# amzn/alexa-skills-kit-js

SDK and example code for building voice-enabled skills for the Amazon Echo.

Repository: https://github.com/amzn/alexa-skills-kit-js
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/alexa-skills-kit-js
Homepage: http://developer.amazon.com/ask
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-10-01T06:10:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4061, "days_push": 2162, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1146, forks 1012 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:45.763158+00:00)

## What it is
The original Node.js SDK and example code for building voice-enabled Alexa skills for Amazon Echo devices. This repository is deprecated and has moved to the alexa organization.

## Use cases
- build an Alexa skill for Amazon Echo
- create a voice-enabled fact or trivia skill
- develop custom voice commands for Alexa
- learn Alexa skill development with Node.js examples

## When to choose
- you need the legacy Alexa Skills Kit SDK for an older Node.js project
- you are maintaining an existing skill built on this deprecated SDK

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new Alexa skill - use the alexa/alexa-skills-kit-sdk-for-nodejs repository instead
- you need an actively maintained SDK with current Alexa features

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: sdk, speech-recognition, chatbot
- domain: artificial-intelligence, developer-tools
- platform: cloud
- tags: alexa, voice-skills, smart-speakers, deprecated, amazon-echo, voice, nodejs

## Member repositories
- amzn/alexa-skills-kit-js (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:45.763158+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 2026-08-30T06:34:09.838741+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/amzn/alexa-skills-kit-js (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:45.763158+00:00, sha 80ec31b964e9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.