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Xavi Portilla
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👨🏻‍💻 Gen AI, Cloud. Author. Infra @voiceflowHQ & Core @GenkitFramework | GDG & GDE | Microsoft MVP | Github Star | AWS Alexa Champion & CB
🚀 New in the Genkit × AWS JS plugin: you can now deploy your Genkit Flows directly as AWS Lambda handlers with a simple helper 👇

This makes building serverless GenAI backends ridiculously easy.

Introducing AWS Lambda support, turn your Flow into a Lambda function in one line.
February 16, 2026 at 12:26 PM
GDEs! Ready to lead something awesome this #BuildWithAI season?

I just launched a hands-on workshop on Building an AI Chat App with @GenkitFramework & Express, perfect for devs looking to dive deep into Gen AI apps beyond the usual serverless examples.

👉 buff.ly/MRcD2N1
Building an AI Chat Application with Genkit and Express
Xavier Portilla Edo's Codelabs provides a set of tutorials on practical usage of artificial intelligence, cloud and programming
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February 16, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Genkit Java is an unofficial port for Java developers who want the same benefits that Genkit and its Dev UI offer, now available in the Java ecosystem.

I’ve put together an article walking through how to get started:
buff.ly/bd9neVF
It Has Never Been This Easy to Build Gen AI Features in Java (English)
Personal Blog of Xavier Portilla Edo.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:21 PM
If you’ve ever wanted to run a hackathon, this one’s for you!

🗓 Wed, Feb 11 · 19:30
📍 On Discord

👉 Join here: buff.ly/mYOGpxB

See you there!
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February 9, 2026 at 11:55 AM
We’ve been building the future of conversational AI for years, from chatbots to truly intelligent AI agents. We aren’t just another agent startup; we’ve been here since the early days, learning, iterating, and shaping what comes next.

📅 February 18th
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February 5, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Still can’t quite believe this, but it’s official
I’ve been renewed as a @GitHub.com Star for 2026

Out of 180+ million developers on GitHub, only ~80 people worldwide are part of this program. Being renewed means a lot; it’s a reminder that the work we do in open source, education actually matters
February 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I’ll be in Las Vegas from April 22–24 for Google Cloud Next!

If you’re attending and want to catch up between sessions, ping me ☕️🤝

Always great to meet folks from the community IRL!
February 2, 2026 at 9:55 AM
If you want to get started with Genkit + Gemini + grounding, I’ve put together a curated, hands-on codelab to help you go from zero to shipping.

Practical, opinionated, and straight to the point.

👉 courses.xavidop.me/posts/genkit...

Happy building! 🔥
Building an AI Chat Application with Genkit and Express
Xavier Portilla Edo's Codelabs provides a set of tutorials on practical usage of artificial intelligence, cloud and programming
courses.xavidop.me
February 1, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Agenda potente en GDG Madrid para los próximos meses!

Arrancamos 2026 con una agenda que mezcla producto, diseño e IA aplicada, pensada para aprender y seguir creciendo como comunidad

👉 buff.ly/LFJr4Po
¡Nos vemos en los eventos!
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January 28, 2026 at 1:20 PM
¿Listos para llevar tus apps al siguiente nivel?

Nuevo evento a la vista en el GDG Madrid: Agentic Apps con Gemini en Flutter, donde exploraremos cómo crear aplicaciones inteligentes y autónomas con Flutter + Gemini.

Más info aquí: buff.ly/ZgjDjWt
Agentic apps con Gemini en Flutter | Google Developer Groups
In-person Event - El futuro de la interacción con las aplicaciones ya está aquí y se define por una palabra: agentes.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Grateful and excited to share that my Google Developer Expert (GDE) membership has been renewed for 2026. It's been 4 years!

Huge thanks to the GDE team for the trust, and to the community for constantly pushing me to learn, share, and build better things together.
January 22, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Today it’s Azure’s turn! ☁️🔥

You can deploy Genkit flows as Azure Functions and work with Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Foundry models, all within the same framework.

Here’s how it works, step by step:
👉 buff.ly/aiUYCBs
GitHub - xavidop/genkit-azure-function-ai-foundry
Contribute to xavidop/genkit-azure-function-ai-foundry development by creating an account on GitHub.
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January 22, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Did you know you can deploy Genkit flows as AWS Lambdas and integrate AWS models (Bedrock)?

And it doesn’t stop there; you can develop and test your Lambda locally while using the Genkit UI.

I break it all down step by step here: buff.ly/Y5LyF1m
GitHub - xavidop/genkit-aws-lambda-bedrock
Contribute to xavidop/genkit-aws-lambda-bedrock development by creating an account on GitHub.
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January 21, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Proud moment to share, Voiceflow is now HIPAA compliant.

This milestone builds on a long-term commitment to security and trust. We achieved ISO 27001:2022 back in 2021, followed by SOC 2 in 2024, and now in 2026, we’ve reached HIPAA compliance.

You can find more information here: buff.ly/GcHllR5
January 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I’m excited to share a brand-new feature we just added to Cardex: AI-powered Pre-Grading for trading cards

Try it out and let me know what you think!

buff.ly/5QJbs21
January 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
This Wednesday we celebrated the community farewell event of the Google for Startups Campus.
December 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Why Voiceflow is the most advanced Conversational AI platform out there

If you care about reliability, scalability, and production-grade Conversational AI, Voiceflow is in a league of its own.

CLI Docs: buff.ly/TwZ2ZRU
Test Platform Docs: buff.ly/Y24M8V9
December 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This week I had the chance to be part of an amazing experience at the Google for Startups Summit.

It’s truly a pleasure to be a mentor in this program, to support so many startups, share knowledge, and help them move forward on their journey.
December 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Honored to serve as a judge for the 2026 Imagine Cup, a global stage where student founders turn momentum into meaningful products. Submission is on January 9th.

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December 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This Friday at 12:00 PM (Madrid time) I’ll be giving a talk on Genkit at Google DevFest on Discord!

See you there!

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December 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🚀 I just released a plugin for Genkit Go that brings full integration with Azure AI Foundry!

If you’re building AI-powered apps in Go and want tight support for Azure’s models (GPT-5, GPT-4o, GPT-4… and more), check out my new repo: buff.ly/hB1VdFW%EF%B...
GitHub - xavidop/genkit-azure-foundry-go: Genkit Go plugin for Azure AI Foundry
Genkit Go plugin for Azure AI Foundry. Contribute to xavidop/genkit-azure-foundry-go development by creating an account on GitHub.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Over the past five months, we’ve been working on a book focused on building AI applications with Genkit and Go, and I’m incredibly happy to share that it’s now available! 🚀📘

1️⃣ Read online: buff.ly/L4vOkfl
2️⃣ Download a copy: buff.ly/8nIjql4
3️⃣ Get the physical edition on Amazon: buff.ly/vb1rDb4
November 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
¡Acabo de enviar mis propuestas para Commit, T3chFest y Codemotion Madrid!
A ver si hay suerte y puedo compartir escenario una vez más con la comunidad.

Me hace mucha ilusión seguir aportando sobre IA, agentes, cloud.
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nos despedimos del Google Campus Madrid… como se merece

Después de tantos años siendo nuestra casa, Google Campus Madrid cierra sus puertas a finales de año.

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Hasta Siempre Google Campus: Legacy, Futuro y Comunidad | Google Developer Groups
In-person Event - El próximo 15 de diciembre, organizamos un evento muy especial para celebrar esta etapa, agradecer todos los momentos vividos y mirar hacia el futuro acompañadas de la comunidad que…
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November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
¡Gracias por un DevFest Madrid 2025 inolvidable!

El pasado viernes celebramos una nueva edición del DevFest Madrid… ¡y colgamos el cartel de aforo completo! Fue un éxito y queremos dar las gracias a todos los que lo hicieron posible.
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM