[Release] crewaiInc/crewAI 1.12.1: 1.12.1

CrewAI 1.12.1 introduces significant enhancements including Qdrant Edge storage backend for memory, native OpenAI-compatible provider support (OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Ollama, vLLM, Cerebras, Dashscope), agent skills, and automatic hierarchical memory isolation. The release includes multiple bug fixes for HITL flows, agent memory saving, and mypy type checking across all packages. New features also include request_id tracking for human feedback events, Arabic language support, and CLI logout command.

Key Points

• •Add Qdrant Edge storage backend for enhanced memory system capabilities
• •Implement native support for OpenAI-compatible providers (OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Ollama, vLLM, Cerebras, Dashscope) without LiteLLM dependency
• •Introduce automatic root_scope for hierarchical memory isolation in multi-agent systems
• •Add agent skills feature to extend agent capabilities
• •Fix critical HITL (Human-in-the-Loop) flow system bugs and agent memory persistence issues
• •Resolve all strict mypy type checking errors across crewai and crewai-files packages
• •Add Arabic language support to documentation, changelog, and release tooling
• •Implement request_id tracking in HumanFeedbackRequestedEvent for better feedback tracing
• •Add docs-check command for automated documentation analysis and translation generation
• •Pin litellm to version 1.82.6 to ensure compatibility and stability

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