The documentation for the Alexa Skills Kit is available on the Amazon Apps and Services Developer Portal.
The included samples represent how to use python AWS Lambda functions as Alexa Skills. The following samples are included (ordered by complexity, see the Using Alexa Skills Kit Samples link below for more details):
Navigate to the README.md in each sub directory in the samples folder and follow the instructions for getting the sample up and running.
Here are a few direct links to our documentation: