Alexa Skills Kit > Resources
Get ready to build an engaging customer experience with voice. Whether you’re new to voice design or are an experienced Alexa skill builder, you’ll find all the top Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) resources here.
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| Date | Name | Summary | Locale Availability | Links | Release Type |
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| 12/11/2019 | Custom Tasks (preview) and Direct Skill Connections | Create custom connected skill experiences with tasks (preview) and direct skill connections | All | Preview | |
| 11/26/2019 | Alexa Emotions and Speaking Styles | Use new Alexa emotions and speaking styles to create a more natural voice experience | US, AU | Generally Available | |
| 11/20/2019 | Ordinal & Phone Number Built-in Slots (Beta) | PhoneNumber (beta) and Ordinal (beta) built-in slot types expand to all locales | All | Beta | |
| 11/18/2019 | Web API for Games (Preview) | Build games with web technologies (preview) | All | Preview | |
| 11/8/2019 | Voice Permissions for Reminders | Customers can now use voice to give your skills permission for reminders | All |
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Movie Quotes Skill
Learn how to use the Alexa Presentation Language (APL) with this sample skill.
ASK CLI and SMAPI
Access developer console functions from the command line and programmatically with the ASK Command-Line Interface (ASK CLI) and ASK Skill Management API (SMAPI).
Test Simulator
The Test Simulator allows you to test your Alexa skill by inputting text or using voice to interact with your skill.
Natural Language Understanding (NLU) Evaluation
Use the NLU evaluation tool to create and run a set of tests against your model.
Utterance Profiler
Use the utterance profiler to test user utterances and improve your skill’s interaction model.
Interaction Path Analysis
Use interaction path analysis to identify interactions where customers commonly become blocked or exit your skill.
Intent History
Intent history provides skill developers with the aggregated and anonymized transcriptions of user speech data and intent request details for their skills, on a per-skill basis.
Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
Use our extension for Visual Studio Code to develop and deploy your skills in an integrated environment.
AWS Development Operations Integrations
Build and deploy Alexa skills faster and more reliably using our integrations with AWS CodeStar, AWS CodePipeline, and AWS CloudFormation.
How to Design a VUI
Alexa Design Guide
Create Voice-First Games for Alexa
How to Shift from Screen-First to Voice-First Design
Voice Design Tips from 12 Alexa Developers
Make Money with Your Alexa Skill
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Akonovich personalized his Alexa skill and boosted his business with in-skill purchasing.
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A dream sparks a winning Alexa skill idea and a new career in voice.
Say It Now
Voice agency 'Say It Now' CEO discusses reaping big rewards from the voice industry.
