crewai-ainative

Configure crewai to use AINative's free LLMs + ZeroMemory. No OpenAI key needed.

Zero setup. Works with Llama 3.3 70B, Qwen3, DeepSeek 4, and Kimi K2 — all free.

Install

pip install crewai-ainative

Quick Start

from crewai_ainative import configure_crew
from crewai import Agent, Task, Crew

configure_crew()  # Auto-provisions free API key, sets env vars

agent = Agent(
    role="Researcher",
    goal="Research AI trends",
    backstory="Expert AI researcher with deep knowledge",
)

task = Task(
    description="Research the latest trends in multi-agent AI systems",
    agent=agent,
    expected_output="A summary of key trends",
)

crew = Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[task])
result = crew.kickoff()

How It Works

crewai-ainative is a companion package (NOT a fork) that configures crewai to use AINative's free, OpenAI-compatible API. It sets the environment variables crewai reads (OPENAI_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_BASE, OPENAI_MODEL_NAME) to route all LLM calls through AINative.

On first use, the package auto-provisions a free API key (72-hour TTL). Claim your account at ainative.studio/signup for permanent access.

Available Models

from crewai_ainative import configure_crew

configure_crew(model="llama")     # meta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct (default)
configure_crew(model="qwen")      # qwen3-coder-flash
configure_crew(model="deepseek")  # deepseek-4-flash
configure_crew(model="kimi")      # kimi-k2

Or pass any full model ID:

configure_crew(model="meta-llama/Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct")

ZeroMemory Integration

Store and recall agent memories across crew runs:

from crewai_ainative import configure_crew, get_memory_config

configure_crew()
memory_config = get_memory_config(entity="my-research-crew")
# memory_config has api_key and memory_api_base for ZeroDB integration

Explicit API Key

configure_crew(api_key="your-key-here")

Or set the environment variable:

export AINATIVE_API_KEY=your-key-here

API Key Resolution Order

1. Explicit api_key parameter
2. AINATIVE_API_KEY environment variable
3. ZERODB_API_KEY environment variable
4. ~/.zerodb/credentials.json (shared with zerodb ecosystem)
5. Auto-provision via instant-db

Requirements

• Python >= 3.9
• crewai >= 0.30.0

License

MIT