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.
Commonly Used Terms
Learn the key terms you need to know to start building Alexa skills.
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Review our full glossary of terms for the Alexa Skills Kit in our technical documentation.
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Celebrating 100,000 Alexa Skills - 100,000 Thank Yous to You
Announcing New Alexa Skills Kit Developer Tools to Help You Deliver Visuals on the Latest Echo Devices, More Languages, and Personalization
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The Alexa Education Skill API (Preview) Allows You to Easily Create Voice Interfaces for Education Technology Applications
| Date | Name | Summary | Locale Availability | Links | Release Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/25/2019 | Alexa Connect Kit (ACK) | Use the Alexa Connect Kit to easily make your devices smart | US | Generally Available | |
| 9/25/2019 | Non-controllable States | Use non-controllable states to give customers information on states they cannot control | US | Alexa Blog | Generally Available |
| 9/25/2019 | Simple Setup (GA for Wi-Fi and Zigbee, Preview for Bluetooth) | Join us in the Frustration Free Setup initiative | US | Alexa Blog Web page |
Generally Available, Preview |
| 9/25/2019 | Alexa Education Skill API (Preview) | The Alexa Education Skill API (Preview) allows you to easily create voice interfaces for Education Technology Applications | US | Preview | |
| 9/25/2019 | Alexa Presentation Language (GA) | Publish visually rich, interactive skills with Alexa Presentation Language (APL), now generally available | All | Generally Available |
Premium Fact Skill
Review a sample skill that uses in-skill purchasing (ISP) to offer different premium packs for purchase, and a premium subscription option to unlock all of the packs at once.
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
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
How to Shift from Screen-First to Voice-First Design
Voice Design Tips from 12 Alexa Developers
Create Voice-First Games for Alexa
Make Money with Your Alexa Skill
Building Voice-First vs. Screen-First
Voice Design 101
Advanced Voice Design
Building a Standout Alexa Skill
Tips on Alexa Skill Certification
Make Money with Alexa Skills
Steven Arkonovich - Big Sky
Akonovich personalized his Alexa skill and boosted his business with in-skill purchasing.
Stuart Pocklington - Loop It!
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.
