diff --git a/alexa-sdk/alexa-sdk-tests.ts b/alexa-sdk/alexa-sdk-tests.ts
index e161c5bf38..34eb88d5e2 100644
--- a/alexa-sdk/alexa-sdk-tests.ts
+++ b/alexa-sdk/alexa-sdk-tests.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/// <reference path="../node/node.d.ts"/>
-/// <reference path="./alexa-sdk.d.ts" />
+/// <reference types="node"/>
 
 import * as Alexa from "alexa-sdk";
 
diff --git a/alexa-sdk/alexa-sdk.d.ts b/alexa-sdk/alexa-sdk.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 5866d8c4ee..0000000000
--- a/alexa-sdk/alexa-sdk.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,132 +0,0 @@
-// Type definitions for Alexa SDK for Node.js v1.0.3
-// Project: https://github.com/alexa/alexa-skills-kit-sdk-for-nodejs
-// Definitions by: Pete Beegle <https://github.com/petebeegle>
-// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
-
-declare module 'alexa-sdk' {
-    export function handler(event: RequestBody, context: Context, callback?: Function): AlexaObject;
-    export function CreateStateHandler(state: string, obj: any): any;
-    export var StateString: string;
-
-    interface AlexaObject {
-        _event: any;
-        _context: any;
-        _callback: any;
-        state: any;
-        appId: any;
-        response: any;
-        dynamoDBTableName: any;
-        saveBeforeResponse: boolean;
-        registerHandlers: (...handlers: Handlers[]) => any;
-        execute: () => void;
-    }
-
-    interface Handlers {
-        [intent: string]: () => void;
-    }
-
-    interface Handler {
-        on: any;
-        emit(event: string, ...args: any[]): boolean;
-        emitWithState: any;
-        state: any;
-        handler: any;
-        event: RequestBody;
-        attributes: any;
-        context: any;
-        name: any;
-        isOverriden: any;
-    }
-
-    interface Context {
-        callbackWaitsForEmptyEventLoop: boolean;
-        logGroupName: string;
-        logStreamName: string;
-        functionName: string;
-        memoryLimitInMB: string;
-        functionVersion: string;
-        invokeid: string;
-        awsRequestId: string;
-    }
-
-    interface RequestBody {
-        version: string;
-        session: Session;
-        request: LaunchRequest | IntentRequest | SessionEndedRequest;
-    }
-
-    interface Session {
-        new: boolean;
-        sessionId: string;
-        attributes: any;
-        application: SessionApplication;
-        user: SessionUser;
-    }
-
-    interface SessionApplication {
-        applicationId: string;
-    }
-
-    interface SessionUser {
-        userId: string;
-        accessToken: string;
-    }
-
-    interface LaunchRequest extends IRequest {}
-
-    interface IntentRequest extends IRequest {
-        intent: Intent;
-    }
-
-    interface Intent {
-        name: string;
-        slots: any;
-    }
-
-    interface SessionEndedRequest extends IRequest{
-        reason: string;
-    }
-
-    interface IRequest {
-        type: "LaunchRequest" | "IntentRequest" | "SessionEndedRequest";
-        requestId: string;
-        timeStamp: string;
-    }
-
-    interface ResponseBody {
-        version: string;
-        sessionAttributes?: any;
-        response: Response;
-    }
-
-    interface Response {
-        outputSpeech?: OutputSpeech;
-        card?: Card;
-        reprompt?: Reprompt;
-        shouldEndSession: boolean;
-    }
-
-    interface OutputSpeech {
-        type: "PlainText" | "SSML";
-        text?: string;
-        ssml?: string;
-    }
-
-    interface Card {
-        type: "Simple" | "Standard" | "LinkAccount";
-        title?: string;
-        content?: string;
-        text?: string;
-        image?: Image;
-    }
-
-    interface Image {
-        smallImageUrl: string;
-        largeImageUrl: string;
-    }
-
-    interface Reprompt {
-        outputSpeech: OutputSpeech;
-    }
-}
-
diff --git a/alexa-sdk/index.d.ts b/alexa-sdk/index.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c420ec1d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alexa-sdk/index.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+// Type definitions for Alexa SDK for Node.js v1.0.3
+// Project: https://github.com/alexa/alexa-skills-kit-sdk-for-nodejs
+// Definitions by: Pete Beegle <https://github.com/petebeegle>
+// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped
+
+export function handler(event: RequestBody, context: Context, callback?: Function): AlexaObject;
+export function CreateStateHandler(state: string, obj: any): any;
+export var StateString: string;
+
+interface AlexaObject {
+    _event: any;
+    _context: any;
+    _callback: any;
+    state: any;
+    appId: any;
+    response: any;
+    dynamoDBTableName: any;
+    saveBeforeResponse: boolean;
+    registerHandlers: (...handlers: Handlers[]) => any;
+    execute: () => void;
+}
+
+interface Handlers {
+    [intent: string]: () => void;
+}
+
+interface Handler {
+    on: any;
+    emit(event: string, ...args: any[]): boolean;
+    emitWithState: any;
+    state: any;
+    handler: any;
+    event: RequestBody;
+    attributes: any;
+    context: any;
+    name: any;
+    isOverriden: any;
+}
+
+interface Context {
+    callbackWaitsForEmptyEventLoop: boolean;
+    logGroupName: string;
+    logStreamName: string;
+    functionName: string;
+    memoryLimitInMB: string;
+    functionVersion: string;
+    invokeid: string;
+    awsRequestId: string;
+}
+
+interface RequestBody {
+    version: string;
+    session: Session;
+    request: LaunchRequest | IntentRequest | SessionEndedRequest;
+}
+
+interface Session {
+    new: boolean;
+    sessionId: string;
+    attributes: any;
+    application: SessionApplication;
+    user: SessionUser;
+}
+
+interface SessionApplication {
+    applicationId: string;
+}
+
+interface SessionUser {
+    userId: string;
+    accessToken: string;
+}
+
+interface LaunchRequest extends IRequest { }
+
+interface IntentRequest extends IRequest {
+    intent: Intent;
+}
+
+interface Intent {
+    name: string;
+    slots: any;
+}
+
+interface SessionEndedRequest extends IRequest {
+    reason: string;
+}
+
+interface IRequest {
+    type: "LaunchRequest" | "IntentRequest" | "SessionEndedRequest";
+    requestId: string;
+    timeStamp: string;
+}
+
+interface ResponseBody {
+    version: string;
+    sessionAttributes?: any;
+    response: Response;
+}
+
+interface Response {
+    outputSpeech?: OutputSpeech;
+    card?: Card;
+    reprompt?: Reprompt;
+    shouldEndSession: boolean;
+}
+
+interface OutputSpeech {
+    type: "PlainText" | "SSML";
+    text?: string;
+    ssml?: string;
+}
+
+interface Card {
+    type: "Simple" | "Standard" | "LinkAccount";
+    title?: string;
+    content?: string;
+    text?: string;
+    image?: Image;
+}
+
+interface Image {
+    smallImageUrl: string;
+    largeImageUrl: string;
+}
+
+interface Reprompt {
+    outputSpeech: OutputSpeech;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/alexa-sdk/tsconfig.json b/alexa-sdk/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..834836e163
--- /dev/null
+++ b/alexa-sdk/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{
+    "compilerOptions": {
+        "module": "commonjs",
+        "target": "es6",
+        "noImplicitAny": true,
+        "strictNullChecks": false,
+        "baseUrl": "../",
+        "typeRoots": [
+            "../"
+        ],
+        "types": [],
+        "noEmit": true,
+        "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true
+    },
+    "files": [
+        "index.d.ts",
+        "alexa-sdk-tests.ts"
+    ]
+}
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