# Introducing Firebase Genkit

DevFeed: [Introducing Firebase Genkit](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/introducing-firebase-genkit-16549.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://firebase.blog/posts/2024/05/introducing-genkit>)

Author: Chris Gill; Peter Friese

Published: 2024-05-14T04:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

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

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firebase.md>), [Framework](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/framework.md>), [Node.js](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/node-js.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Ollama](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ollama.md>), [Firestore](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/firestore.md>), [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>), [Serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/serverless.md>)

Tags: [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [backend](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/backend.md>), [build](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [developer-tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-tooling.md>), [firebase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firebase.md>), [firestore](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/firestore.md>), [genkit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/genkit.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [launch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/launch.md>), [node-js](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node-js.md>), [ollama](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ollama.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless.md>), [typescript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/typescript.md>)

## AI overview

Firebase introduces Genkit in beta, an open-source framework for JavaScript and TypeScript developers building Node.js backends with AI-powered features. It supports integrations with models, data sources, cloud services, and agents, with local tooling and deployment options for Firebase and Google Cloud.

## Source excerpt

Build and deploy AI features with ease