Setup Local Debugging for an Alexa Skill

The ability to do local debugging of your Alexa skill can significantly accelerate your development process. With this setup, developers can now step through code, inspect variables, and test updates without needing to deploy changes. In this video, we will walkthrough how to setup a local debugging environment.

Before getting started, have the following installed:


* ASK CLI -
* Ngrok -
* Vscode -


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