Alexa has a library of built-in intents and slot types that can be used in any skill that we build. Using built-in intents come with their own set of advantages. As a developer, you don't have to provide sample utterances and whenever Alexa gets updated with more sample utterances, your skill gets a boost. Also, it makes it easy for users to remember a simple set of phrases across skills to get things done with Alexa.
Here is a set of standard built-in intents that you can use:
| Built-in intents | Description |
| Amazon.YesIntent | Whenever the user says yes, yeah, or something similar |
| Amazon.NoIntent | When the user says no, no thanks, or something similar |
| Amazon.CancelIntent | When the user asks to cancel the current task, such as cancel, never mind, or forget it |
| Amazon.HelpIntent | When the user asks for help (help, can you help me) |
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