Common skill store for different virtual assistants

An apparatus comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from a device associated with a developer account, computer-readable program code that is executable to implement a function for a plurality of virtual assistants, each of the plurality of virtual assistants configured to run on one of a plurality of provider platforms;
• store the program code that is executable to implement the function for the plurality of virtual assistants;
• receive a request to download the program code;
• perform an authorization of a user account associated with the request;
• modify one or more portions of the requested program code to generate adapted program code, wherein the adapted program code is configured to run in a runtime environment associated with a first virtual assistant of the plurality of virtual assistants on one of the provider platforms;
• send, to a user device associated with the user account, the adapted program code, wherein the user device is remote from the apparatus and wherein the user device is configured to run the first virtual assistant;
• cause the user device to install the adapted program code to be accessed by the first virtual assistant running on the user device;
• and
• back up, to a cloud storage associated with the user account, the adapted program code.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to:

• receive, from a device associated with a developer account, computer-readable program code that is executable to implement a function for a plurality of virtual assistants, each of the plurality of virtual assistants configured to run on one of a plurality of provider platforms;
• store the program code that is executable to implement the function for the plurality of virtual assistants;
• receive a request to download the program code;
• perform an authorization of a user account associated with the request;
• determine a plurality of user devices associated with the user account, wherein the plurality of user devices is remote from the processors and wherein the plurality of user devices is configured to run one or more of the plurality of virtual assistants on one or more of the plurality of provider platforms;
• modify one or more portions of the requested program code to generate one or more sets of adapted program code, wherein each of the one or more sets of adapted program code is configured to run in a runtime environment associated with one of the one or more virtual assistants on one of the one or more provider platforms;
• send, to each of the plurality of user devices, one of the one or more sets of adapted program code;
• cause the each of the plurality of user devices to install the one of the one or more sets of adapted program code, wherein the one or more sets of adapted program code is to be accessed by the one or more virtual assistants running on the plurality of user devices;
• and
• back up, on a cloud storage associated with the user account, the one or more sets of adapted program code.