Integrations / AI Agents
Connect CrewAI to WhatsApp with an AI agent
Flann connects CrewAI to the WhatsApp chat you already run your business from. You ask, and Flann picks the right CrewAI action. Agents and assistants such as CrewAI can carry out tasks of their own. Flann can hand work to them and report back.
8 actions in CrewAI. 5 only look things up, and 3 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in CrewAI
Type it or say it in a voice note. Flann works out which CrewAI action you mean.
“Show me my required inputs in CrewAI.”
“Show me my crew deployments in CrewAI.”
“Look up the execution status in CrewAI.”
“Start a crew execution in CrewAI.”
Step by step: CrewAI jobs you can hand to Flann
What happens between your message and the result in CrewAI.
Get answers about your crew deployments
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our crew deployments in CrewAI?”
- Flann runs
List Crew Deploymentsin CrewAI and shows you what it found. - Nothing in CrewAI is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Check your required inputs from WhatsApp
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Show me where our required inputs in CrewAI stand.”
- Flann runs
Get Required Inputsin CrewAI and shows you what it found. - Nothing in CrewAI is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
The CrewAI jobs you can stop doing yourself
You stay in charge of what goes out. Flann does the reading, the drafting and the chasing.
Images for this week’s post
Today
You need a picture for a promotion. Making one means opening another app, trying prompt after prompt and downloading files.
With Flann
“Make three image options with CrewAI for our weekend brunch post.”
Flann writes a clear brief from what you said and what it knows about your business, then asks CrewAI for the images. The options arrive in the chat so you can pick one or ask for changes.
What you stop doing: No more wrestling with a design tool for a single picture.
Research before a decision
Today
Before choosing a supplier or a new product line, you read around for an evening and still feel unsure.
With Flann
“Research three local packaging suppliers and compare delivery times and minimum orders.”
Flann asks CrewAI to gather the information, then checks the sources it returns. You get a short comparison with links you can open yourself.
What you stop doing: An evening of open tabs and scribbled notes is no longer the price of a decision.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to CrewAI
- Search for CrewAI in Flann’s Connectors.
- Paste your CrewAI API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your CrewAI account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in CrewAI whenever a request needs it.
Reading from CrewAI is instant. CrewAI stays connected until you remove it in Connectors.
Ways to use CrewAI with Flann
No new app to learn
You keep talking to Flann. CrewAI works in the background.
Add a specialist
Flann uses CrewAI for the jobs it is built for, then brings the result back into your chat.
Results you can check
Anything CrewAI produces comes back to you in WhatsApp to review before you use it.
How the same job compares, in CrewAI directly and through Flann.
| Compare | In CrewAI yourselfYou click through each job | Flann on CrewAIYou ask, Flann does the clicking |
|---|---|---|
| Asking for something | Open the app and find the right page | A WhatsApp message, typed or spoken |
| Finding answers | Filters and searches you run yourself | 5 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Making changes | Typed in by hand | 3 changes, made from a message |
| CrewAI records | All of them, one screen at a time | 3 kinds, from one chat |
| Getting connected | Nothing new to set up | Your CrewAI API key, once |
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Everything Flann can do in CrewAI
All 8 CrewAI actions, as Flann sees them.
Looks up 5
- Get Deployment Logs
- Get Deployment Status
- Get Execution Status
- Get Required Inputs
- List Crew Deployments
Changes 3
- Redeploy Crew
- Resume Crew Execution
- Start Crew Execution
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OpenrouterCommon questions
How does Flann connect to CrewAI?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose CrewAI and paste your CrewAI API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your CrewAI account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 8 actions in CrewAI.
How do I ask Flann to do something in CrewAI?
Message Flann on WhatsApp the way you would message a colleague, or send a voice note. Flann picks the CrewAI action that fits and asks if anything is missing.
Is CrewAI included in my Flann plan?
Yes. Every Flann plan includes every app, CrewAI included.