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Workshop Building A Simple Skill

This workshop is designed to teach you how to learn the core fundamentals of building an Alexa skill.It is modular so if you know the basics you can skip to the module that interests you the most. In this repository you will find the necessary JSON and code files for each module.

Step-by-step Instructions

You can get started here: Cake Walk: Build an Engaging Alexa Skill

The Skill

Cake walk is a skill that celebrates your birthday! Tell it your birthday to have it count down the days. Interact with the skill on your special day to hear a happy birthday message.

What You'll Learn

• Alexa Skills Kit
• Alexa Hosted Skills
• Intents, Utterances, Slots
• Auto Delegation
• Ask NodeJS SDK
• Persistent Attributes with Amazon S3
• Alexa Settings API

Workshop

• Module 1: Build A Simple Skill In 5 Minutes
• Module 2: Collect Slots Turn-by-turn
• Module 3: Add Memory To Your Skill
• Module 4: Use the Settings API

Community Resources

• Cake Walk Course
• Amazon Developer Forums
• Alexa Skills - User Voice

License

This library is licensed under the Amazon Software License