Build An Alexa Fact Skill (Volley)

This is a stripped down version of this repository https://github.com/alexa/skill-sample-nodejs-fact. With simple deployment scripts included.

To install

npm install

To create a lambda function

1. Go to the AWS Console - Lambda: https://console.aws.amazon.com/lambda/
2. Create function
3. Give function name and choose Create a new role with basic Lambda permissions
4. Create function
5. Under the Designer subheading, click "Add Trigger"
6. Choose Alexa Skills Kit
7. Select "Disable" for Skill ID verification (generally, you'd set this to your skill ID, but for the purposes of this exercise, this will do)

To deploy

First go to package.json and update the update-lambda-function script to use your lambda function (replacing the arn with the one from the lambda console).

Then:

npm run deploy

To create skill on Alexa Console

1. Go to the Alexa Console: https://developer.amazon.com/alexa/console/ask > Click "Create Skill" button
2. Enter a skill name > Select "Custom" model type > Select "Provision your own" backend option > Click "Create Skill" button again
3. Select "Fact Skill" template > Click "Choose" button
4. Click "Endpoint" in the left-hand navigation > Replace the ARN in "Default Region" with your own lambda function ARN > Click "Save Endpoints"