Microsoft only just opened its Cortana Skills Kit in public preview at its Build 2017 conference today, but there are already plenty of skills available to check out. In all, 46 skills are available from the likes of Domino's Pizza, Dark Sky, Food Network and more.
Here's a look at all 46 skills that are now available:
- Dark Sky
- Domino's Pizza
- Food Network
- OpenTable
- Progressive
- TuneIn
- iHeartRadio
- Bartender
- Cook ai
- Intelligent Inbox Assistant
- MyTime
- Porch
- Baby Stats
- My Therapist
- Gigseekr
- Washington State Ferry
- Haunted House
- Short Bedtime Story
- Bargain Buddy
- Tact
- Ask My Buddy
- Starfish Peeps
- Word of the Day
- VentureBeat News
- TalkLocal
- Internet of Things Facts
- Starfish Dico
- Applause
- Spurs Fans
- The Pledge of Allegiance
- Starfish Me
- The National Anthem
- The Name Game Song
- Starfish Messenger
- Powerball Helper
- Starfish Band
- Akinator
- Sound Effects
- Cavaliers Fan
- Celtics Fan
- Cat Facts
- Bucket List
- Ghost Detector
- Woman of the Day
- Headline News
- Warriors Fan
Obviously not all of these are going to exactly blow your socks off, but these are just an early preview and more skills are sure to be on the way. The list of available skills should be quickly bolstered thanks to the ability for developers to repurpose their code from Alexa skills built for Amazon Echo. Microsoft notes that some of the skills "work best on Windows 10 Creators Edition," but many are available to try with Cortana on iOS and Android as well. For more, check out the full list of skills at Microsoft to install each skill and see phrases you can use to invoke them.
