What’s new on the AI front for Angular? Hear about what’s been covered on two recent Angular Air episodes.
✨ ‘AI’ngular Isn’t Coming—It’s Already Here
AI-powered Angular apps aren’t some far-off dream—they’re already running in the browser. And if you’ve been watching Angular Air lately, you’ve seen it: local model execution, prompt-based UIs, type-safe AI orchestration.
In two recent episodes, we explored two sides of this new frontier:
- One shows what’s possible with browser-native APIs like WebNN and the Prompt API.
- The other unveils Hash Brown, an open-source framework that brings structured, type-safe generative UI to Angular.
And yes—we’re working on something at Progress Kendo UI that plays right into this evolution.
Episode 1: Smarter Angular Apps with WebNN and Prompt API
Guest: Christian Liebel – Angular & Web AI GDE
Christian brings us into the world of AI inference directly in the browser, introducing:
- WebNN: Tap into CPU, GPU and even NPUs to run ML models natively
- WebLM: Use WebGPU to run LLMs locally—no server required
- Prompt API: Perform tasks like summarization or translation using system-level APIs
He also explores:
- Drawbacks like origin-based model duplication
- Promising solutions like Cross-Origin Storage and built-in models in Chrome
- Where to draw the line between rule-based logic and generative AI
“The best devs may soon be the best prompt writers.”
— Christian Liebel
Watch Christian’s Episode →
Slides + Resources →
Episode 2: Hashbrown: Generative UI for Angular
Guests: Mike Ryan, Brian Love, Ben Taylor – creators of Hashbrown
Hashbrown is an open-source Angular framework designed to bring LLM-powered UI generation to the frontend—with strong typing, tool orchestration and natural UX patterns.
Key innovations include:
- Skillet: A schema language that lets you shape LLM output into typed objects (hello streaming JSON!)
- Tool Calling: Let LLMs invoke Angular services with handler functions
- Chat Resources: Chat UIs where LLMs interact through structured component outputs
- ⚙️ Runtime JS Execution: Run AI-generated JavaScript safely in the browser
Hashbrown supports OpenAI, Gemini, Writer and more—designed to be model-agnostic and frontend-native.
“Hashbrown doesn’t just generate text—it orchestrates real, interactive UI journeys.”
Hashbrown GitHub →
Watch Hashbrown Episode →
Why This Matters for Angular Devs
You’re not imagining things—AI is shifting left.
- From cloud-only to client-side
- From freeform text to structured interfaces
- From playground demos to framework integrations
These technologies are already letting developers:
- Add autocomplete, summarization and form-filling locally
- Render dynamic dashboards using LLM output
- Safely prototype with AI—without sending sensitive data to the cloud
Coming This Summer: Kendo UI Gets Smarter
At Progress, we’re watching all of this—and building, too.
We believe your components shouldn’t just look good and perform well … they should also think.
Stay tuned: this summer, we’re bringing a whole new AI-powered experience to Kendo UI for Angular.
▶️ Watch the Episodes
Smarter Angular Apps with WebNN and Prompt API
Hashbrown: Generative UI for Angular
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Stay Connected
Follow the guests and panelists:
- Christian Liebel – @christianliebel
- Mike Ryan – @MikeRyanDev
- Brian Love – @brian_love
- Alyssa Nicoll – @alyssanicoll
- Justin Schwartzenberger – https://bsky.app/profile/schwarty.com
- Mike Brocchi – mikebrocchi.bsky.social