# Installation

## Step 1: Initial setup in the Alexa Console

To create an Amazon Alexa skill, you will first need to create a free developer account on <https://developer.amazon.com/alexa>, then visit the [Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) console](https://developer.amazon.com/alexa/console) and click on Create Skill.

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In the next section, give your skill a name and select the default language. This can be changed later! Under **Choose a model to add to your skill**, select **Custom**, and under **Choose a method to host your skill's backend resources**, select **Provision your own**, then click on **Create Skill** at the top.

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In the next screen, select **Start from scratch**. Alexa will then build your skill.

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## Step 2: Connecting your skill with CSML Studio

Once the skill is built, you will need to connect it with CSML Studio. This step is actually very easy. First, find [the list of all your skills in the Alexa Skills Kit console](https://developer.amazon.com/alexa/console/ask) and copy the Skill ID of your skill:

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Then, in CSML Studio, create a new Alexa channel for your bot under **Channels > Amazon Alexa** and set the name and ID of your skill. You will also need to copy the **HTTPS Endpoint URL** to configure the Skill in the ASK console later. You can then save for now!

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To finalize the configuration, in the ASK Console, visit your skill's **Build tab > Endpoint**. By default, AWS Lambda ARN is selected: select **HTTPS** instead and under **Default Region**, paste your HTTPS Endpoint URL from CSML Studio and select the SSL Certificate option "*My development endpoint is a sub-domain of a domain that has a wildcard certificate from a certificate authority*", then click on **Save Endpoints**.

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Your skill is now correctly configured with CSML Studio!


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