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Ask how to craft an item in the game Minecraft, and this skill will give you instructions.\n\n## Skill Architecture\nEach skill consists of two basic parts, a front end and a back end.\nThe front end is the voice interface, or VUI.\nThe voice interface is configured through the voice interaction model.\nThe back end is where the logic of your skill resides.\n\n## Three Options for Skill Setup\nThere are a number of different ways for you to setup your skill, depending on your experience and what tools you have available.\n\n * If this is your first skill, choose the [Alexa-Hosted backend instructions](./instructions/setup-vui-alexa-hosted.md) to get started quickly.\n * If you want to manage the backend resources in your own AWS account, you can follow the [AWS-Hosted instructions](./instructions/setup-vui-aws-hosted.md).\n * Developers with the ASK Command Line Interface configured may follow the [ASK CLI instructions](./instructions/cli.md).\n\n---\n\n## Additional Resources\n\n### Community\n* [Amazon Developer Forums](https://forums.developer.amazon.com/spaces/165/index.html) - Join the conversation!\n* [Hackster.io](https://www.hackster.io/amazon-alexa) - See what others are building with Alexa.\n\n### Tutorials \u0026 Guides\n* [Voice Design Guide](https://developer.amazon.com/designing-for-voice/) - A great resource for learning conversational and voice user interface design.\n* [Codecademy: Learn Alexa](https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-alexa) - Learn how to build an Alexa Skill from within your browser with this beginner friendly tutorial on Codecademy!\n\n### Documentation\n* [Alexa Skills Kit SDK for Node.js](https://alexa.design/node-sdk-docs)\n* [Alexa Skills Kit Documentation](https://developer.amazon.com/docs/ask-overviews/build-skills-with-the-alexa-skills-kit.html)\n\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Falexa-samples%2Fskill-sample-nodejs-howto","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Falexa-samples%2Fskill-sample-nodejs-howto","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Falexa-samples%2Fskill-sample-nodejs-howto/lists"}