Working with built-in Intents
Building an intent to capture user requests can be a complex task because the task requires you to build utterances and slots. Luckily, Alexa provides built-in intents that you can utilize without having to do lots of upfront work. You can find many of the built-in intents at https://amzn.to/2xgf3j8. In this section, you will take advantage of AMAZON.HelpIntent
, which gets triggered when the user says alexa ask henry's kitchen help me
. From the server, you will be able to capture the help intent by filtering the request for req.body.request.type === 'IntentRequest' && req.body.request.intent.name === 'AMAZON.HelpIntent'
. You can further enhance the help intent by adding your own utterances from the Alexa skill builder console.
- Open a browser and go to the Alex skill builder console at https://developer.amazon.com/alexa/console/ask.
- Click on the
Cooking
skill. - When you expand
Intents
, there should beBuilt-In Intents
and you will findAMAZON.HelpIntent
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