Ultimate Agentforce Vibes Guide
Written ByAmit Chaudhary
I’ll be honest: when I first heard “vibe coding” at Dreamforce 2025, I rolled my eyes. Another buzzword. Another promise that AI would write all our code while we sip coffee. Then I actually used Agentforce Vibes on a real project. Not because it’s perfect — it absolutely isn’t — but because it solved problems I’d been wrestling with for years.
Salesforce Agentforce Vibes isn’t just another AI coding assistant. Agentforce Vibes represents Salesforce’s bold vision for “enterprise vibe coding” — combining the creative freedom of AI-assisted development with the security, governance, and trust that enterprises demand.
What is Agentforce Vibe
Agentforce Vibes (formerly known as Agentforce for Developers or Einstein for Developers) is Salesforce’s AI- powered IDE extension designed to transform how developers build, test, and deploy Salesforce applications. It’s available in VS Code, Code Builder, and is extensible to other agentic tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or Windsurf through the Salesforce DX MCP Server.
At its core, Agentforce Vibes introduces Vibe Codey — an AI agent that doesn’t just suggest code, but acts as a true coding partner. Vibe Codey understands your Salesforce project context, metadata, and schema, then executes development tasks on your behalf.
What Problem Does Agentforce Vibes Actually Solve?
Here’s the thing nobody talks about: most Salesforce development time isn’t spent on clever architecture or elegant solutions. It’s spent on boilerplate. Trigger handlers. Test classes that hit coverage numbers. SOQL queries we’ve written a hundred times.
I tracked my time last year. Roughly 40% went to code I could write in my sleep — the repetitive stuff that needs to be done but doesn’t require much thinking.
The platform — which Salesforce quietly evolved from Einstein for Developers — does something genuinely clever. It doesn’t just generate generic code from prompts. It actually looks at your org. Your metadata. Your existing patterns. Then it writes code that fits.
That distinction matters more than you’d think.
Key Differentiators from Traditional AI Coding Tools
What sets Agentforce Vibes apart from general-purpose AI coding assistants is its deep Salesforce context awareness:
- Metadata Understanding: Vibe Codey introspects your Salesforce org’s metadata, existing code, data model, and schema before generating code.
- Enterprise Governance: Built-in guardrails enforce security, compliance, and best practices through the Salesforce Trust Layer.
- Platform Integration: Seamless integration with Salesforce Sandboxes, DevOps Center, and Code Analyzer.
- Multi-Model Support: Supports xGen, GPT-5, and internally hosted Salesforce models via Model Context Protocol (MCP).
The secret sauce is something called MCP — Model Context Protocol. Salesforce built a local server that gives the AI access to 60+ tools specifically for Salesforce development. So when you ask it to “create a trigger that prevents duplicate accounts,” it’s not hallucinating field names. It’s reading your actual Account object first.
You can use it in VS Code, Code Builder, or even connect it to other AI tools like Cursor or Claude Code through the DX MCP Server.
Getting Started with Agentforce Vibes
Installation Options
- VS Code Extension: Install the Salesforce Extension Pack (Expanded) from the Visual Studio Marketplace
- Code Builder: The extension comes pre-installed in Salesforce’s cloud IDE.
- Agentforce Vibes CLI: Command-line interface for terminal-based workflows.
1. Agentforce Vibes IDE– Browser
- Sign Up for a Developer Edition Org. Go to the Trailhead signup page for Agentforce Vibes Developer Edition.
- Launch Agentforce Vibes IDE.Agentforce Vibes IDE.
- Navigate to Setup → Agentforce Vibes in your org.
- Accept the Terms & Conditions
- Set Plan/Act toggle to Act for hands-on coding.
Check the video below for step by step process
2. Agentforce Vibes VsCode Extenstions
- Set up your VS Code for Salesforce. Learn more.
- Install the Agenforce Vibes Extension pack in your VS Code.
Where It Falls Short (Be Honest About This)
I’ve seen too many blog posts that read like marketing brochures. Here’s where Agentforce Vibes frustrated me:
1. The 50-Request Limit Burns Fast
You get 50 premium model requests per day (using GPT-5). For complex tasks, a single conversation can eat 4-5 requests. Once you hit the limit, it falls back to a less capable model. For serious development work, you’ll notice the difference.
Salesforce says paid tiers are coming. Until then, be strategic about when you use it.
2. It Still Hallucinates
Less than generic AI tools, but it happens. I’ve seen it reference fields that don’t exist, suggest API versions that are wrong, write Apex that compiles but does the wrong thing. You cannot skip code review.
3. Complex Business Logic Needs Human Brains
For anything requiring deep domain knowledge — pricing calculations, compliance rules, industry-specific workflows — the AI gets you maybe 60% there. The remaining 40% requires understanding the business can’t provide.
3. Sometimes It’s Just Slower
Quick one-liners? Faster to type than to explain. I’ve watched colleagues spend three minutes describing something they could’ve written in 30 seconds.
The Productivity Numbers (And Why They’re Believable)
Salesforce has been eating their own cooking here. They built an internal tool called CodeGenie using the same models, and their developers have been using it for over a year.
The numbers they’re sharing:
- 2 million+ lines of code accepted by internal developers
- 500,000+ questions answered through the AI chat
- ~125 minutes saved per week on average per developer
That last number is the one I find most credible. It’s not claiming you’ll 10x your output. It’s saying you’ll save about two hours a week on the tedious stuff. After using it myself, that feels about right — maybe conservative, actually.
Bottom Line
Agentforce Vibes is the most useful AI development tool I’ve used in the Salesforce ecosystem. Not because it’s magical — but because Salesforce built it with genuine understanding of what Salesforce developers actually do all day.
Is it perfect? No. Will it replace good developers? Absolutely not. Does it make the tedious parts of our job faster? Yes, meaningfully so.
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