# experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate

Guides file uploads in Salesforce React UI bundle apps. Helps track transfer progress and attach uploads directly to ContentVersion records.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 5200 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/experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate

## What it does

This skill activates whenever a workspace contains a `uiBundles/*/src/` folder and tasks call for file uploads. It steers the assistant toward `@salesforce/ui-bundle-template-feature-react-file-upload` instead of building custom XHR or `FormData` calls. You need `npm` version 7.0.0 or higher in your environment.

The package exposes programmatic APIs only. You will not find exported `<FileUpload />` tags or `useFileUpload` hooks here. Build the input, dropzone, and progress indicators yourself. The workflow implements three routes: uploading directly with a `recordId` to generate `ContentVersion`, uploading unlinked files for a `contentBodyId`, or deferring record attachment until a parent form creates its record.

Uploads support cancellation through `AbortController` and report five lifecycle states via `onProgress`. Inspect your error handling early. When network failures strike, the callback drops progress back to zero and exposes the error text.

## Requirements
- Works with: Salesforce

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install forcedotcom/sf-skills experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/forcedotcom/sf-skills --path skills/experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate -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/experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- add file upload capabilities to Salesforce UI bundle apps
- attach uploaded files to ContentVersion records using `recordId`
- report real-time upload progress with the `onProgress` callback
- defer file linking until a multi-step form creates the record

## Example prompts
- Add multi-file upload with a progress bar to our UI bundle form component
- Implement file attachment to the current `recordId` using `upload()`
- Set up deferred ContentVersion creation after submitting the new record form

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

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---
name: experience-ui-bundle-file-upload-generate
description: "MUST activate when the project contains a uiBundles/*/src/ directory and the task involves uploading, attaching, or dropping files. Use this skill when adding file upload functionality to a UI bundle app. Provides progress tracking and Salesforce ContentVersion integration. This feature provides programmatic APIs ONLY — build custom UI using the upload() API. ALWAYS use this instead of building file upload from scratch with FormData or XHR."
metadata:
  version: "1.0"
  domains: ["Experience"]
  relatedSkills:
    - "experience-ui-bundle-salesforce-data-access"
  cliTools:
    - tool: ["npm"]
      semver: ">=7.0.0"
---

# File Upload API (workflow)

When the user wants file upload functionality in a React UI bundle, follow this workflow. This feature provides **APIs only** — you must build the UI components yourself using the provided APIs.

## CRITICAL: This is an API-only package

The package exports **programmatic APIs**, not React components or hooks. You will:

- Use the `upload()` function to handle file uploads with progress tracking
- Build your own custom UI (file input, dropzone, progress bars, etc.)
- Track upload progress through the `onProgress` callback

**Do NOT:**

- Expect pre-built components like `<FileUpload />` — they are not exported
- Try to import React hooks like `useFileUpload` — they are not exported
- Look for dropzone components — they are not exported

The source code contains reference components for demonstration, but they are **not available** as imports. Use them as examples to build your own UI.

## 1. Install the package

```bash
npm install @salesforce/ui-bundle-template-feature-react-file-upload
```

Dependencies are automatically installed:

- `@salesforce/ui-bundle` (API client)
- `@salesforce/platform-sdk` (data SDK; the old `@salesforce/sdk-data` name is dead — see the `experience-ui-bundle-salesforce-data-access` skill)

## 2. Understand the three upload patterns

### Pattern A: Basic upload (no record linking)

Upload files to Salesforce and get back `contentBodyId` for each file. No ContentVersion record is created.

**When to use:**

- User wants to upload files first, then create/link them to a record later
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