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- https://yandex.ru/dev/dialogs/smart-home/doc/en/access.md
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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.ru/dev/dialogs/smart-home/doc/en/llms.txt
# Managing access
Manage access to the skills you have created: use the skill yourself, grant access to your friends, or open the skill to all users.
## Private skill {#access-myself}
A private skill is not displayed in the Skill store, only you can see it and activate it. A private skill doesn't require testing and moderation: it's sent for self-moderation.
A private Yandex Smart Home skill appears in the [ Home with Alice](https://alice.yandex.ru/smart-home) app after deployment. Open the [ Home with Alice](https://alice.yandex.ru/smart-home) app. In the top right-hand corner, tap and select **Устройство умного дома** (Smart home device). You'll find the skill in the list of popular manufacturers.
Make the skill private:
1. Open the skill in the [developer console](https://dialogs.yandex.ru/developer/).
1. In the **Настройки** (Settings) tab, in the **Тип доступа** (Access type) field, select the value **Приватный** (Private).
1. Publish the skill.
## Private skill access {#access-friends}
You can grant access to a private skill to only a few people, for example, for testing purposes.
#### Sharing skills {#access-friends-link}
1. Go to the **Доступ** (Access) tab.
2. Click **Сгенерировать** (Generate) to get a one-time link.
1. Copy the link and send it to the person you want to grant access to.
The link is valid for 24 hours. When the user taps the link, they get permanent access to the skill, and the login they use on Yandex appears under **Доступ** → **Пользователи** (**Access** → **Users**).
It's not possible to forward this link to someone else: after the first activation, it will stop working.
#### Forbidding access
1. In the [developer console](https://dialogs.yandex.ru/developer/), go to **Доступ** → **Пользователи** (**Access** → **Users**).
1. Find the username and click  to the right of it.
## Skill development collaboration {#access-together}
Only one account can access the [developer console](https://dialogs.yandex.ru/developer/).
If you want someone else to help you create a skill, you can:
- Create the code in a shared online editor, then transfer the skill to the developer console for one of the accounts.
- Split responsibilities between team members. For example, one person creates functions, the other one builds intents, and the third one works on deployment.
## Public skill {#access-all}
A public skill is displayed in the Skill store, and it can be activated by any user.
Make the skill public:
1. Open the skill in the [developer console](https://dialogs.yandex.ru/developer/).
1. In the **Настройки** (Settings) tab, in the **Тип доступа** (Access type) field, select the value **Публичный** (Public).
1. [Publish ](https://yandex.ru/dev/dialogs/alice/doc/publication.html) your skill.
Set up authorization in the skill through your own service or a third-party service. For example, grant another user access to your personal by [linking accounts](https://yandex.ru/dev/dialogs/smart-home/doc/en/auth/when-to-use.md).
## Frequently asked questions {#troubleshooting}
{% cut "Where can I set up skill access?" %}
1. In the [developer console](https://dialogs.yandex.ru/developer/), open the skill.
1. On the **Settings** tab, find the **Access type** box.
1. Select a value:
- **Private**, to make the skill available only to you or users you share the skill with.
- **Public**, to open access to the skill for everyone.
{% endcut %}
{% cut "How do I create a skill just for myself?" %}
Open the skill in the [developer console](https://dialogs.yandex.ru/developer/), then on the **Settings** tab, in the **Access type** field, select **Private**.
{% endcut %}
{% cut "How do I allow only my friends, family, or colleagues to access a skill?" %}
Set a private access type, publish the skill, then [send the link](https://yandex.ru/dev/dialogs/smart-home/doc/en/access.md#access-friends/access-friends-link) to users you want to grant access to your skill to.
{% endcut %}