Add a running skill

A sample skill is deployed and running at https://added-skill-jokes.mybluemix.net. The skill is designed to tell jokes. In this task, you register the sample skill with your Watson Assistant Solutions tenant and add it to an existing skillset.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Watson Assistant Solutions console.
    1. Go to https://watson-personal-assistant-toolkit.mybluemix.net.
    2. Log in with your IBMid.
  2. From the top navigation bar, click Skills.
  3. Click the Add skill button, which is upper right of the table.
  4. In the Skill endpoint URL field, add the URL https://added-skill-jokes.mybluemix.net or, if you have gone through the Skill Tutorial - Using the WCS nlu, then type the URL to your running joke skill instead.
  5. In the Skill Name field, enter a unique name, for example, joke-skill.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Click Register.
  8. Click Copy Key. Note: In this task, you don’t need the skill key. For more information about authenticating with a skill key, see Configuring skill authentication.
  9. In the Tap to type field, enter tell me a dad joke to chat with the skill. A Dad joke is displayed.
  10. Click Next.
  11. From the Select a skillset dropdown, select the industry skillset.
  12. In the Tap to type field, enter tell me a dad joke. A Dad joke is displayed.
  13. Click the Done button, which is in the upper right corner of the UI.

Your skill is added to Watson Assistant Solutions.

You can chat with the skill from the chat box on the console home page. For example, enter:

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