---
title: "CrewAI"
url: "/docs/proxy/lens/integrations/crewai"
canonical_url: "https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/proxy/lens/integrations/crewai"
type: "docs"
last_updated: "2026-10-16"
summary: "Run CrewAI examples and send their agent traces to LiteLLM Lens."
related:
  - "/docs/proxy/lens/integrations/claude-agent-sdk"
  - "/docs/proxy/lens/integrations/pydantic-ai"
---
# CrewAI

> Index of all LiteLLM docs: https://docs.litellm.ai/llms.txt

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# CrewAI

For optional help from your coding agent, use [Set it up for me](https://github.com/BerriAI/lens/blob/main/docs/setup-with-agent.md#connect-an-agent-to-lens-already-running). It preserves your model connection and verifies a real trace after setup

Send CrewAI traces to [LiteLLM Lens](/docs/proxy/lens) using the runnable examples in this repository.

## Prerequisites

You need [Lens installed alongside LiteLLM](/docs/proxy/lens/deployment#configure-an-existing-proxy), a key with model access, and a configured model alias. In **Lens > Traces > Set up tracing**, click **Generate tracing key** and copy the **Traces endpoint** under **Connection details**. Ask your administrator for these if you cannot create a tracing key.

Install [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/). It uses the checked-in Python version and resolves each example’s dependencies from its uv workspace.

## Configuration

For a fresh checkout:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm-lens-example.git
cd litellm-lens-example/crewai
cp .env.example .env
```

If you already cloned the repository, run the remaining commands from `crewai/`. Copy [.env.example](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm-lens-example/blob/a2294277609202247b71c08d7b491f5212809988/crewai/.env.example) to `.env` if it does not exist, then set:

| Variable              | Value                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `LITELLM_GATEWAY_URL` | Your gateway’s base URL without a trailing slash or `/v1`, for example `http://localhost:4002`                                                                                                    |
| `LITELLM_API_KEY`     | Your LiteLLM model key                                                                                                                                                                            |
| `LENS_URL`            | Copy **Traces endpoint** from Lens tracing setup and remove the final `/v1/traces`. Keep `/lens-ingest` if present. For example, `http://localhost:4318` or `https://gateway.example/lens-ingest` |
| `LENS_TRACING_KEY`    | The dedicated tracing key from Lens tracing setup                                                                                                                                                 |
| `LITELLM_MODEL`       | A model alias configured on your gateway                                                                                                                                                          |

The checked-in values target a local development gateway. Replace them for your deployment. Keep the exporter settings from `.env.example`; the examples configure their trace exporters in code. They send traces to `LENS_URL/v1/traces` with the tracing key as a bearer token.

Leave `MOCK_LITELLM_GATEWAY_URL` unset unless you intend to send an additional trace copy to the local [recorder](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm-lens-example/blob/a2294277609202247b71c08d7b491f5212809988/recorder/AGENTS.md).

## Run an example

### Simple agent

A single-agent `research_crew` answers one question.

```bash
uv run --env-file .env --package lens-crewai-simple simple/main.py
```

See [simple/main.py](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm-lens-example/blob/a2294277609202247b71c08d7b491f5212809988/crewai/simple/main.py) for the implementation.

### Agent swarm

A sequential `research_crew` runs `research_agent`, `search_agent`, and `writer_agent` tasks.

```bash
uv run --env-file .env --package lens-crewai-swarm swarm/main.py
```

See [swarm/main.py](https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm-lens-example/blob/a2294277609202247b71c08d7b491f5212809988/crewai/swarm/main.py) for the implementation.

## Verify the trace

After the example prints its answer, open **Lens > Traces** on your gateway and select the new run. Look for `research_crew` and its agent tasks. Inspect the input, output, and model spans. For the swarm, inspect the specialist activity described above; its exact span layout depends on the framework.

## How tracing works

OpenInference instruments CrewAI agent and task execution. Separate OpenAI instrumentation records the model calls made by CrewAI’s client. The swarm is sequential, so its agents run as crew tasks.

## Troubleshooting

If model calls fail, check the gateway URL, key, and model alias. If an answer appears but the trace is missing, check the terminal for exporter errors and confirm the Lens ingestion service is reachable with your tracing key. A model call succeeding does not confirm that its trace export succeeded.

## Related pages

- [Claude Agent SDK](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/proxy/lens/integrations/claude-agent-sdk.md)
- [Pydantic AI](https://docs.litellm.ai/docs/proxy/lens/integrations/pydantic-ai.md)