Genkit is an open-source framework for developing AI-powered applications, utilized by Google's Firebase, offering SDKs in JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, and Python. It simplifies AI integration with a unified interface for various model providers and features like text and image generation, tool calling, and production monitoring, enabling rapid development and deployment of chatbots and automation systems. Genkit supports seamless integration across web and mobile platforms, streamlining the AI development workflow with a local CLI and developer UI.