# Actions on Google / Google Assistant

### How does Actions on Google work?

10k view:\
`voice -> parse (via API.AI) -> fullfillment (via API.AI or Lambda)`

Detail view:\
`Voice -> API.AI -> Intents -> Entity (similar to enum) + Action (ex, 'list.tasks') -> Response: in API.AI or webhook (-> Lambda)`

For fullfillment, you can use local machine with ngrok or, you can deploy Lambda directly to staging.

## Actions on Google

Componenet:

* <https://github.com/actions-on-google/conversation-components-nodejs/blob/master/api-ai/index.js>
* <https://developers.google.com/actions/reference/nodejs/Carousel>

Sample with Lambda:

* <https://github.com/bradyholt/google-action-tiger/blob/master/lambda-function/index.js>

## API.AI

the doc is outdates, UI is different now

* <https://docs.api.ai/docs/concept-events>

## TODO

* Get Started page: <https://developers.google.com/actions/distributing-your-apps>
* <https://developers.google.com/actions/components/>
* Deployment guide: <https://developers.google.com/actions/apiai/deploy-fulfillment>


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