Creating an Alexa skill

Creating an Alexa skill is analogous to creating a mobile application. In this section, you will create your first skill, called Henry's Kitchen:

1. Open your Chrome browser and go to https://developer.amazon.com/alexa/console/ask.
2. Click on the Create skill button.
3. In the Skill Name box, type in Cooking.
4. Choose Custom model and click on the Create Skill button.

The following screenshot shows the steps taken to choose a model when creating an Alexa skill:

The ASK console - choose a model

5. After a few seconds, your first skill, called Cooking, will be created and you will land on the ASK console's landing page.

The following screenshot shows the ASK console landing page after you have finished creating the skill:

The ASK console landing page

You have successfully created your first skill. In the following sections, you will create slots, intents, and utterances for Henry's Kitchen.