fix(tools): handle nested event loops when running async tools in sync context - #7090
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In `@lib/crewai/src/crewai/tools/base_tool.py`:
- Around line 340-351: Restrict RuntimeError handling to the event-loop
detection call so RuntimeError exceptions from tool coroutines or
Future.result() propagate unchanged instead of triggering asyncio.run() again.
Apply this separation in the four affected paths: base_tool.py lines 340-351,
mcp_native_tool.py lines 94-102, and both structured_tool.py ranges 442-449 and
454-461; preserve the existing thread-based execution and MCP error-wrapper
behavior.
In `@lib/crewai/src/crewai/tools/mcp_native_tool.py`:
- Around line 93-100: Update the running-loop branch of the synchronous
execution flow around _run_async to capture the caller’s context with
contextvars.copy_context(), then submit context.run with asyncio.run and the
coroutine through the ThreadPoolExecutor. Preserve the existing behavior for
non-running loops.
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In `@lib/crewai/src/crewai/tools/base_tool.py`:
- Around line 339-348: Update Tool.run to use the same loop-safe coroutine
runner as BaseTool.run instead of calling asyncio.run(result) directly,
preserving contextvars propagation when invoked inside an active event loop.
Extract or reuse a shared helper for both methods and keep synchronous result
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In `@lib/crewai/src/crewai/tools/base_tool.py`:
- Around line 339-349: Create a shared loop-safe async runner that detects an
active event loop, preserves contextvars, and executes the coroutine without
directly calling asyncio.run on that loop. Replace duplicated async execution in
BaseTool.run, Tool.run, MCPNativeTool._run, and CrewStructuredTool.invoke with
this helper, ensuring synchronous and active-loop callers both continue to work.
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| result = asyncio.run(result) | ||
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| asyncio.get_running_loop() | ||
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| import contextvars | ||
| from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor | ||
| ctx = contextvars.copy_context() | ||
| with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=1) as executor: | ||
| return executor.submit(ctx.run, asyncio.run, result).result() |
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Apply the loop-safe runner to Tool.run.
Tool.run overrides BaseTool.run and still calls asyncio.run(result) on Lines [558-559]. An async function wrapped by Tool can therefore raise RuntimeError: asyncio.run() cannot be called from a running event loop when .run() is called from an active event loop.
Move the loop detection and context propagation into a shared helper. Use that helper from BaseTool.run, Tool.run, MCPNativeTool._run, and CrewStructuredTool.invoke.
#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail
python - "lib/crewai/src/crewai/tools/base_tool.py" <<'PY'
import ast
import pathlib
import sys
tree = ast.parse(pathlib.Path(sys.argv[1]).read_text())
tool = next(node for node in tree.body if isinstance(node, ast.ClassDef) and node.name == "Tool")
run = next(node for node in tool.body if isinstance(node, ast.FunctionDef) and node.name == "run")
direct_asyncio_run = any(
isinstance(node, ast.Call)
and isinstance(node.func, ast.Attribute)
and isinstance(node.func.value, ast.Name)
and node.func.value.id == "asyncio"
and node.func.attr == "run"
for node in ast.walk(run)
)
assert not direct_asyncio_run, "Tool.run still calls asyncio.run directly"
PYAs per coding guidelines, Python files should follow DRY.
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In `@lib/crewai/src/crewai/tools/base_tool.py` around lines 339 - 349, Create a
shared loop-safe async runner that detects an active event loop, preserves
contextvars, and executes the coroutine without directly calling asyncio.run on
that loop. Replace duplicated async execution in BaseTool.run, Tool.run,
MCPNativeTool._run, and CrewStructuredTool.invoke with this helper, ensuring
synchronous and active-loop callers both continue to work.
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This PR fixes issue #6611 where async tools were failing when executed from within a running event loop (e.g., when using native function calling).
Changes
BaseTool.run,CrewStructuredTool.invoke, andMCPNativeTool._runto detect if an event loop is already running.ThreadPoolExecutorto avoidRuntimeError: asyncio.run() cannot be called from a running event loop.Validation
BaseToolandCrewStructuredToolwith async implementations.