Installing the ASK CLI

The ASK CLI is a Swiss Army knife for Alexa developers, providing dozens of handy utilities. Among other things, we’re going to use the ASK CLI throughout this book to create new skill projects, deploy skills, and test skills.

Before you install the ASK CLI, you’ll need to install a few prerequisite command line tools:

  • Node.js and npm[4]—We’ll be developing Alexa skills in JavaScript using Node.js and using npm to install library dependencies and the ASK CLI itself.

  • Git CLI[5]—When initializing a new Alexa skill project, the ASK CLI acts as a Git client to clone a template project.

There’s a good chance that you already have all of these prerequisites installed. If not, then follow the instructions at the respective ...

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