Never say never. But for sure not right now no AA on Hubitat.
I am always interested in enhancing Ask Alexa for the community. What are the features?
I will post this in the 2.3.9 release notes as well, but working with some GREAT engineers at SmartThings I was able to work around the IDE Live Logging issue where the setup parameters page URL gets truncated when displayed. While it is being seen in Ask Alexa (because of the amount of data the app processes to display the setup variables) it is not directly caused by Ask Alexa. Either way, the bigger issue is for SmartThings to fix, but after I discovered WHY it was happening I was able to work around it.
Now, when you go to the Setup Variables or Cheat Sheet, the full setup information is NOT shown in your mobile browser. It was never intended to be used there; now it is just the direct instructions to go to Live Logging. I DO display the URL if you want to copy and e-mail it to yourself, but with the live logging now showing the full URL you shouldnāt have to e-mail it.
This is in version 2.4.0 which I will probably release next Friday. If anyone runs into truncation before then and canāt wait, PM me.
Thanks again to Vlad and Ryan at SmartThings for working with me, and @femwitjava, @joelw135 and @SecureIT for troubleshooting when I didnāt have the problem in my own logging.
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Thanks man! I donāt want to be āthat guyāā¦but can you release the fix quicker than next Friday?
Let me finish up the documentation and I will push it out.
Edit I pushed out 2.3.9dā¦enjoy!
Works as expected, thanks.
That was quick! 
Confirmedā¦works like a champ. Great work and support as always!
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You know there would be āoneā to askā¦is the setup documented anywhere for the other invocations? The syntax is honestly so sweet! The WAF would blow through the roof if she didnāt have to remember the invocationā¦difficult to explain the purpose of invocations to someone who just wants it to work. We use Harmony and have to use that when controlling the TV and Smartthings for other controlsā¦
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PM on its way
Michael
How can I send PM to you?
A little pre-Friday updateā¦it appears Amazon has āflipped the switchā and converted the developerās section to the new format. As such, the old installation procedure will need to be updated.
If you already have Ask Alexa installed and operational, no worriesā¦everything still works as expected.
However, if you are a NEW user or need to update your slots, you will have to use the JSON code provided by the setup variables. Let me know if anyone runs into difficulty installing or adding more devices as I update the documents.
I will spend some time this week updating the documentation. The concepts are the same, just the screens have changed. The biggest, however, is that the slots have to be updated one item at a time instead of bulk groups of device, macros, etc. However, most have found the JSON code VERY easy to use.
Bless Amazon for keeping me on my toes 
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What a pain, now you have to put the new value IE device at the top and hit enter I assume, and the trash can to remove a device etc. Then I guess save and build, that is harder than before, what in the world were they thinking? Iām sure developers need things easier, not harder, faster not slower. But who am I to say, this is nuts?
Only if you are doing it manually (which I no longer recommend). A simple copy/paste of the JSON code updates everything. Looking through this the installation procedure will be easier as it is one section. No need to update the slots. And, as a bonus you always get the latest utterances if I update them on the fly.
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Well, in the future, any updates will pushed out when you press a button in the appā¦No longer going to Lambda or the Developerās page at all to install/update.
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OK then Just open JASON editor at the bottom, and delete and replace from the config page. Yes that is easier.
Indeedā¦I am actually rather excited about this changeā¦I went through my 7 stages of grief rather quickly today
Yes I guess save and build is the only thing to do once you edit.
Okā¦I think I have the instructions revised to match the actual Amazon environment now. Obviously, there are areas that will still be needed, but I believe a new user can go through with minimal effort and get the application installed.
As always, if people run into issues I am here to help.
Not a lot to report on this Good Friday. As mentioned earlier in the week I have been re-doing the documentation for Ask Alexa based on the changes to the Amazon Developerās site. The good thing is that I am dropping all references to the manual installation efforts since the single copy/paste of the JSON code works reliably. In addition, I was able to strip out a good amount of code from Ask Alexa that just dealt with the installation lists. And I improved the overall installation list, making it clear as to duplicates or reserved words that you are using that will interfere with the operation of Ask Alexa. So, overall, good progress this week.
Tony was on vacation this week so we didnāt make any additional progress on the self-installing app, but to answer a question many of you have had, you will STILL be able to do the manual installation process to control what is and is not enabled at Amazon. I know some of you are leery of the fact that you could get charged for extra services at Amazon, and I want to be as transparent as I can be with what is happening ābehind the scenesā so you donāt get a bill at the end of the month.
On the partner front, @bangali has really been enhancing his Room Occupancy app with a lot more functionality. He is now partner #22 with applications that utilize the Message Queue functionality. This functionality, when Amazon enables it, will allow SmartThings apps to send messages to the message queue, which in turn MAY allow for real time notification. I say MAY as Amazon continues to be ācagyā about what ānotificationā actually meansā¦I could be just the yellow light on the unit. It may be real time notification with voiceā¦But, either way, Ask Alexa should be ready for whatever they allow, and now the Room Occupancy app will be ready as well (well, when @bangali releases the update).
Overall, great future for Ask Alexa going forward! Happy Easter!
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