Build, test, and deploy RAG-powered AI applications with Genkit and Astra DB
Astra DB's Genkit integration is for developers building retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) applications with Firebase's Genkit framework.
Genkit is a toolkit for building AI-powered features in web and mobile apps. It provides a unified API for working with large language models (LLMs) as well as a local developer UI for quick experimentation and running evaluations and easy monitoring of your application in production.
Astra DB is a serverless, highly scalable vector database based on Apache Cassandra® that provides a powerful vector store to Genkit via the genkitx-astra-db extension.
Combining Genkit and Astra DB gives developers the ingredients to build scalable and accurate RAG-powered generative AI applications with easy local testing and powerful production monitoring.
Take a look at this tutorial that shows you how to build a Genkit flow to ingest data into Astra DB and combine other Genkit components with Astra DB to build RAG flows that answer questions based on that data.
Genkit is a framework specifically designed for web application developers to help them build AI-powered applications. It offers a unified API for working with LLMs, easy monitoring of applications in production, and makes it easy to build RAG applications.
Astra DB is a high-performance NoSQL database with built-in vector search and an intuitive Data API that is optimized for building generative AI applications.
Genkit is an open-source TypeScript toolkit designed to help you build AI-powered features in web and mobile apps.
It offers a unified interface for integrating AI models from Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Ollama, and more, so you can explore and choose the best models for your needs. Genkit handles the complexity of AI integration so you can focus on creating incredible user experiences, whether you're building chatbots, intelligent agents, workflow automations, or recommendation systems.
Genkit should be used when you need to leverage the capabilities of LLMs for tasks involving complex data processing, retrieval, and interaction. Genkit also provides deeply integrated monitoring tools for managing your services in production. Here are some scenarios where Genkit can be particularly useful:
Genkit itself is an open-source framework, which means it is free to use. You can integrate and modify it according to your needs without any licensing fees. However, deploying it in a production environment may involve costs related to the infrastructure it runs on, such as servers or cloud services. Additionally, while the core framework is free, certain integrations or enhanced functionalities might require paid services or add-ons, depending on the specifics of your project and the resources you choose to utilize.
No, Genkit is an open-source framework. To get started with Genkit and Astra DB you need only to install the framework and the associated Astra DB plugin. To learn more about getting started with Genkit, take a look at the Genkit documentation.
