This skill gets you started with basic “Hello World” functionality and rapidly generating a voice response from Alexa using the ASK SDK Controls framework.
Each skill consists of two basic parts, a front end and a back end. The front end is the voice interface, or VUI. The voice interface is configured through the voice interaction model. The back end is where the logic of your skill resides.
There are a number of different ways for you to setup your skill, depending on your experience and what tools you have available.
- If this is your first skill, choose the Alexa-Hosted backend instructions to get started quickly.
- Developers with the ASK Command Line Interface configured may follow the ASK CLI instructions.
- Amazon Developer Forums - Join the conversation!
- Hackster.io - See what others are building with Alexa.
- Voice Design Guide - A great resource for learning conversational and voice user interface design.
- Codecademy: Learn Alexa - Learn how to build an Alexa Skill from within your browser with this beginner friendly tutorial on Codecademy!
- ASK SDK Controls framework - The Official ASK SDK Controls Framework Documentation
- Alexa Skills Kit SDK for Node.js - The Official Node.js SDK Documentation
- Alexa Skills Kit Documentation - Official Alexa Skills Kit Documentation