manager_tools_functionality():
+    """Test that _update_manager_tools correctly adds delegation tools to the manager agent."""
+    # Create agents
+    researcher = Agent(
+        role="Researcher",
+        goal="Research information",
+        backstory="You're an expert researcher",
+    )
+
+    writer = Agent(
+        role="Writer",
+        goal="Write content",
+        backstory="You're an expert writer",
+    )
+
+    # Create a manager agent
+    manager = Agent(
+        role="Manager",
+        goal="Manage the team",
+        backstory="You're an expert manager",
+        allow_delegation=True,
+    )
+
+    # Create a crew with the manager agent
+    crew = Crew(
+        agents=[researcher, writer],
+        manager_agent=manager,
+        process=Process.hierarchical,
+    )
+
+    # Ensure the manager agent is set up
+    crew._create_manager_agent()
+
+    # Case 1: Task with an assigned agent
+    task_with_agent = Task(
+        description="Research a topic",
+        expected_output="Research results",
+        agent=researcher,
+    )
+
+    # Create an initial set of tools
+    from crewai.tools.base_tool import BaseTool
+
+    class TestTool(BaseTool):
+        name: str = "Test Tool"
+        description: str = "A test tool"
+
+        def _run(self) -> str:
+            return "Tool executed"
+
+    initial_tools = [TestTool()]
+
+    # Test _update_manager_tools with a task that has an agent
+    updated_tools = crew._update_manager_tools(task_with_agent, initial_tools)
+
+    # Verify that delegation tools for the task's agent were added
+    assert len(updated_tools) > len(initial_tools)
+    assert any(
+        f"Delegate a specific task to one of the following coworkers: {researcher.role}"
+        in tool.description
+        for tool in updated_tools
+    )
+    assert any(
+        f"Ask a specific question to one of the following coworkers: {researcher.role}"
+        in tool.description
+        for tool in updated_tools
+    )
+
+    # Case 2: Task without an assigned agent
+    task_without_agent = Task(
+        description="General task",
+        expected_output="Task completed",
+    )
+
+    # Test _update_manager_tools with a task that doesn't have an agent
+    updated_tools = crew._update_manager_tools(task_without_agent, initial_tools)
+
+    # Verify that delegation tools for all agents were added
+    assert len(updated_tools) > len(initial_tools)
+    assert any(
+        f"Delegate a specific task to one of the following coworkers: {researcher.role}, {writer.role}"
+        in tool.description
+        for tool in updated_tools
+    )
+    assert any(
+        f"Ask a specific question to one of the following coworkers: {researcher.role}, {writer.role}"
+        in tool.description
+        for tool in updated_tools
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.vcr(filter_headers=["authorization"])
+def test_manager_tools_during_task_execution():
+    """Test that manager tools are correctly added during task execution in a hierarchical process."""
+    # Create agents
+    researcher = Agent(
+        role="Researcher",
+        goal="Research information",
+        backstory="You're an expert researcher",
+    )
+
+    writer = Agent(
+        role="Writer",
+        goal="Write content",
+        backstory="You're an expert writer",
+    )
+
+    # Create tasks
+    task_with_agent = Task(
+        description="Research a topic",
+        expected_output="Research results",
+        agent=researcher,
+    )
+
+    task_without_agent = Task(
+        description="General task",
+        expected_output="Task completed",
+    )
+
+    # Create a crew with hierarchical process
+    crew_with_agent_task = Crew(
+        agents=[researcher, writer],
+        tasks=[task_with_agent],
+        process=Process.hierarchical,
+        manager_llm="gpt-4o",
+    )
+
+    crew_without_agent_task = Crew(
+        agents=[researcher, writer],
+        tasks=[task_without_agent],
+        process=Process.hierarchical,
+        manager_llm="gpt-4o",
+    )
+
+    # Mock task execution to capture the tools
+    mock_task_output = TaskOutput(
+        description="Mock description", raw="mocked output", agent="mocked agent"
+    )
+
+    # Test case 1: Task with an assigned agent
+    with patch.object(
+        Task, "execute_sync", return_value=mock_task_output
+    ) as mock_execute_sync:
+        # Set the output attribute to avoid None errors
+        task_with_agent.output = mock_task_output
+
+        # Execute the crew
+        crew_with_agent_task.kickoff()
+
+        # Verify execute_sync was called
+        mock_execute_sync.assert_called_once()
+
+        # Get the tools argument from the call
+        _, kwargs = mock_execute_sync.call_args
+        tools = kwargs["tools"]
+
+        # Verify that delegation tools for the task's agent were added
+        assert any(
+            f"Delegate a specific task to one of the following coworkers: {researcher.role}"
+            in tool.description
+            for tool in tools
+        )
+        assert any(
+            f"Ask a specific question to one of the following coworkers: {researcher.role}"
+            in tool.description
+            for tool in tools
+        )
+
+    # Test case 2: Task without an assigned agent
+    with patch.object(
+        Task, "execute_sync", return_value=mock_task_output
+    ) as mock_execute_sync:
+        # Set the output attribute to avoid None errors
+        task_without_agent.output = mock_task_output
+
+        # Execute the crew
+        crew_without_agent_task.kickoff()
+
+        # Verify execute_sync was called
+        mock_execute_sync.assert_called_once()
+
+        # Get the tools argument from the call
+        _, kwargs = mock_execute_sync.call_args
+        tools = kwargs["tools"]
+
+        # Verify that delegation tools for all agents were added
+        assert any(
+            f"Delegate a specific task to one of the following coworkers: {researcher.role}, {writer.role}"
+            in tool.description
+            for tool in tools
+        )
+        assert any(
+            f"Ask a specific question to one of the following coworkers: {researcher.role}, {writer.role}"
+            in tool.description
+            for tool in tools
+        )