# Official Alexa Smart Home Skill for openHAB 2

**URL:** <https://community.openhab.org/t/official-alexa-smart-home-skill-for-openhab-2/23533>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Tags:** myopenhab, homekit, alexa\
**Created:** [February 21, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/official-alexa-smart-home-skill-for-openhab-2/23533 "2017-02-21T20:41:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![sihui](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/sihui/32/55674_2.png) [@sihui](https://community.openhab.org/u/sihui)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2017, 11:14am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/official-alexa-smart-home-skill-for-openhab-2/23533/109 "2017-03-06T11:14:54Z")

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> [@Cody\_Lee](#):
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> But the rollershutter-items can’t seem to discover on Alexa.

Not supported yet. Workaround:

> [@Official Alexa Smart Home Skill for openHAB 2](https://community.openhab.org/t/official-alexa-smart-home-skill-for-openhab-2/23533/29):
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> As a workaround use a dimmer item and a rule: items: Rollershutter your\_shutter\_item ... Dimmer your\_shutter\_item\_Alexa "shutter" ["Lighting"] rule: rule "Shutter Alexa" when Item your\_shutter\_item\_Alexa received update then your\_shutter\_item.sendCommand(your\_shutter\_item\_Alexa.state.toString) end

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