# Ask CLI Setup Muttoni Ask CLI Setup > AWS Account | AWS CLI | AWS CLI Profile | Amazon Developer Account | ASK CLI | ASK CLI Profile | Deploy a Skill - Skill: `majiayu000/ask-cli-setup-muttoni-ask-cli-setup` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds add majiayu000/ask-cli-setup-muttoni-ask-cli-setup` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/majiayu000/ask-cli-setup-muttoni-ask-cli-setup/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: DevOps & Infra - Author: majiayu000 (https://skillmd.com/u/majiayu000) - Updated: 2026-09-09 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/majiayu000/ask-cli-setup-muttoni-ask-cli-setup --- # AWS & ASK CLI Setup Guide [AWS Account](new-aws-account.md) | [AWS CLI](aws-cli-setup-intro.md) | [AWS CLI Profile](aws-cli-setup-profile.md) | [Amazon Developer Account](dev-portal-intro.md) | [ASK CLI](ask-cli-setup-intro.md) | [ASK CLI Profile](ask-cli-setup-profile.md) | **[Deploy a Skill](deploy-sample-skill.md)** # Colone the Sample Skill If you are here it means that you have: ✓ **An AWS Account** (if not, follow the [guide to Create a new AWS Account](new-aws-account.md)) ✓ **The AWS CLI Installed** (if not, follow the [guide to install AWS CLI](aws-cli-setup-install.md)) ✓ **An Amazon Developer Account** (if not, follow the [guide to Create a new Amazon Developer Account](new-dev-portal-account.md)) ✓ **The ASK CLI Installed** (if not, follow the [guide to install ASK CLI](ask-cli-setup-install.md)) ✓ **An ASK CLI Profile** (if not, follow the [guide to setup a ASK CLI Profile](ask-cli-setup-profile.md)) ✓ **Deployed a sample skill** (if not, follow the [guide to download deploy a sample skill](deploy-sample-skill.md)) ## 1 – Clone the Color Changer Sample into a New Skill In this step you will start making changes to the Color Changer skill to give it a different name. Start by renaming the skill folder. In the parent folder, where you downloaded or cloned the skill, rename skill-sample-nodejs-buttons-colorchanger to quick-colors-skill. On a Linux, or Mac OS X operating system, execute this command: ```bash mv skill-sample-nodejs-buttons-colorchanger quick-colors-skill ``` On a Windows computer, the command to rename will be ```powershell ren skill-sample-nodejs-buttons-colorchanger quick-colors-skill ``` After this, the skill folder structure should look like this: structure > For more information on ASK CLI Configuration see CLI Setup. > For more information on the Skill Manifest, see the [developer documentation.](https://developer.amazon.com/docs/smapi/skill-manifest.html) ## 2 – Update Publishing Information of the New Skill Next, update the deployment parameters to use a different Lambda function and a different skill Id. Navigate into the `hello-world` folder and open the skill manifest file (skill.json) in your favorite editor. Find the publishing information section, toward the top of the file. Change the `"name": "Hello World"` and update other properties that reference “Color Changer”, such as the summary, example phrases and the description, to say “**Quick Colors**”: ```javascript "publishingInformation": { "locales": { "en-US": { "summary": "Quick Colors", "examplePhrases": [ "Alexa, open quick colors ", "Alexa, launch quick colors" ], "keywords": [ "This is an example skill to show how to …", "The skill follows a simple flow that …" ], "name": "quick colors", "description": "A simple game Echo Buttons game." } } } ``` Close and save the manifest file. ## 3 – Update the ASK CLI Configuration for the Skill Open the [ASK CLI Configuration](https://developer.amazon.com/docs/smapi/ask-cli-intro.html) file (`.ask/config`) and change it. > **Note** > > This file may be hidden on your computer, so you may have to open it by pasting in the location, or using a terminal text editor, such as vi or nano. ``` nano .ask/config ``` Update the ASK config file: 1. Set the **skill_id** to an empty string: "" > A Skill ID is globally unique to your skill, and cannot match any existing skill. Leaving it blank will cause ASK CLI to create a new skill in your account. 2. Change the endpoint **uri** to "**hello-world-skill**" > The endpoint uri will be used by the ASK CLI as the name of the lambda function to be created for the skill. "deploy_settings": { "color-changer": { **"skill_id":** **""**, "was_cloned": false, "merge": { "manifest": { "apis": { "custom": { "endpoint": { "uri": "**hello-world-skill**" } } … Save and close the `.ask/config` file. ## 4 – Update the skill Language Interaction Model Navigate into the hello-world folder and open the skill **en-US** interaction model file (models/en-US.json) in your favorite editor. Look for the **invocationName** property of the language model and change it to whatever you want. "interactionModel": { ​ "languageModel": { ​ **"invocationName"**: **"_______"**, ​ "intents": [ Save and close the `models/en-US.json` model file. ## 5 – Deploy the New “Quick Colors” Skill In the `hello-world` folder, run `ask deploy` to create your new skill and to create and upload the code for a new lambda function: ``` ask deploy ``` If all is successful, you should see output indicating that the skill was created successfully, and that the code was uploaded to a new lambda function. ```bash -------------------- Create Skill Project -------------------- Profile for the deployment: color-changer Skill Id: amzn1.ask.skill.012345678-0123-4567-89ab-cafecafecafe Skill deployment finished. Model deployment finished. Lambda deployment finished. Your skill is now deployed and enabled in the development stage. Try invoking the skill by saying “Alexa, open {your_skill_invocation_name}” or … ``` You will notice the ID of your new skill is listed in the command output. > **Tip** > > From now on, as you make changes to the skill, simply execute `ask deploy` and the ASK CLI will take care of updating your skill configuration parameters, the interaction model, and your skill’s lambda as necessary. ## 🏆 **Congratulations** - You Have Completed Lab1 🏆