# agentforce-observe

Analyzes production Agentforce agent behavior via Data Cloud session traces and manages Agent Health Monitoring alerts.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 5700 installs · ★ 1112
- Author: forcedotcom
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/forcedotcom/sf-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/agentforce-observe/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/agentforce-observe

## What it does

This skill inspects production Agentforce behavior using STDM session records and Data Cloud traces. It executes a three-phase cycle: observing runtime data, reproducing problematic dialogues with `sf agent preview`, and editing the `.agent` definition file directly.

Running queries requires an authenticated Salesforce org via `sf org login web`. The skill relies on external CLI tools: `sf` version 2.136.8 or newer, `python3` (3.10.0+), `jq` (1.6.0+), and `git` (2.0.0+). Before executing trace queries, it identifies the active Data Cloud Data Space through the REST API.

Do not use this skill to author new agents from scratch during development; that workflow belongs to `agentforce-generate`.

## Requirements
- Works with: Salesforce

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill agentforce-observe -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/agentforce-observe/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/agentforce-observe/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill agentforce-observe -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/agentforce-observe/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill agentforce-observe -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/agentforce-observe/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install forcedotcom/sf-skills agentforce-observe
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/agentforce-observe/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill agentforce-observe -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/forcedotcom/sf-skills --path skills/agentforce-observe
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/agentforce-observe/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill agentforce-observe -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/forcedotcom/sf-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/agentforce-observe/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- diagnose production agent regressions using Data Cloud session traces
- reproduce problematic conversation turns with `sf agent preview`
- manage Agent Health Monitoring alerts on deflection and escalation rates
- inspect and patch `.agent` files based on production session logs

## Example prompts
- Analyze Order Service agent sessions from the last 7 days and report failures
- Reproduce the problematic turn for OrderService using sf agent preview
- List active AHM data alerts and check why notifications stopped firing

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: agentforce-observe
description: "Analyze production Agentforce agent behavior using session traces and Data Cloud, and manage Agent Health Monitoring (AHM) alerts. TRIGGER when: user queries STDM session data or Data Cloud trace records; investigates production agent failures, regressions, or performance issues; asks about session traces, conversation logs, or agent metrics; wants to reproduce a reported production issue in preview; runs findSessions or trace analysis queries; creates, lists, updates, or deletes an AHM data alert on an agent metric (escalation rate, deflection, etc.); asks why an alert is not firing or wants to check whether alerts have fired (notification counts, or the per-alert Incidents view). DO NOT TRIGGER when: user creates, modifies, or debugs .agent files during development (use agentforce-generate); writes or runs test specs (use agentforce-test); uses sf agent preview for local development iteration; deploys or publishes agents."
allowed-tools: Bash Read Write Edit Glob Grep
metadata:
  relatedSkills:
    - "agentforce-generate"
    - "agentforce-test"
  version: "0.9"
  domains: ["Agentforce", "Data 360"]
  cliTools:
    - tool: ["git"]
      semver: ">=2.0.0"
    - tool: ["jq"]
      semver: ">=1.6.0"
    - tool: ["python3"]
      semver: ">=3.10.0"
    - tool: ["sf"]
      semver: ">=2.136.8"
---


# Agentforce Observability

Improve Agentforce agents using session trace data and live preview testing.

**Three-phase workflow:**
- **Observe** -- Query STDM sessions from Data Cloud (if available), OR run test suites + preview with local traces as fallback
- **Reproduce** -- Use `sf agent preview` to simulate problematic conversations live
- **Improve** -- Edit the `.agent` file directly, validate, publish, verify

---

## Platform Notes

- Shell examples below use bash syntax. On Windows, use PowerShell equivalents or Git Bash.
- Replace `python3` with `python` on Windows.
- Replace `/tmp/` with `$env:TEMP\` (PowerShell) or `%TEMP%\` (cmd).
- Replace `jq` with `python -c "import json,sys; ..."` if jq is not installed.

---

## Routing

Gather these inputs before starting:

- **Org alias** (required) -- must be authenticated (else `sf org login web`)
- **Agent API name** (required for preview and deploy; ask if not provided)
- **Agent file path** (optional) -- path to the `.agent` file, typically `force-app/main/default/aiAuthoringBundles/<AgentName>/<AgentName>.agent`. Auto-detect if not provided.
- **Session IDs** (optional) -- analyze specific sessions; if absent, query last 7 days
- **Days to look back** (optional, default 7)
- **Alert owner user** (optional, alerts only) -- user whose alerts to list/manage; defaults to the current user

Determine intent from user input:

- **No specific action** -> run all three analysis phases: Observe -> surface issues -> ask if user wants to Reproduce and/or Improve
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