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Explain the execution flow of a CrewAI Flow using @start, @listen, and @router together?
sequenceDiagram participant S as Start Method participant L as Listener participant R as Router participant D as Downstream Listener S->>L: Start method completes, listener triggered L->>R: Listener output evaluated by router R->>D: Router selects a branch, downstream listener reacts
  1. One or more methods decorated with @start fire when the Flow is kicked off, often running in parallel if multiple start methods are defined
  2. A method decorated with @listen, referencing a start method by name or reference, triggers automatically once that start method completes
  3. If routing logic is needed, a @router-decorated method evaluates the listener's output and determines which of several possible paths the Flow should follow next
  4. Downstream @listen methods react to whichever branch the router selected, potentially combining multiple conditions using and_ or or_
  5. Execution continues until no further listeners are triggered, at which point the output of the last completed method becomes the Flow's final result

This combination is what lets a Flow express genuinely branching, conditional automation, rather than the strictly linear execution a single Crew process provides on its own.

What triggers a @listen method to run?
What determines the Flow's final result?

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