Alexa Boilerplate

Quickly get started developing Amazon Alexa skills for you Amazon Echo.

Setup

To get started simple use npm install to install all dependencies.

Deploying to Amazon Lambda

To deploy your skill you will need to use the gulp command to zip up the file and drop into Lambda.

The Sample Project

Check out index.js for the boilerplate Alexa app. Examples of how to define an intent handler, build sample utterences and schema, and response asynchronously are all included. You can also see example projects located in the examples/ directory.

Creating you Lambda function

Each Alexa skill requires a Lambda function.

1. Log into the AWS Lambda Console and making sure your region is set to us-east-1
2. Click "Create Lambda Function"
3. Choose to Alexa Nodejs when prompted for a blueprint
4. Give your function a name and description.
5. Set the role and create your function.
6. Using the gulp command upload the zip file from the newly created dist directory.