---
title: Firebase Genkit
description: How to use Agentic tools with the Firebase Genkit SDK.
---

## Install

<CodeGroup>
```bash npm
npm install genkit @agentic/genkit @agentic/platform-tool-client
```

```bash pnpm
pnpm add genkit @agentic/genkit @agentic/platform-tool-client
```

```bash bun
bun add genkit @agentic/genkit @agentic/platform-tool-client
```

```bash yarn
yarn add genkit @agentic/genkit @agentic/platform-tool-client
```

</CodeGroup>

## Usage

This example uses the [`@agentic/search`](https://agentic.so/marketplace/projects/@agentic/search) tool.

```ts
import 'dotenv/config'

import { createGenkitTools } from '@agentic/genkit'
import { AgenticToolClient } from '@agentic/platform-tool-client'
import { genkit } from 'genkit'
import { gpt4oMini, openAI } from 'genkitx-openai'

async function main() {
  const searchTool = await AgenticToolClient.fromIdentifier('@agentic/search')

  const ai = genkit({
    plugins: [openAI()]
  })

  const result = await ai.generate({
    model: gpt4oMini,
    tools: createGenkitTools(ai, searchTool),
    system: 'You are a helpful assistant. Be as concise as possible.',
    prompt: 'What is the weather in San Francisco?'
  })

  console.log(result)
}

await main()
```

<Expandable title="Additional dependencies">
This example also uses the [genkitx-openai](https://github.com/TheFireCo/genkit-plugins/tree/main/plugins/openai) package, which adds OpenAI support to Genkit.

_Note that OpenAI is not necessary to use Agentic; this is just an example._

<CodeGroup>
```bash npm
npm install genkitx-openai dotenv
```

```bash pnpm
pnpm add genkitx-openai dotenv
```

```bash bun
bun add genkitx-openai dotenv
```

```bash yarn
yarn add genkitx-openai dotenv
```

</CodeGroup>
</Expandable>

## Running this example

You can view the full source for this example here: https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/agentic/tree/main/examples/ts-sdks/genkit

<Info>
  You'll need an [OpenAI API key](https://platform.openai.com/docs/quickstart)
  to run this example. Store it in a local `.env` file as `OPENAI_API_KEY`.
</Info>

<Info>
  The
  [`@agentic/search`](https://agentic.so/marketplace/projects/@agentic/search)
  tool comes with a generous free tier, but once that runs out, you'll need to
  sign up for a paid plan and add an `AGENTIC_API_KEY` to your `.env` file.
</Info>

```sh
git clone git@github.com:transitive-bullshit/agentic.git
cd agentic
pnpm install
pnpm build
echo 'OPENAI_API_KEY=your-key' >> .env
npx tsx examples/ts-sdks/genkit/bin/weather.ts
```

## Additional resources

- [`@agentic/genkit` source](https://github.com/transitive-bullshit/agentic/blob/main/stdlib/genkit/src/genkit.ts)
- [Firebase Genkit docs](https://firebase.google.com/docs/genkit)