Mycroft Skills Kit
Learn how to use the Mycroft Skills Kit - MSK - to make the creation, testing and submission of Skills a lot easier.
The Mycroft Skills Kit -
msk - is a Python-based utility that has been created to make it easier for Skill Authors to create, test and submit Skills to the Skills Marketplace. We hope this utility helps to shorten the development cycle, and remove some of the tedious parts of Skill creation.msk currently supports the following features:- Create a new Skill
- Create an
Intenttest for a Skill - Upload a Skill
- Upgrade an existing Skill
NOTE:
msk has only been tested on Linux systemspip3 install msk
You should then see output like the below:
Collecting msk
Downloading https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/69/d9/1d41acac01b1e6f9004963606f0b9f939a917e240a955a657f6dc1844836/msk-0.3.8.tar.gz
Collecting GitPython (from msk)
Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ac/c9/96d7c86c623cb065976e58c0f4898170507724d6b4be872891d763d686f4/GitPython-2.1.10-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Collecting typing (from msk)
Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/05/2b/2b05bf1d5a9dd450447c9a5df3e118a465e5d3cb12b73b7220a5064a403f/typing-3.6.4-py3-none-any.whl
Collecting msm>=0.5.13 (from msk)
Collecting pygithub (from msk)
Collecting gitdb2>=2.0.0 (from GitPython->msk)
Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e0/95/c772c13b7c5740ec1a0924250e6defbf5dfdaee76a50d1c47f9c51f1cabb/gitdb2-2.0.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Collecting pyjwt (from pygithub->msk)
Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/93/d1/3378cc8184a6524dc92993090ee8b4c03847c567e298305d6cf86987e005/PyJWT-1.6.4-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Collecting smmap2>=2.0.0 (from gitdb2>=2.0.0->GitPython->msk)
Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e3/59/4e22f692e65f5f9271252a8e63f04ce4ad561d4e06192478ee48dfac9611/smmap2-2.0.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Building wheels for collected packages: msk
Running setup.py bdist_wheel for msk ... done
Stored in directory: /home/kathyreid/.cache/pip/wheels/b8/d7/7d/c650d047645e875a4c301821844ded868db716b877fdae8b9b
Successfully built msk
Installing collected packages: smmap2, gitdb2, GitPython, typing, msm, pyjwt, pygithub, msk
Successfully installed GitPython-2.1.10 gitdb2-2.0.3 msk-0.3.8 msm-0.5.14 pygithub-1.39 pyjwt-1.6.4 smmap2-2.0.3 typing-3.6.4
To check that the installation was successful
msk --help can be run and should list the arguments and options for the utility.The normal commands for
msk are:msk create
msk create-test /opt/mycroft/skills/myskill
msk upload /opt/mycroft/skills/myskill
msk upgrade /opt/mycroft/skills/myskill
If using the built-in installation of
msk with a Mycroft device or Mycroft git installation, use mycroft-msk in place of msk:mycroft-msk create
mycroft-msk create-test /opt/mycroft/skills/myskill
mycroft-msk upload /opt/mycroft/skills/myskill
mycroft-msk upgrade /opt/mycroft/skills/myskill
Next, we use the
msk create function. You will be prompted to enter the required information to help set up your Skill.$ msk create
Enter a short unique skill name (ie. "siren alarm" or "pizza orderer"):
Feed the Corgi
Class name: FeedTheCorgiSkill
Repo name: feed-the-corgi-skill
Looks good? (Y/n) Y
Enter a one line description for your skill (ie. Orders fresh pizzas from the store):
- Reminds you to feed your poor starving Corgi
Enter a long description:
> Every 24 hours, Mycroft will send you a reminder to feed your Corgi, and tell you what your Corgi was fed the previous day, so you can provide a different delicious meal for your precious Corgi.
>
Enter some example phrases to trigger your skill:
- Have I fed the Corgi today
- What did I feed the Corgi yesterday
- Remind me to feed the Corgi at 5pm
-
Enter author: YourGitHubUserName
Categories define where the skill will display in the Marketplace. It must be one of the following:
Daily, Configuration, Entertainment, Information, IoT, Music & Audio, Media, Productivity, Transport.
Enter the primary category for your skill:
- Daily
Enter additional categories (optional):
- Productivity
-
Enter tags to make it easier to search for your skill (optional):
- Dogs
-
Would you like to create a GitHub repo for it? (Y/n) Y
=== GitHub Credentials ===
Username: YourGitHubUserName
Password:
Counting objects: 12, done.
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Compressing objects: 100% (5/5), done.
Writing objects: 100% (12/12), 1.44 KiB | 0 bytes/s, done.
Total 12 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0)
To https://github.com/YourGitHubUserName/feed-the-corgi-skill
* [new branch] master -> master
Branch master set up to track remote branch master from origin.
Created GitHub repo: https://github.com/YourGitHubUserName/feed-the-corgi-skill
Created skill at: /opt/mycroft/skills/feed-the-corgi-skill
Now, if you look in
/opt/mycroft/skills/ you will see that all the files required for the Skill have now been created, including the .voc files.$ ls -las /opt/mycroft/skills/feed-the-corgi-skill
total 36
4 drwxrwxr-x 5 kathyreid kathyreid 4096 Jun 7 05:20 .
4 drwxr-xr-x 103 kathyreid kathyreid 4096 Jun 7 05:18 ..
4 drwxrwxr-x 3 kathyreid kathyreid 4096 Jun 7 05:20 dialog
4 drwxrwxr-x 8 kathyreid kathyreid 4096 Jun 7 05:20 .git
4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 kathyreid kathyreid 21 Jun 7 05:20 .gitignore
4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 kathyreid kathyreid 379 Jun 7 05:18 __init__.py
4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 kathyreid kathyreid 434 Jun 7 05:20 README.md
4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 kathyreid kathyreid 1301 Jun 7 05:20 settingsmeta.yaml
4 drwxrwxr-x 3 kathyreid kathyreid 4096 Jun 7 05:20 vocab
$ ls -las /opt/mycroft/skills/feed-the-corgi-skill/vocab/en-us/
total 12
4 drwxrwxr-x 2 kathyreid kathyreid 4096 Jun 7 05:20 .
4 drwxrwxr-x 3 kathyreid kathyreid 4096 Jun 7 05:20 ..
4 -rw-rw-r-- 1 kathyreid kathyreid 16 Jun 7 05:20 corgi.the.feed.intent
msk also provides a function for creating Intent tests, as part of our Automated Testing for Skills.Please see this ASCII Cinema video to see the process for using
msk create-test:
As before if the mycroft-core github installation is used make sure to use
mycroft-msk or activate the mycroft-core Python virtual environment. From the mycroft-core folder$ source .venv/bin/activateNext, we use the
msk create-test function. You must pass the Skill directory location to the command, or it will fail.$ msk create-test /opt/mycroft/skills/feed-the-corgi-skill/
Which intent would you like to test?
1. corgi.the.feed.intent
> 1
=== Intent Examples ===
Corgi the feed
Enter an example query: have I fed the corgi today?
Choose expected dialog (leave empty to skip).
1. corgi.the.feed
> 1
Generated test file: /opt/mycroft/skills/feed-the-corgi-skill/test/intent/corgi.the.feed.intent.0.intent.json
If we have a look inside the
corgi.the.feed.intent.0.intent.json file we can see that the test has been created for us.$ cat /opt/mycroft/skills/feed-the-corgi-skill/test/intent/corgi.the.feed.intent.0.intent.json
{
"intent_type": "corgi.the.feed",
"expected_dialog": "corgi.the.feed",
"utterance": "have I fed the corgi today?"
}
msk also provides a function for uploading a Skill to the Mycroft Skills Repo, as part of our [Skill Submission Process] (https://mycroft.ai/documentation/skills/skill-submission/).Please see this ASCII Cinema video to see the process for using
msk upload:
If using the msk delivered with the mycroft-core github installation be sure to use
mycroft-msk or activate the mycroft-core Python virtual environment. From the mycroft-core folder$ source .venv/bin/activateYou will now see that your
bash prompt is prefixed with (venv).Next, we use the
msk upload command with the path to the Skill:$ msk upload /opt/mycroft/skills/feed-the-corgi-skill/
=== GitHub Credentials ===
Username: YourGitHubUserName
Password:
Enter a unique skill name (ie. npr-news or grocery-list): feed-the-corgi
Counting objects: 531, done.
Delta compression using up to 8 threads.
Compressing objects: 100% (339/339), done.
Writing objects: 100% (531/531), 123.54 KiB | 0 bytes/s, done.
Total 531 (delta 298), reused 304 (delta 177)
remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (298/298), completed with 6 local objects.
To https://github.com/YourGitHubUserName/mycroft-skills
* [new branch] add/feed-the-corgi -> add/feed-the-corgi
Branch add/feed-the-corgi set up to track remote branch add/feed-the-corgi from fork.
Created pull request: https://github.com/MycroftAI/mycroft-skills/pull/392
msk also provides a function for upgrading a Skill once it has been merged into the Mycroft Skills Repo, as part of our [Skill Submission Process] (https://mycroft.ai/documentation/skills/skill-submission/).Before you can use
msk upgrade, you must ensure:- That your Skill has already been merged with the
mycroft-skillsrepo. - That you have made changes to your Skill and that these changes have been committed to the Skill's
gitrepository.
Once your changes are committed, you can then use
msk upgrade by passing the location of the Skill folder. Generally we find it's easiest to be inside the Skill's folder in /opt/mycroft/skills/SKILL-NAME and then use the current directory symbol, period .(.venv) [email protected]:/opt/mycroft/skills/kathy-msk-test-skill$ msk upgrade .
=== GitHub Credentials ===
Username: KathyReid
Password:
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remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (1/1), completed with 1 local object.
remote:
remote: Create a pull request for 'upgrade-kathy-msk-test-skill' on GitHub by visiting:
remote: https://github.com/KathyReid/mycroft-skills/pull/new/upgrade-kathy-msk-test-skill
remote:
To https://github.com/KathyReid/mycroft-skills
* [new branch] upgrade-kathy-msk-test-skill -> upgrade-kathy-msk-test-skill
Branch 'upgrade-kathy-msk-test-skill' set up to track remote branch 'upgrade-kathy-msk-test-skill' from 'fork'.
=== Upgrade kathy-msk-test-skill ===
'This upgrades kathy-msk-test-skill to include the following new commits:
- [test for msk](https://github.com/KathyReid/kathy-msk-test-skill/commit/6d0e3552314673402e6f44ee90ee29feff6075ca)
<sub>Created with [mycroft-skills-kit](https://github.com/mycroftai/mycroft-skills-kit) v0.3.10</sub>
Created PR at: https://github.com/MycroftAI/mycroft-skills/pull/661
msk upgrade will create a new PR on the Mycroft Skills Repo, and this will be reviewed using the Skills Acceptance process.- If you try to run
msk upgradeand your Skill has not yet been merged, you will receive the error:
(.venv) [email protected]:/opt/mycroft/skills/kathy-msk-test-skill$ msk upgrade .
NotUploaded: The skill kathy-msk-test-skill has not yet been uploaded to the skill store
- If have uncommitted items, you will receive the error:
(.venv) [email protected]:/opt/mycroft/skills/kathy-msk-test-skill$ msk upgrade .
AlreadyUpdated: The latest version of kathy-msk-test-skill is already uploaded to the skill repo
(.venv) [email protected]:/opt/mycroft/skills/kathy-msk-test-skill$ git status
On branch master
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/master'.
Changes not staged for commit:
(use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
(use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
modified: README.md
no changes added to commit (use "git add" and/or "git commit -a")
You need to ensure that your changes are committed:
(.venv) [email protected]:/opt/mycroft/skills/kathy-msk-test-skill$ git commit -a
[master 6d0e355] test for msk
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
(.venv) [email protected]:/opt/mycroft/skills/kathy-msk-test-skill$ git push -u origin master
Username for 'https://github.com': KathyReid
Password for 'https://[email protected]':
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remote: Resolving deltas: 100% (2/2), completed with 2 local objects.
To https://github.com/KathyReid/kathy-msk-test-skill
5c9a7f2..6d0e355 master -> master
Branch 'master' set up to track remote branch 'master' from 'origin'.
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