chore: update version to 1.9.0 across all relevant files (#4284)

- Bumped the version number to 1.9.0 in pyproject.toml files and __init__.py files across the CrewAI library and its tools.
- Updated dependencies to use the new version of crewai-tools (1.9.0) for improved functionality and compatibility.
- Ensured consistency in versioning across the codebase to reflect the latest updates.

docs/en/concepts/memory.mdx

@@ -401,23 +401,58 @@ crew = Crew(
 
 ### Vertex AI Embeddings
 
-For Google Cloud users with Vertex AI access.
+For Google Cloud users with Vertex AI access. Supports both legacy and new embedding models with automatic SDK selection.
+
+<Note>
+**Deprecation Notice:** Legacy models (`textembedding-gecko*`) use the deprecated `vertexai.language_models` SDK which will be removed after June 24, 2026. Consider migrating to newer models like `gemini-embedding-001`. See the [Google migration guide](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/deprecations/genai-vertexai-sdk) for details.
+</Note>
 
 ```python
+# Recommended: Using new models with google-genai SDK
 crew = Crew(
     memory=True,
     embedder={
-        "provider": "vertexai",
+        "provider": "google-vertex",
         "config": {
             "project_id": "your-gcp-project-id",
-            "region": "us-central1",  # or your preferred region
+            "location": "us-central1",
-            "api_key": "your-service-account-key",
+            "model_name": "gemini-embedding-001",  # or "text-embedding-005", "text-multilingual-embedding-002"
-            "model_name": "textembedding-gecko"
+            "task_type": "RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENT",  # Optional
+            "output_dimensionality": 768  # Optional
+        }
+    }
+)
+
+# Using API key authentication (Exp)
+crew = Crew(
+    memory=True,
+    embedder={
+        "provider": "google-vertex",
+        "config": {
+            "api_key": "your-google-api-key",
+            "model_name": "gemini-embedding-001"
+        }
+    }
+)
+
+# Legacy models (backwards compatible, emits deprecation warning)
+crew = Crew(
+    memory=True,
+    embedder={
+        "provider": "google-vertex",
+        "config": {
+            "project_id": "your-gcp-project-id",
+            "region": "us-central1",  # or "location" (region is deprecated)
+            "model_name": "textembedding-gecko"  # Legacy model
         }
     }
 )
 ```
 
+**Available models:**
+- **New SDK models** (recommended): `gemini-embedding-001`, `text-embedding-005`, `text-multilingual-embedding-002`
+- **Legacy models** (deprecated): `textembedding-gecko`, `textembedding-gecko@001`, `textembedding-gecko-multilingual`
+
 ### Ollama Embeddings (Local)
 
 Run embeddings locally for privacy and cost savings.

lib/crewai-files/src/crewai_files/__init__.py

@@ -152,4 +152,4 @@ __all__ = [
     "wrap_file_source",
 ]
 
-__version__ = "1.8.1"
+__version__ = "1.9.0"

lib/crewai-tools/pyproject.toml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "pytube~=15.0.0",
     "requests~=2.32.5",
     "docker~=7.1.0",
-    "crewai==1.8.1",
+    "crewai==1.9.0",
     "lancedb~=0.5.4",
     "tiktoken~=0.8.0",
     "beautifulsoup4~=4.13.4",

lib/crewai-tools/src/crewai_tools/__init__.py

@@ -291,4 +291,4 @@ __all__ = [
     "ZapierActionTools",
 ]
 
-__version__ = "1.8.1"
+__version__ = "1.9.0"

lib/crewai/pyproject.toml

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Repository = "https://github.com/crewAIInc/crewAI"
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]
 tools = [
-    "crewai-tools==1.8.1",
+    "crewai-tools==1.9.0",
 ]
 embeddings = [
     "tiktoken~=0.8.0"
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ azure-ai-inference = [
     "azure-ai-inference~=1.0.0b9",
 ]
 anthropic = [
-    "anthropic~=0.71.0",
+    "anthropic~=0.73.0",
 ]
 a2a = [
      "a2a-sdk~=0.3.10",

lib/crewai/src/crewai/__init__.py

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def _suppress_pydantic_deprecation_warnings() -> None:
 
 _suppress_pydantic_deprecation_warnings()
 
-__version__ = "1.8.1"
+__version__ = "1.9.0"
 _telemetry_submitted = False
 
 

lib/crewai/src/crewai/cli/templates/crew/pyproject.toml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description = "{{name}} using crewAI"
 authors = [{ name = "Your Name", email = "you@example.com" }]
 requires-python = ">=3.10,<3.14"
 dependencies = [
-    "crewai[tools]==1.8.1"
+    "crewai[tools]==1.9.0"
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]

lib/crewai/src/crewai/cli/templates/flow/pyproject.toml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description = "{{name}} using crewAI"
 authors = [{ name = "Your Name", email = "you@example.com" }]
 requires-python = ">=3.10,<3.14"
 dependencies = [
-    "crewai[tools]==1.8.1"
+    "crewai[tools]==1.9.0"
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]

lib/crewai/src/crewai/llms/providers/anthropic/completion.py

@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import json
 import logging
 import os
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Literal, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Final, Literal, TypeGuard, cast
 
-from anthropic.types import ThinkingBlock
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from crewai.events.types.llm_events import LLMCallType
@@ -22,8 +21,9 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from crewai.llms.hooks.base import BaseInterceptor
 
 try:
-    from anthropic import Anthropic, AsyncAnthropic
+    from anthropic import Anthropic, AsyncAnthropic, transform_schema
     from anthropic.types import Message, TextBlock, ThinkingBlock, ToolUseBlock
+    from anthropic.types.beta import BetaMessage
     import httpx
 except ImportError:
     raise ImportError(
@@ -31,7 +31,62 @@ except ImportError:
     ) from None
 
 
-ANTHROPIC_FILES_API_BETA = "files-api-2025-04-14"
+ANTHROPIC_FILES_API_BETA: Final = "files-api-2025-04-14"
+ANTHROPIC_STRUCTURED_OUTPUTS_BETA: Final = "structured-outputs-2025-11-13"
+
+NATIVE_STRUCTURED_OUTPUT_MODELS: Final[
+    tuple[
+        Literal["claude-sonnet-4-5"],
+        Literal["claude-sonnet-4.5"],
+        Literal["claude-opus-4-5"],
+        Literal["claude-opus-4.5"],
+        Literal["claude-opus-4-1"],
+        Literal["claude-opus-4.1"],
+        Literal["claude-haiku-4-5"],
+        Literal["claude-haiku-4.5"],
+    ]
+] = (
+    "claude-sonnet-4-5",
+    "claude-sonnet-4.5",
+    "claude-opus-4-5",
+    "claude-opus-4.5",
+    "claude-opus-4-1",
+    "claude-opus-4.1",
+    "claude-haiku-4-5",
+    "claude-haiku-4.5",
+)
+
+
+def _supports_native_structured_outputs(model: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if the model supports native structured outputs.
+
+    Native structured outputs are only available for Claude 4.5 models
+    (Sonnet 4.5, Opus 4.5, Opus 4.1, Haiku 4.5).
+    Other models require the tool-based fallback approach.
+
+    Args:
+        model: The model name/identifier.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if the model supports native structured outputs.
+    """
+    model_lower = model.lower()
+    return any(prefix in model_lower for prefix in NATIVE_STRUCTURED_OUTPUT_MODELS)
+
+
+def _is_pydantic_model_class(obj: Any) -> TypeGuard[type[BaseModel]]:
+    """Check if an object is a Pydantic model class.
+
+    This distinguishes between Pydantic model classes that support structured
+    outputs (have model_json_schema) and plain dicts like {"type": "json_object"}.
+
+    Args:
+        obj: The object to check.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if obj is a Pydantic model class.
+    """
+    return isinstance(obj, type) and issubclass(obj, BaseModel)
 
 
 def _contains_file_id_reference(messages: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> bool:
@@ -84,6 +139,7 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
         client_params: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
         interceptor: BaseInterceptor[httpx.Request, httpx.Response] | None = None,
         thinking: AnthropicThinkingConfig | None = None,
+        response_format: type[BaseModel] | None = None,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ):
         """Initialize Anthropic chat completion client.
@@ -101,6 +157,8 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
             stream: Enable streaming responses
             client_params: Additional parameters for the Anthropic client
             interceptor: HTTP interceptor for modifying requests/responses at transport level.
+            response_format: Pydantic model for structured output. When provided, responses
+                will be validated against this model schema.
             **kwargs: Additional parameters
         """
         super().__init__(
@@ -131,6 +189,7 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
         self.stop_sequences = stop_sequences or []
         self.thinking = thinking
         self.previous_thinking_blocks: list[ThinkingBlock] = []
+        self.response_format = response_format
         # Model-specific settings
         self.is_claude_3 = "claude-3" in model.lower()
         self.supports_tools = True
@@ -231,6 +290,8 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 formatted_messages, system_message, tools
             )
 
+            effective_response_model = response_model or self.response_format
+
             # Handle streaming vs non-streaming
             if self.stream:
                 return self._handle_streaming_completion(
@@ -238,7 +299,7 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
                     available_functions,
                     from_task,
                     from_agent,
-                    response_model,
+                    effective_response_model,
                 )
 
             return self._handle_completion(
@@ -246,7 +307,7 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 available_functions,
                 from_task,
                 from_agent,
-                response_model,
+                effective_response_model,
             )
 
         except Exception as e:
@@ -298,13 +359,15 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 formatted_messages, system_message, tools
             )
 
+            effective_response_model = response_model or self.response_format
+
             if self.stream:
                 return await self._ahandle_streaming_completion(
                     completion_params,
                     available_functions,
                     from_task,
                     from_agent,
-                    response_model,
+                    effective_response_model,
                 )
 
             return await self._ahandle_completion(
@@ -312,7 +375,7 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 available_functions,
                 from_task,
                 from_agent,
-                response_model,
+                effective_response_model,
             )
 
         except Exception as e:
@@ -565,22 +628,40 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
         response_model: type[BaseModel] | None = None,
     ) -> str | Any:
         """Handle non-streaming message completion."""
-        if response_model:
+        uses_file_api = _contains_file_id_reference(params.get("messages", []))
+        betas: list[str] = []
+        use_native_structured_output = False
+
+        if uses_file_api:
+            betas.append(ANTHROPIC_FILES_API_BETA)
+
+        extra_body: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+        if _is_pydantic_model_class(response_model):
+            schema = transform_schema(response_model.model_json_schema())
+            if _supports_native_structured_outputs(self.model):
+                use_native_structured_output = True
+                betas.append(ANTHROPIC_STRUCTURED_OUTPUTS_BETA)
+                extra_body = {
+                    "output_format": {
+                        "type": "json_schema",
+                        "schema": schema,
+                    }
+                }
+            else:
                 structured_tool = {
                     "name": "structured_output",
-                "description": "Returns structured data according to the schema",
+                    "description": "Output the structured response",
-                "input_schema": response_model.model_json_schema(),
+                    "input_schema": schema,
                 }
-
                 params["tools"] = [structured_tool]
                 params["tool_choice"] = {"type": "tool", "name": "structured_output"}
 
-        uses_file_api = _contains_file_id_reference(params.get("messages", []))
-
         try:
-            if uses_file_api:
+            if betas:
-                params["betas"] = [ANTHROPIC_FILES_API_BETA]
+                params["betas"] = betas
-                response = self.client.beta.messages.create(**params)
+                response = self.client.beta.messages.create(
+                    **params, extra_body=extra_body
+                )
             else:
                 response = self.client.messages.create(**params)
 
@@ -593,13 +674,26 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
         usage = self._extract_anthropic_token_usage(response)
         self._track_token_usage_internal(usage)
 
-        if response_model and response.content:
+        if _is_pydantic_model_class(response_model) and response.content:
-            tool_uses = [
+            if use_native_structured_output:
-                block for block in response.content if isinstance(block, ToolUseBlock)
+                for block in response.content:
-            ]
+                    if isinstance(block, TextBlock):
-            if tool_uses and tool_uses[0].name == "structured_output":
+                        structured_json = block.text
-                structured_data = tool_uses[0].input
+                        self._emit_call_completed_event(
-                structured_json = json.dumps(structured_data)
+                            response=structured_json,
+                            call_type=LLMCallType.LLM_CALL,
+                            from_task=from_task,
+                            from_agent=from_agent,
+                            messages=params["messages"],
+                        )
+                        return structured_json
+            else:
+                for block in response.content:
+                    if (
+                        isinstance(block, ToolUseBlock)
+                        and block.name == "structured_output"
+                    ):
+                        structured_json = json.dumps(block.input)
                         self._emit_call_completed_event(
                             response=structured_json,
                             call_type=LLMCallType.LLM_CALL,
@@ -607,7 +701,6 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
                             from_agent=from_agent,
                             messages=params["messages"],
                         )
-
                         return structured_json
 
         # Check if Claude wants to use tools
@@ -678,15 +771,29 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
         from_task: Any | None = None,
         from_agent: Any | None = None,
         response_model: type[BaseModel] | None = None,
-    ) -> str:
+    ) -> str | Any:
         """Handle streaming message completion."""
-        if response_model:
+        betas: list[str] = []
+        use_native_structured_output = False
+
+        extra_body: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+        if _is_pydantic_model_class(response_model):
+            schema = transform_schema(response_model.model_json_schema())
+            if _supports_native_structured_outputs(self.model):
+                use_native_structured_output = True
+                betas.append(ANTHROPIC_STRUCTURED_OUTPUTS_BETA)
+                extra_body = {
+                    "output_format": {
+                        "type": "json_schema",
+                        "schema": schema,
+                    }
+                }
+            else:
                 structured_tool = {
                     "name": "structured_output",
-                "description": "Returns structured data according to the schema",
+                    "description": "Output the structured response",
-                "input_schema": response_model.model_json_schema(),
+                    "input_schema": schema,
                 }
-
                 params["tools"] = [structured_tool]
                 params["tool_choice"] = {"type": "tool", "name": "structured_output"}
 
@@ -696,10 +803,17 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
         # (the SDK sets it internally)
         stream_params = {k: v for k, v in params.items() if k != "stream"}
 
+        if betas:
+            stream_params["betas"] = betas
+
         current_tool_calls: dict[int, dict[str, Any]] = {}
 
-        # Make streaming API call
+        stream_context = (
-        with self.client.messages.stream(**stream_params) as stream:
+            self.client.beta.messages.stream(**stream_params, extra_body=extra_body)
+            if betas
+            else self.client.messages.stream(**stream_params)
+        )
+        with stream_context as stream:
             response_id = None
             for event in stream:
                 if hasattr(event, "message") and hasattr(event.message, "id"):
@@ -712,7 +826,7 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
                         chunk=text_delta,
                         from_task=from_task,
                         from_agent=from_agent,
-                        response_id=response_id
+                        response_id=response_id,
                     )
 
                 if event.type == "content_block_start":
@@ -739,7 +853,7 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
                                 "index": block_index,
                             },
                             call_type=LLMCallType.TOOL_CALL,
-                            response_id=response_id
+                            response_id=response_id,
                         )
                 elif event.type == "content_block_delta":
                     if event.delta.type == "input_json_delta":
@@ -763,10 +877,10 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
                                     "index": block_index,
                                 },
                                 call_type=LLMCallType.TOOL_CALL,
-                                response_id=response_id
+                                response_id=response_id,
                             )
 
-            final_message: Message = stream.get_final_message()
+            final_message = stream.get_final_message()
 
         thinking_blocks: list[ThinkingBlock] = []
         if final_message.content:
@@ -781,16 +895,22 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
         usage = self._extract_anthropic_token_usage(final_message)
         self._track_token_usage_internal(usage)
 
-        if response_model and final_message.content:
+        if _is_pydantic_model_class(response_model):
-            tool_uses = [
+            if use_native_structured_output:
-                block
+                self._emit_call_completed_event(
-                for block in final_message.content
+                    response=full_response,
-                if isinstance(block, ToolUseBlock)
+                    call_type=LLMCallType.LLM_CALL,
-            ]
+                    from_task=from_task,
-            if tool_uses and tool_uses[0].name == "structured_output":
+                    from_agent=from_agent,
-                structured_data = tool_uses[0].input
+                    messages=params["messages"],
-                structured_json = json.dumps(structured_data)
+                )
-
+                return full_response
+            for block in final_message.content:
+                if (
+                    isinstance(block, ToolUseBlock)
+                    and block.name == "structured_output"
+                ):
+                    structured_json = json.dumps(block.input)
                     self._emit_call_completed_event(
                         response=structured_json,
                         call_type=LLMCallType.LLM_CALL,
@@ -798,7 +918,6 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
                         from_agent=from_agent,
                         messages=params["messages"],
                     )
-
                     return structured_json
 
         if final_message.content:
@@ -809,11 +928,9 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
             ]
 
             if tool_uses:
-                # If no available_functions, return tool calls for executor to handle
                 if not available_functions:
                     return list(tool_uses)
 
-                # Handle tool use conversation flow internally
                 return self._handle_tool_use_conversation(
                     final_message,
                     tool_uses,
@@ -823,10 +940,8 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
                     from_agent,
                 )
 
-        # Apply stop words to full response
         full_response = self._apply_stop_words(full_response)
 
-        # Emit completion event and return full response
         self._emit_call_completed_event(
             response=full_response,
             call_type=LLMCallType.LLM_CALL,
@@ -884,7 +999,7 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
 
     def _handle_tool_use_conversation(
         self,
-        initial_response: Message,
+        initial_response: Message | BetaMessage,
         tool_uses: list[ToolUseBlock],
         params: dict[str, Any],
         available_functions: dict[str, Any],
@@ -1002,22 +1117,40 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
         response_model: type[BaseModel] | None = None,
     ) -> str | Any:
         """Handle non-streaming async message completion."""
-        if response_model:
+        uses_file_api = _contains_file_id_reference(params.get("messages", []))
+        betas: list[str] = []
+        use_native_structured_output = False
+
+        if uses_file_api:
+            betas.append(ANTHROPIC_FILES_API_BETA)
+
+        extra_body: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+        if _is_pydantic_model_class(response_model):
+            schema = transform_schema(response_model.model_json_schema())
+            if _supports_native_structured_outputs(self.model):
+                use_native_structured_output = True
+                betas.append(ANTHROPIC_STRUCTURED_OUTPUTS_BETA)
+                extra_body = {
+                    "output_format": {
+                        "type": "json_schema",
+                        "schema": schema,
+                    }
+                }
+            else:
                 structured_tool = {
                     "name": "structured_output",
-                "description": "Returns structured data according to the schema",
+                    "description": "Output the structured response",
-                "input_schema": response_model.model_json_schema(),
+                    "input_schema": schema,
                 }
-
                 params["tools"] = [structured_tool]
                 params["tool_choice"] = {"type": "tool", "name": "structured_output"}
 
-        uses_file_api = _contains_file_id_reference(params.get("messages", []))
-
         try:
-            if uses_file_api:
+            if betas:
-                params["betas"] = [ANTHROPIC_FILES_API_BETA]
+                params["betas"] = betas
-                response = await self.async_client.beta.messages.create(**params)
+                response = await self.async_client.beta.messages.create(
+                    **params, extra_body=extra_body
+                )
             else:
                 response = await self.async_client.messages.create(**params)
 
@@ -1030,14 +1163,26 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
         usage = self._extract_anthropic_token_usage(response)
         self._track_token_usage_internal(usage)
 
-        if response_model and response.content:
+        if _is_pydantic_model_class(response_model) and response.content:
-            tool_uses = [
+            if use_native_structured_output:
-                block for block in response.content if isinstance(block, ToolUseBlock)
+                for block in response.content:
-            ]
+                    if isinstance(block, TextBlock):
-            if tool_uses and tool_uses[0].name == "structured_output":
+                        structured_json = block.text
-                structured_data = tool_uses[0].input
+                        self._emit_call_completed_event(
-                structured_json = json.dumps(structured_data)
+                            response=structured_json,
-
+                            call_type=LLMCallType.LLM_CALL,
+                            from_task=from_task,
+                            from_agent=from_agent,
+                            messages=params["messages"],
+                        )
+                        return structured_json
+            else:
+                for block in response.content:
+                    if (
+                        isinstance(block, ToolUseBlock)
+                        and block.name == "structured_output"
+                    ):
+                        structured_json = json.dumps(block.input)
                         self._emit_call_completed_event(
                             response=structured_json,
                             call_type=LLMCallType.LLM_CALL,
@@ -1045,7 +1190,6 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
                             from_agent=from_agent,
                             messages=params["messages"],
                         )
-
                         return structured_json
 
         if response.content:
@@ -1102,15 +1246,29 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
         from_task: Any | None = None,
         from_agent: Any | None = None,
         response_model: type[BaseModel] | None = None,
-    ) -> str:
+    ) -> str | Any:
         """Handle async streaming message completion."""
-        if response_model:
+        betas: list[str] = []
+        use_native_structured_output = False
+
+        extra_body: dict[str, Any] | None = None
+        if _is_pydantic_model_class(response_model):
+            schema = transform_schema(response_model.model_json_schema())
+            if _supports_native_structured_outputs(self.model):
+                use_native_structured_output = True
+                betas.append(ANTHROPIC_STRUCTURED_OUTPUTS_BETA)
+                extra_body = {
+                    "output_format": {
+                        "type": "json_schema",
+                        "schema": schema,
+                    }
+                }
+            else:
                 structured_tool = {
                     "name": "structured_output",
-                "description": "Returns structured data according to the schema",
+                    "description": "Output the structured response",
-                "input_schema": response_model.model_json_schema(),
+                    "input_schema": schema,
                 }
-
                 params["tools"] = [structured_tool]
                 params["tool_choice"] = {"type": "tool", "name": "structured_output"}
 
@@ -1118,9 +1276,19 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
 
         stream_params = {k: v for k, v in params.items() if k != "stream"}
 
+        if betas:
+            stream_params["betas"] = betas
+
         current_tool_calls: dict[int, dict[str, Any]] = {}
 
-        async with self.async_client.messages.stream(**stream_params) as stream:
+        stream_context = (
+            self.async_client.beta.messages.stream(
+                **stream_params, extra_body=extra_body
+            )
+            if betas
+            else self.async_client.messages.stream(**stream_params)
+        )
+        async with stream_context as stream:
             response_id = None
             async for event in stream:
                 if hasattr(event, "message") and hasattr(event.message, "id"):
@@ -1133,7 +1301,7 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
                         chunk=text_delta,
                         from_task=from_task,
                         from_agent=from_agent,
-                        response_id=response_id
+                        response_id=response_id,
                     )
 
                 if event.type == "content_block_start":
@@ -1160,7 +1328,7 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
                                 "index": block_index,
                             },
                             call_type=LLMCallType.TOOL_CALL,
-                            response_id=response_id
+                            response_id=response_id,
                         )
                 elif event.type == "content_block_delta":
                     if event.delta.type == "input_json_delta":
@@ -1184,24 +1352,30 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
                                     "index": block_index,
                                 },
                                 call_type=LLMCallType.TOOL_CALL,
-                                response_id=response_id
+                                response_id=response_id,
                             )
 
-            final_message: Message = await stream.get_final_message()
+            final_message = await stream.get_final_message()
 
         usage = self._extract_anthropic_token_usage(final_message)
         self._track_token_usage_internal(usage)
 
-        if response_model and final_message.content:
+        if _is_pydantic_model_class(response_model):
-            tool_uses = [
+            if use_native_structured_output:
-                block
+                self._emit_call_completed_event(
-                for block in final_message.content
+                    response=full_response,
-                if isinstance(block, ToolUseBlock)
+                    call_type=LLMCallType.LLM_CALL,
-            ]
+                    from_task=from_task,
-            if tool_uses and tool_uses[0].name == "structured_output":
+                    from_agent=from_agent,
-                structured_data = tool_uses[0].input
+                    messages=params["messages"],
-                structured_json = json.dumps(structured_data)
+                )
-
+                return full_response
+            for block in final_message.content:
+                if (
+                    isinstance(block, ToolUseBlock)
+                    and block.name == "structured_output"
+                ):
+                    structured_json = json.dumps(block.input)
                     self._emit_call_completed_event(
                         response=structured_json,
                         call_type=LLMCallType.LLM_CALL,
@@ -1209,7 +1383,6 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
                         from_agent=from_agent,
                         messages=params["messages"],
                     )
-
                     return structured_json
 
         if final_message.content:
@@ -1220,7 +1393,6 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
             ]
 
             if tool_uses:
-                # If no available_functions, return tool calls for executor to handle
                 if not available_functions:
                     return list(tool_uses)
 
@@ -1247,7 +1419,7 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
 
     async def _ahandle_tool_use_conversation(
         self,
-        initial_response: Message,
+        initial_response: Message | BetaMessage,
         tool_uses: list[ToolUseBlock],
         params: dict[str, Any],
         available_functions: dict[str, Any],
@@ -1356,7 +1528,9 @@ class AnthropicCompletion(BaseLLM):
         return int(200000 * CONTEXT_WINDOW_USAGE_RATIO)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _extract_anthropic_token_usage(response: Message) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    def _extract_anthropic_token_usage(
+        response: Message | BetaMessage,
+    ) -> dict[str, Any]:
         """Extract token usage from Anthropic response."""
         if hasattr(response, "usage") and response.usage:
             usage = response.usage

lib/crewai/src/crewai/llms/providers/azure/completion.py

@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
         stop: list[str] | None = None,
         stream: bool = False,
         interceptor: BaseInterceptor[Any, Any] | None = None,
+        response_format: type[BaseModel] | None = None,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ):
         """Initialize Azure AI Inference chat completion client.
@@ -111,6 +112,9 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
             stop: Stop sequences
             stream: Enable streaming responses
             interceptor: HTTP interceptor (not yet supported for Azure).
+            response_format: Pydantic model for structured output. Used as default when
+                           response_model is not passed to call()/acall() methods.
+                           Only works with OpenAI models deployed on Azure.
             **kwargs: Additional parameters
         """
         if interceptor is not None:
@@ -165,6 +169,7 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
         self.presence_penalty = presence_penalty
         self.max_tokens = max_tokens
         self.stream = stream
+        self.response_format = response_format
 
         self.is_openai_model = any(
             prefix in model.lower() for prefix in ["gpt-", "o1-", "text-"]
@@ -298,6 +303,7 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 from_task=from_task,
                 from_agent=from_agent,
             )
+            effective_response_model = response_model or self.response_format
 
             # Format messages for Azure
             formatted_messages = self._format_messages_for_azure(messages)
@@ -307,7 +313,7 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
 
             # Prepare completion parameters
             completion_params = self._prepare_completion_params(
-                formatted_messages, tools, response_model
+                formatted_messages, tools, effective_response_model
             )
 
             # Handle streaming vs non-streaming
@@ -317,7 +323,7 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
                     available_functions,
                     from_task,
                     from_agent,
-                    response_model,
+                    effective_response_model,
                 )
 
             return self._handle_completion(
@@ -325,7 +331,7 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 available_functions,
                 from_task,
                 from_agent,
-                response_model,
+                effective_response_model,
             )
 
         except Exception as e:
@@ -364,11 +370,12 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 from_task=from_task,
                 from_agent=from_agent,
             )
+            effective_response_model = response_model or self.response_format
 
             formatted_messages = self._format_messages_for_azure(messages)
 
             completion_params = self._prepare_completion_params(
-                formatted_messages, tools, response_model
+                formatted_messages, tools, effective_response_model
             )
 
             if self.stream:
@@ -377,7 +384,7 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
                     available_functions,
                     from_task,
                     from_agent,
-                    response_model,
+                    effective_response_model,
                 )
 
             return await self._ahandle_completion(
@@ -385,7 +392,7 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 available_functions,
                 from_task,
                 from_agent,
-                response_model,
+                effective_response_model,
             )
 
         except Exception as e:
@@ -734,7 +741,7 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
                     chunk=content_delta,
                     from_task=from_task,
                     from_agent=from_agent,
-                    response_id=response_id
+                    response_id=response_id,
                 )
 
             if choice.delta and choice.delta.tool_calls:
@@ -769,7 +776,7 @@ class AzureCompletion(BaseLLM):
                             "index": idx,
                         },
                         call_type=LLMCallType.TOOL_CALL,
-                        response_id=response_id
+                        response_id=response_id,
                     )
 
         return full_response

lib/crewai/src/crewai/llms/providers/bedrock/completion.py

@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ class BedrockCompletion(BaseLLM):
         additional_model_request_fields: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
         additional_model_response_field_paths: list[str] | None = None,
         interceptor: BaseInterceptor[Any, Any] | None = None,
+        response_format: type[BaseModel] | None = None,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
         """Initialize AWS Bedrock completion client.
@@ -192,6 +193,8 @@ class BedrockCompletion(BaseLLM):
             additional_model_request_fields: Model-specific request parameters
             additional_model_response_field_paths: Custom response field paths
             interceptor: HTTP interceptor (not yet supported for Bedrock).
+            response_format: Pydantic model for structured output. Used as default when
+                           response_model is not passed to call()/acall() methods.
             **kwargs: Additional parameters
         """
         if interceptor is not None:
@@ -248,6 +251,7 @@ class BedrockCompletion(BaseLLM):
         self.top_k = top_k
         self.stream = stream
         self.stop_sequences = stop_sequences
+        self.response_format = response_format
 
         # Store advanced features (optional)
         self.guardrail_config = guardrail_config
@@ -299,6 +303,8 @@ class BedrockCompletion(BaseLLM):
         response_model: type[BaseModel] | None = None,
     ) -> str | Any:
         """Call AWS Bedrock Converse API."""
+        effective_response_model = response_model or self.response_format
+
         try:
             # Emit call started event
             self._emit_call_started_event(
@@ -375,6 +381,7 @@ class BedrockCompletion(BaseLLM):
                     available_functions,
                     from_task,
                     from_agent,
+                    effective_response_model,
                 )
 
             return self._handle_converse(
@@ -383,6 +390,7 @@ class BedrockCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 available_functions,
                 from_task,
                 from_agent,
+                effective_response_model,
             )
 
         except Exception as e:
@@ -425,6 +433,8 @@ class BedrockCompletion(BaseLLM):
             NotImplementedError: If aiobotocore is not installed.
             LLMContextLengthExceededError: If context window is exceeded.
         """
+        effective_response_model = response_model or self.response_format
+
         if not AIOBOTOCORE_AVAILABLE:
             raise NotImplementedError(
                 "Async support for AWS Bedrock requires aiobotocore. "
@@ -494,11 +504,21 @@ class BedrockCompletion(BaseLLM):
 
             if self.stream:
                 return await self._ahandle_streaming_converse(
-                    formatted_messages, body, available_functions, from_task, from_agent
+                    formatted_messages,
+                    body,
+                    available_functions,
+                    from_task,
+                    from_agent,
+                    effective_response_model,
                 )
 
             return await self._ahandle_converse(
-                formatted_messages, body, available_functions, from_task, from_agent
+                formatted_messages,
+                body,
+                available_functions,
+                from_task,
+                from_agent,
+                effective_response_model,
             )
 
         except Exception as e:
@@ -520,10 +540,29 @@ class BedrockCompletion(BaseLLM):
         available_functions: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
         from_task: Any | None = None,
         from_agent: Any | None = None,
-    ) -> str:
+        response_model: type[BaseModel] | None = None,
+    ) -> str | Any:
         """Handle non-streaming converse API call following AWS best practices."""
+        if response_model:
+            structured_tool: ConverseToolTypeDef = {
+                "toolSpec": {
+                    "name": "structured_output",
+                    "description": "Returns structured data according to the schema",
+                    "inputSchema": {"json": response_model.model_json_schema()},
+                }
+            }
+            body["toolConfig"] = cast(
+                "ToolConfigurationTypeDef",
+                cast(
+                    object,
+                    {
+                        "tools": [structured_tool],
+                        "toolChoice": {"tool": {"name": "structured_output"}},
+                    },
+                ),
+            )
+
         try:
-            # Validate messages format before API call
             if not messages:
                 raise ValueError("Messages cannot be empty")
 
@@ -571,6 +610,21 @@ class BedrockCompletion(BaseLLM):
 
             # If there are tool uses but no available_functions, return them for the executor to handle
             tool_uses = [block["toolUse"] for block in content if "toolUse" in block]
+
+            if response_model and tool_uses:
+                for tool_use in tool_uses:
+                    if tool_use.get("name") == "structured_output":
+                        structured_data = tool_use.get("input", {})
+                        result = response_model.model_validate(structured_data)
+                        self._emit_call_completed_event(
+                            response=result.model_dump_json(),
+                            call_type=LLMCallType.LLM_CALL,
+                            from_task=from_task,
+                            from_agent=from_agent,
+                            messages=messages,
+                        )
+                        return result
+
             if tool_uses and not available_functions:
                 self._emit_call_completed_event(
                     response=tool_uses,
@@ -717,8 +771,28 @@ class BedrockCompletion(BaseLLM):
         available_functions: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
         from_task: Any | None = None,
         from_agent: Any | None = None,
+        response_model: type[BaseModel] | None = None,
     ) -> str:
         """Handle streaming converse API call with comprehensive event handling."""
+        if response_model:
+            structured_tool: ConverseToolTypeDef = {
+                "toolSpec": {
+                    "name": "structured_output",
+                    "description": "Returns structured data according to the schema",
+                    "inputSchema": {"json": response_model.model_json_schema()},
+                }
+            }
+            body["toolConfig"] = cast(
+                "ToolConfigurationTypeDef",
+                cast(
+                    object,
+                    {
+                        "tools": [structured_tool],
+                        "toolChoice": {"tool": {"name": "structured_output"}},
+                    },
+                ),
+            )
+
         full_response = ""
         current_tool_use: dict[str, Any] | None = None
         tool_use_id: str | None = None
@@ -805,7 +879,7 @@ class BedrockCompletion(BaseLLM):
                                         "index": tool_use_index,
                                     },
                                     call_type=LLMCallType.TOOL_CALL,
-                                    response_id=response_id
+                                    response_id=response_id,
                                 )
                     elif "contentBlockStop" in event:
                         logging.debug("Content block stopped in stream")
@@ -929,8 +1003,28 @@ class BedrockCompletion(BaseLLM):
         available_functions: Mapping[str, Any] | None = None,
         from_task: Any | None = None,
         from_agent: Any | None = None,
-    ) -> str:
+        response_model: type[BaseModel] | None = None,
+    ) -> str | Any:
         """Handle async non-streaming converse API call."""
+        if response_model:
+            structured_tool: ConverseToolTypeDef = {
+                "toolSpec": {
+                    "name": "structured_output",
+                    "description": "Returns structured data according to the schema",
+                    "inputSchema": {"json": response_model.model_json_schema()},
+                }
+            }
+            body["toolConfig"] = cast(
+                "ToolConfigurationTypeDef",
+                cast(
+                    object,
+                    {
+                        "tools": [structured_tool],
+                        "toolChoice": {"tool": {"name": "structured_output"}},
+                    },
+                ),
+            )
+
         try:
             if not messages:
                 raise ValueError("Messages cannot be empty")
@@ -976,6 +1070,21 @@ class BedrockCompletion(BaseLLM):
 
             # If there are tool uses but no available_functions, return them for the executor to handle
             tool_uses = [block["toolUse"] for block in content if "toolUse" in block]
+
+            if response_model and tool_uses:
+                for tool_use in tool_uses:
+                    if tool_use.get("name") == "structured_output":
+                        structured_data = tool_use.get("input", {})
+                        result = response_model.model_validate(structured_data)
+                        self._emit_call_completed_event(
+                            response=result.model_dump_json(),
+                            call_type=LLMCallType.LLM_CALL,
+                            from_task=from_task,
+                            from_agent=from_agent,
+                            messages=messages,
+                        )
+                        return result
+
             if tool_uses and not available_functions:
                 self._emit_call_completed_event(
                     response=tool_uses,
@@ -1106,8 +1215,28 @@ class BedrockCompletion(BaseLLM):
         available_functions: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
         from_task: Any | None = None,
         from_agent: Any | None = None,
+        response_model: type[BaseModel] | None = None,
     ) -> str:
         """Handle async streaming converse API call."""
+        if response_model:
+            structured_tool: ConverseToolTypeDef = {
+                "toolSpec": {
+                    "name": "structured_output",
+                    "description": "Returns structured data according to the schema",
+                    "inputSchema": {"json": response_model.model_json_schema()},
+                }
+            }
+            body["toolConfig"] = cast(
+                "ToolConfigurationTypeDef",
+                cast(
+                    object,
+                    {
+                        "tools": [structured_tool],
+                        "toolChoice": {"tool": {"name": "structured_output"}},
+                    },
+                ),
+            )
+
         full_response = ""
         current_tool_use: dict[str, Any] | None = None
         tool_use_id: str | None = None
@@ -1174,7 +1303,7 @@ class BedrockCompletion(BaseLLM):
                                 chunk=text_chunk,
                                 from_task=from_task,
                                 from_agent=from_agent,
-                                response_id=response_id
+                                response_id=response_id,
                             )
                         elif "toolUse" in delta and current_tool_use:
                             tool_input = delta["toolUse"].get("input", "")

lib/crewai/src/crewai/llms/providers/gemini/completion.py

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class GeminiCompletion(BaseLLM):
         client_params: dict[str, Any] | None = None,
         interceptor: BaseInterceptor[Any, Any] | None = None,
         use_vertexai: bool | None = None,
+        response_format: type[BaseModel] | None = None,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ):
         """Initialize Google Gemini chat completion client.
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ class GeminiCompletion(BaseLLM):
                          - None (default): Check GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI env var
                          When using Vertex AI with API key (Express mode), http_options with
                          api_version="v1" is automatically configured.
+            response_format: Pydantic model for structured output. Used as default when
+                           response_model is not passed to call()/acall() methods.
             **kwargs: Additional parameters
         """
         if interceptor is not None:
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ class GeminiCompletion(BaseLLM):
         self.safety_settings = safety_settings or {}
         self.stop_sequences = stop_sequences or []
         self.tools: list[dict[str, Any]] | None = None
+        self.response_format = response_format
 
         # Model-specific settings
         version_match = re.search(r"gemini-(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)", model.lower())
@@ -292,6 +296,7 @@ class GeminiCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 from_agent=from_agent,
             )
             self.tools = tools
+            effective_response_model = response_model or self.response_format
 
             formatted_content, system_instruction = self._format_messages_for_gemini(
                 messages
@@ -303,7 +308,7 @@ class GeminiCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 raise ValueError("LLM call blocked by before_llm_call hook")
 
             config = self._prepare_generation_config(
-                system_instruction, tools, response_model
+                system_instruction, tools, effective_response_model
             )
 
             if self.stream:
@@ -313,7 +318,7 @@ class GeminiCompletion(BaseLLM):
                     available_functions,
                     from_task,
                     from_agent,
-                    response_model,
+                    effective_response_model,
                 )
 
             return self._handle_completion(
@@ -322,7 +327,7 @@ class GeminiCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 available_functions,
                 from_task,
                 from_agent,
-                response_model,
+                effective_response_model,
             )
 
         except APIError as e:
@@ -374,13 +379,14 @@ class GeminiCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 from_agent=from_agent,
             )
             self.tools = tools
+            effective_response_model = response_model or self.response_format
 
             formatted_content, system_instruction = self._format_messages_for_gemini(
                 messages
             )
 
             config = self._prepare_generation_config(
-                system_instruction, tools, response_model
+                system_instruction, tools, effective_response_model
             )
 
             if self.stream:
@@ -390,7 +396,7 @@ class GeminiCompletion(BaseLLM):
                     available_functions,
                     from_task,
                     from_agent,
-                    response_model,
+                    effective_response_model,
                 )
 
             return await self._ahandle_completion(
@@ -399,7 +405,7 @@ class GeminiCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 available_functions,
                 from_task,
                 from_agent,
-                response_model,
+                effective_response_model,
             )
 
         except APIError as e:
@@ -570,10 +576,10 @@ class GeminiCompletion(BaseLLM):
                     types.Content(role="user", parts=[function_response_part])
                 )
             elif role == "assistant" and message.get("tool_calls"):
-                parts: list[types.Part] = []
+                tool_parts: list[types.Part] = []
 
                 if text_content:
-                    parts.append(types.Part.from_text(text=text_content))
+                    tool_parts.append(types.Part.from_text(text=text_content))
 
                 tool_calls: list[dict[str, Any]] = message.get("tool_calls") or []
                 for tool_call in tool_calls:
@@ -592,11 +598,11 @@ class GeminiCompletion(BaseLLM):
                     else:
                         func_args = func_args_raw
 
-                    parts.append(
+                    tool_parts.append(
                         types.Part.from_function_call(name=func_name, args=func_args)
                     )
 
-                contents.append(types.Content(role="model", parts=parts))
+                contents.append(types.Content(role="model", parts=tool_parts))
             else:
                 # Convert role for Gemini (assistant -> model)
                 gemini_role = "model" if role == "assistant" else "user"
@@ -800,7 +806,7 @@ class GeminiCompletion(BaseLLM):
                 chunk=chunk.text,
                 from_task=from_task,
                 from_agent=from_agent,
-                response_id=response_id
+                response_id=response_id,
             )
 
         if chunk.candidates:
@@ -837,7 +843,7 @@ class GeminiCompletion(BaseLLM):
                                 "index": call_index,
                             },
                             call_type=LLMCallType.TOOL_CALL,
-                            response_id=response_id
+                            response_id=response_id,
                         )
 
         return full_response, function_calls, usage_data
@@ -972,7 +978,7 @@ class GeminiCompletion(BaseLLM):
         from_task: Any | None = None,
         from_agent: Any | None = None,
         response_model: type[BaseModel] | None = None,
-    ) -> str:
+    ) -> str | Any:
         """Handle streaming content generation."""
         full_response = ""
         function_calls: dict[int, dict[str, Any]] = {}
@@ -1050,7 +1056,7 @@ class GeminiCompletion(BaseLLM):
         from_task: Any | None = None,
         from_agent: Any | None = None,
         response_model: type[BaseModel] | None = None,
-    ) -> str:
+    ) -> str | Any:
         """Handle async streaming content generation."""
         full_response = ""
         function_calls: dict[int, dict[str, Any]] = {}

lib/crewai/src/crewai/rag/embeddings/factory.py

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     )
     from chromadb.utils.embedding_functions.google_embedding_function import (
         GoogleGenerativeAiEmbeddingFunction,
-        GoogleVertexEmbeddingFunction,
     )
     from chromadb.utils.embedding_functions.huggingface_embedding_function import (
         HuggingFaceEmbeddingFunction,
@@ -52,6 +51,9 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from crewai.rag.embeddings.providers.aws.types import BedrockProviderSpec
     from crewai.rag.embeddings.providers.cohere.types import CohereProviderSpec
     from crewai.rag.embeddings.providers.custom.types import CustomProviderSpec
+    from crewai.rag.embeddings.providers.google.genai_vertex_embedding import (
+        GoogleGenAIVertexEmbeddingFunction,
+    )
     from crewai.rag.embeddings.providers.google.types import (
         GenerativeAiProviderSpec,
         VertexAIProviderSpec,
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ def build_embedder_from_dict(spec: OpenAIProviderSpec) -> OpenAIEmbeddingFunctio
 @overload
 def build_embedder_from_dict(
     spec: VertexAIProviderSpec,
-) -> GoogleVertexEmbeddingFunction: ...
+) -> GoogleGenAIVertexEmbeddingFunction: ...
 
 
 @overload
@@ -296,7 +298,9 @@ def build_embedder(spec: OpenAIProviderSpec) -> OpenAIEmbeddingFunction: ...
 
 
 @overload
-def build_embedder(spec: VertexAIProviderSpec) -> GoogleVertexEmbeddingFunction: ...
+def build_embedder(
+    spec: VertexAIProviderSpec,
+) -> GoogleGenAIVertexEmbeddingFunction: ...
 
 
 @overload

lib/crewai/src/crewai/rag/embeddings/providers/google/__init__.py

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 """Google embedding providers."""
 
+from crewai.rag.embeddings.providers.google.genai_vertex_embedding import (
+    GoogleGenAIVertexEmbeddingFunction,
+)
 from crewai.rag.embeddings.providers.google.generative_ai import (
     GenerativeAiProvider,
 )
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ __all__ = [
     "GenerativeAiProvider",
     "GenerativeAiProviderConfig",
     "GenerativeAiProviderSpec",
+    "GoogleGenAIVertexEmbeddingFunction",
     "VertexAIProvider",
     "VertexAIProviderConfig",
     "VertexAIProviderSpec",

lib/crewai/src/crewai/rag/embeddings/providers/google/genai_vertex_embedding.py

@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+"""Google Vertex AI embedding function implementation.
+
+This module supports both the new google-genai SDK and the deprecated
+vertexai.language_models module for backwards compatibility.
+
+The deprecated vertexai.language_models module will be removed after June 24, 2026.
+Migration guide: https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/deprecations/genai-vertexai-sdk
+"""
+
+from typing import Any, ClassVar, cast
+import warnings
+
+from chromadb.api.types import Documents, EmbeddingFunction, Embeddings
+from typing_extensions import Unpack
+
+from crewai.rag.embeddings.providers.google.types import VertexAIProviderConfig
+
+
+class GoogleGenAIVertexEmbeddingFunction(EmbeddingFunction[Documents]):
+    """Embedding function for Google Vertex AI with dual SDK support.
+
+    This class supports both:
+    - Legacy models (textembedding-gecko*) using the deprecated vertexai.language_models SDK
+    - New models (gemini-embedding-*, text-embedding-*) using the google-genai SDK
+
+    The SDK is automatically selected based on the model name. Legacy models will
+    emit a deprecation warning.
+
+    Supports two authentication modes:
+    1. Vertex AI backend: Set project_id and location/region (uses Application Default Credentials)
+    2. API key: Set api_key for direct API access
+
+    Example:
+        # Using legacy model (will emit deprecation warning)
+        embedder = GoogleGenAIVertexEmbeddingFunction(
+            project_id="my-project",
+            region="us-central1",
+            model_name="textembedding-gecko"
+        )
+
+        # Using new model with google-genai SDK
+        embedder = GoogleGenAIVertexEmbeddingFunction(
+            project_id="my-project",
+            location="us-central1",
+            model_name="gemini-embedding-001"
+        )
+
+        # Using API key (new SDK only)
+        embedder = GoogleGenAIVertexEmbeddingFunction(
+            api_key="your-api-key",
+            model_name="gemini-embedding-001"
+        )
+    """
+
+    # Models that use the legacy vertexai.language_models SDK
+    LEGACY_MODELS: ClassVar[set[str]] = {
+        "textembedding-gecko",
+        "textembedding-gecko@001",
+        "textembedding-gecko@002",
+        "textembedding-gecko@003",
+        "textembedding-gecko@latest",
+        "textembedding-gecko-multilingual",
+        "textembedding-gecko-multilingual@001",
+        "textembedding-gecko-multilingual@latest",
+    }
+
+    # Models that use the new google-genai SDK
+    GENAI_MODELS: ClassVar[set[str]] = {
+        "gemini-embedding-001",
+        "text-embedding-005",
+        "text-multilingual-embedding-002",
+    }
+
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs: Unpack[VertexAIProviderConfig]) -> None:
+        """Initialize Google Vertex AI embedding function.
+
+        Args:
+            **kwargs: Configuration parameters including:
+                - model_name: Model to use for embeddings (default: "textembedding-gecko")
+                - api_key: Optional API key for authentication (new SDK only)
+                - project_id: GCP project ID (for Vertex AI backend)
+                - location: GCP region (default: "us-central1")
+                - region: Deprecated alias for location
+                - task_type: Task type for embeddings (default: "RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENT", new SDK only)
+                - output_dimensionality: Optional output embedding dimension (new SDK only)
+        """
+        # Handle deprecated 'region' parameter (only if it has a value)
+        region_value = kwargs.pop("region", None)  # type: ignore[typeddict-item]
+        if region_value is not None:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "The 'region' parameter is deprecated, use 'location' instead. "
+                "See: https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/deprecations/genai-vertexai-sdk",
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+            if "location" not in kwargs or kwargs.get("location") is None:
+                kwargs["location"] = region_value  # type: ignore[typeddict-unknown-key]
+
+        self._config = kwargs
+        self._model_name = str(kwargs.get("model_name", "textembedding-gecko"))
+        self._use_legacy = self._is_legacy_model(self._model_name)
+
+        if self._use_legacy:
+            self._init_legacy_client(**kwargs)
+        else:
+            self._init_genai_client(**kwargs)
+
+    def _is_legacy_model(self, model_name: str) -> bool:
+        """Check if the model uses the legacy SDK."""
+        return model_name in self.LEGACY_MODELS or model_name.startswith(
+            "textembedding-gecko"
+        )
+
+    def _init_legacy_client(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+        """Initialize using the deprecated vertexai.language_models SDK."""
+        warnings.warn(
+            f"Model '{self._model_name}' uses the deprecated vertexai.language_models SDK "
+            "which will be removed after June 24, 2026. Consider migrating to newer models "
+            "like 'gemini-embedding-001'. "
+            "See: https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/deprecations/genai-vertexai-sdk",
+            DeprecationWarning,
+            stacklevel=3,
+        )
+
+        try:
+            import vertexai
+            from vertexai.language_models import TextEmbeddingModel
+        except ImportError as e:
+            raise ImportError(
+                "vertexai is required for legacy embedding models (textembedding-gecko*). "
+                "Install it with: pip install google-cloud-aiplatform"
+            ) from e
+
+        project_id = kwargs.get("project_id")
+        location = str(kwargs.get("location", "us-central1"))
+
+        if not project_id:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "project_id is required for legacy models. "
+                "For API key authentication, use newer models like 'gemini-embedding-001'."
+            )
+
+        vertexai.init(project=str(project_id), location=location)
+        self._legacy_model = TextEmbeddingModel.from_pretrained(self._model_name)
+
+    def _init_genai_client(self, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
+        """Initialize using the new google-genai SDK."""
+        try:
+            from google import genai
+            from google.genai.types import EmbedContentConfig
+        except ImportError as e:
+            raise ImportError(
+                "google-genai is required for Google Gen AI embeddings. "
+                "Install it with: uv add 'crewai[google-genai]'"
+            ) from e
+
+        self._genai = genai
+        self._EmbedContentConfig = EmbedContentConfig
+        self._task_type = kwargs.get("task_type", "RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENT")
+        self._output_dimensionality = kwargs.get("output_dimensionality")
+
+        # Initialize client based on authentication mode
+        api_key = kwargs.get("api_key")
+        project_id = kwargs.get("project_id")
+        location: str = str(kwargs.get("location", "us-central1"))
+
+        if api_key:
+            self._client = genai.Client(api_key=api_key)
+        elif project_id:
+            self._client = genai.Client(
+                vertexai=True,
+                project=str(project_id),
+                location=location,
+            )
+        else:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Either 'api_key' (for API key authentication) or 'project_id' "
+                "(for Vertex AI backend with ADC) must be provided."
+            )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def name() -> str:
+        """Return the name of the embedding function for ChromaDB compatibility."""
+        return "google-vertex"
+
+    def __call__(self, input: Documents) -> Embeddings:
+        """Generate embeddings for input documents.
+
+        Args:
+            input: List of documents to embed.
+
+        Returns:
+            List of embedding vectors.
+        """
+        if isinstance(input, str):
+            input = [input]
+
+        if self._use_legacy:
+            return self._call_legacy(input)
+        return self._call_genai(input)
+
+    def _call_legacy(self, input: list[str]) -> Embeddings:
+        """Generate embeddings using the legacy SDK."""
+        import numpy as np
+
+        embeddings_list = []
+        for text in input:
+            embedding_result = self._legacy_model.get_embeddings([text])
+            embeddings_list.append(
+                np.array(embedding_result[0].values, dtype=np.float32)
+            )
+
+        return cast(Embeddings, embeddings_list)
+
+    def _call_genai(self, input: list[str]) -> Embeddings:
+        """Generate embeddings using the new google-genai SDK."""
+        # Build config for embed_content
+        config_kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {
+            "task_type": self._task_type,
+        }
+        if self._output_dimensionality is not None:
+            config_kwargs["output_dimensionality"] = self._output_dimensionality
+
+        config = self._EmbedContentConfig(**config_kwargs)
+
+        # Call the embedding API
+        response = self._client.models.embed_content(
+            model=self._model_name,
+            contents=input,  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+            config=config,
+        )
+
+        # Extract embeddings from response
+        if response.embeddings is None:
+            raise ValueError("No embeddings returned from the API")
+        embeddings = [emb.values for emb in response.embeddings]
+        return cast(Embeddings, embeddings)

lib/crewai/src/crewai/rag/embeddings/providers/google/types.py

@@ -34,12 +34,47 @@ class GenerativeAiProviderSpec(TypedDict):
 
 
 class VertexAIProviderConfig(TypedDict, total=False):
-    """Configuration for Vertex AI provider."""
+    """Configuration for Vertex AI provider with dual SDK support.
+
+    Supports both legacy models (textembedding-gecko*) using the deprecated
+    vertexai.language_models SDK and new models using google-genai SDK.
+
+    Attributes:
+        api_key: Google API key (optional if using project_id with ADC). Only for new SDK models.
+        model_name: Embedding model name (default: "textembedding-gecko").
+            Legacy models: textembedding-gecko, textembedding-gecko@001, etc.
+            New models: gemini-embedding-001, text-embedding-005, text-multilingual-embedding-002
+        project_id: GCP project ID (required for Vertex AI backend and legacy models).
+        location: GCP region/location (default: "us-central1").
+        region: Deprecated alias for location (kept for backwards compatibility).
+        task_type: Task type for embeddings (default: "RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENT"). Only for new SDK models.
+        output_dimensionality: Output embedding dimension (optional). Only for new SDK models.
+    """
 
     api_key: str
-    model_name: Annotated[str, "textembedding-gecko"]
+    model_name: Annotated[
-    project_id: Annotated[str, "cloud-large-language-models"]
+        Literal[
-    region: Annotated[str, "us-central1"]
+            # Legacy models (deprecated vertexai.language_models SDK)
+            "textembedding-gecko",
+            "textembedding-gecko@001",
+            "textembedding-gecko@002",
+            "textembedding-gecko@003",
+            "textembedding-gecko@latest",
+            "textembedding-gecko-multilingual",
+            "textembedding-gecko-multilingual@001",
+            "textembedding-gecko-multilingual@latest",
+            # New models (google-genai SDK)
+            "gemini-embedding-001",
+            "text-embedding-005",
+            "text-multilingual-embedding-002",
+        ],
+        "textembedding-gecko",
+    ]
+    project_id: str
+    location: Annotated[str, "us-central1"]
+    region: Annotated[str, "us-central1"]  # Deprecated alias for location
+    task_type: Annotated[str, "RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENT"]
+    output_dimensionality: int
 
 
 class VertexAIProviderSpec(TypedDict, total=False):

lib/crewai/src/crewai/rag/embeddings/providers/google/vertex.py

@@ -1,46 +1,126 @@
-"""Google Vertex AI embeddings provider."""
+"""Google Vertex AI embeddings provider.
+
+This module supports both the new google-genai SDK and the deprecated
+vertexai.language_models module for backwards compatibility.
+
+The SDK is automatically selected based on the model name:
+- Legacy models (textembedding-gecko*) use vertexai.language_models (deprecated)
+- New models (gemini-embedding-*, text-embedding-*) use google-genai
+
+Migration guide: https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/deprecations/genai-vertexai-sdk
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
 
-from chromadb.utils.embedding_functions.google_embedding_function import (
-    GoogleVertexEmbeddingFunction,
-)
 from pydantic import AliasChoices, Field
 
 from crewai.rag.core.base_embeddings_provider import BaseEmbeddingsProvider
+from crewai.rag.embeddings.providers.google.genai_vertex_embedding import (
+    GoogleGenAIVertexEmbeddingFunction,
+)
 
 
-class VertexAIProvider(BaseEmbeddingsProvider[GoogleVertexEmbeddingFunction]):
+class VertexAIProvider(BaseEmbeddingsProvider[GoogleGenAIVertexEmbeddingFunction]):
-    """Google Vertex AI embeddings provider."""
+    """Google Vertex AI embeddings provider with dual SDK support.
 
-    embedding_callable: type[GoogleVertexEmbeddingFunction] = Field(
+    Supports both legacy models (textembedding-gecko*) using the deprecated
-        default=GoogleVertexEmbeddingFunction,
+    vertexai.language_models SDK and new models (gemini-embedding-*, text-embedding-*)
-        description="Vertex AI embedding function class",
+    using the google-genai SDK.
+
+    The SDK is automatically selected based on the model name. Legacy models will
+    emit a deprecation warning.
+
+    Authentication modes:
+    1. Vertex AI backend: Set project_id and location/region (uses Application Default Credentials)
+    2. API key: Set api_key for direct API access (new SDK models only)
+
+    Example:
+        # Legacy model (backwards compatible, will emit deprecation warning)
+        provider = VertexAIProvider(
+            project_id="my-project",
+            region="us-central1",  # or location="us-central1"
+            model_name="textembedding-gecko"
+        )
+
+        # New model with Vertex AI backend
+        provider = VertexAIProvider(
+            project_id="my-project",
+            location="us-central1",
+            model_name="gemini-embedding-001"
+        )
+
+        # New model with API key
+        provider = VertexAIProvider(
+            api_key="your-api-key",
+            model_name="gemini-embedding-001"
+        )
+    """
+
+    embedding_callable: type[GoogleGenAIVertexEmbeddingFunction] = Field(
+        default=GoogleGenAIVertexEmbeddingFunction,
+        description="Google Vertex AI embedding function class",
     )
     model_name: str = Field(
         default="textembedding-gecko",
-        description="Model name to use for embeddings",
+        description=(
+            "Model name to use for embeddings. Legacy models (textembedding-gecko*) "
+            "use the deprecated SDK. New models (gemini-embedding-001, text-embedding-005) "
+            "use the google-genai SDK."
+        ),
         validation_alias=AliasChoices(
             "EMBEDDINGS_GOOGLE_VERTEX_MODEL_NAME",
             "GOOGLE_VERTEX_MODEL_NAME",
             "model",
         ),
     )
-    api_key: str = Field(
+    api_key: str | None = Field(
-        description="Google API key",
+        default=None,
+        description="Google API key (optional if using project_id with Application Default Credentials)",
         validation_alias=AliasChoices(
-            "EMBEDDINGS_GOOGLE_CLOUD_API_KEY", "GOOGLE_CLOUD_API_KEY"
+            "EMBEDDINGS_GOOGLE_CLOUD_API_KEY",
+            "GOOGLE_CLOUD_API_KEY",
+            "GOOGLE_API_KEY",
         ),
     )
-    project_id: str = Field(
+    project_id: str | None = Field(
-        default="cloud-large-language-models",
+        default=None,
-        description="GCP project ID",
+        description="GCP project ID (required for Vertex AI backend and legacy models)",
         validation_alias=AliasChoices(
-            "EMBEDDINGS_GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT", "GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT"
+            "EMBEDDINGS_GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT",
+            "GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT",
         ),
     )
-    region: str = Field(
+    location: str = Field(
         default="us-central1",
-        description="GCP region",
+        description="GCP region/location",
         validation_alias=AliasChoices(
-            "EMBEDDINGS_GOOGLE_CLOUD_REGION", "GOOGLE_CLOUD_REGION"
+            "EMBEDDINGS_GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION",
+            "EMBEDDINGS_GOOGLE_CLOUD_REGION",
+            "GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION",
+            "GOOGLE_CLOUD_REGION",
+        ),
+    )
+    region: str | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        description="Deprecated: Use 'location' instead. GCP region (kept for backwards compatibility)",
+        validation_alias=AliasChoices(
+            "EMBEDDINGS_GOOGLE_VERTEX_REGION",
+            "GOOGLE_VERTEX_REGION",
+        ),
+    )
+    task_type: str = Field(
+        default="RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENT",
+        description="Task type for embeddings (e.g., RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENT, RETRIEVAL_QUERY). Only used with new SDK models.",
+        validation_alias=AliasChoices(
+            "EMBEDDINGS_GOOGLE_VERTEX_TASK_TYPE",
+            "GOOGLE_VERTEX_TASK_TYPE",
+        ),
+    )
+    output_dimensionality: int | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        description="Output embedding dimensionality (optional). Only used with new SDK models.",
+        validation_alias=AliasChoices(
+            "EMBEDDINGS_GOOGLE_VERTEX_OUTPUT_DIMENSIONALITY",
+            "GOOGLE_VERTEX_OUTPUT_DIMENSIONALITY",
         ),
     )

lib/crewai/src/crewai/utilities/file_store.py

@@ -5,17 +5,29 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import asyncio
 from collections.abc import Coroutine
 import concurrent.futures
+import logging
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, TypeVar
 from uuid import UUID
 
-from aiocache import Cache  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
-from aiocache.serializers import PickleSerializer  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
-
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from aiocache import Cache
     from crewai_files import FileInput
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+_file_store: Cache | None = None
+
+try:
+    from aiocache import Cache
+    from aiocache.serializers import PickleSerializer
+
     _file_store = Cache(Cache.MEMORY, serializer=PickleSerializer())
+except ImportError:
+    logger.debug(
+        "aiocache is not installed. File store features will be disabled. "
+        "Install with: uv add aiocache"
+    )
 
 T = TypeVar("T")
 
@@ -59,6 +71,8 @@ async def astore_files(
         files: Dictionary mapping names to file inputs.
         ttl: Time-to-live in seconds.
     """
+    if _file_store is None:
+        return
     await _file_store.set(f"{_CREW_PREFIX}{execution_id}", files, ttl=ttl)
 
 
@@ -71,6 +85,8 @@ async def aget_files(execution_id: UUID) -> dict[str, FileInput] | None:
     Returns:
         Dictionary of files or None if not found.
     """
+    if _file_store is None:
+        return None
     result: dict[str, FileInput] | None = await _file_store.get(
         f"{_CREW_PREFIX}{execution_id}"
     )
@@ -83,6 +99,8 @@ async def aclear_files(execution_id: UUID) -> None:
     Args:
         execution_id: Unique identifier for the crew execution.
     """
+    if _file_store is None:
+        return
     await _file_store.delete(f"{_CREW_PREFIX}{execution_id}")
 
 
@@ -98,6 +116,8 @@ async def astore_task_files(
         files: Dictionary mapping names to file inputs.
         ttl: Time-to-live in seconds.
     """
+    if _file_store is None:
+        return
     await _file_store.set(f"{_TASK_PREFIX}{task_id}", files, ttl=ttl)
 
 
@@ -110,6 +130,8 @@ async def aget_task_files(task_id: UUID) -> dict[str, FileInput] | None:
     Returns:
         Dictionary of files or None if not found.
     """
+    if _file_store is None:
+        return None
     result: dict[str, FileInput] | None = await _file_store.get(
         f"{_TASK_PREFIX}{task_id}"
     )
@@ -122,6 +144,8 @@ async def aclear_task_files(task_id: UUID) -> None:
     Args:
         task_id: Unique identifier for the task.
     """
+    if _file_store is None:
+        return
     await _file_store.delete(f"{_TASK_PREFIX}{task_id}")
 
 

lib/crewai/tests/cassettes/llms/anthropic/test_anthropic_async_with_response_model.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 interactions:
 - request:
-    body: '{"max_tokens":4096,"messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Say hello in French"}],"model":"claude-sonnet-4-0","stream":false,"tool_choice":{"type":"tool","name":"structured_output"},"tools":[{"name":"structured_output","description":"Returns structured data according to the schema","input_schema":{"description":"Response model for greeting test.","properties":{"greeting":{"title":"Greeting","type":"string"},"language":{"title":"Language","type":"string"}},"required":["greeting","language"],"title":"GreetingResponse","type":"object"}}]}'
+    body: '{"max_tokens":4096,"messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Say hello in French"}],"model":"claude-sonnet-4-0","stream":false,"tool_choice":{"type":"tool","name":"structured_output"},"tools":[{"name":"structured_output","description":"Output
+      the structured response","input_schema":{"type":"object","description":"Response
+      model for greeting test.","title":"GreetingResponse","properties":{"greeting":{"type":"string","title":"Greeting"},"language":{"type":"string","title":"Language"}},"additionalProperties":false,"required":["greeting","language"]}}]}'
     headers:
       User-Agent:
       - X-USER-AGENT-XXX
@@ -13,7 +15,7 @@ interactions:
       connection:
       - keep-alive
       content-length:
-      - '539'
+      - '551'
       content-type:
       - application/json
       host:
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ interactions:
       x-stainless-os:
       - X-STAINLESS-OS-XXX
       x-stainless-package-version:
-      - 0.75.0
+      - 0.76.0
       x-stainless-retry-count:
       - '0'
       x-stainless-runtime:
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ interactions:
     uri: https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages
   response:
     body:
-      string: '{"model":"claude-sonnet-4-20250514","id":"msg_01XjvX2nCho1knuucbwwgCpw","type":"message","role":"assistant","content":[{"type":"tool_use","id":"toolu_019rfPRSDmBb7CyCTdGMv5rK","name":"structured_output","input":{"greeting":"Bonjour","language":"French"}}],"stop_reason":"tool_use","stop_sequence":null,"usage":{"input_tokens":432,"cache_creation_input_tokens":0,"cache_read_input_tokens":0,"cache_creation":{"ephemeral_5m_input_tokens":0,"ephemeral_1h_input_tokens":0},"output_tokens":53,"service_tier":"standard"}}'
+      string: '{"model":"claude-sonnet-4-20250514","id":"msg_01CKTyVmak15L5oQ36mv4sL9","type":"message","role":"assistant","content":[{"type":"tool_use","id":"toolu_0174BYmn6xiSnUwVhFD8S7EW","name":"structured_output","input":{"greeting":"Bonjour","language":"French"}}],"stop_reason":"tool_use","stop_sequence":null,"usage":{"input_tokens":436,"cache_creation_input_tokens":0,"cache_read_input_tokens":0,"cache_creation":{"ephemeral_5m_input_tokens":0,"ephemeral_1h_input_tokens":0},"output_tokens":53,"service_tier":"standard"}}'
     headers:
       CF-RAY:
       - CF-RAY-XXX
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ interactions:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
       Date:
-      - Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:19:38 GMT
+      - Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:59:34 GMT
       Server:
       - cloudflare
       Transfer-Encoding:
@@ -82,12 +84,10 @@ interactions:
       - DYNAMIC
       request-id:
       - REQUEST-ID-XXX
-      retry-after:
-      - '24'
       strict-transport-security:
       - STS-XXX
       x-envoy-upstream-service-time:
-      - '2101'
+      - '968'
     status:
       code: 200
       message: OK

lib/crewai/tests/rag/embeddings/test_embedding_factory.py

@@ -272,3 +272,100 @@ class TestEmbeddingFactory:
         mock_build_from_provider.assert_called_once_with(mock_provider)
         assert result == mock_embedding_function
         mock_import.assert_not_called()
+
+    @patch("crewai.rag.embeddings.factory.import_and_validate_definition")
+    def test_build_embedder_google_vertex_with_genai_model(self, mock_import):
+        """Test routing to Google Vertex provider with new genai model."""
+        mock_provider_class = MagicMock()
+        mock_provider_instance = MagicMock()
+        mock_embedding_function = MagicMock()
+
+        mock_import.return_value = mock_provider_class
+        mock_provider_class.return_value = mock_provider_instance
+        mock_provider_instance.embedding_callable.return_value = mock_embedding_function
+
+        config = {
+            "provider": "google-vertex",
+            "config": {
+                "api_key": "test-google-api-key",
+                "model_name": "gemini-embedding-001",
+            },
+        }
+
+        build_embedder(config)
+
+        mock_import.assert_called_once_with(
+            "crewai.rag.embeddings.providers.google.vertex.VertexAIProvider"
+        )
+        mock_provider_class.assert_called_once()
+
+        call_kwargs = mock_provider_class.call_args.kwargs
+        assert call_kwargs["api_key"] == "test-google-api-key"
+        assert call_kwargs["model_name"] == "gemini-embedding-001"
+
+    @patch("crewai.rag.embeddings.factory.import_and_validate_definition")
+    def test_build_embedder_google_vertex_with_legacy_model(self, mock_import):
+        """Test routing to Google Vertex provider with legacy textembedding-gecko model."""
+        mock_provider_class = MagicMock()
+        mock_provider_instance = MagicMock()
+        mock_embedding_function = MagicMock()
+
+        mock_import.return_value = mock_provider_class
+        mock_provider_class.return_value = mock_provider_instance
+        mock_provider_instance.embedding_callable.return_value = mock_embedding_function
+
+        config = {
+            "provider": "google-vertex",
+            "config": {
+                "project_id": "my-gcp-project",
+                "region": "us-central1",
+                "model_name": "textembedding-gecko",
+            },
+        }
+
+        build_embedder(config)
+
+        mock_import.assert_called_once_with(
+            "crewai.rag.embeddings.providers.google.vertex.VertexAIProvider"
+        )
+        mock_provider_class.assert_called_once()
+
+        call_kwargs = mock_provider_class.call_args.kwargs
+        assert call_kwargs["project_id"] == "my-gcp-project"
+        assert call_kwargs["region"] == "us-central1"
+        assert call_kwargs["model_name"] == "textembedding-gecko"
+
+    @patch("crewai.rag.embeddings.factory.import_and_validate_definition")
+    def test_build_embedder_google_vertex_with_location(self, mock_import):
+        """Test routing to Google Vertex provider with location parameter."""
+        mock_provider_class = MagicMock()
+        mock_provider_instance = MagicMock()
+        mock_embedding_function = MagicMock()
+
+        mock_import.return_value = mock_provider_class
+        mock_provider_class.return_value = mock_provider_instance
+        mock_provider_instance.embedding_callable.return_value = mock_embedding_function
+
+        config = {
+            "provider": "google-vertex",
+            "config": {
+                "project_id": "my-gcp-project",
+                "location": "europe-west1",
+                "model_name": "gemini-embedding-001",
+                "task_type": "RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENT",
+                "output_dimensionality": 768,
+            },
+        }
+
+        build_embedder(config)
+
+        mock_import.assert_called_once_with(
+            "crewai.rag.embeddings.providers.google.vertex.VertexAIProvider"
+        )
+
+        call_kwargs = mock_provider_class.call_args.kwargs
+        assert call_kwargs["project_id"] == "my-gcp-project"
+        assert call_kwargs["location"] == "europe-west1"
+        assert call_kwargs["model_name"] == "gemini-embedding-001"
+        assert call_kwargs["task_type"] == "RETRIEVAL_DOCUMENT"
+        assert call_kwargs["output_dimensionality"] == 768

lib/crewai/tests/rag/embeddings/test_google_vertex_memory_integration.py

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+"""Integration tests for Google Vertex embeddings with Crew memory.
+
+These tests make real API calls and use VCR to record/replay responses.
+"""
+
+import os
+import threading
+from collections import defaultdict
+from unittest.mock import patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task
+from crewai.events.event_bus import crewai_event_bus
+from crewai.events.types.memory_events import (
+    MemorySaveCompletedEvent,
+    MemorySaveStartedEvent,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def setup_vertex_ai_env():
+    """Set up environment for Vertex AI tests.
+    
+    Sets GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=true to ensure the SDK uses the Vertex AI
+    backend (aiplatform.googleapis.com) which matches the VCR cassettes.
+    Also mocks GOOGLE_API_KEY if not already set.
+    """
+    env_updates = {"GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI": "true"}
+    
+    # Add a mock API key if none exists
+    if "GOOGLE_API_KEY" not in os.environ and "GEMINI_API_KEY" not in os.environ:
+        env_updates["GOOGLE_API_KEY"] = "test-key"
+    
+    with patch.dict(os.environ, env_updates):
+        yield
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def google_vertex_embedder_config():
+    """Fixture providing Google Vertex embedder configuration."""
+    return {
+        "provider": "google-vertex",
+        "config": {
+            "api_key": os.getenv("GOOGLE_API_KEY", "test-key"),
+            "model_name": "gemini-embedding-001",
+        },
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def simple_agent():
+    """Fixture providing a simple test agent."""
+    return Agent(
+        role="Research Assistant",
+        goal="Help with research tasks",
+        backstory="You are a helpful research assistant.",
+        verbose=False,
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def simple_task(simple_agent):
+    """Fixture providing a simple test task."""
+    return Task(
+        description="Summarize the key points about artificial intelligence in one sentence.",
+        expected_output="A one sentence summary about AI.",
+        agent=simple_agent,
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.vcr()
+@pytest.mark.timeout(120)  # Longer timeout for VCR recording
+def test_crew_memory_with_google_vertex_embedder(
+    google_vertex_embedder_config, simple_agent, simple_task
+) -> None:
+    """Test that Crew with memory=True works with google-vertex embedder and memory is used."""
+    # Track memory events
+    events: dict[str, list] = defaultdict(list)
+    condition = threading.Condition()
+
+    @crewai_event_bus.on(MemorySaveStartedEvent)
+    def on_save_started(source, event):
+        with condition:
+            events["MemorySaveStartedEvent"].append(event)
+            condition.notify()
+
+    @crewai_event_bus.on(MemorySaveCompletedEvent)
+    def on_save_completed(source, event):
+        with condition:
+            events["MemorySaveCompletedEvent"].append(event)
+            condition.notify()
+
+    crew = Crew(
+        agents=[simple_agent],
+        tasks=[simple_task],
+        memory=True,
+        embedder=google_vertex_embedder_config,
+        verbose=False,
+    )
+
+    result = crew.kickoff()
+
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.raw is not None
+    assert len(result.raw) > 0
+
+    with condition:
+        success = condition.wait_for(
+            lambda: len(events["MemorySaveCompletedEvent"]) >= 1,
+            timeout=10,
+        )
+
+    assert success, "Timeout waiting for memory save events - memory may not be working"
+    assert len(events["MemorySaveStartedEvent"]) >= 1, "No memory save started events"
+    assert len(events["MemorySaveCompletedEvent"]) >= 1, "Memory save completed events"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.vcr()
+@pytest.mark.timeout(120)
+def test_crew_memory_with_google_vertex_project_id(simple_agent, simple_task) -> None:
+    """Test Crew memory with Google Vertex using project_id authentication."""
+    project_id = os.getenv("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT")
+    if not project_id:
+        pytest.skip("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT environment variable not set")
+
+    # Track memory events
+    events: dict[str, list] = defaultdict(list)
+    condition = threading.Condition()
+
+    @crewai_event_bus.on(MemorySaveStartedEvent)
+    def on_save_started(source, event):
+        with condition:
+            events["MemorySaveStartedEvent"].append(event)
+            condition.notify()
+
+    @crewai_event_bus.on(MemorySaveCompletedEvent)
+    def on_save_completed(source, event):
+        with condition:
+            events["MemorySaveCompletedEvent"].append(event)
+            condition.notify()
+
+    embedder_config = {
+        "provider": "google-vertex",
+        "config": {
+            "project_id": project_id,
+            "location": "us-central1",
+            "model_name": "gemini-embedding-001",
+        },
+    }
+
+    crew = Crew(
+        agents=[simple_agent],
+        tasks=[simple_task],
+        memory=True,
+        embedder=embedder_config,
+        verbose=False,
+    )
+
+    result = crew.kickoff()
+
+    # Verify basic result
+    assert result is not None
+    assert result.raw is not None
+
+    # Wait for memory save events
+    with condition:
+        success = condition.wait_for(
+            lambda: len(events["MemorySaveCompletedEvent"]) >= 1,
+            timeout=10,
+        )
+
+    # Verify memory was actually used
+    assert success, "Timeout waiting for memory save events - memory may not be working"
+    assert len(events["MemorySaveStartedEvent"]) >= 1, "No memory save started events"
+    assert len(events["MemorySaveCompletedEvent"]) >= 1, "No memory save completed events"

lib/devtools/src/crewai_devtools/__init__.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
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-__version__ = "1.8.1"
+__version__ = "1.9.0"

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