Walkthrough of creating a simple custom Alexa Skill

In this section, let's walk through creating a simple Alexa Skill that responds to the user intent to know more about the LetsPoll application architecture. There are two components for creating a skill:

  • Defining the interaction model of the skill
  • Supplying a lambda function to serve the skill
There are many aspects to designing and creating an Alexa Skill. It requires in-depth knowledge of how people speak in different parts of the world. A production-grade skill requires exhaustive study certification and compliance with respect to how the skill might be used by the users. This walkthrough only provides a starting point for developing a custom skill.

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