# Build Responsive, AI-powered Apps with Cloud Functions for Firebase

DevFeed: [Build Responsive, AI-powered Apps with Cloud Functions for Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/build-responsive-ai-powered-apps-with-cloud-functions-for-firebase-16585.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://firebase.blog/posts/2025/03/streaming-cloud-functions-genkit>)

Author: Daniel Lee; Jeff Huleatt

Published: 2025-03-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Firebase Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/firebase-blog.md>)

Topics: [Cloud Functions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-functions.md>), [Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase.md>), [Streaming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/streaming.md>), [Genkit](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/genkit.md>), [Generative AI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/generative-ai.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [cloud-functions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-functions.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [gemini](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gemini.md>), [generative-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/generative-ai.md>), [genkit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/genkit.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [node-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node-js.md>), [streaming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/streaming.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>), [web-app](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web-app.md>)

## AI overview

Firebase introduces streaming responses for callable Cloud Functions and a new Genkit trigger. Streaming lets servers send data to clients incrementally, improving responsiveness for AI-generated content and large or real-time datasets.

## Source excerpt

Announcing streaming callables and a new Genkit trigger.