def _handle_intent(self, request: dict) -> dict:
        """Handles IntentRequest Alexa request.

        Args:
            request: Alexa request.
        Returns:
            response: "response" part of response dict conforming Alexa specification.
        """
        intent_name = self.config['intent_name']
        slot_name = self.config['slot_name']

        request_id = request['request']['requestId']
        request_intent: dict = request['request']['intent']

        if intent_name != request_intent['name']:
            log.error(f"Wrong intent name received: {request_intent['name']} in request {request_id}")
            return {'error': 'wrong intent name'}

        if slot_name not in request_intent['slots'].keys():
            log.error(f'No slot named {slot_name} found in request {request_id}')
            return {'error': 'no slot found'}

        utterance = request_intent['slots'][slot_name]['value']
        agent_response = self._act(utterance)

        if not agent_response:
            log.error(f'Some error during response generation for request {request_id}')
            return {'error': 'error during response generation'}

        prediction: RichMessage = agent_response[0]
        prediction: list = prediction.alexa()

        if not prediction:
            log.error(f'Some error during response generation for request {request_id}')
            return {'error': 'error during response generation'}

        response = self._generate_response(prediction[0], request)

        return response
Handles IntentRequest Alexa request.

        Args:
            request: Alexa request.
        Returns:
            response: "response" part of response dict conforming Alexa specification.