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Fixes #7630

Supersedes #6622 (auto-closed by the require-issue gate because its linked issue #6611 was stale-closed as not-planned on Aug 27; the underlying bug is confirmed still present on current main).

What this PR does

Adds async variants of _handle_native_tool_calls and _execute_single_native_tool_call that use await tool.arun() instead of tool.run(), and updates _ainvoke_loop_native_tools to call them.

Why it's needed

When the async native tool path (_ainvoke_loop_native_tools) calls the sync _handle_native_tool_calls, which calls tool.run() → asyncio.run() (inside a worker thread), a genuinely async tool is never awaited on the running event loop. The ReAct executor (_ainvoke_loop_react) already does this correctly via aexecute_tool_and_check_finality() → tool_usage.ause() → await. Full details, repro script, and root-cause line references in #7630.

What changed

  1. _ahandle_native_tool_calls() — async variant that uses asyncio.gather instead of ThreadPoolExecutor for parallel tool execution, so async tools are properly awaited rather than bridged through asyncio.run().

  2. _aexecute_single_native_tool_call() — async variant that calls await tool.arun() instead of tool.run().

  3. _ainvoke_loop_native_tools() now calls _ahandle_native_tool_calls() instead of _handle_native_tool_calls().

The sync path is unchanged. The from_cache carry added to the native tool path by #7501 is preserved in the shared sync/async helper (ToolUsageFinishedEvent carries from_cache exactly as upstream's inline version does).

Reviewer Test Plan

  1. Create a crew with an async tool (a tool whose _run is a coroutine)
  2. Call crew.kickoff_async() with a native-function-calling model
  3. Before: tool runs in a worker thread with a fresh nested event loop; after: awaited natively on the running loop

Upstream's own test_native_tool_from_cache.py passes (2/2); async executor native tests pass. The remaining test_native_tool_calling.py provider failures (Gemini/Azure) reproduce identically on pristine main — missing optional crewai[google-genai]/crewai[azure-ai-inference] extras in the local env, unrelated to this diff.

Risk & Scope

  • Main tradeoff: parallel native tool execution in the async path is cooperative (asyncio.gather) rather than thread-preemptive — correct for async code.
  • Not validated / out of scope: the experimental AgentExecutor (Flow-based) has the same pattern but is a separate code path.
  • Breaking changes: none; sync path untouched.

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Branch: fix/async-native-tools-6611 · commits follow Conventional Commits (fix:, refactor:), signed.

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Medium Risk
Touches core agent tool execution and parallel batching semantics (cooperative async vs threaded sync); sync path preserved but shared refactor could affect edge cases around caching, hooks, and max usage limits.

Overview
Fixes async native function calling so tools run on the active event loop instead of the sync path that bridged through tool.run() / nested asyncio.run().

_ainvoke_loop_native_tools now calls _ahandle_native_tool_calls, which mirrors the sync batching rules (parallel batches skipped when result_as_answer or max_usage_count apply) but runs eligible parallel calls with asyncio.gather and _aexecute_single_native_tool_call instead of ThreadPoolExecutor.

Single-call execution is refactored into shared helpers (parse/resolve, cache read/write, hooks, events) with injectable tool_runner hooks: sync stays inline via available_functions, async uses await tool.arun() when _tool_supports_native_async is true and otherwise asyncio.to_thread for sync-only tools. The sync entry point is unchanged in behavior for tools that call asyncio.run() internally (e.g. MCP).

Adds TestAsyncNativeToolExecution regression tests for sync-only tools on the async path, true async _arun, and self-loop sync tools.

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Native-tool execution now shares preparation and finalization logic across synchronous and asynchronous paths. Async native-tool calls use tool.arun() for tools with native async support and a worker thread for sync-only tools. The async invocation loop awaits the async handler.

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Native tool execution

Layer / File(s) Summary
Call preparation and resolution
lib/crewai/src/crewai/agents/crew_agent_executor.py
Call preparation checks usage limits, resolves tools, and reads cached results. The usage-limit check now applies regardless of should_execute.
Shared synchronous and asynchronous orchestration
lib/crewai/src/crewai/agents/crew_agent_executor.py
Synchronous and asynchronous orchestration share preparation, cache handling, hooks, error handling, and result finalization.
Execution dispatch and regression coverage
lib/crewai/src/crewai/agents/crew_agent_executor.py, lib/crewai/tests/agents/test_native_tool_calling.py
The synchronous entry point runs orchestration inline. Async execution uses tool.arun() for natively async tools and a worker thread for sync-only tools. The async invocation loop awaits the async handler. Tests cover sync-only tools, overridden _arun, and a sync tool that calls asyncio.run.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant NativeToolLoop
  participant NativeToolHandler
  participant Tool
  NativeToolLoop->>NativeToolHandler: await async native-tool handler
  NativeToolHandler->>Tool: await tool.arun when tool supports native async
  Tool-->>NativeToolHandler: return tool result
  NativeToolHandler-->>NativeToolLoop: return handled results
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Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to d6ac2

The implementation is mergeable with a bounded testing gap: a future change could route native async calls through the synchronous handler without these tests detecting it.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to d6ac2

Async tools can now run correctly, but a single batch can start more tools at once than before, and cancellation can leave a tool running without a recorded outcome. The impact depends on which tools an application exposes.

Retained concerns

  • Medium · security · inferred: An eligible model-returned batch starts all async tool calls through gather, replacing an eight-worker bound. A large batch can amplify concurrent work against the configured tools and their downstream resources.
  • Medium · security · inferred: Cancelling an async native call can stop the executor before it records a terminal tool outcome; a sync-only tool offloaded to a thread may still be running. This weakens outcome accounting for side-effecting tools, though no mandatory audit consumer was established.
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Security Blast Radius

  • inferred — The independently affected scope is an agent invocation and its configured tools; downstream service or asset exposure depends on what those tools can access. No tenant-wide or deployment-wide reach was established.

Security Findings and Attack Paths

  • inferred — If an attacker can influence a model response containing many eligible tool calls, the new gather path can initiate more concurrent tool operations than the previous worker-limited path. This is resource amplification, not evidence of access to an unregistered tool.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

  • observed — The async path retains name mapping, argument parsing, the before-tool hook, and registered-function membership checks. Usage-limited tools also retain BaseTool’s atomic limit enforcement.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

  • inferred — Cancellation can separate a tool’s side effect from the executor’s recorded outcome, particularly when a sync-only tool continues in a worker thread. The evidence does not show whether completion events are required for security auditing.

Hardening Proposals

  • proposed — Bound per-batch async tool concurrency and define cancellation accounting for tools that have already started, including terminal outcome reporting where required.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the primary change: native async tools are awaited in the asynchronous native-tool execution loop.
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #7630 requires _ainvoke_loop_native_tools to await async tools on the active event loop. The PR adds async native-tool handlers and calls await tool.arun(**kwargs) for tools with native asyn…
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829-960: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚖️ Poor tradeoff

Extract the shared batch logic out of the sync and async handlers.

_ahandle_native_tool_calls repeats _handle_native_tool_calls line for line. Only the execution step differs. Both copies contain the parse step, the result_as_answer / max_usage_count eligibility check, the assistant-message append, the result loop, and the post_tool_reasoning append. A future change to one handler can miss the other. For example, a new batch-ineligibility rule could reach only the sync handler.

Move the shared steps into helpers:

  • _plan_native_tool_batch(tool_calls) -> (parsed_calls, original_tools_by_name, parallel_ok)
  • _finalize_native_tool_results(results) -> AgentFinish | None

Each handler then keeps only its executor (thread pool or asyncio.gather).

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In `@lib/crewai/src/crewai/agents/crew_agent_executor.py` around lines 829 - 960,
Extract the duplicated batch planning and result-finalization flow from
_handle_native_tool_calls and _ahandle_native_tool_calls into
_plan_native_tool_batch and _finalize_native_tool_results. Share parsing, tool
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In `@lib/crewai/src/crewai/agents/crew_agent_executor.py`:
- Around line 829-960: Extract the duplicated batch planning and
result-finalization flow from _handle_native_tool_calls and
_ahandle_native_tool_calls into _plan_native_tool_batch and
_finalize_native_tool_results. Share parsing, tool eligibility checks,
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async def async_tool_runner(tool: Any, kwargs: dict[str, Any]) -> Any:
if self._tool_supports_native_async(tool):
return await tool.arun(**kwargs)
return await asyncio.to_thread(available_functions[func_name], **kwargs)

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Sync @tool tools fail on async path

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_tool_supports_native_async treats every Tool as natively async because Tool always overrides _arun. Sync @tool functions then go through await tool.arun(), and Tool._arun raises NotImplementedError instead of running the wrapped function. On kickoff_async with native function calling, the common @tool case now fails and returns an error string instead of executing.

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"original_tool": original_tool,
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Usage-limit path skips events and hooks

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_prepare_single_native_tool_call now returns immediately when max_usage_count is already reached. That skips ToolUsageStartedEvent, before/after tool hooks, and ToolUsageFinishedEvent that previously still ran on both the sync and async native paths.

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1408-1463: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Cover the native loop-to-handler dispatch.

The changed tests call _aexecute_single_native_tool_call directly. A direct _ahandle_native_tool_calls test would also bypass _ainvoke_loop_native_tools, so it would not detect a regression that calls the synchronous handler.

The existing native-loop test only checks forced-answer handling after the iteration limit. It does not execute a native tool or assert active-loop execution.

Add a test that drives _ainvoke_loop_native_tools with a native tool-call response and records asyncio.get_running_loop() inside _arun.

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-from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, Mock, patch
@@
         assert result["result"] == "async: hello"
+
+    `@pytest.mark.asyncio`
+    async def test_async_native_loop_awaits_async_tool_on_active_loop(self) -> None:
+        """The native loop must use the async native-tool handler."""
+
+        active_loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+        tool_loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop | None = None
+
+        class AsyncTool(BaseTool):
+            name: str = "async_tool"
+            description: str = "An async tool"
+
+            def _run(self, value: str) -> str:
+                return "wrong path"
+
+            async def _arun(self, value: str) -> str:
+                nonlocal tool_loop
+                tool_loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+                return f"async: {value}"
+
+        executor = self._make_executor([AsyncTool()])
+
+        with patch(
+            "crewai.agents.crew_agent_executor.aget_llm_response",
+            new_callable=AsyncMock,
+            side_effect=[
+                [
+                    {
+                        "id": "call_async_loop",
+                        "type": "function",
+                        "function": {
+                            "name": "async_tool",
+                            "arguments": '{"value": "hello"}',
+                        },
+                    }
+                ],
+                "done",
+            ],
+        ):
+            with patch.object(executor, "_show_logs"):
+                result = await executor._ainvoke_loop_native_tools()
+
+        assert result.output == "done"
+        assert tool_loop is active_loop
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Addressed both review findings in d6ac2f3:

1. Async path no longer awaits the inherited BaseTool._arun. Execution is now gated on _arun actually being overridden (or the wrapped function being a coroutine function) via _tool_supports_native_async. Sync-only tools — the common case — are offloaded with asyncio.to_thread, so they return results instead of NotImplementedError errors.

2. Sync path is fully synchronous again. The asyncio.run wrapper is gone; the sync tool runner executes inline, so tools that drive their own event loops (MCP wrappers call asyncio.run inside _run) keep working. Only parsing, cache handling, hooks, and event emission are shared with the async path via extracted helpers (_prepare_single_native_tool_call, _read_native_tool_cache, _finalize_single_native_tool_call).

Added regression tests in TestAsyncNativeToolExecution covering all three cases (sync-only tool on async path, true async tool awaited, sync tool with internal event loop). Verified: ruff + mypy clean, native/async/hooks test suites pass with failure sets identical to base (only pre-existing optional-dependency env failures).

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Rebased onto latest main (head 03c254b4d — upstream moved 5 commits; conflict-free). The workflow runs reset to action_required on the new head, so a maintainer re-approval is needed to run them: Run Tests, Lint, Run Type Checks, PR Title Check, PR Size Check, Vulnerability Scan, CodeQL Advanced. Local: TestAsyncNativeToolExecution + OpenAI native suites 10/10 green (remaining local failures are the missing optional google-genai/anthropic extras, same as base). @crewAIInc/maintainers — could you approve the workflow runs when you get a chance?

When the async native tool path (_ainvoke_loop_native_tools) calls the
sync _handle_native_tool_calls, which calls tool.run() -> asyncio.run(),
the asyncio.run() call crashes with 'RuntimeError: asyncio.run() cannot
be called from a running event loop' when the agent is invoked from an
already-running event loop (e.g. via ainvoke()).

The fix adds three async methods:

1. _ahandle_native_tool_calls() — async variant that uses asyncio.gather
   instead of ThreadPoolExecutor for parallel tool execution, so async
   tools are properly awaited rather than run through asyncio.run().

2. _aexecute_single_native_tool_call() — async variant that calls
   await tool.arun() instead of tool.run(), avoiding the nested
   asyncio.run() crash.

3. _ainvoke_loop_native_tools() now calls _ahandle_native_tool_calls()
   instead of _handle_native_tool_calls().

The ReAct executor (_ainvoke_loop_react) already handles this correctly
via aexecute_tool_and_check_finality() -> tool_usage.ause() -> await.

Fixes crewAIInc#6611
CodeRabbit review feedback: _aexecute_single_native_tool_call was a
near-verbatim copy of _execute_single_native_tool_call (parsing, tool
resolution, usage limits, cache, events, hooks) with only the tool
execution line differing.

Extract the shared body into _execute_single_native_tool_call_impl,
an async method that takes a tool_runner callable. The sync wrapper
passes a sync runner and calls it via asyncio.run(); the async wrapper
passes an async runner that uses tool.arun() and awaits it directly.

Also removes the redundant function-local `import asyncio` from
_ahandle_native_tool_calls (asyncio is already imported at module
scope on line 10).
…y true async tools

Two regressions flagged in review are fixed:

- The async native path awaited `tool.arun()` whenever callable, but
  sync-only tools inherit `BaseTool._arun` which raises
  `NotImplementedError`, so async agents could not run ordinary sync
  tools. Async execution is now gated on `_arun` actually being
  overridden (or the wrapped function being a coroutine function), and
  sync-only tools are offloaded with `asyncio.to_thread`.

- The sync native path wrapped shared logic in `asyncio.run()`, which
  broke tools that drive their own event loop (MCP wrappers call
  `asyncio.run` inside `_run`). The sync path now executes the tool
  inline and shares only parsing, cache, hook and event handling with
  the async path via extracted helpers.

Adds regression tests for both cases.
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Rebased onto latest main again (head aa0ba40ea — upstream moved 8 commits since the last push; conflict-free). The 7 workflow runs reset to action_required on the new head, so a maintainer re-approval is needed to run them: Run Tests, Lint, Run Type Checks, PR Title Check, PR Size Check, Vulnerability Scan, CodeQL Advanced.

Local verification on the rebased head: TestAsyncNativeToolExecution + all OpenAI native suites 10/10 green. The remaining local failures in that file are the missing optional google-genai/anthropic extras (reproduce identically on pristine upstream main).

@crewAIInc/maintainers — could you approve the workflow runs when you get a chance?

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[BUG] Async tools are awaited via asyncio.run() in a thread on the native-function-calling path, not natively in the running loop

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