A sample quiz skill for Alexa. Make sure to install the requirements, read the rest of this doc, and complete the Setup steps before heading over to the tutorial.
Install these prior to moving on to setup. No need to set up the ASK CLI until the "Setup" phase.
- Node.js >= 4.5
- ASK CLI
- An AWS profile that has permissions for Alexa Skills Kit, Lambda, and Role Creation.
- An Amazon developer account (developer.amazon.com) note: this is separate from your AWS account, so make sure you set this up too.
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Create a new project directory to store your Alexa skills.
cdinto that directory. -
Initialize the ASK CLI:
ask init- Create a new profile called
default - Pick the AWS profile that has the appropriate permissions for Alexa and Lambda
- Create a new profile called
- intent: different methods or functions that your skill can call
- invocation: the phrase you use to get your skill's attention