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+# Recast.AI starter kit Alexa
+
+A starter kit for developing bots on Alexa, powered by the [Recast.AI](https://recast.ai) platform.
+
+> **Note:** This project is currently in beta version and can be modified at any time.
+
+## Requirements
+
+#### Node version
+
+We recommend to use at least `node v4.3.0`
+
+
+#### Recast.AI account
+
+Create an account on the [Recast.AI](https://recast.ai) platform and follow this [quick tutorial](https://recast.ai/gettingstarted) to create your first bot on the interface.
+
+#### Alexa integration
+
+Follow the instructions on the [dedicated article](https://blog.recast.ai) on our blog to integrate with Alexa.
+
+## Usage
+
+
+#### Installation
+
+`git clone https://github.com/RecastAI/starter-alexa.git my-bot && cd my-bot`
+
+using npm
+`npm install`
+
+or yarn
+`yarn`
+
+
+#### Run locally
+
+using npm `REQUEST_TOKEN=xxxxxxxx npm start`
+
+using yarn `REQUEST_TOKEN=xxxxxxxxx yarn start`
+
+where `REQUEST_TOKEN` is your bot's request token.
+
+- download [ngrok](https://ngrok.com/)
+- launch it: `./ngrok http 3000`
+
+## Documentation
+
+Code | Documentation
+------------ | -------------
+Receiving messages | [The Recast.AI SDK](https://github.com/RecastAI/SDK-NodeJS/wiki) - connect
+Sending messages | [The Recast.AI SDK](https://github.com/RecastAI/SDK-NodeJS/wiki) - connect
+Rich messaging | See the different [payload message](https://man.recast.ai)
+Manage the conversation | [The Recast.AI SDK](https://github.com/RecastAI/SDK-NodeJS/wiki) - converse
+
+
+## How your code will be deployed?
+
+To host your bot and deploy your code, create a repository on Github, and push this code on it.
+Connect your github account on Recast:
+
+- Go to your bot page
+- Click on the **RUN** tab, and on the **Bot Hosting** menu
+- Connect your Github account
+- Select the repository you've just created
+- Wait a little, we're starting your instance...
+
+Every time you will push onto the master branch, we'll deploy your code 👏
+
+#### Requirements
+
+Since we deploy your code in generic containers, there are 3 requirements:
+
+- [x] Your package.json **must** contain the `build` task. It must be present even if empty or just copying files. The default one you will find in the starter kit is `"build": "babel src -d lib"` to compile your Javascript. So you can code with your favorite ES6, ES7 features :thumbsup:
+- [x] A lib directory must be present (by default it's created with the `build` task)
+- [x] The entrypoint of your code in production **must** be in the `lib/bot.js` file. This file **must** contain an export of a `bot` function named `bot`. It takes as the first argument the body of the request (Bot Connector, custom curl,...)
+
+You can change all other file names, directory structures, but be sure that these three points work fine!
+
+You can add any env. variable you want in the **Bot Hosting** section and then use it in your code with this syntax: `process.env.MY_ENV_VAR_NAME`
+
+## More
+
+You can view the whole API reference at [man.recast.ai](https://man.recast.ai).
+You can follow us on Twitter at [@recastai](https://twitter.com/recastai) for updates and releases.
+
+## License
+
+Copyright (c) [2017] [Recast.AI](https://recast.ai)
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+