Merge branch 'main' into gl/refactor/narrow-any-types

lib/crewai/pyproject.toml

@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ a2a = [
 file-processing = [
     "crewai-files",
 ]
+pickling = [
+    'cloudpickle~=3.1.2'
+]
 
 
 [project.scripts]

lib/crewai/src/crewai/crew.py

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ from typing_extensions import Self
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from crewai_files import FileInput
+    from opentelemetry.trace import Span
 
 try:
     from crewai_files import get_supported_content_types
@@ -65,8 +66,10 @@ from crewai.events.listeners.tracing.trace_listener import (
     TraceCollectionListener,
 )
 from crewai.events.listeners.tracing.utils import (
+    has_user_declined_tracing,
     set_tracing_enabled,
     should_enable_tracing,
+    should_suppress_tracing_messages,
 )
 from crewai.events.types.crew_events import (
     CrewKickoffCompletedEvent,
@@ -83,7 +86,10 @@ from crewai.knowledge.knowledge import Knowledge
 from crewai.knowledge.source.base_knowledge_source import BaseKnowledgeSource
 from crewai.llm import LLM
 from crewai.llms.base_llm import BaseLLM
+from crewai.memory.memory_scope import MemoryScope, MemorySlice
+from crewai.memory.unified_memory import Memory
 from crewai.process import Process
+from crewai.rag.embeddings.factory import build_embedder
 from crewai.rag.embeddings.types import EmbedderConfig
 from crewai.rag.types import SearchResult
 from crewai.security.fingerprint import Fingerprint
@@ -94,6 +100,8 @@ from crewai.tasks.task_output import TaskOutput
 from crewai.tools.agent_tools.agent_tools import AgentTools
 from crewai.tools.agent_tools.read_file_tool import ReadFileTool
 from crewai.tools.base_tool import BaseTool
+from crewai.tools.memory_tools import create_memory_tools
+from crewai.types.callable import SerializableCallable
 from crewai.types.streaming import CrewStreamingOutput
 from crewai.types.usage_metrics import UsageMetrics
 from crewai.utilities.constants import NOT_SPECIFIED, TRAINING_DATA_FILE
@@ -165,12 +173,12 @@ class Crew(FlowTrackable, BaseModel):
     """
 
     __hash__ = object.__hash__
-    _execution_span: Any = PrivateAttr()
+    _execution_span: Span | None = PrivateAttr(default=None)
     _rpm_controller: RPMController = PrivateAttr()
     _logger: Logger = PrivateAttr()
     _file_handler: FileHandler = PrivateAttr()
     _cache_handler: InstanceOf[CacheHandler] = PrivateAttr(default_factory=CacheHandler)
-    _memory: Any = PrivateAttr(default=None)  # Unified Memory | MemoryScope
+    _memory: Memory | MemoryScope | MemorySlice | None = PrivateAttr(default=None)
     _train: bool | None = PrivateAttr(default=False)
     _train_iteration: int | None = PrivateAttr()
     _inputs: dict[str, Any] | None = PrivateAttr(default=None)
@@ -188,7 +196,7 @@ class Crew(FlowTrackable, BaseModel):
     agents: list[BaseAgent] = Field(default_factory=list)
     process: Process = Field(default=Process.sequential)
     verbose: bool = Field(default=False)
-    memory: bool | Any = Field(
+    memory: bool | Memory | MemoryScope | MemorySlice = Field(
         default=False,
         description=(
             "Enable crew memory. Pass True for default Memory(), "
@@ -203,23 +211,23 @@ class Crew(FlowTrackable, BaseModel):
         default=None,
         description="Metrics for the LLM usage during all tasks execution.",
     )
-    manager_llm: str | InstanceOf[BaseLLM] | Any | None = Field(
+    manager_llm: str | InstanceOf[BaseLLM] | None = Field(
         description="Language model that will run the agent.", default=None
     )
     manager_agent: BaseAgent | None = Field(
         description="Custom agent that will be used as manager.", default=None
     )
-    function_calling_llm: str | InstanceOf[LLM] | Any | None = Field(
+    function_calling_llm: str | InstanceOf[BaseLLM] | None = Field(
         description="Language model that will run the agent.", default=None
     )
     config: Json[dict[str, Any]] | dict[str, Any] | None = Field(default=None)
     id: UUID4 = Field(default_factory=uuid.uuid4, frozen=True)
     share_crew: bool | None = Field(default=False)
-    step_callback: Any | None = Field(
+    step_callback: SerializableCallable | None = Field(
         default=None,
         description="Callback to be executed after each step for all agents execution.",
     )
-    task_callback: Any | None = Field(
+    task_callback: SerializableCallable | None = Field(
         default=None,
         description="Callback to be executed after each task for all agents execution.",
     )
@@ -262,7 +270,7 @@ class Crew(FlowTrackable, BaseModel):
         default=False,
         description="Plan the crew execution and add the plan to the crew.",
     )
-    planning_llm: str | InstanceOf[BaseLLM] | Any | None = Field(
+    planning_llm: str | InstanceOf[BaseLLM] | None = Field(
         default=None,
         description=(
             "Language model that will run the AgentPlanner if planning is True."
@@ -283,7 +291,7 @@ class Crew(FlowTrackable, BaseModel):
             "knowledge object."
         ),
     )
-    chat_llm: str | InstanceOf[BaseLLM] | Any | None = Field(
+    chat_llm: str | InstanceOf[BaseLLM] | None = Field(
         default=None,
         description="LLM used to handle chatting with the crew.",
     )
@@ -356,12 +364,8 @@ class Crew(FlowTrackable, BaseModel):
     def create_crew_memory(self) -> Crew:
         """Initialize unified memory, respecting crew embedder config."""
         if self.memory is True:
-            from crewai.memory.unified_memory import Memory
-
             embedder = None
             if self.embedder is not None:
-                from crewai.rag.embeddings.factory import build_embedder
-
                 embedder = build_embedder(self.embedder)
             self._memory = Memory(embedder=embedder)
         elif self.memory:
@@ -1411,7 +1415,7 @@ class Crew(FlowTrackable, BaseModel):
         return tools
 
     def _add_memory_tools(
-        self, tools: list[BaseTool], memory: Any
+        self, tools: list[BaseTool], memory: Memory | MemoryScope | MemorySlice
     ) -> list[BaseTool]:
         """Add recall and remember tools when memory is available.
 
@@ -1422,8 +1426,6 @@ class Crew(FlowTrackable, BaseModel):
         Returns:
             Updated list with memory tools added.
         """
-        from crewai.tools.memory_tools import create_memory_tools
-
         return self._merge_tools(tools, create_memory_tools(memory))
 
     def _add_file_tools(
@@ -2006,11 +2008,6 @@ class Crew(FlowTrackable, BaseModel):
     @staticmethod
     def _show_tracing_disabled_message() -> None:
         """Show a message when tracing is disabled."""
-        from crewai.events.listeners.tracing.utils import (
-            has_user_declined_tracing,
-            should_suppress_tracing_messages,
-        )
-
         if should_suppress_tracing_messages():
             return
 

lib/crewai/src/crewai/flow/flow.py

@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ from collections.abc import (
     ValuesView,
 )
 from concurrent.futures import Future, ThreadPoolExecutor
+import contextvars
 import copy
+from datetime import datetime
 import enum
 import inspect
+import json
 import logging
 import threading
 from typing import (
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ from crewai.events.event_context import (
     reset_last_event_id,
     triggered_by_scope,
 )
+from crewai.events.event_listener import event_listener
 from crewai.events.listeners.tracing.trace_listener import (
     TraceCollectionListener,
 )
@@ -61,16 +65,27 @@ from crewai.events.listeners.tracing.utils import (
 from crewai.events.types.flow_events import (
     FlowCreatedEvent,
     FlowFinishedEvent,
+    FlowInputReceivedEvent,
+    FlowInputRequestedEvent,
     FlowPausedEvent,
     FlowPlotEvent,
     FlowStartedEvent,
+    HumanFeedbackReceivedEvent,
+    HumanFeedbackRequestedEvent,
     MethodExecutionFailedEvent,
     MethodExecutionFinishedEvent,
     MethodExecutionPausedEvent,
     MethodExecutionStartedEvent,
 )
+from crewai.flow.async_feedback.providers import ConsoleProvider
+from crewai.flow.async_feedback.types import HumanFeedbackPending
 from crewai.flow.constants import AND_CONDITION, OR_CONDITION
-from crewai.flow.flow_context import current_flow_id, current_flow_request_id
+from crewai.flow.flow_config import flow_config
+from crewai.flow.flow_context import (
+    current_flow_id,
+    current_flow_method_name,
+    current_flow_request_id,
+)
 from crewai.flow.flow_wrappers import (
     FlowCondition,
     FlowConditions,
@@ -80,6 +95,9 @@ from crewai.flow.flow_wrappers import (
     SimpleFlowCondition,
     StartMethod,
 )
+from crewai.flow.human_feedback import HumanFeedbackResult
+from crewai.flow.input_provider import InputResponse
+from crewai.flow.persistence import SQLiteFlowPersistence
 from crewai.flow.persistence.base import FlowPersistence
 from crewai.flow.types import (
     FlowExecutionData,
@@ -98,14 +116,18 @@ from crewai.flow.utils import (
     is_flow_method_name,
     is_simple_flow_condition,
 )
+from crewai.llm import LLM
+from crewai.llms.base_llm import BaseLLM
+from crewai.utilities.i18n import get_i18n
 
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from crewai_files import FileInput
 
     from crewai.flow.async_feedback.types import PendingFeedbackContext
-    from crewai.flow.human_feedback import HumanFeedbackResult
-    from crewai.llms.base_llm import BaseLLM
+    from crewai.flow.input_provider import InputProvider
+    from crewai.memory.memory_scope import MemoryScope, MemorySlice
+    from crewai.memory.unified_memory import Memory
 
 from crewai.flow.visualization import build_flow_structure, render_interactive
 from crewai.types.streaming import CrewStreamingOutput, FlowStreamingOutput
@@ -753,10 +775,8 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
     name: str | None = None
     tracing: bool | None = None
     stream: bool = False
-    memory: Any = (
-        None  # Memory | MemoryScope | MemorySlice | None; auto-created if not set
-    )
-    input_provider: Any = None  # InputProvider | None; per-flow override for self.ask()
+    memory: Memory | MemoryScope | MemorySlice | None = None
+    input_provider: InputProvider | None = None
 
     def __class_getitem__(cls: type[Flow[T]], item: type[T]) -> type[Flow[T]]:
         class _FlowGeneric(cls):  # type: ignore
@@ -885,8 +905,13 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
         """
         if self.memory is None:
             raise ValueError("No memory configured for this flow")
-        if isinstance(content, list):
+
+        from crewai.memory.unified_memory import Memory
+
+        if isinstance(content, list) and isinstance(self.memory, Memory):
             return self.memory.remember_many(content, **kwargs)
+        if isinstance(content, list):
+            return [self.memory.remember(c, **kwargs) for c in content]
         return self.memory.remember(content, **kwargs)
 
     def extract_memories(self, content: str) -> list[str]:
@@ -1115,8 +1140,6 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
             ```
         """
         if persistence is None:
-            from crewai.flow.persistence import SQLiteFlowPersistence
-
             persistence = SQLiteFlowPersistence()
 
         # Load pending feedback context and state
@@ -1229,10 +1252,6 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
         Raises:
             ValueError: If no pending feedback context exists
         """
-        from datetime import datetime
-
-        from crewai.flow.human_feedback import HumanFeedbackResult
-
         if self._pending_feedback_context is None:
             raise ValueError(
                 "No pending feedback context. Use from_pending() to restore a paused flow."
@@ -1315,13 +1334,9 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
                 )
         except Exception as e:
             # Check if flow was paused again for human feedback (loop case)
-            from crewai.flow.async_feedback.types import HumanFeedbackPending
-
             if isinstance(e, HumanFeedbackPending):
                 # Auto-save pending feedback (create default persistence if needed)
                 if self._persistence is None:
-                    from crewai.flow.persistence import SQLiteFlowPersistence
-
                     self._persistence = SQLiteFlowPersistence()
 
                 state_data = (
@@ -1724,8 +1739,6 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
                     result_holder.append(result)
                 except Exception as e:
                     # HumanFeedbackPending is expected control flow, not an error
-                    from crewai.flow.async_feedback.types import HumanFeedbackPending
-
                     if isinstance(e, HumanFeedbackPending):
                         result_holder.append(e)
                     else:
@@ -1794,8 +1807,6 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
                     result_holder.append(result)
                 except Exception as e:
                     # HumanFeedbackPending is expected control flow, not an error
-                    from crewai.flow.async_feedback.types import HumanFeedbackPending
-
                     if isinstance(e, HumanFeedbackPending):
                         result_holder.append(e)
                     else:
@@ -1920,13 +1931,9 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
                 await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
             except Exception as e:
                 # Check if flow was paused for human feedback
-                from crewai.flow.async_feedback.types import HumanFeedbackPending
-
                 if isinstance(e, HumanFeedbackPending):
                     # Auto-save pending feedback (create default persistence if needed)
                     if self._persistence is None:
-                        from crewai.flow.persistence import SQLiteFlowPersistence
-
                         self._persistence = SQLiteFlowPersistence()
 
                     state_data = (
@@ -2162,8 +2169,6 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
             # Set method name in context so ask() can read it without
             # stack inspection.  Must happen before copy_context() so the
             # value propagates into the thread pool for sync methods.
-            from crewai.flow.flow_context import current_flow_method_name
-
             method_name_token = current_flow_method_name.set(method_name)
             try:
                 if asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(method):
@@ -2171,8 +2176,6 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
                 else:
                     # Run sync methods in thread pool for isolation
                     # This allows Agent.kickoff() to work synchronously inside Flow methods
-                    import contextvars
-
                     ctx = contextvars.copy_context()
                     result = await asyncio.to_thread(ctx.run, method, *args, **kwargs)
             finally:
@@ -2206,15 +2209,11 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
             return result, finished_event_id
         except Exception as e:
             # Check if this is a HumanFeedbackPending exception (paused, not failed)
-            from crewai.flow.async_feedback.types import HumanFeedbackPending
-
             if isinstance(e, HumanFeedbackPending):
                 e.context.method_name = method_name
 
                 # Auto-save pending feedback (create default persistence if needed)
                 if self._persistence is None:
-                    from crewai.flow.persistence import SQLiteFlowPersistence
-
                     self._persistence = SQLiteFlowPersistence()
 
                 # Emit paused event (not failed)
@@ -2646,8 +2645,6 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
 
         except Exception as e:
             # Don't log HumanFeedbackPending as an error - it's expected control flow
-            from crewai.flow.async_feedback.types import HumanFeedbackPending
-
             if not isinstance(e, HumanFeedbackPending):
                 logger.error(f"Error executing listener {listener_name}: {e}")
             raise
@@ -2665,9 +2662,6 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
         Returns:
             An object implementing the ``InputProvider`` protocol.
         """
-        from crewai.flow.async_feedback.providers import ConsoleProvider
-        from crewai.flow.flow_config import flow_config
-
         if self.input_provider is not None:
             return self.input_provider
         if flow_config.input_provider is not None:
@@ -2753,19 +2747,6 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
                     return topic
             ```
         """
-        from concurrent.futures import (
-            ThreadPoolExecutor,
-            TimeoutError as FuturesTimeoutError,
-        )
-        from datetime import datetime
-
-        from crewai.events.types.flow_events import (
-            FlowInputReceivedEvent,
-            FlowInputRequestedEvent,
-        )
-        from crewai.flow.flow_context import current_flow_method_name
-        from crewai.flow.input_provider import InputResponse
-
         method_name = current_flow_method_name.get("unknown")
 
         # Emit input requested event
@@ -2796,7 +2777,7 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
                 )
                 try:
                     raw = future.result(timeout=timeout)
-                except FuturesTimeoutError:
+                except TimeoutError:
                     future.cancel()
                     raw = None
                 finally:
@@ -2869,12 +2850,6 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
         Returns:
             The human's feedback as a string. Empty string if no feedback provided.
         """
-        from crewai.events.event_listener import event_listener
-        from crewai.events.types.flow_events import (
-            HumanFeedbackReceivedEvent,
-            HumanFeedbackRequestedEvent,
-        )
-
         # Emit feedback requested event
         crewai_event_bus.emit(
             self,
@@ -2948,18 +2923,10 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
         Returns:
             One of the outcome strings that best matches the feedback intent.
         """
-        from typing import Literal
-
-        from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
-
-        from crewai.llm import LLM
-        from crewai.llms.base_llm import BaseLLM as BaseLLMClass
-        from crewai.utilities.i18n import get_i18n
-
-        llm_instance: BaseLLMClass
+        llm_instance: BaseLLM
         if isinstance(llm, str):
             llm_instance = LLM(model=llm)
-        elif isinstance(llm, BaseLLMClass):
+        elif isinstance(llm, BaseLLM):
             llm_instance = llm
         else:
             raise ValueError(f"Invalid llm type: {type(llm)}. Expected str or BaseLLM.")
@@ -2992,8 +2959,6 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
             )
 
             if isinstance(response, str):
-                import json
-
                 try:
                     parsed = json.loads(response)
                     return str(parsed.get("outcome", outcomes[0]))
@@ -3058,8 +3023,6 @@ class Flow(Generic[T], metaclass=FlowMeta):
             This method uses the centralized Rich console formatter for output
             and the standard logging module for log level support.
         """
-        from crewai.events.event_listener import event_listener
-
         event_listener.formatter.console.print(message, style=color)
         if level == "info":
             logger.info(message)

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

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
         VoyageAIEmbeddingFunction,
     )
     from crewai.rag.embeddings.providers.voyageai.types import VoyageAIProviderSpec
+    from crewai.rag.embeddings.types import EmbedderConfig
 
 T = TypeVar("T", bound=EmbeddingFunction[Any])
 
@@ -349,6 +350,10 @@ def build_embedder(spec: ONNXProviderSpec) -> ONNXMiniLM_L6_V2: ...
 def build_embedder(spec: dict[str, Any]) -> EmbeddingFunction[Any]: ...
 
 
+@overload
+def build_embedder(spec: EmbedderConfig) -> EmbeddingFunction[Any]: ...
+
+
 def build_embedder(spec):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
     """Build an embedding function from either a provider spec or a provider instance.
 

lib/crewai/src/crewai/task.py

@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ from crewai.security import Fingerprint, SecurityConfig
 from crewai.tasks.output_format import OutputFormat
 from crewai.tasks.task_output import TaskOutput
 from crewai.tools.base_tool import BaseTool
+from crewai.types.callable import SerializableCallable
 from crewai.utilities.config import process_config
 from crewai.utilities.constants import NOT_SPECIFIED, _NotSpecified
 from crewai.utilities.converter import Converter, convert_to_model
@@ -123,8 +124,9 @@ class Task(BaseModel):
         description="Configuration for the agent",
         default=None,
     )
-    callback: Any | None = Field(
-        description="Callback to be executed after the task is completed.", default=None
+    callback: SerializableCallable | None = Field(
+        default=None,
+        description="Callback to be executed after the task is completed.",
     )
     agent: BaseAgent | None = Field(
         description="Agent responsible for execution the task.", default=None

lib/crewai/src/crewai/types/callable.py

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+"""Serializable callable type for Pydantic models.
+
+All callables (ex., named functions, lambdas, closures, methods) are serialized
+via ``cloudpickle`` + base64.  On deserialization the base64 payload is
+decoded and unpickled back into a live callable.
+
+Deserialization is **opt-in** to prevent arbitrary code execution from
+untrusted payloads.  Callers must use :data:`allow_pickle_deserialization` to enable it::
+
+    with allow_pickle_deserialization:
+        task = Task.model_validate_json(untrusted_json)
+
+``cloudpickle`` is an optional dependency.  Serialization and deserialization
+will raise ``RuntimeError`` if it is not installed.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import base64
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from contextvars import ContextVar, Token
+from typing import Annotated, Any
+
+from pydantic import BeforeValidator, PlainSerializer, WithJsonSchema
+
+
+_ALLOW_PICKLE: ContextVar[bool] = ContextVar("_ALLOW_PICKLE", default=False)
+_ALLOW_PICKLE_TOKEN: ContextVar[Token[bool] | None] = ContextVar(
+    "_ALLOW_PICKLE_TOKEN", default=None
+)
+
+
+def _import_cloudpickle() -> Any:
+    try:
+        import cloudpickle  # type: ignore[import-untyped]
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "cloudpickle is required for callable serialization. "
+            "Install it with: uv add 'crewai[pickling]'"
+        ) from None
+    return cloudpickle
+
+
+class _AllowPickleDeserialization:
+    """Reentrant context manager that opts in to cloudpickle deserialization.
+
+    Usage::
+
+        with allow_pickle_deserialization:
+            task = Task.model_validate_json(payload)
+    """
+
+    def __enter__(self) -> None:
+        _ALLOW_PICKLE_TOKEN.set(_ALLOW_PICKLE.set(True))
+
+    def __exit__(self, *_: object) -> None:
+        token = _ALLOW_PICKLE_TOKEN.get()
+        if token is not None:
+            _ALLOW_PICKLE.reset(token)
+
+
+allow_pickle_deserialization = _AllowPickleDeserialization()
+
+
+def _deserialize_callable(v: str | Callable[..., Any]) -> Callable[..., Any]:
+    """Deserialize a base64-encoded cloudpickle payload, or pass through if already callable."""
+    if isinstance(v, str):
+        if not _ALLOW_PICKLE.get():
+            raise RuntimeError(
+                "Refusing to unpickle a callable from untrusted data. "
+                "Wrap the deserialization call with "
+                "`with allow_pickle_deserialization: ...` "
+                "if you trust the source."
+            )
+        cloudpickle = _import_cloudpickle()
+        obj = cloudpickle.loads(base64.b85decode(v))
+        if not callable(obj):
+            raise ValueError(
+                f"Deserialized object is {type(obj).__name__}, not a callable"
+            )
+        return obj  # type: ignore[no-any-return]
+    return v
+
+
+def _serialize_callable(v: Callable[..., Any]) -> str:
+    """Serialize any callable to a base64-encoded cloudpickle payload."""
+    cloudpickle = _import_cloudpickle()
+    return base64.b85encode(cloudpickle.dumps(v)).decode("ascii")
+
+
+SerializableCallable = Annotated[
+    Callable[..., Any],
+    BeforeValidator(_deserialize_callable),
+    PlainSerializer(_serialize_callable, return_type=str, when_used="json"),
+    WithJsonSchema({"type": "string"}),
+]

lib/crewai/tests/cassettes/TestCollapseToOutcome.test_exact_match.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+interactions:
+- request:
+    body: '{"messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Based on the following human feedback,
+      determine which outcome best matches their intent.\n\nFeedback: I approve this\n\nPossible
+      outcomes: approved, rejected\n\nRespond with ONLY one of the exact outcome values
+      listed above, nothing else."}],"model":"gpt-4o-mini","response_format":{"type":"json_schema","json_schema":{"schema":{"description":"The
+      outcome that best matches the human''s feedback intent.","properties":{"outcome":{"description":"The
+      outcome that best matches the feedback. Must be one of: approved, rejected","enum":["approved","rejected"],"title":"Outcome","type":"string"}},"required":["outcome"],"title":"FeedbackOutcome","type":"object","additionalProperties":false},"name":"FeedbackOutcome","strict":true}},"stream":false}'
+    headers:
+      User-Agent:
+      - X-USER-AGENT-XXX
+      accept:
+      - application/json
+      accept-encoding:
+      - ACCEPT-ENCODING-XXX
+      authorization:
+      - AUTHORIZATION-XXX
+      connection:
+      - keep-alive
+      content-length:
+      - '782'
+      content-type:
+      - application/json
+      host:
+      - api.openai.com
+      x-stainless-arch:
+      - X-STAINLESS-ARCH-XXX
+      x-stainless-async:
+      - 'false'
+      x-stainless-helper-method:
+      - beta.chat.completions.parse
+      x-stainless-lang:
+      - python
+      x-stainless-os:
+      - X-STAINLESS-OS-XXX
+      x-stainless-package-version:
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lib/crewai/tests/test_async_human_feedback.py

@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ class TestCollapseToOutcomeJsonParsing:
         """Test that JSON string response from LLM is correctly parsed."""
         flow = Flow()
 
-        with patch("crewai.llm.LLM") as MockLLM:
+        with patch("crewai.flow.flow.LLM") as MockLLM:
             mock_llm = MagicMock()
             # Simulate LLM returning JSON string (the bug we fixed)
             mock_llm.call.return_value = '{"outcome": "approved"}'
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ class TestCollapseToOutcomeJsonParsing:
         """Test that plain string response is correctly matched."""
         flow = Flow()
 
-        with patch("crewai.llm.LLM") as MockLLM:
+        with patch("crewai.flow.flow.LLM") as MockLLM:
             mock_llm = MagicMock()
             # Simulate LLM returning plain outcome string
             mock_llm.call.return_value = "rejected"
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ class TestCollapseToOutcomeJsonParsing:
         """Test that invalid JSON falls back to string matching."""
         flow = Flow()
 
-        with patch("crewai.llm.LLM") as MockLLM:
+        with patch("crewai.flow.flow.LLM") as MockLLM:
             mock_llm = MagicMock()
             # Invalid JSON that contains "approved"
             mock_llm.call.return_value = "{invalid json but says approved"
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ class TestCollapseToOutcomeJsonParsing:
         """Test that LLM exception triggers fallback to simple prompting."""
         flow = Flow()
 
-        with patch("crewai.llm.LLM") as MockLLM:
+        with patch("crewai.flow.flow.LLM") as MockLLM:
             mock_llm = MagicMock()
             # First call raises, second call succeeds (fallback)
             mock_llm.call.side_effect = [

lib/crewai/tests/test_human_feedback_decorator.py

@@ -349,56 +349,38 @@ class TestHumanFeedbackHistory:
 class TestCollapseToOutcome:
     """Tests for the _collapse_to_outcome method."""
 
+    @pytest.mark.vcr()
     def test_exact_match(self):
         """Test exact match returns the correct outcome."""
         flow = Flow()
+        result = flow._collapse_to_outcome(
+            feedback="I approve this",
+            outcomes=["approved", "rejected"],
+            llm="gpt-4o-mini",
+        )
+        assert result in ("approved", "rejected")
 
-        with patch("crewai.llm.LLM") as MockLLM:
-            mock_llm = MagicMock()
-            mock_llm.call.return_value = "approved"
-            MockLLM.return_value = mock_llm
-
-            result = flow._collapse_to_outcome(
-                feedback="I approve this",
-                outcomes=["approved", "rejected"],
-                llm="gpt-4o-mini",
-            )
-
-        assert result == "approved"
-
+    @pytest.mark.vcr()
     def test_partial_match(self):
         """Test partial match finds the outcome in the response."""
         flow = Flow()
+        result = flow._collapse_to_outcome(
+            feedback="Looks good",
+            outcomes=["approved", "rejected"],
+            llm="gpt-4o-mini",
+        )
+        assert result in ("approved", "rejected")
 
-        with patch("crewai.llm.LLM") as MockLLM:
-            mock_llm = MagicMock()
-            mock_llm.call.return_value = "The outcome is approved based on the feedback"
-            MockLLM.return_value = mock_llm
-
-            result = flow._collapse_to_outcome(
-                feedback="Looks good",
-                outcomes=["approved", "rejected"],
-                llm="gpt-4o-mini",
-            )
-
-        assert result == "approved"
-
+    @pytest.mark.vcr()
     def test_fallback_to_first(self):
         """Test that unmatched response falls back to first outcome."""
         flow = Flow()
-
-        with patch("crewai.llm.LLM") as MockLLM:
-            mock_llm = MagicMock()
-            mock_llm.call.return_value = "something completely different"
-            MockLLM.return_value = mock_llm
-
-            result = flow._collapse_to_outcome(
-                feedback="Unclear feedback",
-                outcomes=["approved", "rejected"],
-                llm="gpt-4o-mini",
-            )
-
-        assert result == "approved"  # First in list
+        result = flow._collapse_to_outcome(
+            feedback="Unclear feedback",
+            outcomes=["approved", "rejected"],
+            llm="gpt-4o-mini",
+        )
+        assert result in ("approved", "rejected")
 
 
 # -- HITL Learning tests --