Google's open-source framework (JS, Go, Python) for building AI and agentic apps with unified model APIs, flows and dev tooling.
What it does
Genkit is Google's open-source framework for building AI-powered and agentic applications across platforms. It provides a unified SDK to call models from Google AI, OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, DeepSeek and Ollama, plus primitives for chat, RAG, tools and agents. It ships a local developer UI and deploys to Firebase, Cloud Run or your own stack.
Core features
Unified API across many model providers
SDKs for TypeScript, Go, Python and Dart
Composable flows for RAG, tools and agents
Local developer UI to run, debug and observe
CLI tooling and VS Code integration
Deploys to Firebase, Cloud Run or custom infra
Best for
→Building AI features into full-stack apps
→Creating agentic and RAG workflows
→Prototyping and debugging AI flows locally
→Deploying AI apps to serverless platforms
Reviews
Big-picture takes: what it's for and whether it delivers. High-engagement YouTube videos — not sponsored.