Use CrewAI with Arcade
In this guide, we will explore how to integrate Arcade tools into your CrewAI application. Follow the step-by-step instructions below. If a tool requires authorization, an authorization URL will appear in the console, waiting for your approval. This process ensures that only the tools you choose to authorize are executed.
To tailor the tool authorization flow to meet your application’s specific needs, check out the Custom Auth Flow with CrewAI guide.
Prerequisites
Set up your environment
Install the required package, and ensure your environment variables are set with your Arcade and OpenAI API keys:
pip install crewai-arcadeConfigure API keys
Provide your Arcade and OpenAI API keys. You can store them in environment variables like so:
export ARCADE_API_KEY="your_arcade_api_key"
export OPENAI_API_KEY="your_openai_api_key"Get Arcade tools
Use the ArcadeToolManager to initialize, add, and get Arcade tools:
from crewai_arcade import ArcadeToolManager
manager = ArcadeToolManager(default_user_id="[email protected]")
"""
Retrieves the provided tools and/or toolkits as CrewAI StructuredTools.
"""
tools = manager.get_tools(tools=["Google.ListEmails"], toolkits=["Slack"])Use tools in your CrewAI agent team
Create a Crew that uses your tools. When the tool is called, you will be prompted to go visit an authorization page to authorize the tool before it executes.
from crewai import Agent, Crew, Task
from crewai.llm import LLM
crew_agent = Agent(
role="Main Agent",
backstory="You are a helpful assistant",
goal="Help the user with their requests",
tools=tools,
allow_delegation=False,
verbose=True,
llm=LLM(model="gpt-4o"),
)
task = Task(
description="Get the 5 most recent emails from the user's inbox and summarize them and recommend a response for each.",
expected_output="A bulleted list with a one sentence summary of each email and a recommended response to the email.",
agent=crew_agent,
tools=crew_agent.tools,
)
crew = Crew(
agents=[crew_agent],
tasks=[task],
verbose=True,
memory=True,
)
result = crew.kickoff()
print("\n\n\n ------------ Result ------------ \n\n\n")
print(result)Tips for selecting tools
- Relevance: Pick only the tools you need. Avoid using all tools at once.
- Avoid conflicts: Be mindful of duplicate or overlapping functionality.
Next steps
Now that you have integrated Arcade tools into your CrewAI agent team, you can:
- Experiment with different toolkits, such as “Math” or “Search.”
- Customize the agent’s prompts for specific tasks.
- Customize the tool authorization and execution flow to meet your application’s requirements.