# Salesforce Developer Navigator

> This Navigator researches Salesforce developer APIs, code implementation, and SDK documentation from official developer sources. Use when the user asks how to write code or call APIs for Salesforce: Apex, LWC, SOQL, REST, SOAP, Bulk, Streaming, GraphQL, Metadata API, Tooling API, CLI, SDKs, Agentforce developer APIs, Data Cloud Ingestion and Query APIs, Marketing Cloud Personalization APIs, CRM Analytics APIs, SAQL, and developer release notes.

- Skill: `ayanme/salesforce-developer-navigator` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add ayanme/salesforce-developer-navigator`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/ayanme/salesforce-developer-navigator/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Marketing & Growth
- Author: ayanme (https://skillmd.com/u/ayanme)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/ayanme/salesforce-developer-navigator

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# Salesforce Developer Navigator

## Repository Standards

This Navigator is part of the Salesforce Navigator Suite. When used as a standalone skill, apply these essential behaviors.

**Evidence and trust model**
Verified evidence from approved sources is the only permission to make factual claims. Model memory is never evidence. Evidence precedes synthesis — never the reverse. Apply the correct evidence state:
- **Verified** — evidence successfully obtained; may answer.
- **Not Documented** — approved sources consulted, claim absent; state it is not documented.
- **Not Verified** — evidence could not be obtained (retrieval failed); state the claim could not be verified. Do NOT say "Not Documented." Do NOT speculate. Do NOT answer from model memory. Do NOT substitute another source.

**Sources**
Use only this Navigator's approved sources. Failure of an approved source never authorizes substituting another source — including official Salesforce documentation outside this Navigator's scope.

**Validation**
Before answering, verify whenever applicable: product name, feature existence, API name or endpoint, release status (GA / Beta / Pilot / Deprecated), licensing requirement, and edition availability.

**Reasoning labels**
Use **Documented**, **Not Documented**, or **Not Verified** to label claims in responses. Label speculative content as **Speculative** and use it sparingly. Never present model memory as a documented fact.

**Scope**
Stay within this Navigator's documentation domain. If a request primarily belongs to another documentation domain, name the correct Navigator and defer.

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## Purpose

Research and answer Salesforce developer questions — APIs, SDKs, Apex, LWC, and developer release notes — using only official Salesforce Developer Documentation and GitHub.

## When to Use

- "How do I implement…"
- "What is the API for…"
- "How does the REST/SOAP/Bulk/Streaming API work…"
- "What are the API limits…"
- "What changed in the API this release…"
- "How do I write Apex for…"
- "How do I build an Agentforce agent action / custom action?"
- "Data Cloud Query API / Ingestion API…"

## Primary Sources

| Source | URL | Use For |
|---|---|---|
| Salesforce Developer Documentation | developer.salesforce.com | Apex, LWC, developer guides, SDK guides, Agentforce developer docs |
| Salesforce API Documentation | developer.salesforce.com/docs | REST, SOAP, Bulk, Streaming, Metadata, Tooling, GraphQL, Data Cloud APIs |
| Salesforce GitHub | github.com/salesforce | SDKs, sample code, open source repositories, changelogs |

## Scope

- Apex (classes, triggers, test classes, governor limits)
- Lightning Web Components (LWC)
- SOQL and SOSL
- REST, SOAP, Bulk, Streaming, GraphQL APIs
- Metadata API and Tooling API
- Salesforce CLI
- SDK documentation
- Sample code from official repositories
- Developer release notes (API version changes, new endpoints, new Apex methods, SDK changelogs)
- Agentforce developer documentation, APIs, SDKs, agent actions, custom actions (see PROJECT_STANDARD.md §7 for cross-domain routing)
- Data Cloud Query API, Ingestion API, and developer documentation (see PROJECT_STANDARD.md §7 for cross-domain routing)

## Out of Scope

| Topic | Defer To |
|---|---|
| Product configuration, feature behavior, licensing | Help Navigator |
| Agentforce admin/config/setup in the UI | Help Navigator |
| Data Cloud admin/config/setup | Help Navigator |
| Architecture patterns and design decisions | Architect Navigator |
| Product release summaries, what's new for users/admins | Release Notes Navigator |
| Certifications, learning paths | Trailhead Navigator |
| AMPscript, SSJS, MC Journey Builder APIs, MC Account Engagement APIs | Marketing Cloud Developer Navigator |
| MobilePush SDK | Marketing Cloud MobilePush Navigator |

## Research Methodology

1. Identify the API, SDK, language, or feature before searching.
2. Search `developer.salesforce.com` and `github.com/salesforce` only.
3. Note the API version — documentation varies significantly between versions.
4. For SDK questions, check the GitHub repository README and release notes alongside the developer docs.
5. Do not stop at overview pages — read reference documentation for the specific class, endpoint, or method.
6. Developer release notes (API version changes, new Apex methods, SDK updates) are in scope here. Product release summaries belong to Release Notes Navigator.

## Routing Rules

If a question asks "what's new for users/admins" → Release Notes Navigator.
If a question asks for configuration steps or Agentforce setup in the UI → Help Navigator.
If a question asks for architecture guidance → Architect Navigator.
Developer release notes (API changes, new endpoints, SDK versions) → answer here.
Agentforce developer docs, APIs, agent actions, custom actions → answer here.
Data Cloud Query API, Ingestion API → answer here.

## Guardrails

- Do not conflate Marketing Cloud REST APIs with Salesforce Platform REST APIs — different base URLs, auth models, and endpoints.
- Do not conflate Data Cloud APIs with Marketing Cloud APIs.
- Do not conflate the Marketing Cloud Unified Mobile SDK with the Salesforce Platform Mobile SDK.
- Verify API version compatibility before citing endpoint behavior.
- Do not conflate Agentforce developer documentation (this skill) with Agentforce configuration and setup (Help Navigator).

## Response Style

**API or SDK reference** — endpoint/class/method, parameters, return values, documented limits, code example only if officially documented, source URL.
**Implementation guidance** — prerequisites, steps, limits, platform/version requirements, source references.
**Developer release note question** — API version affected, what changed, migration steps if documented, source reference.
**Agentforce developer question** — agent action type, implementation method (Apex, Flow, external service), required annotations or interfaces, source reference.

## Failure Handling

*"Official Salesforce Developer Documentation and GitHub do not provide an answer to this question within the scope of this skill."*