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Fixes #7285

Summary

Docstring-only fix for two public streaming wrapper classes in lib/crewai/src/crewai/types/streaming.py. The examples showed APIs that either silently do not stream (CrewStreamingOutput) or do not exist (FlowStreamingOutput).

  • CrewStreamingOutput — the sync and async examples both called crew.kickoff(...) / crew.kickoff_for_each_async(...) without setting stream=True on the crew. Crew.kickoff only returns a CrewStreamingOutput when the crew is constructed with stream=True (lib/crewai/src/crewai/crew.py:1017, docs/edge/en/concepts/streaming.mdx:128); otherwise it returns a CrewOutput and the snippet does not stream. Updated both examples to construct the crew with stream=True.
  • FlowStreamingOutput — the example called flow.kickoff_streaming() and flow.kickoff_streaming_async(); grep -rn "kickoff_streaming" lib/ confirms neither method exists. Flow-level streaming is actually exposed via Flow.kickoff with stream=True, which returns a StreamSession, not a FlowStreamingOutput (see lib/crewai/tests/test_streaming.py:424-435). FlowStreamingOutput is only referenced in internal type unions and instantiated directly with an iterator in tests. Replaced the misleading example with a note pointing users at Flow.kickoff / StreamSession.

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  • Tests added or updated for the changed behavior — N/A, docstring-only change; no runtime behavior modified.
  • Relevant tests and quality checks pass locally — uv tool run --from ruff==0.15.1 ruff check and ruff format --check on the touched file both pass.

Additional context

lib/crewai/tests/test_streaming.py continues to exercise FlowStreamingOutput's streaming semantics by constructing it directly with an iterator — this PR does not change that path.

CrewStreamingOutput's example called crew.kickoff() without setting
stream=True on the Crew, so the snippet returned a CrewOutput and did
not stream anything.

FlowStreamingOutput's example called flow.kickoff_streaming() and
flow.kickoff_streaming_async(); neither method exists. Flow-level
streaming is exposed through Flow.kickoff with stream=True and
returns a StreamSession, not a FlowStreamingOutput.

Refs crewAIInc#7285
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Note for triage: this PR was authored with the assistance of Claude Code. Per CONTRIBUTING.md the llm-generated label is required; I don't have permission to apply it from a fork PR, so flagging it here for a maintainer to add. (The linked issue #7285 already carries the label.)

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The streaming docstrings now set stream=True for crew examples. Flow streaming examples now reference StreamSession, while FlowStreamingOutput documentation describes iterator-wrapper usage.

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Update streaming API examples
lib/crewai/src/crewai/types/streaming.py
Crew examples construct crews with stream=True. Flow examples reference StreamSession and retain FlowStreamingOutput for wrappers built from existing iterators.

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The documentation now describes the required streaming configuration and supported flow API without changing application behavior. No current merge-readiness risk remains.

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In `@lib/crewai/src/crewai/types/streaming.py`:
- Line 589: Update the StreamSession documentation reference to clarify that
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Flow.kickoff() has no stream parameter; the runtime returns a
StreamSession when self.stream is True. Reword the FlowStreamingOutput
note so callers know to configure the Flow with stream=True before
calling kickoff().

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[docs] Streaming output docstrings show incorrect API usage

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