Alexa Skill Test provides a live server for local testing of Alexa Skills written in Node.js. Right now, testing skills usually involves going through the Amazon Alexa Developer Portal. This project makes testing much easier.
- Node/npm
- An Amazon Alexa Skill built using the [https://github.com/alexa/alexa-skills-kit-sdk-for-nodejs](Alexa Skill Kit SDK for Node.js)
It's recommended to install Alexa Skill Test as a global npm package:
npm install -g alexa-skill-test
After install, the alexa-skill-test command will be available to you.
Within your terminal, change directory to your valid Amazon skill. Your skill will need a package.json and a main script file. Run the following command:
alexa-skill-test
This starts up a local testing server using your Alexa skill.
In your browser navigate to http://localhost:3000. You should see a simple UI for sending test requests to your skill.
MIT