In April, we announced new helpers in the Alexa Skills Kit SDK for Python that allow you to locally run, test, and debug your Alexa skill faster. This tutorial shows you how to set up a local Flask Server with a local DynamoDB instance for persistent storage and connect a debugger.

We are excited to introduce Skill Flow Builder (SFB), a new tool that enables you to build story-based game skills faster, including interactive fiction, branching narratives, and role-playing games.

Learn how to get set up with the ASK CLI and Alexa-hosted skills.

このほど、Alexa Presentation Language（APL）の新しいバージョンが公開されました。今回のバージョンでは、アニメーションがサポートされ、ベクターグラフィックスが含まれています。また、ツールが改善されたほか、複数のViewportプロファイルを含むAPLスキルの開発時間を短縮できるデザインシステムが導入されています。APL 1.1は、すべてのロケールのAlexa開発者にご利用いただけます。

このたび、Alexa Skills KitのSkill Connectionsが一般公開されました。現時点でAlexaが利用できる場所であれば、どこでも利用できます。Skill Connectionsとは、特定のタスクを別のスキルに実行させる機能のことです。スキルに大掛かりな変更を加えることなく機能を拡張し、さまざまなユーザーリクエストに応えられるようになります。

Today, we’re excited to announce that developers can now start building Alexa skills for customers in India using the new Hindi voice model of Alexa Skills Kit (ASK).

In-skill purchasing (ISP) lets you sell premium content such as game features and interactive stories with a custom interaction model. Buying in-skill products should be seamless to a customer. Following the tips in this blog will help you achieve that experience.

Since Alexa is available in multiple languages and countries, sometimes there can be some confusion about where skills are available.This blog will help you identify where your skill is published in the Alexa Skills Store and help ensure your customers are able to find your skill.

When you're building an Alexa skill, careful dialog writing can subtly guide a customer toward their goal and away from errors. When your skill employs custom slots, you'll want to carefully consider how you word your prompts. It only takes a few tweaks to add a lot of clarity for your customers.

Hugo Catchpole didn’t plan to go into voice, but when he got an Amazon Echo Dot for a birthday present in 2017 he couldn’t help but start to tinker with a skill.

Learn how to implement in-skill purchasing for consumables in an Alexa skill using Node.js.

What's new in the Alexa Skills Kit for June 2019? Read our release roundup blog to find out.

みなさまが開発されたAlexaスキルは、スキルストアへの公開に当たり、 Alexa審査チームが認定審査をさせていただき、 スキルがよいユーザー体験をお届けできるよう、必要に応じてフィードバックをさせていただいています。このブログでは、審査で改善のフィードバックを受けるスキルの傾向を紹介し、事前にご対応いただく方法を紹介します。今回は「最新情報」についてです。

Skill Connections is now Generally Available in the Alexa Skills Kit. Skill connections enable a skill to use another skill to perform a specific task, so you can do more for your customers by extending your skill's abilities with minimal changes.

You can now use the Skills GameOn SDK (beta), powered by Amazon GameOn and optimized for Alexa skills, to easily integrate leaderboards into your game skills.