Create an Alexa skill

Create an Alexa-hosted skill using the Alexa developer console. Creating an Alexa skill helps you prepare to use the Alexa app.

Before you begin

Role required: admin

Procedure

1. Log in to the Alexa developer console with your Amazon developer account.

2. Click Create Skill.

3. In the Skill name field, enter a skill name.

4. From the Default language list, select a default language to add your skill.

5. Under Choose a model to add your skill, select Custom.

6. Under Choose a method to host your skill's backend resources, select Alexa-Hosted (Node.js).

7. Click Create skill.

8. To add your skill, select the Start from Scratch template.

9. Click Continue with Template.

   Note: Creating an Alexa-hosted skill takes a few minutes.

10. In the skill, navigate to Interaction Model > Intents > JSON Editor.

11. Replace the JSON Editor with the following JSON script.

    {
        "interactionModel": {
            "languageModel": {
                "invocationName": "now agent",
                "intents": [
                    {
                        "name": "AMAZON.CancelIntent",
                        "samples": []
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "AMAZON.HelpIntent",
                        "samples": []
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "AMAZON.StopIntent",
                        "samples": []
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "AMAZON.NavigateHomeIntent",
                        "samples": []
                    },
                    {
                        "name": "EverythingIntent",
                        "slots": [
                            {
                                "name": "EverythingSlot",
                                "type": "Bag_of_words"
                            }
                        ],
                        "samples": [
                            "{EverythingSlot}"
                        ]
                    }
                ],
                "types": [
                    {
                        "name": "Bag_of_words",
                        "values": [
                            {
                                "name": {
                                    "value": "value: Hello world"
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "name": {
                                    "value": "name: bag_of_words"
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                ]
            }
        }
    }
    

12. Click Save Model.

13. Navigate to Invocations > Skill Invocation Name.

14. In the Skill Invocation Name field, provide the skill Invocation name.

    Note: The skill name is the name which you use in your Alexa device to invoke the skill.

    For example: <ask <skill name>.

15. Navigate to Interfaces and enable Alexa Presentation Language.

    Note: This option enables all the screen devices which you want to use in Alexa.

16. Click Save Interfaces.

Parent Topic:Set up Conversational Integration with Alexa