README.md

Finder Bot for Alexa

Ask Alexa to find your phone. Can do just phone numbers or you can create a contact list.

Step 1: Deploy the DreamHouse Alexa Skill

1. Make sure you are logged in to the Heroku Dashboard

2. Click the button below to deploy the Alexa Skill on Heroku:

   

3. Fill in the config variables as described.

Step 2: Create an Amazon AWS account

If you don't already have an AWS account, follow the steps below to create one:

1. Open a browser and access the AWS Console: http://aws.amazon.com/

2. Click Create an AWS Account

Step 3: Configure the Skills

1. Login to the Alexa console: https://developer.amazon.com/edw/home.html

2. Click Get Started in the Alexa Skills Kit tile

3. Click the Add New Skill button

4. Fill in the Skill Information screen as follows:

   • Skill Type: Custom Interaction Model
   • Name: Finder
   • Invocation Name: finder

5. On the Interaction Model Screen:

   • Paste the following JSON document in the Intent Schema box:

{ "intents": [ { "intent": "Call", "slots": [ { "name": "Phone", "type": "AMAZON.NUMBER" }, { "name": "Who", "type": "AMAZON.US_FIRST_NAME" } ] }, { "intent": "Ring", "slots": [ { "name": "Phone", "type": "AMAZON.NUMBER" }, { "name": "Who", "type": "AMAZON.US_FIRST_NAME" }

  ]
},
{
  "intent": "AMAZON.HelpIntent"
}

] } ``` - Paste the following text in the Sample Utterances box:

    ```

Call to call my phone Call to call {Phone} Call to find {Who} phone Ring to ring {Phone} Ring to ring {Who} phone ```

1. On the Configuration screen, select HTTPS, and enter the URL of the Heroku app you deployed in Step 3, followed by the /finder path. For example:

   https://myalexabot.herokuapp.com/finder
   

2. On the SSL certificate screen, select My development endpoint is a subdomain of a domain that has a wildcard certificate from a certificate authority

3. You are now ready to test the Finders skill.