# alexa-js/alexa-app

A framework for Alexa (Amazon Echo) apps using Node.js

Repository: https://github.com/alexa-js/alexa-app
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/alexa-app
Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzM4jv7k7Rg
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: alexa, amazon-echo, nodejs
Last push: 2023-01-04T07:48:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4131, "days_push": 1337, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1032, forks 206 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:18.260287+00:00)

## What it is
A Node.js framework that simplifies building Alexa skills (voice applications) for Amazon Echo devices. It parses HTTP JSON requests from the Alexa platform, provides a DSL for defining intents, and builds JSON responses including SSML, session handling, and cards.

## Use cases
- build an Alexa skill for Amazon Echo in Node.js
- handle Alexa intents and slots without boilerplate
- deploy an Alexa skill to AWS Lambda
- serve an Alexa skill endpoint with Express
- generate Alexa interaction model schema and utterances
- add cards and SSML responses to Alexa skills

## When to choose
- you are developing Alexa skills in Node.js and want a simple DSL for intents and responses
- you want built-in support for sessions, cards, SSML, and schema generation
- you deploy skills via AWS Lambda or Express

## When to avoid
- you are building skills for Google Assistant or other voice platforms
- you need a framework with active development and modern Alexa features (ASK SDK v2 may be better)
- you are not using Node.js

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: maintenance
- function: web-framework, middleware, routing, http-server
- domain: backend, apis
- platform: serverless
- tags: alexa-skills, amazon-echo, voice-apps, ssml, smart-speakers, aws-lambda, express, voice-assistants, automation, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- alexa-js/alexa-app (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.260287+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:06:43.874534+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/alexa-js/alexa-app (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:18.260287+00:00, sha 99ba6dd84d18)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/alexa-app (fetched 2026-08-29T13:06:57.615552+00:00, sha 9b99830b30a4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.