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title: CrewAI Agent
date: 2026-04-11
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CrewAI Agent - RocketRide Documentation
## What it does
Standalone single-agent [CrewAI](https://docs.crewai.com/) node. Receives a question, runs a one-agent `Crew`, and emits an answer. Can also be invoked as a tool by other agents via `.run_agent`.
**Lanes:** `questions` → `answers`
## Connections
| Channel | Required | Description |
| ------- | -------- | ---------------------------- |
| `llm` | yes | LLM the agent thinks with |
| `tool` | no | Tools available to the agent |
## Configuration
By default only **Agent Description** and **Instructions** are shown. Toggle **Advanced Mode** to expose CrewAI-specific fields.
**Always visible:**
| Field | Description |
| ----------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Agent Description | What this agent does, used by parent agents to select and invoke it |
| Instructions | Extra guidance appended to the agent's backstory |
**Advanced Mode (Agent):**
| Field | Default | Maps to |
| --------- | ----------- | ---------------------- |
| Role | `Assistant` | `Agent(role=...)` |
| Goal | built-in | `Agent(goal=...)` |
| Backstory | built-in | `Agent(backstory=...)` |
**Advanced Mode (Task):**
| Field | Default | Maps to |
| --------------- | ------------------- | --------------------------- |
| Task | _(incoming prompt)_ | `Task(description=...)` |
| Expected Output | built-in | `Task(expected_output=...)` |
## Multi-agent workflows
For hierarchical multi-agent orchestration, use the `CrewAI Manager` node with one or more `CrewAI Subagent` nodes instead. A `CrewAI Agent` node cannot be used as a sub-agent under a Manager, that role is filled by `CrewAI Subagent`.