# platform-apex-anonymous-run

Runs anonymous Apex against connected Salesforce orgs using the sf CLI. It captures debug logs, extracts compilation or runtime errors, and isolates test runs using rollback savepoints.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 3100 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/plugins/builder/salesforce-development/skills/platform-apex-anonymous-run/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/platform-apex-anonymous-run

## What it does

The skill executes anonymous Apex against a target Salesforce org using `sf apex run --file`. If you point it to a `.apex` script, it runs the file directly. When code is pasted directly into chat, the agent saves it into `.sfdx/tmp/anon-<unix-ts>.apex` via the `Write` tool to bypass shell escaping issues with string quotes and dollar signs. Using this skill requires the Salesforce CLI (`sf`) version `2.0.0` or higher.

Execution is treated as state-changing because Apex runs under user permissions. For verification tests, the agent wraps logic in a `Savepoint` and issues a rollback to keep org data clean. When running against a production environment detected via `sf org display --json`, the agent surfaces an alert and waits for confirmation before triggering destructive operations.

This workflow relies exclusively on the `Bash` tool with the `--json` flag, leaving MCP tools aside. Note that debug logs require an active `TraceFlag` or a live stream like `sf apex tail log`; without them, the command returns compilation and runtime status without the detailed log body.

## Requirements
- Works with: Salesforce

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill platform-apex-anonymous-run -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill platform-apex-anonymous-run -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill platform-apex-anonymous-run -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install forcedotcom/sf-skills platform-apex-anonymous-run
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/platform-apex-anonymous-run/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill platform-apex-anonymous-run -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/forcedotcom/sf-skills --path plugins/builder/salesforce-development/skills/platform-apex-anonymous-run
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill platform-apex-anonymous-run -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/plugins/builder/salesforce-development/skills/platform-apex-anonymous-run/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- run anonymous Apex snippets using rollback savepoints
- execute `.apex` script files against a connected sandbox
- inspect compilation errors and runtime stack traces from CLI JSON
- verify Apex logic safely before running updates in production

## Example prompts
- Run this anonymous apex snippet against my active org
- Execute scripts/cleanup.apex and show me the debug log
- What does this Apex code return? Test it with a rollback

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

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name: platform-apex-anonymous-run
description: "Runs anonymous Apex against the connected org (.apex file or pasted snippet), capturing the debug log, surfacing errors. Triggers on \"run this anonymous apex\", \"execute this script against my org\", \"what does this code return\", or \"execute scripts/foo.apex\". Wraps scripts in savepoint+rollback; warns before running in production. DO NOT TRIGGER for authoring .cls/.trigger files (platform-apex-generate), Apex unit tests (platform-apex-test-run), or debug-log analysis (platform-apex-logs-debug)."
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  cliTools:
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      semver: ">=2.0.0"
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# platform-apex-anonymous-run

Run anonymous Apex against the connected Salesforce org via `sf apex run --file`, capture the debug log, and narrate compile-time and runtime outcomes back to the developer.

This is the agent-side equivalent of VS Code's *Execute Anonymous Apex* (document and selection) commands.

This skill is **runtime, not generation** — for authoring `.cls` / `.trigger` files use `platform-apex-generate`; for running Apex unit tests use `platform-apex-test-run`; for deep debug-log analysis (governor breakdowns, SOQL-in-loop detection) hand off to `platform-apex-logs-debug`.

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## Tool Restrictions

**Use ONLY the Bash tool** to execute `sf apex run`, and the `Write` tool to stage snippet temp files. Do NOT use MCP tools for execution.

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## Anonymous Apex is NOT read-only

Anonymous Apex executes with the running user's permissions and **can perform DML, callouts, and platform events**. Treat every invocation as a write unless the developer has stated otherwise.

- **Verification-style scripts (preferred for "test this"):** wrap the body in a savepoint + rollback so org state is untouched:

  ```apex
  Savepoint sp = Database.setSavepoint();
  try {
      // ... code under test ...
  } finally {
      Database.rollback(sp);
  }
  ```
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