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<h1 id="awesome-amazon-alexa-awesome">Awesome Amazon Alexa <a
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href="https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome"><img
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src="https://cdn.rawgit.com/sindresorhus/awesome/d7305f38d29fed78fa85652e3a63e154dd8e8829/media/badge.svg"
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alt="Awesome" /></a> <a
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href="https://developer.amazon.com/alexa"><img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/168240/39513123-178f98f4-4da8-11e8-8831-3a90ec5768c6.png" width="100" align="right" alt="Amazon Alexa"></a></h1>
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<blockquote>
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<p>Curated list of awesome resources for the <a
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href="https://developer.amazon.com/alexa">Amazon Alexa</a> platform.</p>
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</blockquote>
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<h1 id="contents">Contents</h1>
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<ul>
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<li><a href="#sdkstools">SDKs/Tools</a></li>
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<li><a href="#npm-modules">NPM Modules</a></li>
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<li><a href="#skills">Skills</a></li>
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<li><a href="#boilerplates">Boilerplates</a></li>
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<li><a href="#prototyping">Prototyping</a></li>
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<li><a href="#analytics">Analytics</a></li>
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<li><a href="#utilities">Utilities</a></li>
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<li><a href="#monitoring">Monitoring</a></li>
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<li><a href="#newsletters">Newsletters</a></li>
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<li><a href="#podcasts">Podcasts</a></li>
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<li><a href="#blogs">Blogs</a></li>
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<li><a href="#books">Books</a></li>
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<li><a href="#tutorials">Tutorials</a></li>
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<li><a href="#videos">Videos</a></li>
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<li><a href="#videos">Courses</a></li>
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<li><a href="#communities">Communities</a></li>
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<li><a href="#influencers">Influencers</a></li>
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<li><a href="#conferences">Conferences</a></li>
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<li><a href="#jobs">Jobs</a></li>
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<li><a href="#easter-eggs">Easter Eggs</a></li>
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<li><a href="#fundraising">Fundraising</a></li>
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<li><a href="#contributing">Contributing</a></li>
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<li><a href="#license">License</a></li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="sdkstools">SDKs/Tools</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/alexa/alexa-skills-kit-sdk-for-nodejs">alexa-skills-kit-js</a>
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- The Alexa Skills Kit SDK for Node.js helps you get a skill up and
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running quickly, letting you focus on skill logic instead of boilerplate
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code.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/JargonInc/jargon-sdk-nodejs/tree/master/packages/alexa-skill-sdk">jargon-sdk-nodejs</a>
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- The Jargon SDK makes it easy for skill developers to manage their
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runtime content and to support multiple languages from within their
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skill.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/miguelmota/AVS-server">AVS-server</a> -
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Node.js web server for interacting with the Alexa Voice Service.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/miguelmota/AVS-client">AVS-client</a> -
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Front-end application for interacting with Alexa Voice Service.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/okofish/ssmlol">SSMLOL</a> - MP3 file
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validator for Alexa SSML <audio> tags.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/jovotech/jovo-framework-nodejs">Jovo
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Framework</a> - Build cross-platform apps for Alexa and Google
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Home.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/thehappydinoa/alexa-smart-home-skill">Alexa
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Smart Home SDK</a> - An Alexa Skill Generator for IoT.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/webcomputing/AssistantJS">AssistantJS</a> -
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TypeScript framework to build cross-platform voice applications.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/alexa/alexa-avs-sample-app">alexa-avs-sample-app</a>
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- This project provides a step-by-step walkthrough to help you build a
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hands-free Alexa Voice Service (AVS) prototype in 60 minutes.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/alexa/alexa-skills-kit-sdk-for-java">alexa-skills-kit-sdk-for-java</a>
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- SDK and example code for building voice-enabled skills for the Amazon
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Echo.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/anjishnu/ask-alexa-pykit">ask-alexa-pykit</a> -
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A minimalist SDK for developing skills for the Amazon Echo’s ASK.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/stojanovic/alexa-skill-kit">alexa-skill-kit</a>
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- Library for effortless Alexa Skill development with AWS Lambda.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/zachfeldman/alexa-home">alexa-home</a> -
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Using Amazon Echo to control the home!</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/mikeflynn/go-alexa">go-alexa</a> - A
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collection of Amazon Echo / Alexa tools for Go development.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/willblaschko/AlexaAndroid">AlexaAndroid</a> - A
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library and sample app to abstract access to the Amazon Alexa service
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for Android applications.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/kakopappa/arduino-esp8266-alexa-wemo-switch">arduino-esp8266-alexa-wemo-switch</a>
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- Amazon Alexa + WeMos switch made with Arduino D1 Mini.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/kunal732/MacLexa">MacLexa</a> - Put
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Amazon’s Alexa in the Mac System Tray, uses Alexa Voice Service and
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built with Swift.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/Pizzaface/Alexa-Chromecast-Skill-2.0">Alexa-Chromecast-Skill-2.0</a>
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- Allows Amazon Alexa to control Google Chromecast, designed for
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Raspberry Pi.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/AreYouFreeBusy/AlexaSkillsKit.NET">AlexaSkillsKit.NET</a>
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- .NET library that simplifies Alexa skills development; same object
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model as Amazon’s AlexaSkillsKit for Java.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/damianFC/alexa-rubykit">alexa-rubykit</a> -
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Amazon Echo Alexa’s App Kit Ruby Implementation.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/algal/SwiftOnLambda">SwiftOnLambda</a> -
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Use Swift to define an Amazon Lambda function, and an Alexa Custom
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Skill.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/timheuer/alexa-skills-dotnet">alexa-skills-dotnet</a>
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- An Amazon Alexa Skills SDK for .NET.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/sjmog/ralyxa">ralyxa</a> - A Ruby
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framework for interacting with Amazon Alexa.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/erik/alexacast">alexacast</a> -
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Chromecast support for Amazon Alexa.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/tartanguru/alexa-assistant">alexa-assistant</a>
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- Implementation of the Google Assistant SDK as an Alexa skill.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/auchter/haaska">haaska</a> - Home
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Assistant Alexa Skill Adapter.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/amzn/alexa-skills-kit-java">Alexa Skills
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Kit SDK for Java</a> - SDK and example code for building voice-enabled
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skills for the Amazon Echo.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/phxql/aleksa">Aleksa</a> - Aleksa is a
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small framework for writing Alexa Skills in Kotlin.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/johnwheeler/flask-ask">Alexa Skills Kit
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for Python</a> - Alexa Skills Kit for Python.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/nmyster/python-alexa">python-alexa</a> -
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A Simple Python Library to make Alexa skill development easy when aimed
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used in Lambda.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/amzn/alexa-skills-kit-java">Java Alexa
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Skills Kit SDK (Lambda)</a> - An Amazon Alexa Skills SDK for Java.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/internetofvoice/vsms-skeleton">vsms-skeleton</a>
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- Voice Skill Management System (Skeleton).</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/phoice/phlexa">phoice/phlexa</a> - PHP
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Library for Amazon Alexa voice applications.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/MiniCodeMonkey/amazon-alexa-php">amazon-alexa-php</a>
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- Amazon Alexa PHP Library.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/develpr/alexa-app">alexa-app</a> - Set
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of classes to make creating Amazon Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) applications
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easier with Laravel and Lumen.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/bespoken/virtual-alexa">Virtual
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Alexa</a> - Alexa Emulator for Unit-Testing.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://developer.amazon.com/docs/smapi/quick-start-alexa-skills-kit-command-line-interface.html">ASK
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CLI</a> - The ASK Command Line Interface (ASK CLI) is a tool for you to
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manage your Alexa skills and related AWS Lambda functions.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="npm-modules">NPM Modules</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/miguelmota/intent-utterance-file-parser">intent-utterance-file-parser</a>
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- Parse an intent utterance file, like the Alexa Skills Kit Sample
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Utterance file.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/miguelmota/intent-utterance-expander">intent-utterance-expander</a>
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- Expand custom utterance slots of phrases to use with Alexa Skills
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Utterances.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/miguelmota/intent-utterance-generator">intent-utterance-generator</a>
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- Alexa Skills Kit Sample Utterances generator.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/mreinstein/alexa-utterances">alexa-utterances</a>
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- Generate expanded utterances for Amazon Alexa from a template
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string.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/miguelmota/alexa-voice-service.js">alexa-voice-service.js</a>
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- Library for interacting with Alexa Voice Service (AVS) in the
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browser.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/scottbea/alexa-grammar">alexa-grammar</a> -
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Utilities and framework code for building valid grammars and skill kits
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for Amazon’s Alexa voice agent service.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/TheEvilDev/hapi-alexa">hapi-alexa</a> -
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Hapi plugin for building Amazon Alexa apps on Node.js.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/matt-kruse/alexa-app">alexa-app</a> - A
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framework for Alexa (Amazon Echo) apps using Node.js.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/brutalhonesty/alexa-nodekit">alexa-nodekit</a>
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- Amazon Echo Alexa’s App Kit Node.js Implementation.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/cameronhunter/generator-alexa-skill">generator-alexa-skill</a>
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- A Yeoman generator for scaffolding an Alexa Skill for AWS Lambda.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/dhleong/expressive">expressive</a> - A
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minimalist framework for Alexa Skill Kit apps running on Amazon
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Lambda.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/pmarkert/wavelength">wavelength</a> -
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Framework for building Alexa Skills with AWS Lambda.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/atojs/alexa-uncensor">alexa-uncensor</a>
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- Bypass Alexa (Amazon Echo) Text-to-Speech censorship.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/mandnyc/ssml-builder">ssml-builder</a> -
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Easily create SSML without all the hassle of string concatenation.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/tejashah88/alexa-verifier-middleware">alexa-verifier-middleware</a>
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- An express middleware that verifies HTTP requests sent to an Alexa
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skill are sent from Amazon.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/Accenture/alexia">alexia</a> - A
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Framework for creating Amazon Echo skills using Node.js.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/maghis/fluent-ssml">fluent-ssml</a> -
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Reusable, testable SSML templates for Typescript or plain Node.js.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/jovotech/jovo-framework-nodejs">jovo-framework-nodejs</a>
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- Build cross-platform Voice Apps for Amazon Alexa and Google
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Assistant.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/primaryobjects/chatskills">chatskills</a> - Run
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and debug Alexa skills on the command-line. Create bots. Run them in
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Slack. Run them anywhere!</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/alexa-js/alexa-utterances">alexa-utterances</a>
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- Generate expanded utterances for Amazon Alexa from a template
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string.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/tejashah88/alexa-mp3-validator">alexa-mp3-validator</a>
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- A node module for validating your MP3 files to be used in your Amazon
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Alexa skill.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/tejashah88/node-alexa-smapi">node-alexa-smapi</a>
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- A node.js client library for using the Alexa Skill Management
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API.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/JargonInc/jargon-sdk-nodejs/tree/master/packages/alexa-skill-sdk">jargon-sdk-nodejs</a>
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- The Jargon SDK makes it easy for skill developers to manage their
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runtime content and to support multiple languages from within their
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skill.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="skills">Skills</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/miguelmota/ASK-HackerNews">ASK-HackerNews</a> -
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An Alexa Skills Kit app to read the top Hacker News headlines.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/Nedervino/Alexa-ChromeControl">Alexa-ChromeControl</a>
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- Control your chrome browser via your Amazon Echo.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/ferdingler/alexa-skill-jenkins">alexa-skill-jenkins</a>
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- Alexa Skill that tells Who broke the Jenkins build.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/miguelmota/ASK-fortune">ASK-fortune</a>
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- Read a random, hopefully interesting, adage.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/s-maheshbabu/gmail-on-alexa">gmail-on-alexa</a>
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- Gmail skill for Amazon Alexa.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/OverloadUT/alexa-plex">alexa-plex</a> -
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Alexa (Amazon Echo) app for interacting with a Plex Server and
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controlling client playback.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/JoshMilo/trash-talk">trash-talk</a> -
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100 greatest movie insults of all time to motivate you.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/timkarnold/AlexaMakeMeASandwich">AlexaMakeMeASandwich</a>
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- Chrome Extension that turns your Amazon Echo into a Sandwich
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Artisan.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/Seechay/LIFX-Alexa-Skill">LIFX-Alexa-Skill</a>
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- An Alexa Skill created for the Amazon Echo that allows you to control
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your LIFX Lightbulbs.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/ljdelight/EarthquakeInfoSkill">EarthquakeInfoSkill</a>
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- Amazon Echo (Alexa) skill to read out recent earthquakes in the
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world.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/sirtimbly/alexaHomeboy">alexaHomeboy</a>
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- Alexa Lambda Function for communicating with IFTTT maker channel.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/julianh2o/RokuAlexaLambdaSkill">RokuAlexaLambdaSkill</a>
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- An Alexa Skill that allows voice control of your Roku.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/mattwelch/alexa-sonos">alexa-sonos</a> -
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An Alexa app to control a Sonos.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/Litie-Zhu/RottingTomatoes">RottingTomatoes</a>
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- Alexa skill that tells you various info about movies.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/kickthedrawer/ktd-piggy-bank">ktd-piggy-bank</a>
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- An Alexa Skill to query the value of a Piggy Bank in Numerous.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/kristeaac/dominos-alexa-skill">dominos-alexa-skill</a>
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- An Alexa Skill to track your Domino’s orders.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/JeffEngebretsen/bf-helper">bf-helper</a>
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- An Alexa Skill to help Basic Fantasy RPG players with various tasks
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involved in setting up characters and navigating rules.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/patanoia/EchoMovieDialog">EchoMovieDialog</a> -
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Amazon Echo skill: Alexa engages in a dialog using movie quotes.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/amzn/alexa-coho">alexa-coho</a> - Sample
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code for building skill adapters for Alexa Connected Home using the
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Lighting API.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/dasevilla/asana-alexa-skill">asana-alexa-skill</a>
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- Alexa Skill for Asana.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/radiantnode/alexa-against-humanity">alexa-against-humanity</a>
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- Ask Alexa to randomly pick white or black cards from Cards Against
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Humanity.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/AbhiAgarwal/echo-venmo">echo-venmo</a> -
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Amazon Echo Skill for Venmo.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/objectiveSee/Uber-Alexa-Skill">Uber-Alexa-Skill</a>
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- An Alexa skill for calling an Uber ride.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/stevengill/npmAlexa">npmAlexa</a> -
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Alexa app to ping NPM API.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/unitygirl/1minuteMindfullnessSkill">1minuteMindfullnessSkill</a>
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- Skill code for Alexa Skill: 1 minute Mindfulness.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/asimihsan/codeword-alexa-skill">codeword-alexa-skill</a>
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- Generate code words using Alexa.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/amphy/alexa-league">alexa-league</a> -
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Alexa Skill for Riot API.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/peap/alexa-astro">alexa-astro</a> - Ask
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your Amazon Echo about the night sky.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/djacobow/alexa_metar">alexa_metar</a> -
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Read ADDS METARs aloud on an Amazon Echo.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/maihde/alexa-qrz">alexa-qrz</a> - An
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Alexa Skill to lookup FCC license information.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/bignerdranch/alexa-airportinfo">alexa-airportinfo</a>
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- This skill uses the FAA API to report the current weather, and any
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delays, for a given airport code.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/unityfire/alexa-ha">alexa-ha</a> - An
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Amazon Echo skill for controlling your Home Automation via voice.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/Accenture/alexia-starter-kit">alexia-starter-kit</a>
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- Starter Kit project with sample Amazon Echo skill created using Alexia
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Framework. Contains eslint config, sample intent structure, unit tests
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and more.</li>
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<li><a href="https://github.com/stevenleeg/geemusic">geemusic</a> - A
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bridge between Google Music and Amazon’s Alexa.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/dvehar/alexa-robinhood-skill">alex-robinhood-skill</a>
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- Unoffical Alexa Skill for Robinhood.</li>
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</ul>
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<h2 id="boilerplates">Boilerplates</h2>
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<ul>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-fact">skill-sample-nodejs-fact</a>
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- This Alexa sample skill is a template for a basic fact skill.</li>
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<li><a
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href="https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-audio-player">skill-sample-nodejs-audio-player</a>
|
||
- An Alexa Skill Sample showing how to play long form audio in
|
||
3P-skills.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-petmatch">skill-sample-nodejs-petmatch</a>
|
||
- This Alexa Skill Kit sample shows how to build a skill using Dialog
|
||
Management and Entity Resolution.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-team-lookup">skill-sample-nodejs-team-lookup</a>
|
||
- An Alexa Skill Sample showing how to build a team lookup skill.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-city-guide">skill-sample-nodejs-city-guide</a>
|
||
- An Alexa Skill Sample showing how to build a skill featuring a single
|
||
city’s landmarks and news.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-audio-player">skill-sample-nodejs-audio-player</a>
|
||
- An Alexa Skill Sample showing how to play long form audio in
|
||
3P-skills.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-highlowgame">skill-sample-nodejs-highlowgame</a>
|
||
- This Alexa sample skill is a template for a basic high-low game
|
||
skill.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-howto">skill-sample-nodejs-howto</a>
|
||
- This tutorial will walk first-time Alexa skills developers through all
|
||
the required steps involved in creating a parameter-based skill using a
|
||
template called ‘Minecraft Helper’.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-feed">skill-sample-nodejs-feed</a>
|
||
- An Alexa Skill Template to help create skills that read RSS/Atom
|
||
feeds.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-decision-tree">skill-sample-nodejs-decision-tree</a>
|
||
- An Alexa Skill Sample for building a skill that can take a user
|
||
through a decision tree, like “What should I eat for breakfast?”.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-calendar-reader">skill-sample-nodejs-calendar-reader</a>
|
||
- An Alexa Skill Sample showing how to import calendar data from an .ICS
|
||
file.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-trivia">skill-sample-nodejs-trivia</a>
|
||
- This Alexa sample skill is a template for a trivia style game with
|
||
score keeping.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-quiz-game">skill-sample-nodejs-quiz-game</a>
|
||
- An Alexa Skill Sample showing how to build a quiz game skill.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-salesforce">skill-sample-nodejs-salesforce</a>
|
||
- This project demonstrates how to build an Alexa private skill that
|
||
integrates with your Salesforce data, utilizing account linking and a
|
||
personal voice code.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="prototyping">Prototyping</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="https://anilkk.github.io/voicex/">VoiceX</a> - Prototyping
|
||
sample dialogs for voice user interfaces.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.sayspring.com">Sayspring</a> - Create
|
||
interactive voice prototypes for Amazon Alexa and Google Home.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://botsociety.io">BotSociety</a> - Preview &
|
||
prototype your voice interfaces.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://skillinator.io/">Skillinator</a> - Prototype Alexa
|
||
Skills for Alexa Skills Kit SDK for JavaScript / Node.js (Lambda).</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://thestoryline.io">Storyline</a> - Create and publish
|
||
Amazon Alexa skills without coding with visual interface and pre-build
|
||
templates.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://smartly.ai">Smartly.AI</a> - All in one platform
|
||
for your voice and chatbot projects.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.pullstring.com">PullString</a> - Design,
|
||
prototype, and publish voice apps for Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and
|
||
IoT devices.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="http://conversable.com/">Conversable</a> - Conversable is
|
||
the enterprise conversational intelligence platform for creating
|
||
intuitive, on-demand, automated experiences on any messaging or voice
|
||
channel.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://kitt.ai">kitt.ai</a> - KITT.AI offers
|
||
Conversational Understanding as a Service with ChatFlow and customizable
|
||
wake word detection on embedded devices.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="analytics">Analytics</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.dashbot.io/alexa">Dashbot</a> - Actionable
|
||
Analytics for Amazon Alexa.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.opearlo.com">Opearlo</a> - Opearlo is a voice
|
||
design agency that offers Alexa skill design and development, along with
|
||
Opearlo Analytics, a platform for insights into Alexa skill usage.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="http://alpine.ai">Alpine.ai</a> - Alpine is a pioneer in
|
||
voice experience analytics, and is the most widely used product
|
||
analytics service for Alexa skills.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="http://www.witlingo.com">WitLingo</a> - Witlingo is a SaaS
|
||
product company that enables skills developers to access analytics,
|
||
diagnostics, and discovery tools to help them improve their skills.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="utilities">Utilities</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/tejashah88/Alexa-Utterance-Generator">Alexa-Utterance-Generator</a>
|
||
- A website that allows you to generate numerous utterances with a
|
||
simplistic GUI.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="http://ec2-52-207-149-121.compute-1.amazonaws.com/">Alexa
|
||
Smart Home Payload V3 Generator</a> - A website that generates smart
|
||
home v3 discovery payloads.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://skillinator.io/">Skillinator</a> - A website to
|
||
help generate Lambda template code from an Interaction Model JSON file.
|
||
Service created by Amazon staff.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/webappvui/skillcode/v2/index.html">Skill
|
||
Code Generator</a> - A tool to help generate Lambda Boilerplate code in
|
||
ASK SDK v2 with options of Variety greeting, Display Template
|
||
Response</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://getstoryline.com/audio-converter">Audio converter
|
||
(Storyline)</a> - This simple tool helps you to convert your MP3s into
|
||
the right format for Amazon Alexa skills. It works for Google Actions
|
||
too.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.jovo.tech/audio-converter">Audio converter
|
||
(Jovo)</a> - Convert MP3 files for using in Amazon Alexa Skills.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://tophonetics.com">Tophonetics</a> - A free
|
||
International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) phonetics generator for your SSML
|
||
in Amazon Alexa Skills.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="monitoring">Monitoring</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="http://bespoken.io">Bespoken</a> - Bespoken provides
|
||
monitoring and testing tools for Alexa skills (and Google Actions). Our
|
||
platform keeps track to make sure your skill is working correctly, and
|
||
alerts you when it is not.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://voicelabs.com">VoiceLabs.com - Testing and
|
||
Monitoring Alexa skills</a> - VoiceLabs is a free testing and monitoring
|
||
platform for Alexa skills and Google Actions.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="newsletters">Newsletters</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="http://askdevweekly.com/">ASK Dev Weekly</a> - Subscribe to
|
||
a hand picked round up of the best Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) development
|
||
links every week.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.getrevue.co/profile/hearingvoices">Hearing
|
||
Voices</a> - This week’s news about voice computing apps, delivered
|
||
directly to your inbox.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://developer.amazon.com/alexa-skills-kit/alexa-developer-newsletter-subscription">Alexa
|
||
Developer</a> - Latest Amazon Alexa news and IoT and voice industry
|
||
trends.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="http://lovemyecho.us12.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=a2fd80e8af2452554af237cf4&id=353528c5b3">Love
|
||
My Echo</a> - Things To Ask Alexa, how-tos, tips, tricks, etc.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.voicebot.ai/subscribe/">VoiceBot</a> - The
|
||
latest news about Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Google Deep Mind, Apple
|
||
Siri, Microsoft Cortana, IBM Watson and more.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://voicedev.rocks/">Voice Dev Rocks</a> - A weekly
|
||
curated publication full of interesting, relevant links, brought to you
|
||
by the Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Microsoft Cortana Slack
|
||
communities.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://talkingtocomputers.substack.com/welcome">Talking to
|
||
Computers</a> - A monthly newsletter about building for voice, on Alexa,
|
||
Google Assistant, and elsewhere for developers, designers, and the
|
||
tech-curious.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="podcasts">Podcasts</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/alexa-dev-chat/id1131682069">Alexa
|
||
Dev Chat</a> - The podcasts include Alexa news, developer tips, and
|
||
interviews with Alexa developers and Alexa employees.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.voicebot.ai/voicebot-podcasts/">VoiceBot
|
||
Podcasts</a> - Gather in one place the most important news and
|
||
commentary about all things voice web.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.voicefirst.fm/">VoiceFirst.FM</a> - A podcast
|
||
network devoted to voice-first technology.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="blogs">Blogs</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="http://lovemyecho.com/">Love My Echo</a> - Love My Echo is
|
||
the first consumer-oriented site dedicated to the Amazon Echo: what it
|
||
is, what it does, and how to get the most from it.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.voicebot.ai/">VoiceBot</a> - One of the main
|
||
news sources about voice industry and Amazon Alexa.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://jargon.com/blog/">Jargon Blog</a> - The Jargon Blog
|
||
releases weekly updates on voice 101 and product news</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="books">Books</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.amazon.com/Designing-Voice-User-Interfaces-Conversational/dp/1491955414">Designing
|
||
Voice User Interfaces: Principles of Conversational Experiences</a> -
|
||
How to design voice user interfaces.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Program-Amazon-Echo-Development-ebook/dp/B011J6AP26">How
|
||
To Program - Amazon Echo: Design, Development and Testing Alexa
|
||
Skills</a> - How To Program for the Amazon Alexa.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.amazon.com/Developing-Amazon-Alexa-Games-Designers-ebook/dp/B0739N4MJH">Developing
|
||
Amazon Alexa Games: A Game Designer’s Handbook</a> - A Game Designer’s
|
||
Handbook.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.manning.com/books/voice-applications-for-alexa-and-google-assistant">Voice
|
||
Applications for Alexa and Google Assistant</a> - This book teaches you
|
||
how to design, build, and share voice apps. <a
|
||
href="https://www.manning.com/books/voice-first-development">Voice-First
|
||
Development</a> - In this insightful guide, you’ll get a solid
|
||
foundation in modern voice technologies.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="tutorials">Tutorials</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://miguelmota.com/blog/alexa-voice-service-with-curl/">Alexa
|
||
Voice Service (AVS) with cURL</a> - Tutorial on interacting with Alexa
|
||
Voice Service over cURL.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://miguelmota.com/blog/alexa-voice-service-authentication/">Alexa
|
||
Voice Service (AVS) Authentication</a> - Tutorial on Alexa Voice Service
|
||
authentication.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.pluralsight.com/guides/alexa-run-this-javascript-app">How
|
||
to develop an Alexa Skill</a> - Tutorial on creating an Alexa
|
||
Skill.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://accenture.github.io/blog/2016/11/18/alexia-framework.html">How
|
||
to create an Alexa Skill using Alexia Framework</a> - Tutorial on using
|
||
the Alexia framework.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/webcomputing/AssistantJS/wiki/Getting-Started">How
|
||
to create a cross-platform voice app using Assistant.js</a> - Tutorial
|
||
on using Assistant.js.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="videos">Videos</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOcxd_KcQJI">AWS re:Invent
|
||
2015 | (MBL301) Creating Voice Experiences Using Amazon Alexa</a> -
|
||
Learn about creating good user experiences on Alexa.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEYbjCXOU7Q">AWS re:Invent
|
||
2015 | (MBL310) Alexa Voice Service Under the Hood</a> - Learn more
|
||
about Alexa in-depth.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nXO-lj72Gc">How to create
|
||
an Alexa skill without coding?</a></li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfSP1Munn1M">How to create
|
||
your own Flash Briefing skill for Amazon Alexa</a> - Create your own
|
||
flash briefing skill.</li>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ph6K_-1_mw">How to Publish
|
||
Your Alexa Skill to all the English-speaking Regions</a> - Publish your
|
||
Alexa skill.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfY-LopSxGekh9LruXLjffg/videos">Dabble
|
||
Lab</a> - Weekly videos on building custom skills for Amazon Alexa and
|
||
related topics.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.udemy.com/building-voice-apps-using-amazon-alexa/?siteID=Fh5UMknfYAU-NFsHPO_AesnmvLmMUzZEqw&LSNPUBID=Fh5UMknfYAU">Building
|
||
Voice Apps Using Amazon Alexa</a> - Build smooth voice-activated apps
|
||
for Echo and other Alexa-aware devices.</li>
|
||
<li><a
|
||
href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4iXGvrBx4ZMPOMDYsbHwjZdaByEL2W2y">Build
|
||
for Echo Show</a> - Learn to develop multimodal skills for Echo
|
||
Show.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="courses">Courses</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://www.udemy.com/amazonalexa/">Introduction to
|
||
Voice Design with Amazon’s Alexa</a> - Introduction to Alexa Voice
|
||
Design.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a
|
||
href="https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/alexa/alexa-skills-kit/resources/training-resources/cake-walk">Cakewalk
|
||
- Build an engaging Alexa Skill</a> - Build an enaging Alexa Skill from
|
||
scratch right up to certification. ## Communities</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="http://www.alexaslack.com">Unofficial Alexa Slack</a> -
|
||
A group of chat channels focusing on Amazon Alexa enabled hardware and
|
||
software. Developers, designers, marketers, business people, hobbyists,
|
||
students, and other professionals involved in technology are
|
||
welcome.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="Alexa.design/indiaslackinvite">Alexa Developers Slack–
|
||
India Community</a> - A group of chat channels focusing on Amazon Alexa
|
||
Skill development in India. From student developers to Alexa Evangelists
|
||
at Amazon, all are here to help you.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a
|
||
href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/storylinecommunity/">Storyline
|
||
community</a> - Facebook community of Alexa Developers built around the
|
||
Storyline, tool for creating voice apps without coding.</p></li>
|
||
<li><p><a href="https://developer.amazon.com/alexa/devday">Alexa Dev
|
||
Days</a> - Alexa Dev Days are free, interactive events from Amazon and
|
||
sponsored by Intel. Engage in hands-on sessions where you will learn to
|
||
create voice experiences and hear the latest on UI design and industry
|
||
trends. Learners of all levels can join us for training sessions,
|
||
workshops, live demos, and networking with Alexa experts and your
|
||
peers.</p></li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="influencers">Influencers</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="INFLUENCERS.md">Influencers</a> - A list of Amazon Alexa
|
||
influencers.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="conferences">Conferences</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.voicesummit.ai/">Voice Summit</a>- VOICE Summit
|
||
sponsored by Amazon Alexa is the world’s largest voice-tech
|
||
conference</li>
|
||
<li><a href="http://amazonalexavoxcon.com">Alexa VoxCon</a> - Amazon
|
||
Alexa’s Conference on All Things Voice.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="jobs">Jobs</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="https://www.findvoicejobs.com">Find Voice Jobs</a> -
|
||
Website to find jobs in VUI Domain</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="easter-eggs">Easter Eggs</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="EASTER_EGGS.md">Alexa Easter Eggs</a> - A list of Alexa
|
||
easter eggs.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h2 id="fundraising">Fundraising</h2>
|
||
<ul>
|
||
<li><a href="https://developer.amazon.com/alexa-fund">Alexa Fund</a> -
|
||
The Alexa Fund provides up to $100 million in venture capital funding to
|
||
fuel voice technology innovation.</li>
|
||
</ul>
|
||
<h1 id="contributing">Contributing</h1>
|
||
<p>Fork and submit Pull Request!</p>
|
||
<p>Please read the <a href="CONTRIBUTING.md">contribution
|
||
guidelines</a>. Thanks!</p>
|
||
<h1 id="license">License</h1>
|
||
<p><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"><img
|
||
src="http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/presskit/buttons/88x31/svg/cc-zero.svg"
|
||
alt="CC0" /></a></p>
|
||
<p><a
|
||
href="https://github.com/miguelmota/awesome-amazon-alexa">amazonalexa.md
|
||
Github</a></p>
|