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title: Introduction
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# What is CrewAI?

**CrewAI is a cutting-edge Python framework for orchestrating role-playing, autonomous AI agents.**

By fostering collaborative intelligence, CrewAI empowers agents to work together seamlessly, tackling complex tasks.

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## Why CrewAI?
- 🤼‍♀️ **Role-Playing Agents**: Agents can take on different roles and personas to better understand and interact with complex systems.
- 🤖 **Autonomous Decision Making**: Agents can make decisions autonomously based on the given context and available tools.
- 🤝 **Seamless Collaboration**: Agents can work together seamlessly, sharing information and resources to achieve common goals.
- 🧠 **Complex Task Tackling**: CrewAI is designed to tackle complex tasks, such as multi-step workflows, decision making, and problem solving.

# Get Started with CrewAI

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    Getting started with CrewAI 
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      Join the CrewAI community and get help with your project!
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## Next Step

- [Install CrewAI](/installation)