README.md

Alexa Skill Quickstart Template

This is a node.js template for your custom Alexa Skill.

How to use the template

Get Started

Prerequisites:

• You need node.js installed.
• You need git installed.

Let's go:

1. Clone this repository git clone...
2. Rename the cloned folder for you needs and jump into cd my-folder/src/
3. In the src folder: install the node modules npm install And there you have it: start coding!

Local development

For local alexa skill development I use Bespoken Tools. When installed once, just do the following:

1. Start your lambda proxy: bst proxy lambda src/index.js
2. Take the proxy url and use it as Https Service Endpoint for your skill in the Amazon Developer portal. Now you can instant test your implementation in the Test Simulator or with a real Echo.

Manually deploy to AWS Lambda

If you need a zip file for your AWS lambda function, just do the following:

1. In the src folder: npm run zip
2. Go to the dist folder and find your zip file which you can upload to AWS.