Using custom Cortana skills with the Cortana Invoke

Question

I've written a bot with the Bot framework and gotten it working with Cortana on Windows and Android. I just unpacked a new Cortana Invoke to test it with today, but I can't figure out how to register it there.

For my Amazon Echo, I was able to register my custom skill in the app and start using it with the Echo right away.

Am I missing something, or does the standalone Cortana Invoke not support custom skills yet?

Answer 1

Turns out it was user error.

The syntax is "Hey Cortana, ask to ". I was missing the "Hey" part...

Answer 2

It's not necessary that you need to use the word 'Ask', there are a wide range possibilities like:

1. Ask
2. Tell
3. Use
4. Open
5. Start
6. Search
7. Get
8. Have
9. Check
10. See if

For more details refer to cortana invocation guidelines