fix(cli): guard non-dict plan steps in crew run TUI

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Summary

Local LLMs (e.g. Ollama/Qwen) sometimes return bare ints or other non-dicts inside plan steps. _render_main_content called .get("step_number") / .get("description") on every step and crashed with AttributeError: 'int' object has no attribute 'get'.

This filters steps to dicts before the completed check and the render loop, matching the existing defensive pattern in _apply_plan_refinements (isinstance(step, dict)).

Fixes #7635

Changes

• lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/crew_run_tui.py: skip non-dict plan steps in the TUI plan render path
• lib/cli/tests/test_crew_run_tui.py: regression test with mixed dict + int + string steps; asserts both active and completed render paths do not raise

Test plan

• uv run pytest lib/cli/tests/test_crew_run_tui.py::test_render_main_content_skips_non_dict_plan_steps -x -q (pass)
• uv run pytest lib/cli/tests/test_crew_run_tui.py -q — 65 passed
• uv run ruff check / ruff format on touched files

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Defensive filtering in CLI TUI rendering/parsing only; no auth, data, or execution-path changes beyond skipping malformed plan step entries.

Overview
Fixes crashes in the crew run TUI when local models (e.g. Ollama) put bare integers or strings inside planner JSON steps instead of step objects.

_render_main_content now builds a plan_steps list of dict-only entries before the “all steps done” check and the plan checklist loop, so .get() is never called on non-dicts. The completed summary uses the same filtered list for its step count.

_try_parse_plan applies the same rule when initializing _plan_step_status after streaming plan JSON, avoiding TypeError on s["step_number"] for junk entries.

Behavior matches the existing isinstance(step, dict) filtering in _apply_plan_refinements. Regression tests cover mixed dict/int/string steps for both render and parse paths.

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Walkthrough

The TUI now skips non-dictionary plan steps during rendering and parsing. Tests cover mixed integer, string, and dictionary steps in both paths.

Changes

Plan rendering and parsing

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Filter plan steps before rendering lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/crew_run_tui.py, lib/cli/tests/test_crew_run_tui.py	_render_main_content filters steps before completion checks and rendering. The async test covers working and completed states.
Skip invalid steps during parsing lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/crew_run_tui.py, lib/cli/tests/test_crew_run_tui.py	_try_parse_plan skips non-dictionary steps when initializing step statuses. The sync test verifies that valid steps receive pending status.

Suggested reviewers: joaomdmoura

Priority: ➖ Normal

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to d5f7e

Malformed plan steps are skipped during parsing and rendering, addressing the reported TUI crash path. No unresolved merge-blocking risk is identified.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 33.33% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 6 functions across 2 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: guarding the crew run TUI against non-dictionary plan steps.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the issue, solution, linked issue, changed files, regression tests, and verification results. It uses different headings from the template, but it provides the required inform…
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Issue #7635 requires the Crew run TUI to avoid crashes when plan steps are non-dictionary values. _render_main_content now skips non-dictionary steps before completion checks and rendering. `_try_pa…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The production changes directly address issue #7635. The tests verify malformed-step handling in rendering and parsing. No unrelated changes are identified in the provided change summary.

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🟠 Major · Filter non-dict steps during plan parsing. · crew_run_tui.py:1736-1739

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Filter non-dict steps during plan parsing.

_try_parse_plan runs before _render_main_content. For a plan that contains 2, if "step_number" in s raises TypeError. The renderer filter does not prevent this failure.

Filter data["steps"] to dictionaries before the membership check and subscript operation.

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In `@lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/crew_run_tui.py` around lines 1736 - 1739, Update
_try_parse_plan’s _plan_step_status comprehension to include only dictionary
entries from data["steps"] before checking "step_number" or accessing
s["step_number"], while preserving the existing pending-status mapping for valid
step dictionaries.

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In `@lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/crew_run_tui.py`:
- Around line 1736-1739: Update _try_parse_plan’s _plan_step_status
comprehension to include only dictionary entries from data["steps"] before
checking "step_number" or accessing s["step_number"], while preserving the
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Addressed the CodeRabbit Major parse-path finding: _try_parse_plan now requires isinstance(s, dict) before "step_number" in s / subscript when building _plan_step_status, matching the render / _apply_plan_refinements filter. Added test_try_parse_plan_skips_non_dict_steps; lib/cli/tests/test_crew_run_tui.py — 66 passed.