CrewAI Step-by-Step | Complete Course for Beginners

This is a full step-by-step introductory tutorial to CrewAI. In it, you will learn how to create teams of autonomous agents and AI crews to make your work for you. In this clear explanation, in the form of a crash course, we'll unveil the secrets behind Crew AI and how it works, showing you how to start from scratch without using their CLI builder tools. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have crafted your own intelligent crew of AI agents, capable of independent thought and designed to perform complex tasks. You will be able to create your own crews of AI agents who may do your work for you.

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Timestamps
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0:00 Introduction
1:49 What is CrewAI
3:16 What we will build
6:04 CrewAI Components
8:51 Project Setup
10:01 Create Tasks
17:48 Create Agents
23:53 Create Tools
34:37 How Agents Work
44:12 Create Your Crew
53:07 Note on Costs
55:17 Setup API Keys & LangSmith
56:55 Test with GPT-3
1:03:00 Test with GPT-4
1:06:31 Conclusion

What You Will Learn
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- Fundamentals of Crew AI: Get a solid understanding of how Crew AI operates behind the scenes.
- Building Your Crew: Follow our detailed instructions to create your crew from the ground up, ensuring you grasp the mechanics involved.
- Design and Diagrams: Utilize our expertly prepared diagrams to visualize the process, making complex concepts easy to understand.
- Hands-On Experience: We'll guide you through designing your own autonomous agents, using real-world examples and practical coding sessions.
- Additional Resources: Access the written version of this tutorial in the video description, complete with text, diagrams, code snippets, and a link to the GitHub repository for an immersive learning experience.

Embark on your journey to mastering Crew AI and unlock the potential of autonomous agents in your applications. Whether you're a beginner or looking to expand your knowledge, this tutorial is your gateway to the future of intelligent systems.

[johnbarbuto]

I'm a retired neurologist - very interested in all of this, but from an entirely different background (and era). I'm absolutely fascinated at how these processes are similar to neurobiology. Of course, as humans we are building AI to "think like humans" (which has its strengths and weaknesses). However, it is fascinating to watch this arena "evolve" in real time - developing function elements just as brains developed function elements over hundreds of millions of years. In this case, specifically, I'm fascinated by the "backstory" element. It is essentially programming a "way of thinking" that functions somewhat similar to how our own "personal stories" program our ways of thinking. Thank you. It is a fascinating time on this planet!

[BrandonFoltz]

Oh...my...goodness. I have been waiting for a walk-through of crewAI and not just people talking over code screens. This worked for me on the first try which is a miracle. Agents are the next big thing and I am grateful for the video and the time I spent learning this was well worth it!

[MissionWork-tsly]

What a delightful voice; I could listen to it all day long. Thank you for the course.

[andydataguy]

Bro this tutorial was amazing!! Thank you for breaking it down in such detail. I feel confident about using CrewAI in the wild. Trying to get a custom crew for content creation made by the end of this week. Let's

[GerardoBarcia]

You’re getting better over time! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[ModernCentrist]

I've been waiting for a video like this. Thank you!

[marektalpak]

Thank you for the great vido! Very well presented. Looking forward to additional videos.

[Jaiken]

Heading over to Patreon this morning. Killer tutorials 🙏🏼🙌

[jordanz]

I wanna say the video is so good and easy to understand, I HAVE ZERO CODING background! im still able to follow !!!

[TomVanSchoor]

Awesome content Alejandro 👍
I love how you build it from scratch so that anyone can follow. You earned a subscribe and notify-all from me 😜

[youngchrisyang]

Another great content bro! This is definitely more structural and abstract way to create a agent team :) Also thanks for the notes on costs, it's definitely a ROI question.

[duponce]

Very good, sensational, congratulations. Without a doubt the best video I've seen so far!

[mygicarskrsk]

thanks for taking time to create these amazing helpful videos!

[free_thinker]

You're the man 💯👏 rarely high quality content.

[OwaisBinMushtaq]

Thank you
Was waiting for Agents, Tools

[ztdjrld]

An excellent tutorial, and the materials were also very well done.
Looking forward to additional videos on:
- crewAI memory (this is not that well documented in crewAI, but I'm intrigued by the possibilities)
- crewAI hierarchical processes
- crewAI and advanced uses of Langchain (e.g. reasonably sophisticated RAG)

[moejobe]

Awesome Video! Thank you for putting this together~

[AIdevel]

This video is particularly beneficial I have already begun to think about using crew AI to automate tasks in the HR department this video will help me a lot to achieve that once I wrap into a front end UI thanks Alejandro for making these tremendously helpful videos ❤❤

[crepusculoooo]

thanks alejandro? gracias por tu contenido de alta calidad!

[bbhphnf]

crewAI is a good tool, but if you consider it from multiple perspectives, for example:
1. Self-awareness, such as: Who are you? What can you do? What's the date today?
2. MySQL database query, such as: how many data in the table? What is the highest temperature in 2024? etc.
3. Vector library (This may include some basic knowledge, and it is not necessary to query MySQL. Of course, self-awareness can also be included here to simplify things.)
I think it's difficult to achieve the three aspects simultaneously, as they have different dimensions, which makes me excited.
If you can publish a video on this, I believe it will be viewed by many people because it is very practical. Thank you. Wish you well.