# dx-org-manage

Executes Salesforce scratch org operations directly using the sf CLI without shell scripts. Useful for creating, listing, and deleting orgs inside agent sessions.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 6100 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/dx-org-manage/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/dx-org-manage

## What it does

This skill runs `sf` CLI commands through Bash using the `--json` flag rather than relying on MCP tools. It handles scratch org creation from definition files, snapshots, or org shapes, and covers listing, displaying, resuming, or deleting existing orgs. If no scratch definition file exists when specific features are requested, the skill authors one.

Dev Hub resolution is mandatory before execution. The skill inspects `sf config get target-dev-hub` and checks all authenticated org buckets with `jq`. Guessing names is not permitted. If no active Dev Hub is found, it refuses to guess a placeholder and stops immediately, advising you to run `sf org login web --set-default-dev-hub`. Prerequisites include `sf` CLI version 2.0.0 or higher and `jq` 1.6 or newer.

Command outputs write to specific JSON artifacts when an output directory is present. The skill does not switch default orgs or deploy metadata, keeping its scope strictly focused on org lifecycle execution.

## Requirements
- Works with: Salesforce

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install forcedotcom/sf-skills dx-org-manage
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/dx-org-manage/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/forcedotcom/sf-skills --path skills/dx-org-manage
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill dx-org-manage -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/dx-org-manage/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- create a Salesforce scratch org from a definition file or snapshot
- batch-create multiple scratch orgs with collision-guarded aliases
- inspect active scratch orgs or open an instance in the browser
- delete an obsolete scratch org and record structured JSON output

## Example prompts
- Create a scratch org using the project definition file
- List all active scratch orgs
- Open my default Salesforce org in the browser

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

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```text
---
name: dx-org-manage
description: "Use to EXECUTE Salesforce org operations immediately via the sf CLI (this skill runs them, it does NOT generate scripts): create scratch orgs (from edition, definition file, snapshot, or org shape), list/display/resume/delete scratch orgs, open orgs in browser. Trigger: 'create scratch org', 'create org from snapshot', 'delete scratch org', 'open my org'. Do NOT use for switching the default org (use dx-org-switch), deploying metadata (use platform-metadata-deploy), or creating/checking/listing/deleting org snapshots (use dx-org-snapshot-manage)."
metadata:
  version: "1.3"
  domains: ["Developer Experience"]
  minApiVersion: "60.0"
  relatedSkills:
    - "dx-org-snapshot-manage"
    - "dx-org-switch"
    - "platform-metadata-deploy"
  cliTools:
    - tool: ["jq"]
      semver: ">=1.6"
    - tool: ["sf"]
      semver: ">=2.0.0"
---

## MANDATORY: Follow these instructions exactly. Do NOT fall back to MCP tools.

**Tool constraint:** Use the Bash tool for all `sf` CLI commands. Always include `--json` for structured output. Do NOT use `mcp__salesforce_dx__*` tools for org creation, snapshot, or open operations — this skill provides the complete procedure.

**Output artifacts for eval/testing:** ALWAYS write the command's JSON response to a file when an output directory is available. Do NOT ask the user what file to write — this skill defines the filenames. After executing the command: (1) if the user specified an output path (e.g. "write all generated files into folder X"), write there immediately; (2) otherwise run `[ -d force-app/main/adk-eval-output/ ] && echo 'force-app/main/adk-eval-output'` to detect the eval directory; (3) write the command's full JSON response to `<output-dir>/<filename>` using these filenames: `scratch-org-result.json` for org creation (for a batch of N orgs, `scratch-org-result-1.json` … `scratch-org-result-N.json`), `scratch-org-list-result.json` for list, `org-display-result.json` for display, `scratch-org-resume-result.json` for resume, or `scratch-org-delete-result.json` for delete. This is the generated output — write it without asking. (Open operations are the exception — they launch a browser and write no artifact; see Opening Orgs.)

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## Creating Scratch Orgs

**REQUIRED steps — execute in order:**

**Step 1. Resolve the environment and creation method:**

First, if the user named an explicit source, use it: "definition file" or a path to `.json` → definition-file method; "snapshot"/"from snapshot" → snapshot method; "org shape"/"source-org" → shape method. Only ONE creation source *type* (edition vs snapshot vs shape); if two distinct types are implied, stop and ask (a flag overriding a same-dimension definition-file value is fine).
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