Genkit
Google’s open-source framework for AI-powered apps.
Builds flows, tool-calling agents and RAG in JavaScript/TypeScript, Go and Python, with a local developer UI for tracing and plugins for Gemini and other model providers. Deploys to Firebase, Cloud Run or any host.
- Vendor
- Category
- Agent frameworks
- Pricing
- Open source
- Open source
- Yes
- License
- Apache 2.0
- Platforms
- TypeScript, Go, Python
- Launched
- 2024
- Website
- genkit.dev
Features
- Flows
- Tool calling
- Developer UI
- Provider plugins
Best for
- Agents
- Chat & assistants
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