4012_Alexa

To use the CFA ordering skill with Alexa:

1. Go to https://developer.amazon.com/alexa/console/ask and sign in using an Amazon Developer account
2. Click on Create Skill
3. Choose a skill name, choose Custom as the model, choose Provision your own as the method to host your skill's backend resources, and press Create Skill
4. Once created, scroll down and find JSON Editor in the left toolbar
5. Inside JSON Editor, click on Drag and drop a .json file and load the skill.json file

To set up the backend server:

1. Download ngrok and set up your account
2. In a shell, start ngrok with http settings on port 5500
3. In another shell, run server.py and install any reported dependencies.
4. Once server.py is running go to the Amazon skill and find the Endpoint tab and select HTTPS
5. In your ngrok shell, copy the https address and paste it into the Default Region URL box.
6. Finally, select the wildcard certificate option in the Enpoint tab.
7. The skill should now be active on an Alexa attached to your developer account.