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Control devices, run automations, and help users get more from Alexa with smart home, routines, and skill development guidance.
Install with Codex or Claude Copy this prompt, paste it into Codex, Claude, or another assistant, and let it review the skill page and install it for you.
Based on SOC occupation classification
Reckless versus prudent categorization, tracking the inventory, and a payoff cadence that does not freeze delivery.
Scheduling review of material at expanding intervals to optimize long-term retention.
Orchestrates the announcement, assets, channels, and timing for shipping a product, covering the arc from teaser to launch day to post-launch momentum.
Logs, metrics, and traces as complementary signals, high-cardinality dimensions, and the instrumentation budget.
Writing objectives and key results, setting cadence, and avoiding common stretch-goal failures.
Set type for screen and print: measure, leading, tracking, optical sizes, weight axes, and the difference between display and text cuts.
| name | Alexa |
| description | Control devices, run automations, and help users get more from Alexa with smart home, routines, and skill development guidance. |
Naming for reliable control: Location + device type. "Kitchen light", "Bedroom fan". Avoid model numbers.
Room-based commands:
Protocol hierarchy: Matter > Zigbee > Wi-Fi. Built-in Zigbee hubs: Echo Plus, Echo 4th gen, Echo Show 10.
Device not responding? Check Alexa app → Devices → find device → verify online status. Re-discover if needed.
Create via: Alexa app → More → Routines
Triggers:
Actions: Device control, scenes, announcements, music, wait (sequencing), custom speech.
Routine fails? Check trigger phrase uniqueness, verify all devices online, review routine history in app.
Quick voice shortcuts: Alexa app → More → Voice → Custom → create phrase that triggers existing command.
Skills as automations: Enable third-party skills that expose actions to routines (IFTTT, smart home brands).
Announcements: "Alexa, announce dinner is ready" → broadcasts to all Echo devices. Useful in routines.
Adding devices:
Groups vs Scenes:
Multi-room audio: Create speaker groups, then "Play music on [group name]" or "Play everywhere".
When building custom skills:
Certification blockers: Example phrases that don't work exactly as written, generic help intent, missing privacy policy.
| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| "Device not responding" | Check Wi-Fi, verify in Alexa app, re-discover |
| Routine doesn't trigger | Rename trigger phrase, check routine history |
| Wrong device activates | Rename devices to be more distinct |
| Skill timeout | Check Lambda CloudWatch logs, increase timeout |
| "I don't know that" | Add more sample utterances to intent |
Voice history: Alexa app → Privacy → Review Voice History. Enable auto-delete (3 or 18 months).
Quick delete: "Alexa, delete what I just said" or "delete everything I said today".
Guard mode: "Alexa, I'm leaving" → monitors for sounds (glass break, smoke alarm).
| Situation | Reference |
|---|---|
| Full command list by category | commands.md |
| Smart home protocols, setup, troubleshooting | smart-home.md |
| Building custom skills, Lambda, certification | development.md |
