Who should use Genkit?

Genkit is an open-source project built for AI developers and software engineers.

Yes — Genkit is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does Genkit run on?

Genkit runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Genkit still maintained?

The GitHub repository shows 211 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to Genkit?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Genkit, genkit-google-genai, and genkit-django.

Genkit is developed by Google, based in the United States.

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Genkit

Name: Genkit
Author: Google

genkit.devInfrastructure🇺🇸

Genkit is an open-source framework by Google for building AI-powered and agentic applications. It offers unified APIs for providers like Gemini, GPT, and Claude, built-in developer tools, and support for structured outputs and tool calling. Ideal for developers building advanced AI apps across platforms.

Open SourceApache-2.0WebCLIAPISelf-hostedCloud-managed

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6.1kstars

766forks

7features

2023since

Overview

7 features

Genkit is an Infrastructure & Backend project. It simplifies building AI-powered and agentic applications with unified APIs and multi-provider support. It is built as an open-source project for AI developers and software engineers. The project is open source (Apache-2.0). Genkit is available on the web, the command line, and API, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind Genkit is Google, based in the United States, and it first shipped in 2023. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 6.1k stars and 211 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 7 catalogued features are Unified AI APIs, multi-provider support, and tool calling. It exposes integrations via a public API.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Unified AI APIs
Multi-provider support
Tool calling
Production monitoring
Structured outputs
Open-source
Developer tools

Built with & integrations

Framework

Astro

AI providers

anthropicgoogle_geminiopenailocal_ossmultiple

Connectors

API

Runs on

BrowserCLIAPI-onlySelf-hostedCloud-managed

Detected from

Astro: /_astro/ in the HTML
openai: bgpt- in the HTML
anthropic: bclaude in the HTML · bclaude- in the HTML
local_oss: bollama in the HTML
google_gemini: bgemini- in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License

Apache-2.0

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 6.1kActive maintenance

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed14 Jun · 18:27 UTC
Listing verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Genkit

What does Genkit do?: Genkit simplifies building AI-powered and agentic applications with unified APIs and multi-provider support. It is catalogued under Infrastructure & Backend on PulseGate.
Who should use Genkit?: Genkit is an open-source project built for AI developers and software engineers.
Is Genkit free?: Yes — Genkit is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does Genkit run on?: Genkit runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Genkit still maintained?: The GitHub repository shows 211 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to Genkit?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Genkit, genkit-google-genai, and genkit-django.Genkit genkit-google-genai genkit-django
Who makes Genkit?: Genkit is developed by Google, based in the United States.
When did Genkit launch?: Genkit first shipped in 2023.

At a glance

Platforms: Api · Web
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 6.1k
License: Apache-2.0
Built for: AI developers and software engineers
Model: Open source
Solves: Simplifies building AI-powered and agentic applications with unified APIs and multi-provider support.

Registered as

GitHub: firebase/genkit
GitHub: genkit-ai/genkit

Developer

🇺🇸Google

Community-driven

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 6,111
Forks: 766
Open issues: 837
Last commit: 13 Jun 2026
Commits 90d: 211
Contributors: 146
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main
Latest release: v1.37.0 · 11 Jun 2026

Index record

Identity confidence: Medium · 72.8
Indexed: 14 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 14 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: genkit-open-source-ai-framework-by-google-in-javascript-go--genkit-dev
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 14 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL: https://genkit.dev/

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