Alexa Custom Skill Development

Renjith P
5 min readDec 31, 2019

In this tutorial, we will develop a Hello World custom skill for Amazon Alexa by using nodejs and npm.

Prerequisites

Add ASK SDK

The ASK SDK v2 for Node.js is an open-source Alexa Skill Development Kit. ASK SDK v2 for Node.js makes it easier for you to build highly engaging skills, by allowing you to spend more time on implementing features and less on writing boiler-plate code.

To use the ASK SDK package, simply run the following command in terminal:

npm install --save ask-sdk

Configure Custom Skill

First go to developer.amazon.com and from there to amazon alexa.

Now click Alexa Developer Console from the dropdown menu seen in the top right side corner of the page.You will end up with this login page.

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