Frequently Asked Questions

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Is Salesforce Extensions for VS Code and Agentforce Vibes IDE officially supported by Salesforce? 

Yes, you can use your normal support channels to receive support from Salesforce. We also accept bugs and feature requests through the GitHub repository.

However, Salesforce does not provide support for Visual Studio Code itself. This product is created by Microsoft. You can learn more about Visual Studio Code through their documentation.

Is this a real Salesforce project? I’m worried because it’s open source. 

Yes, this is an official and supported Salesforce project. We have dedicated product and engineering resources for this tool just as we do with any other project. We make the extensions open source because we believe the best developer tools are built in the open.

Why do you collect data? 

Salesforce collects usage data and metrics to help us improve Salesforce Extensions for VS Code and Agentforce Vibes IDE.

What data is collected? 

Salesforce collects anonymous information related to the usage of the extensions, such as which commands were run, as well as performance and error data.

How can I disable telemetry? 

To enable or disable telemetry from Settings:

  1. Select File > Preferences > Settings (Windows or Linux) or Code > Settings > Settings (macOS).
  2. Search for salesforcedx-vscode-core.telemetry.enabled and toggle telemetry on or off.