Node-RED

Node-RED

by Ben Hardill
Node-RED is a tool for wiring the Internet of Things, this skill allows you to use Alexa to trigger Node-RED flows.

Node-RED flows can control many different home device such as Belkin WeMo and Philips Hue Lights or any number of home brew devices and services. A list of Node-RED nodes that can be invoked via the Node-RED Alexa Home Skill node can be found at http://flows.nodered.org

To use this skill you must have an instance of Node-RED and install the node-red-contrib-alexa-home-skill node, this can be installed on your own device or on a cloud service. For more details about Node-RED and how to install it see here http://nodered.org. Details of how to install and configure node-red-contrib-alexa-home-skill can be found here https://alexa-node-red.bm.hardill.me.uk/docs