Alexa + SmartStart

Control your Viper SmartStart enabled car with Alexa (Amazon Echo)

Instructions

VERY IMPORTANT: DO NOT PUBLISH THIS SKILL OR SUBMIT IT FOR CERTIFICATION. THIS IS A PRIVATE SKILL AND WILL WORK WITHOUT PUBLISHING/CERTIFYING.

1. If you do not already have one, create an Amazon Developer account.
2. Go to the Amazon Developer Portal.
   1. Click Get Started > under Alexa Skills Kit.
   2. Click Add a New Skill at the top right.
      • Skill Type: Custom Interaction Model
      • Language: English (U.S.)
      • Name: Viper SmartStart
      • Invocation Name: viper
      • Audio Player: No
   3. Click Next.
   4. At the top left under Viper SmartStart you should see a skill ID. Copy this down as we will need it in the next step.
3. Go to https://alexa-skills-server.herokuapp.com/smartstart and enter your Directed/Viper/Clifford/Python SmartStart username and password, as well as the skill ID that you copied from the previous step.
   1. Make sure to enter this information correctly as you will have to wait 60 seconds before you can try again. This is a security measure to prevent brute-force attacks on the encryption keys.
   2. After you've made sure that you have entered the correct information, click Submit.
   3. Copy and paste the Intent Schema and Sample Utterances to the new skill on the Amazon Developer Portal.
   4. On the Amazon Developer Portal page, click Next.
4. You should now be on the Configuration page of the skill.
   • Service Endpoint Type: HTTPS
   • Geographical Region: North America
   • Copy and paste the Skill URL from the Viper SmartStart Alexa Skill Setup page into the text field under North America.
   • Account Linking: No
5. Click Next.
   • Certificate for NA Endpoint: My development endpoint is a sub-domain of a domain that has a wildcard certificate from a certificate authority
6. Click Next and you are finished.

Donations

If you find yourself enjoying this skill, please consider making a small donation of $7 to help cover the server costs.

Sample Phrases

• Alexa, tell Viper to unlock the car
• Alexa, lock the truck with Viper
• Alexa, tell Viper to start the car
• Alexa, ask Viper what was the top speed today?
• Alexa, ask Viper to find the Jeep

Bugs and Issues

Please report any bugs or issues to the Issues page.