copilotkit--copilotkit/examples/integrations/crewai-flows/README.md

CopilotKit <> CrewAI Flow Starter

This is a starter template for building AI agents using CrewAI Flows and CopilotKit. It provides a modern Next.js application with an integrated CrewAI Flow agent to be built on top of.

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Python 3.10+
• uv - Fast Python package installer and resolver
• Any of the following package managers:
  • npm (default)
  • pnpm
  • yarn
  • bun
• OpenAI API Key (for the CrewAI Flow agent)

Getting Started

1. Install dependencies using your preferred package manager:

# Using npm (default)
npm install

# Using pnpm
pnpm install

# Using yarn
yarn install

# Using bun
bun install

Note: Installing the package dependencies will also install the agent's Python dependencies via the install:agent script using uv. This will automatically create a virtual environment and install dependencies from pyproject.toml.

2. Set up your OpenAI API key:

echo "OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key-here" > .env

3. Start the development server:

# Using npm (default)
npm run dev

# Using pnpm
pnpm dev

# Using yarn
yarn dev

# Using bun
bun run dev

This will start both the UI and agent servers concurrently.

Available Scripts

The following scripts can also be run using your preferred package manager:

• dev - Starts both UI and agent servers in development mode
• dev:ui - Starts only the Next.js UI server
• dev:agent - Starts only the CrewAI Flow agent server
• build - Builds the Next.js application for production
• start - Starts the production server
• install:agent - Installs Python dependencies for the agent using uv

Documentation

The main UI component is in src/app/page.tsx. You can:

• Modify the theme colors and styling
• Add new frontend actions
• Utilize shared-state
• Customize your user-interface for interacting with CrewAI Flow

📚 Documentation

• CopilotKit Documentation - Explore CopilotKit's capabilities
• CrewAI Flow Documentation - Learn more about CrewAI Flow and its features
• Next.js Documentation - Learn about Next.js features and API

Contributing

Feel free to submit issues and enhancement requests! This starter is designed to be easily extensible.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Troubleshooting

Agent Connection Issues

If you see "I'm having trouble connecting to my tools", make sure:

1. The CrewAI Flow agent is running on port 8000
2. Your OpenAI API key is set correctly
3. Both servers started successfully