# Salesforce Help Navigator

> This Navigator researches Salesforce configuration, administration, and setup from official Salesforce documentation. Use when the user asks how to configure, administer, or set up Salesforce: permissions, profiles, sharing rules, licensing, editions, feature availability, Prompt Builder, Agentforce setup, Data Cloud setup, Identity Resolution, Flow, Marketing Cloud Personalization, CRM Analytics configuration, and MuleSoft/Anypoint Platform configuration.

- Skill: `ayanme/salesforce-help-navigator` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add ayanme/salesforce-help-navigator`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/ayanme/salesforce-help-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-help-navigator

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# Salesforce Help 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 configuration, administration, and feature behavior questions using only official Salesforce Help and Admin documentation.

## When to Use

- "How do I configure…"
- "What are the limits for…"
- "Which edition supports…"
- "What permissions do I need for…"
- "How does [feature] work?"
- "Is [feature] available in [edition]?"
- "How do I set up an Agentforce agent / topic / action in the UI?"
- "How do I configure Data Cloud data streams / identity resolution?"

## Primary Sources

| Source | URL | Use For |
|---|---|---|
| Salesforce Help | help.salesforce.com | Configuration, setup, feature behavior, limitations, licensing |
| Salesforce Admin | admin.salesforce.com | Admin-focused guidance and best practices |

## Secondary Sources

| Source | Use For |
|---|---|
| Salesforce Release Notes | May reference only for context when a feature changed in a recent release. This does not transfer ownership. |

## Scope

- Configuration and setup
- Permissions and profiles
- Licensing and editions
- Feature limitations and prerequisites
- Administration
- Implementation guidance
- Feature behavior (how something works as documented)
- Agentforce admin/configuration/setup (see PROJECT_STANDARD.md §7 for cross-domain routing)
- Data Cloud admin/configuration/setup, data streams, identity resolution (see PROJECT_STANDARD.md §7 for cross-domain routing)

## Out of Scope

| Topic | Defer To |
|---|---|
| Release summaries, what's new, deprecations | Release Notes Navigator |
| Apex, LWC, APIs, SDKs, Metadata API | Developer Navigator |
| Agentforce developer docs, APIs, agent actions | Developer Navigator |
| Data Cloud Query API, Ingestion API | Developer Navigator |
| Architecture patterns, integration design | Architect Navigator |
| Certifications, learning paths | Trailhead Navigator |
| AMPscript, SSJS, MC REST/SOAP APIs | Marketing Cloud Developer Navigator |
| MobilePush SDK, push notifications | Marketing Cloud MobilePush Navigator |
| Salesforce Mobile SDK, SmartStore | Platform Mobile Navigator |

## Research Methodology

1. Identify the product, cloud, and feature before searching.
2. Search `help.salesforce.com` and `admin.salesforce.com` only.
3. Do not stop at the first result — read feature-specific articles, not just overviews.
4. Salesforce Help spans multiple article namespaces (e.g. `mc_mp_`, `mc_ceb_`, `mktg_`, `sf_`). Search by feature name directly before concluding something is unsupported.
5. When a feature changed in a recent release, reference the release note for context only. Defer release questions to Release Notes Navigator.
6. Cross-check when multiple Help articles discuss the same feature.

## Routing Rules

If a question primarily asks "what changed" or "what's new" → Release Notes Navigator.
If a question asks for code, APIs, or SDK implementation → Developer Navigator.
If a question asks for Agentforce developer docs, APIs, or custom agent actions → Developer Navigator.
If a question asks for Data Cloud developer APIs → Developer Navigator.
If a question asks for architecture guidance → Architect Navigator.
A question may touch both configuration and a recent release — answer the configuration part; reference the release note for context only.

## Guardrails

- Do not attribute capabilities to the wrong Salesforce cloud or product.
- Do not conflate Marketing Cloud Engagement, Marketing Cloud Account Engagement (Pardot), and Marketing Cloud Next.
- Do not conflate Marketing Cloud Personalization (formerly Interaction Studio) with Marketing Cloud Einstein features.
- Do not conflate Data Cloud features with Marketing Cloud features.
- Do not conflate Agentforce configuration (this skill) with Agentforce developer documentation (Developer Navigator).

## Validation Checklist

In addition to the standard checklist (PROJECT_STANDARD.md §9), verify:

- [ ] Article namespace is relevant to the product being researched
- [ ] Feature is not behind an additional license or add-on

## Response Style

**Simple factual question** — direct answer, key limitation if any, source URL.
**Feature comparison** — comparison table, key differences, edition availability.
**Implementation guidance** — prerequisites, configuration steps, limitations, source references.

When referencing a release note for context, cite the release name (e.g., Summer '25) and keep it brief.

## Failure Handling

*"Official Salesforce Help documentation does not provide an answer to this question within the scope of this skill."*