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1. live update catalog

   I have setup a handful of "CatalogAutoRefresh" jobs along with one "ReferenceVersionUpdate" job to help keep my slot types fresh automatically when they change. And I have publishToLive set to true to ensure that the updates go to my live skill. This works great up to a point...

   The "CatalogAutoRefresh" jobs succeed with every execution. But it seems that the "ReferenceVersionUpdate" job will only succeed if I haven't changed my development interaction model. (Or if publishToLive is false, which is not what I want.)

   I assume that the failure is because the publishToLive aspect of "ReferenceVersionUpdate" works by doing the same thing as the "Update live skill" button in the console and since my development version has changed to become ineligible for live updates, "ReferenceVersionUpdate" can't push to live.

   It would be great if there were a way to keep my catalogs and their versions updated on a live skill even if the development interaction model is ineligible for live update. This would enable me to keep my live skill fresh with slot types that occasionally change, while still being able to develop and evolve the skill in development. Without the ability to do this, I must choose between keeping the live skill fresh and developing new features in my skill...which isn't much of a choice at all.

   (In fairness, I recognize that I could adopt a practice of frequently pushing new updates to live...and through certification...to ensure that the latest work always makes it into live ASAP. But (1) as the project I need this for is a "side hustle", the time I am able to give to it between iterations may be longer than the time period between the need for catalog refreshes and (2) I may set out to try some new features, change the interaction model, realize that the idea was flawed and back out the changes, but now that the model has changed it is now ineligible for live update even if I reverted back to be identical to the live version.)

   I have setup a handful of "CatalogAutoRefresh" jobs along with one "ReferenceVersionUpdate" job to help keep my slot types fresh automatically when they change. And I have publishToLive set to true to ensure that the updates go to my live skill. This works great up to a point...

   The "CatalogAutoRefresh" jobs succeed with every execution. But it seems that the "ReferenceVersionUpdate" job will only succeed if I haven't changed my development interaction model. (Or if publishToLive is false, which is not what I want.)

   I assume that the failure is because the publishToLive aspect of "ReferenceVersionUpdate" works by doing the… more

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2. allows pauses in ISP subscriptions, especially during the "off season" for sport skills

   I have a sport skill and want to offer an ISP with a monthly subscription. I would like users to be able to pause the subscription during the off season.

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3. Convenience function for API Endpoint in Alexa object

   The Alexa object already has a convenience function called getApiAccessToken() for obtaining the API Access Token. But (unless I am overlooking it) it doesn't have such a convenience function for obtaining the base API endpoint. For consistency's sake, it would be nice to have such a helper method.

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4. Modify the speed of the audio player

   Hello to all!

   It would be great to be able to change the playback speed of the audio launched via addAudioPlayerPlayDirective. It could be a new speed parameter from 0 to 2 where 1 would be normal speed, 0.5 would be half speed, 2 would be double...

   Thanks in advance,
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5. private/internal apl packages

   I like the idea of APL packages, but the requirement to host them publicly on the internet makes them difficult to use as reusable snippets in the same skill.

   That is, I would like to break down my APL templates by creating custom/reusable components, styles, etc. and then use those across many templates. Packages seem like the logical option here, but the requirement to host them publicly rather than alongside my templates makes them awkward to use in this way.

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6. Availability of paid skills in countries other than the United States.

   At this time, paid skills are available in the United States only.
   Paid skills should be available in other countries also.
   This will help to increase customer base worldwide.

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7. apl-a renderer for testing

   I would like a Node.js/Python library...or better, maybe a SMAPI endpoint...that lets me submit an APL-A template along with some model data and receive back a textual rendering of the template for testing purposes.

   I anticipate the textual rendering being something akin to the "caption" property returned in a skill response. The different being that I don't need to invoke a skill to get back the textual rendering.

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   APL-A is a great for mixing and sequencing audio in a response. And although I know that I can use it for mixing in sound/music along with speech, more often than not, I'm using it primarily for producing text responses that would otherwise be challenging (or just complicated) to produce in my skill's fulfillment code.

   For example, I often use "Selector" with "randomItem"/"randomItemRandomData" to produce randomized wordings of a response so that they don't feel stilted and to mix things up. I also use the "data" attribute on a "Sequencer" to cycle over an array of data items (for example, a list of show times). Doing this works great, but also introduces just enough complexity into my templates to require lots of testing. And while I do test them manually, given the variety of ways such a template could go wrong, I prefer automated tests to ensure completeness and repeatability in my testing. Furthermore, if my model data varies over time, I'd want to mock out the model data during testing with some fixed values so that I get consistent results and that my tests aren't failing just because the data changed out from under them.

   It would be great if there were a library or an API available that given an APL-A template and some fixed model data would produce a textual representation of the rendered APL-A. Again, things like the "Audio" and "Silence" components might be difficult to render into text, so my focus is primarily on the "Speech" component as well as the "Sequencer" and "Selector" components. (But I suppose that "Audio" and "Silence" could be rendered in some textual way to at least know that those are in the response (e.g., "[audio src='some source URI']")

   I have a means of doing this already, but it's very awkward. In short:
   - I have created and deployed a skill that has an EvaluateIntent that accepts an AMAZON.SearchQuery as a slot.
   - I run that skill locally using ask run --watch
   - Inside of the skill's lambda directory, I've created symbolic links to my ACTUAL skill's APL-A directory, as well as a link to a directory containing fixed model data.
   - In my actual skill, I've created a few Mocha-based tests that use SMAPI's simulation endpoints to send an utterance to the dummy/tester skill such as "evaluate showtimes-singleshowmultipletimes".
   - When the dummy/tester skill handles that request, the slot contains "showtimes-singleshowmultipletimes" and splits that on the dash to produce the name of an APL-A template and the name of a fixed model data file. It finds those in symbolically linked directory and adds an APL-A "RenderDocument" directive in its response.
   - Back in the Mocha test, the simulation response includes a "caption" which contains the textual content of the response, which is essentially a textual rendering of the APL-A. It then makes assertions against that text to ensure that the APL-A is doing what is expected.

   This works, but is awkward and Rube Goldberg-esque. It requires that I have that dummy/tester skill running locally and that the APL-A and data directories are linked to the corresponding directories in my actual skill's project. It also requires that I provide an LWA token to my tests, which expires every hour, requiring me to obtain a new token to continue running tests.

   It would be nice to be able to eliminate some of these moving parts by simply having a library (Node.js preferred) or an API endpoint that when given a template and some model data produces a textual rendering of the APL-A to make assertions against in a test.

   I would like a Node.js/Python library...or better, maybe a SMAPI endpoint...that lets me submit an APL-A template along with some model data and receive back a textual rendering of the template for testing purposes.

   I anticipate the textual rendering being something akin to the "caption" property returned in a skill response. The different being that I don't need to invoke a skill to get back the textual rendering.

   tl;dr

   APL-A is a great for mixing and sequencing audio in a response. And although I know that I can use it for mixing in sound/music along with speech, more often than… more

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8. permission card

   Make cards, specifically permissions cards, more prominent in the app.

   Right now if a skill sends a permissions card, the user kinda needs to know where in the app to look for that card. I seem to recall that in older versions of the app, the cards (and other skill activity) was more prominent and maybe even displayed on the home screen when opening the skill. Now I must know to navigate to "More" and then "Activity" to see the cards.

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9. task development

   Enable invocation of tasks for skills in development.

   As it stands right now, the only way to invoke a task is if the task is in a published skill. This both limits the ability to verify task behavior without first publishing the skill, but also prevents the creation of "personal" tasks for skills that I might never publish and are only intended for my own use.

   It would be great if I could develop a skill with a task, deploy it, and without publishing it, invoke the task via a routine or some other means.

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10. Pass the ball back to 1st Party Alexa for a response

    We keep the skill session open with users by giving them a follow up question prompt like "what else can I help with?". I have to believe there are a lot of skills that do this. There are quite a few circumstances where users ask things that 1st Party Alexa should respond to, not our skill. (Things like asking about the weather, about tides, or asking for a joke). We would like to be able to pass the ball back to 1st party for fulfillment.

    This could be done by either closing the skill session and providing the 1st party response, or providing the 1st party response and while keeping the skill in session. The 2nd option would be preferrable, but if it is much easier to do the first option that would be a good place to start.

    We keep the skill session open with users by giving them a follow up question prompt like "what else can I help with?". I have to believe there are a lot of skills that do this. There are quite a few circumstances where users ask things that 1st Party Alexa should respond to, not our skill. (Things like asking about the weather, about tides, or asking for a joke). We would like to be able to pass the ball back to 1st party for fulfillment.

    This could be done by either closing the skill session and providing the 1st party… more

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11. slot

    Hi, I tried to use "multi-value" slots in PT-BR but that feature doesn't exist yet so I just want to ask when that feature or if that feature will be release to PT-BR.

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12. Add ability for a user to remove a skill

    Previously when a user disabled a skill, if they then said the invocation name, Alexa would say, "You previously disabled the skill; do you want to re-enable it?"

    Currently, there is no way for a user to "start fresh" with a Skill that has content previous stored in DynamoDB or another database

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13. notification

    I use SendToPhone to see a link to my Alexa App. But there is no little red "1" on the Alexa App. So, the user has to open the Alexa App to see that I've sent them a link. Most phone app support a notification affordance.

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14. Get collectionID and FaceID from visual ID of echo show

    hopefully collectionID and faceID from visual ID of echo show can be shared with aws rekognition in order to develop more interesting skills.

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15. echo camera access

    Hopefully echo show camera can be accessed by API or the photos which were taken and stored by echo show camera can be referred using specific Url or API method from Amazon Photos.

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16. Send notifications to user from custom Alexa skill

    I have a custom alexa skill for checking road conditions from SDX. We want to send notifications to users. Could you please help?

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17. Grant skills permissions via voice

    Allow all permissions to be granted to a skill using a user's voice.

    Currently, the user can only grant reminders, timers, and user information permissions via voice.

    Other permissions, such as the Resumption API permission, have to be set via the Alexa mobile app.

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18. Make links in card clickable

    If you send the user in the Alexa app a card, it's not possible to click on links that are in the card. It's also not possible to copy these links to the browser.

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19. Amazon Astro Robot ASK interface

    Allow an Alexa Skill to control Astro actions that are currently available in Alexa Routines

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20. Allow longer answers. I.e. keep the mic open longer.

    I need to be able to answer long form answers to questions and have Alexa capture those. I want Alexa to ask me, “how was your day?” And then listen while I answer. I don’t want to force this into AMAZON.SearchQuery. I want a new slot type that allows Alexa to listen. She would stop listening when I tell her to.

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