Alexa Skill/Google Action Starter Template using ASK CLI + Jovo Framework

An starter project template for creating Alexa Skills and Google Actions and makes use of the ASK CLI and the Jovo Framework for Node.js. A single code base is hosted in Lambda and can be used by devices that support Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant.

First-Time-Only Setup

1. Install Node.js version 6.10 or confirm the correct version is installed:

   $ node --version

2. Install ASK CLI:

   $ npm install -g ask-cli

   If you are using Linux, the installation may require sudo:

   $ sudo npm install -g ask-cli

3. Init ASK CLI to configure the default profile:

   $ ask init

   If you used a profile other than the default one, there will be additional changes needed to use this template.

Quick Setup

1. Clone project repository, specifying the skill name following the org-skillname pattern. You need to run npm install in the lambda/custom folder.

   $ git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/rmtuckerphx/ask-cli-jovo-starter org-skillname
   $ cd org-skillname/lambda/custom
   $ npm install

2. Change the organization and skill name in the .ask/config file:

   11              "uri": "org-skillname-default"    

3. If using a ASK CLI profile other than default, rename default to the profile name in lines 3 and 11 of .ask/config

    1  {
    2  "deploy_settings": {
    3    "default": { 
   
   11              "uri": "org-skillname-default"    

4. Before issuing any ASK CLI commands, change directory back to the project root (same folder as skill.json)

5. Deploy the project:

   $ ask deploy