Exercise 1: Launch and Explore Agentforce Vibes

In this Exercise, you'll launch Agentforce Vibes and explore it.

Step 1: Launch Agentforce Vibes

1. Open the Setup Menu and click Agentforce Vibes.

   

2. Accept the Terms and Conditions.

   

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   It will take a few minutes for Agentforce Vibes to fully initialize. A Salesforce DX project will be automatically created for you and your org will be authorized by default. You may also see notifications in the bottom right of the IDE. You can close any notifications that appear during launch.

3. The Agentforce Sidebar should be open by default, if it is not you can select the Agentforce Vibes Icon in the sidebar to open.

4. Select I agree to the terms and click Enable and Start Building.

   

Step 2: Upgrade to the Latest Version of the Agentforce Vibes Extension

1. Open the Extensions Sidebar.

2. Click the ... icon at the top of the extension sidebar and select Check for Extension Updates.

   

3. Click the Update all Extensions icon.

   

4. Click Reload Window.

5. Select the Agentforce Vibes icon in the sidebar.

   Agentforce Vibes should now be updated to the latest version.

   

Step 3: Get Familiar with Agentforce Vibes IDE

In this step we familiarize ourselves with Agentforce Vibes IDE.

1. Open the Command Palette (press CMD+SHIFT+P on Mac or CTRL+SHIFT+P on PC) to access:

   • Agentforce Vibes commands
   • SFDX commands
   • Lightning Preview
   • Project tools and utilities

2. Open the the Explorer Sidebar to view your project files. This is where all generated Apex classes, Lightning Web Components, and metadata will appear.

   

3. Open the Org Browser Sidebar (click the cloud icon in the Activity Bar or search for Org Browser: Focus on Metadata View in the Command Palette).

   The Org Browser lets you:

   • Browse metadata in your org
   • Expand objects, fields, Apex classes, and LWCs
   • Download metadata directly into your SFDX project

   

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   Downloaded metadata gives Agentforce Vibes the context it needs for accurate planning and code generation.

4. Open the Integrated Terminal by either

   • Pressing CTRL+` on both Mac and Windows.
   • Using the Hamburger menu > Terminal > New Terminal

   

   You can use the terminal to:

   • View output from SFDX commands
   • Run optional CLI commands
   • Inspect logs or deployment messages

5. Check the Status Bar at the bottom of the IDE.

   The Status Bar shows:

   • Your authorized org
   • Active project
   • Lightning Preview activity
   • MCP server status

   You can open your org at any time from the status bar:

   

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   If something appears to be “stuck,” the Status Bar is usually where you'll see what the IDE is waiting on.

Step 4: Explore the Agentforce Vibes Sidebar

In this step we take a look at the key features that can be configured as part of Agentforce Vibes.

1. Open the Agentforce Vibes Sidebar.

   

2. You can select your model and turn Plan mode on or off.

   

3. Click the Settings icon to modify the agent settings and determine what an agent can do on your behalf.

   You can also auto-approve MCP tool usage.

4. Change Default session mode to Bypass (trust all).

   This lets the agent take actions on your behalf for this workshop. Use your discretion when choosing a mode for your own projects.

   

Step 5: Manage MCP Servers, Skills, and Rules

1. Select the Toolkit tab in the sidebar to see all of the MCP servers, skills, and rules available to Agentforce Vibes.

   

2. Select MCP Servers to review the preconfigured servers.

   You should see these servers:

   • Salesforce API Context: Provides org API context, including objects, fields, relationships, and metadata details that help Agentforce Vibes reason about your Salesforce data model.
   • Salesforce Metadata Experts: Provides metadata-aware guidance for Salesforce development tasks, including how to use platform metadata correctly.
   • Salesforce DX: Lets Agentforce Vibes interact with your Salesforce DX project, retrieve metadata, run Salesforce CLI commands, and deploy changes.

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   If you see an error next to any MCP server, toggle the server off and back on to reconnect it to your org.

   

3. Click Back, then click Skills.

   Skills are task-specific instructions that Agentforce Vibes can load when it needs Salesforce expertise. Here you can see the preconfigured sf-skills provided by Salesforce. You can review the public repository at forcedotcom/sf-skills.

4. Click Back, then click Rules.

   Rules are persistent instructions that direct how the agent behaves across conversations. Here you can see a global rule that guides Agentforce Vibes by default.

Summary

In this exercise, you launched Agentforce Vibes, updated the extensions to the latest version, and became familiar with the IDE. You explored key areas like the Explorer, Extensions, Org Browser, Terminal, and Status Bar. You also reviewed the Agentforce Vibes sidebar controls for model selection, Plan mode, agent settings, MCP tool approval, MCP servers, skills, and rules.