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Scaffolded AGENTS.md never reached Claude Code, which only reads CLAUDE.md.

Exporters were also printing retry warnings whenever things were unreachable and held process exit for up to 25 seconds.

Scaffolds now ship CLAUDE.md and GEMINI.md that import AGENTS.md.


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Touches default project scaffolding and process-exit telemetry shutdown; behavior changes are intentional but affect every new project and all runs that export OTLP on shutdown.

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Scaffolded projects now ship AGENTS.md plus thin CLAUDE.md and GEMINI.md stubs that import it, so Claude Code and Gemini CLI get the same CrewAI guidance as Codex/Cursor without renaming or duplicating the file. CLI create paths (crew, JSON crew, flow, tool) call shared copy_assistant_instructions helpers; docs in four locales replace the old mv AGENTS.md advice with import setup and explicit warnings not to rename AGENTS.md.

The AGENTS.md template is rewritten: JSON crew is documented as the default layout, version checks are framed as optional lookups, AMP/traces/deployment copy is toned down, and assistants are told not to disable built-in observability as a “fix” for warnings or noise.

Telemetry export behavior changes in crewai_core: CrewAI’s OTLP exporter suppresses retry noise on its own export thread, shutdown uses a bounded flush (flush_and_shutdown) so unreachable collectors no longer block exit for tens of seconds, and crewai reuses the core exporter instead of a duplicate that logged errors at error level. Tests cover silent exports, user OTLP logs preserved, and fast shutdown.

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joaomdmoura and others added 2 commits September 13, 2026 13:17
- Updated project creation to include `CLAUDE.md` and `GEMINI.md` that import `AGENTS.md`, ensuring consistent guidance across coding assistants.
- Implemented utility functions to copy assistant instruction files during project setup.
- Enhanced documentation in `AGENTS.md` to emphasize the importance of keeping telemetry enabled for optimal performance.
- Added tests to verify the correct scaffolding of assistant instruction files and their contents.
- State the observability rule as the user's decision, never a fix for
  console warnings, speed, or a "clean" configuration
- Rewrite the AMP section as built-in capabilities: no "free",
  "proactively", "sales pitch", or scripted pitches
- Turn the research mandate into a list of sources to consult when
  version details matter
- Retarget the scaffold tests to the new wording

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The CLI now scaffolds shared assistant guidance through AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, and GEMINI.md. Telemetry now filters exporter-owned logs and bounds shutdown flushes while preserving user exporter logs.

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Assistant scaffolding

Layer / File(s) Summary
Assistant templates and documentation
lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/templates/*, docs/edge/*/guides/coding-tools/agents-md.mdx
Templates and localized guides define shared AGENTS.md guidance, importer files, JSON project support, observability guidance, and neutral deployment wording.
Assistant file copying
lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/utils.py, lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/create_crew.py, lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/create_flow.py, lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/create_json_crew.py, lib/cli/src/crewai_cli/tools/main.py
Shared copy helpers scaffold assistant files across crew, flow, JSON crew, and tool creation paths.
Assistant scaffolding validation
lib/cli/tests/test_create_crew.py, lib/cli/tests/test_create_flow.py, lib/cli/tests/tools/test_main.py
Integration tests verify generated files, importer lines, JSON project references, and observability content.

Telemetry shutdown

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared exporter shutdown behavior
lib/crewai-core/src/crewai_core/telemetry.py
The shared exporter filters its own OTLP logs by thread and performs flush and shutdown with a ten-second bound.
Telemetry integration
lib/crewai/src/crewai/telemetry/telemetry.py
CrewAI telemetry now retains the shared exporter and uses the shared shutdown helper.
Telemetry validation
lib/crewai-core/tests/test_telemetry_export_logs.py, lib/crewai-core/tests/test_telemetry_shutdown.py, lib/crewai/tests/telemetry/test_export_logs.py, lib/crewai/tests/telemetry/test_telemetry.py
Tests cover connection failures, HTTP rejection, thread-scoped filtering, bounded shutdown, repeated shutdown, and updated logger calls.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Telemetry
  participant BatchSpanProcessor
  participant SafeOTLPSpanExporter
  participant OTLPCollector
  Telemetry->>BatchSpanProcessor: record spans
  BatchSpanProcessor->>SafeOTLPSpanExporter: export spans
  SafeOTLPSpanExporter->>OTLPCollector: send OTLP request
  Telemetry->>SafeOTLPSpanExporter: flush and shutdown
  SafeOTLPSpanExporter-->>Telemetry: return after bounded flush
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In `@lib/crewai-core/tests/test_telemetry_export_logs.py`:
- Line 101: Update the test’s export-worker cleanup around worker.join and
release.set: invoke exporter.shutdown() after signaling release, ensure
worker.join runs in a finally block, and assert the worker is no longer alive
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joaomdmoura and others added 3 commits September 13, 2026 15:48
…y tests

- create_json_crew, the default `crewai create crew` path, now copies
  AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md and GEMINI.md; AGENTS.md documents the JSON layout
- span helper no longer depends on OTEL_SDK_DISABLED being popped by an
  earlier test; thread-scope test stops its worker before leaving the mock
- single import style in the shutdown test

Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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