diff --git a/src/crewai/crew.py b/src/crewai/crew.py
index a0158f646f..6ee63d91f1 100644
--- a/src/crewai/crew.py
+++ b/src/crewai/crew.py
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@
     Tuple,
     Union,
     cast,
+    TypedDict,
+)
+
+from crewai.types.crew_types import (
+    CrewConfig,
+    MemoryConfig,
+    AgentProtocol,
+    TaskProtocol,
+    validate_agent,
+    validate_task,
 )
 
 from pydantic import (
@@ -257,17 +267,35 @@ def _deny_user_set_id(cls, v: Optional[UUID4]) -> None:
     @field_validator("config", mode="before")
     @classmethod
     def check_config_type(
-        cls, v: Union[Json, Dict[str, Any]]
-    ) -> Union[Json, Dict[str, Any]]:
+        cls, 
+        v: Union[Json, Dict[str, Any], str]
+    ) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Validates that the config is a valid type.
+        
         Args:
-            v: The config to be validated.
+            v: The configuration to be validated. Can be a JSON string, 
+               a JSON object, or a dictionary.
+        
         Returns:
-            The config if it is valid.
+            A validated configuration dictionary.
+        
+        Raises:
+            json.JSONDecodeError: If the input is an invalid JSON string.
+            TypeError: If the input is not a supported configuration type.
         """
-
-        # TODO: Improve typing
-        return json.loads(v) if isinstance(v, Json) else v  # type: ignore
+        if isinstance(v, str):
+            try:
+                return json.loads(v)
+            except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+                raise ValueError(f"Invalid JSON configuration: {e}") from e
+        
+        if isinstance(v, dict):
+            return v
+        
+        if isinstance(v, Json):
+            return json.loads(v)
+        
+        raise TypeError(f"Unsupported configuration type: {type(v)}")
 
     @model_validator(mode="after")
     def set_private_attrs(self) -> "Crew":
diff --git a/src/crewai/types/crew_types.py b/src/crewai/types/crew_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4713f222b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crewai/types/crew_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+from typing import (
+    Any,
+    Callable,
+    Dict,
+    List,
+    Optional,
+    Protocol,
+    TypedDict,
+    Union,
+)
+
+from crewai.agent import Agent
+from crewai.task import Task
+from crewai.tools.base_tool import BaseTool
+
+
+class MemoryConfig(TypedDict, total=False):
+    """Typed dictionary for memory configuration."""
+    user_memory: Dict[str, Any]
+    provider: str
+    long_term: bool
+    short_term: bool
+
+
+class CrewConfig(TypedDict, total=False):
+    """Typed dictionary for crew configuration."""
+    tasks: List[Task]
+    agents: List[Agent]
+    memory: bool
+    memory_config: MemoryConfig
+    max_rpm: int
+    verbose: bool
+
+
+class AgentProtocol(Protocol):
+    """Protocol for defining agent-like objects."""
+    def __call__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any: ...
+    role: str
+    goal: str
+    backstory: str
+    tools: List[BaseTool]
+
+
+class TaskProtocol(Protocol):
+    """Protocol for defining task-like objects."""
+    def __call__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any: ...
+    description: str
+    expected_output: str
+    agent: AgentProtocol
+
+
+def validate_agent(agent: Any) -> bool:
+    """Validate if an object conforms to the AgentProtocol."""
+    required_attrs = ['role', 'goal', 'backstory', 'tools']
+    return all(hasattr(agent, attr) for attr in required_attrs)
+
+
+def validate_task(task: Any) -> bool:
+    """Validate if an object conforms to the TaskProtocol."""
+    required_attrs = ['description', 'expected_output', 'agent']
+    return all(hasattr(task, attr) for attr in required_attrs)