diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e05a5f2..ea22ae6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -121,15 +121,17 @@ export default {
 *   `promptsDir`: (string, default: `'prompts'`) The directory where your `.prompt` files are located. This path is resolved relative to the project root.
 *   `schemaFile`: (string, default: `'schema.ts'`) The path to your schema file, which exports Zod schemas for structured output. This path is resolved relative to the project root.
 *   `plugins`: (DatapromptPlugin[], default: `[]`) An array of dataprompt plugins to register.
+*   `genkitPlugins`: (Plugin[], default: `[]`) An array of Genkit plugins to use. If provided, they will be used to initialize the default Genkit instance.
 *   `secrets`: (DatapromptSecrets, default: `process.env`) An object containing secret keys, such as API keys. See Secrets.
-*   `genkit`: (Genkit, default: `getGenkit()`) A pre-configured Genkit instance to use. If not provided, dataprompt will create a default instance with the Google AI provider.
+*   `genkit`: (Genkit, default: `getGenkit()`) A pre-configured Genkit instance to use. If not provided, dataprompt will create a default instance with the Google AI provider (if a key is present) or use the provided `genkitPlugins`.
 *   `rootDir`: (string, default: project root) This option sets a custom root directory. This is useful when used in a monorepo setup.
 
 ### Secrets
 
 dataprompt automatically looks for the following environment variables:
 
-*   `GOOGLEAI_API_KEY`: API key for the Google AI Gemini model.
+*   `GEMINI_API_KEY`: (Preferred) API key for the Google AI Gemini model.
+*   `GOOGLEAI_API_KEY`: (Legacy) API key for the Google AI Gemini model.
 *   `GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS`: Path to a Firebase service account key file.
 
 You can also set these secrets in your `dataprompt.config.{js,ts}` file:
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ You can also set these secrets in your `dataprompt.config.{js,ts}` file:
 // dataprompt.config.ts
 export default {
   secrets: {
-    GOOGLEAI_API_KEY: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
+    GEMINI_API_KEY: 'YOUR_API_KEY',
     GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: '/path/to/serviceAccountKey.json',
   },
 };
@@ -376,12 +378,26 @@ The `TaskManager` API provides methods to manage scheduled tasks:
 
 ### Using non Gemini Models
 
-dataprompt is built to work with Google AI (Gemini) models out-of-the-box. However, you can configure a custom Genkit instance with other models and providers as plugins and provide it to a DatapromptConfig.
+dataprompt is built to work with Google AI (Gemini) models out-of-the-box, but is flexible enough to support any Genkit plugin. You can configure other models and providers by passing plugins to the `genkitPlugins` array in your configuration.
 
 [See Genkit Plugins](https://github.com/TheFireCo/genkit-plugins)
 
 Example:
 
+```js
+// dataprompt.config.js
+import { otherModelPlugin } from '<other-model>';
+
+/** @type {import('dataprompt').DatapromptConfig} */
+export default {
+  genkitPlugins: [
+    otherModelPlugin({ /* ... */ })
+  ]
+};
+```
+
+Alternatively, you can provide a fully configured Genkit instance:
+
 ```js
 // dataprompt.config.js
 import { genkit } from 'genkit';
@@ -397,8 +413,6 @@ export default {
 };
 ```
 
-Out-of-the-box model support for other providers is on the roadmap.
-
 ### JavaScript API - Using dataprompt in your own app
 
 You can use dataprompt's JavaScript API to integrate it into your existing applications without needing to run dataprompt as a server.
@@ -418,8 +432,9 @@ You can use dataprompt's JavaScript API to integrate it into your existing appli
 
     *   `promptsDir`:  (string, optional) The directory where your `.prompt` files are located. Defaults to `'prompts'`.
     *   `schemaFile`:  (string, optional) The path to your Zod schema file. Defaults to `'schema.ts'`.
-    *   `genkit`: (Genkit, optional) A pre-configured Genkit instance. If not provided, dataprompt will create one with the Google AI plugin.
+    *   `genkit`: (Genkit, optional) A pre-configured Genkit instance. If not provided, dataprompt will create one with the Google AI plugin or configured `genkitPlugins`.
     *   `plugins`: (DatapromptPlugin[], optional) An array of custom plugins to register.
+    *   `genkitPlugins`: (Plugin[], optional) An array of Genkit plugins to use.
     *   `secrets`: (DatapromptSecrets, optional) An object containing API keys and other secrets.
     *   `rootDir`: (string, optional) The root directory of your project.
 
@@ -455,6 +470,7 @@ export interface DatapromptPlugin {
   createDataSource?(): DataSourceProvider;
   createDataAction?(): DataActionProvider;
   createTrigger?(): TriggerProvider;
+  provideGenkitPlugins?(): any[];
 }
 ```
 
@@ -462,6 +478,7 @@ export interface DatapromptPlugin {
 *   `createDataSource?(): DataSourceProvider`: An optional method that returns a `DataSourceProvider`.
 *   `createDataAction?(): DataActionProvider`: An optional method that returns a `DataActionProvider`.
 *   `createTrigger?(): TriggerProvider`: An optional method that returns a `TriggerProvider`.
+*   `provideGenkitPlugins?(): any[]`: An optional method that returns an array of Genkit plugins to be used in the default Genkit instance.
 
 #### DataSourceProvider
 
diff --git a/src/core/config.manager.ts b/src/core/config.manager.ts
index 0ec8a2c..266838d 100644
--- a/src/core/config.manager.ts
+++ b/src/core/config.manager.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url';
 const CoreSecretsSchema = z.object({
   // TODO: Make these optional or configurable based on which plugins/providers are actually used.
   // Currently, this forces every user to have Google credentials even if they use a different provider.
-  GOOGLEAI_API_KEY: z.string().min(1, { message: 'GOOGLEAI_API_KEY is required.' }),
-  GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: z.string().min(1, { message: 'GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS is required.' }),
+  GOOGLEAI_API_KEY: z.string().optional(),
+  GEMINI_API_KEY: z.string().optional(),
+  // GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: z.string().min(1, { message: 'GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS is required.' }),
 }).passthrough();
 
 type PluginSecrets = {
@@ -38,11 +39,13 @@ export class ConfigManager {
     const rootDir = await this.#resolveRootDir(userConfig);
     const defaultConfig: DatapromptConfig = {
       plugins: [],
+      genkitPlugins: [],
       promptsDir: 'prompts',
       schemaFile: 'schema.ts',
       secrets: {
         GOOGLEAI_API_KEY: process.env.GOOGLEAI_API_KEY,
         GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: process.env.GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS,
+        GEMINI_API_KEY: process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY,
       },
       rootDir,
     };
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@ export class ConfigManager {
     const mergedConfig: DatapromptConfig = {
         ...defaultConfig,
         ...userConfig, // This will shallow-overwrite promptsDir, etc. which is what we want.
+        genkitPlugins: userConfig?.genkitPlugins || defaultConfig.genkitPlugins,
         secrets: {
             ...defaultConfig.secrets,    // Start with default secrets...
             ...userConfig?.secrets,      // ...then merge user's secrets over them.
diff --git a/src/core/config.ts b/src/core/config.ts
index d390a98..94ed341 100644
--- a/src/core/config.ts
+++ b/src/core/config.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export type DatapromptUserConfig = {
   secrets?: Record<string, any>;
   rootDir?: string;
   genkit?: Genkit;
+  genkitPlugins?: any[];
 };
 
 /**
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export type DatapromptUserConfig = {
  * that the application will use. All properties are required.
  * It does NOT contain live service instances like Genkit.
  */
-export type DatapromptConfig = Required<Omit<DatapromptUserConfig, 'plugins' | 'genkit'>> & {
+export type DatapromptConfig = Required<Omit<DatapromptUserConfig, 'plugins' | 'genkit' | 'genkitPlugins'>> & {
   plugins: DatapromptPlugin[];
+  genkitPlugins: any[];
 };
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diff --git a/src/core/dataprompt.ts b/src/core/dataprompt.ts
index 6f08b23..6fe8564 100644
--- a/src/core/dataprompt.ts
+++ b/src/core/dataprompt.ts
@@ -25,15 +25,33 @@ export interface DatapromptStore {
 }
 
 function createDefaultGenkit(config: DatapromptConfig): Genkit {
-  const apiKey = config.secrets?.GOOGLEAI_API_KEY;
-  if (!apiKey) {
-    throw new Error('FATAL: GOOGLEAI_API_KEY not found for default Genkit initialization.');
+  const plugins: any[] = [];
+  const googleApiKey = config.secrets?.GOOGLEAI_API_KEY || config.secrets?.GEMINI_API_KEY;
+
+  if (config.genkitPlugins) {
+    plugins.push(...config.genkitPlugins);
   }
-  // TODO: Allow configuration of other AI providers beyond Google AI.
-  // TODO: Make the default Genkit initialization more flexible or plugin-based.
-  const ai = new Genkit({
-    plugins: [googleAI({ apiKey })],
-  });
+
+  for (const plugin of config.plugins) {
+    if (plugin.provideGenkitPlugins) {
+      plugins.push(...plugin.provideGenkitPlugins());
+    }
+  }
+
+  // If no plugins are provided, or if we have a Google API key,
+  // we try to add Google AI support.
+  // We prioritize user provided plugins, but also support Google AI if key is present.
+  if (googleApiKey) {
+    // We can't easily check if googleAI is already in plugins because they are instances.
+    // However, Genkit supports multiple plugins.
+    plugins.push(googleAI({ apiKey: googleApiKey }));
+  }
+
+  if (plugins.length === 0) {
+    throw new Error('FATAL: No Genkit plugins configured and GOOGLEAI_API_KEY/GEMINI_API_KEY not found.');
+  }
+
+  const ai = new Genkit({ plugins });
   ai.defineHelper('dateFormat', dateFormat);
   return ai;
 }
@@ -56,14 +74,15 @@ async function loadUserGenkitInstance(rootDir: string): Promise<Genkit | undefin
 
 function mergeConfigs(base: DatapromptConfig, override?: DatapromptUserConfig): DatapromptConfig {
   if (!override) {
-    return { ...base, secrets: { ...base.secrets }, plugins: [...base.plugins] };
+    return { ...base, secrets: { ...base.secrets }, plugins: [...base.plugins], genkitPlugins: [...base.genkitPlugins] };
   }
-  const merged = { ...base, secrets: { ...base.secrets }, plugins: [...base.plugins] };
+  const merged = { ...base, secrets: { ...base.secrets }, plugins: [...base.plugins], genkitPlugins: [...base.genkitPlugins] };
   if (override.rootDir) merged.rootDir = override.rootDir;
   if (override.promptsDir) merged.promptsDir = override.promptsDir;
   if (override.schemaFile) merged.schemaFile = override.schemaFile;
   if (override.secrets) Object.assign(merged.secrets, override.secrets);
   if (override.plugins) merged.plugins.push(...override.plugins);
+  if (override.genkitPlugins) merged.genkitPlugins.push(...override.genkitPlugins);
   return merged;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/interfaces.ts b/src/core/interfaces.ts
index c5d5c74..4cae8fc 100644
--- a/src/core/interfaces.ts
+++ b/src/core/interfaces.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export interface DatapromptPlugin<Schema extends z.AnyZodObject = z.AnyZodObject
     secrets: Partial<z.infer<Schema>>;
     schema?: Schema;
   } | undefined;
+  provideGenkitPlugins?(): any[];
 }
 
 export type FetchDataParams = {
diff --git a/src/plugins/firebase/firestore/index.ts b/src/plugins/firebase/firestore/index.ts
index bde465f..e54c666 100644
--- a/src/plugins/firebase/firestore/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/firebase/firestore/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { execute } from './actions.js'
 import { FirebasePluginConfig } from '../types.js';
 
 const FirestorePluginSecrets = z.object({
-  GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: z.string().min(1)
+  GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS: z.string().optional()
 });
 
 export function firestorePlugin(