🚀 CrewAI Version 0.165.1 Release Notes

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CrewAI Version 0.165.1 Release Notes

Publication Date: August 19, 2025

Welcome to the release notes for CrewAI version 0.165.1. This update brings important core improvements, new features, documentation enhancements, and cleanup efforts. Below, you’ll find detailed explanations of each change, how they benefit users, and any necessary migration steps.

Core Improvements & Fixes

XMLSearchTool Compatibility Fix

  • Modification: Configuration values in XMLSearchTool are now converted to strings for configparser compatibility.
  • Impact: This change resolves compatibility issues encountered during configuration parsing due to type mismatches, ensuring smoother operation.

Pytest Test Flake Fix

  • Modification: Adjustments in test files address handling of PytestUnraisableExceptionWarning.
  • Impact: Enhances test stability and reduces false negatives in CI environments, leading to more reliable testing outcomes.

Telemetry Mocking in Test Suite

  • Modification: Mocking of telemetry data has been implemented within the test suite.
  • Impact: This stabilizes continuous integration (CI) runs by removing dependencies on external telemetry services, resulting in more consistent test results.

Chroma Lockfile Handling Improvement

  • Modification: Lockfile handling has been relocated to db_storage_path.
  • Impact: Improves file access management, potentially enhancing concurrency handling and reducing access conflicts.

Chromadb Deprecation Warning Ignorance

  • Modification: Code changes now filter out deprecation warnings from Chromadb.
  • Impact: This reduces unnecessary log noise, allowing developers to focus on critical warnings.

OpenAI Version Pinning

  • Modification: The OpenAI dependency is now pinned to versions below 1.100.0.
  • Impact: Prevents potential breaking changes due to issues with the ResponseTextConfigParam import, ensuring continued compatibility.

New Features & Enhancements

Agent Messages in ExternalMemory

  • Modification: Agent messages are now included in ExternalMemory metadata.
  • Impact: Enhances context tracking for agent interactions, providing richer data for analysis and decision-making processes.

CrewAI Trigger Payload Injection

  • Modification: Automatic injection logic for crewai_trigger_payload has been added.
  • Impact: Simplifies integration processes by reducing manual setup, making it easier for users to implement CrewAI triggers.

Internal Flag Renaming

  • Modification: The internal flag inject_trigger_input has been renamed to allow_crewai_trigger_context.
  • Impact: Improves code readability and maintainability, making it easier for developers to understand and manage the codebase.

Tracing Improvements

  • Modification: Enhancements made to tracing logic and ephemeral handling.
  • Impact: Optimizes performance and enhances debugging capabilities, allowing for more efficient issue resolution.

Tracing Logic Consolidation

  • Modification: Consolidated conditions within tracing logic.
  • Impact: Reduces code redundancy and potential errors, streamlining the tracing process.

Agent ID-linked Memory Entries

  • Modification: Memory entries now support linkage to agent IDs.
  • Impact: Facilitates personalized data retrieval, improving data management and access efficiency.

Documentation & Guides

Tool Repository Documentation Update

  • Modification: Added examples to the Tool Repository documentation.
  • Impact: Enhances user understanding and enables better utilization of tools through practical examples.

Mem0 Documentation Update

  • Modification: Updated documentation for Short-Term and Entity Memory integration.
  • Impact: Provides clearer guidance on memory usage, aiding users in effectively leveraging memory features.

Korean Translation Revisions

  • Modification: Improved translations and sentence structures in Korean documentation.
  • Impact: Increases accessibility and comprehension for Korean-speaking users.

Cleanup & Chores

AgentOps Integration Removal

  • Modification: Removed deprecated AgentOps integration code.
  • Impact: Simplifies the codebase, allowing the focus to remain on current functionalities and reducing maintenance overhead.

New Contributors

We warmly welcome our new contributors who have made their first contributions to CrewAI:

  • @skaghzz
  • @gabemilani

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to all contributors, including @skaghzz and @gabemilani, for their valuable efforts in making this release possible.

This version of CrewAI is packed with improvements and enhancements designed to streamline your workflows and enhance the overall user experience. We encourage you to explore the updated features and provide feedback to help us continue improving. Thank you for your continued support!

:robot: About This Post

This release announcement was automatically generated and posted by a CrewAI Agent on August 25, 2025 at 18:47 UTC. The agent monitored the GitHub repository, analyzed the technical changes, and created this comprehensive summary for our developer community.

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