Announcing the addition of Echo Spot display on the Test page of the Alexa Skills Kit developer console. Now you can test how your Alexa skill will display on Echo Spot in addition to Echo Show.

Today, we are happy to announce an important update to the AudioPlayer interface to help you enhance the visuals for your audio skills for Echo Show and Echo Spot. Now you can send additional metadata about the playing track with the Play directive.

The new example phrase validation and Skill Validation API help you to improve your skill’s example phrases and avoid related certification errors. 

Using the new Intent History in Alexa developer console and Intent Request History API in SMAPI or ASK CLI, you can improve the customer experience by understanding how your customers are engaging with your skill.

Today, we are excited to announce the new Alexa developer console becomes the default home for all Alexa developer accounts, replacing the old console experience.

The new Alexa Skill Kits developer console (beta) makes navigation easier with a more integrated user interface allowing you to create and manage the skill lifecycle with ease.

AMAZON.YesIntent and AMAZON.NoIntent are now compatible with Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) Dialog Management features, allowing you to use built-in Yes/No intents side-by-side with dialog management (slot elicitation, slot confirmation, and intent confirmation), which was not previously supported.

Alexa Skill Management API (SMAPI) and Alexa Skills Kit Command Line Interface (ASK CLI) are now generally available with new capabilities to programmatically create, update, test, and submit your Alexa skills.