[Release] crewaiInc/crewAI 1.14.8a3: 1.14.8a3

CrewAI 1.14.8a3 introduces unified declarative flow loading and improves the CLI experience by consolidating `crewai run` and `crewai flow kickoff` commands. Key enhancements include declarative Flow CLI support, router-based flow start methods, typed output schemas for tools, and better visibility of nested crew progress. A critical opentelemetry dependency pin and new Studio documentation round out this alpha release.

Key Points

• •Unified declarative flow loading simplifies flow definition and execution
• •Consolidated `crewai run` and `crewai flow kickoff` commands reduce CLI complexity
• •Declarative Flow CLI support enables configuration-driven flow management
• •@router() decorator now supported as flow start method for flexible entry points
• •Typed output schemas for CrewAI tools improve type safety and IDE support
• •Nested crew progress visibility maintained throughout flow execution
• •Improved startup UX for `crewai run` command enhances developer experience
• •OpenTelemetry pinned to ~=1.42.0 ensures dependency stability
• •New 'One Card per Step' Studio page added to documentation

Workflow Diagram

Concepts