crewai-cli
CLI for CrewAI — scaffold, run, deploy and manage AI agent crews.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you're working with CrewAI projects. The low install friction, active maintenance, and split design (lightweight CLI + optional full framework) make it a practical entry point for scaffolding and managing crews. No known vulnerabilities. Install it alongside crewai for the full experience, or use it standalone for configuration and deployment tasks.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Commands that load a crew (crewai run, crewai train, crewai test, crewai chat, crewai replay, crewai reset-memories, crewai deploy push, crewai tool publish) require crewai to be installed separately in the project environment.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel and 16 runtime dependencies.
- Active maintenance with a recent release and high repository engagement (57079 stars).
License · maintenance · safety
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last release 2026-08-14 (0 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 57,079 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 4,169,354 downloads/mo, #2,368 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install crewai-cli
crewai version
crewai create my-crew
crewai run- Whether the CLI's standalone commands (version, login, config, traces, create, template) work reliably without crewai installed.
- Performance characteristics when managing large numbers of crews or complex deployments.
- Whether the error messages for missing crewai are sufficiently clear for new users.
What it is and what it does
crewai-cli is a lightweight command-line interface for the CrewAI framework that lets you manage AI agent crews without installing the entire framework upfront. It pulls in only crewai-core (shared utilities) and a set of common dependencies like click, pydantic, and textual, keeping the install footprint small. Standalone commands—version, login, org list, config, traces, create, and template operations—work immediately after installation.
When you need to actually run, train, test, or deploy a crew, the CLI will prompt you to install the full crewai package if it's missing. This split design lets you scaffold projects, manage configuration, and handle authentication in lightweight environments, then bring in the full framework only where you need it. The tool is actively maintained and widely used (top 5000 on PyPI with millions of monthly downloads).
Use it for
- Initialize and scaffold a new CrewAI project without installing the full framework first.
- Manage crew configuration, authentication, and organization settings via CLI commands.
- Deploy and push crew updates to production using crewai deploy push.
- View traces and replay crew executions for debugging and monitoring.
- Run lightweight CLI operations (version check, login, template listing) in minimal environments.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you're working with CrewAI projects.
The low install friction, active maintenance, and split design (lightweight CLI + optional full framework) make it a practical entry point for scaffolding and managing crews. No known vulnerabilities. Install it alongside crewai for the full experience, or use it standalone for configuration and deployment tasks.
Install
crewai-cli on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel and 16 runtime dependencies. Active maintenance with a recent release and high repository engagement (57079 stars). Supports current Python versions.
Commands that load a crew (crewai run, crewai train, crewai test, crewai chat, crewai replay, crewai reset-memories, crewai deploy push, crewai tool publish) require crewai to be installed separately in the project environment.
Quickstart
pip install crewai-cli
crewai version
crewai create my-crew
crewai runVerify before relying
- Whether the CLI's standalone commands (version, login, config, traces, create, template) work reliably without crewai installed.
- Performance characteristics when managing large numbers of crews or complex deployments.
- Whether the error messages for missing crewai are sufficiently clear for new users.
Package facts
| License | Not declared unclear |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release <3.14,>=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 16 packagesappdirscertificlickcrewai-corecryptographyhttpxpackagingpydantic-settingspydanticpyjwtpython-dotenvrichtextualtomli-wtomliuv |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 0 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 4,169,354 / month, #2,368 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: crewai_cli-1.15.16-py3-none-any.whl
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