# platform-environment-validate

The skill scans your local Salesforce environment, reports each tool's status and offers to install or update what is missing.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 2700 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-environment-validate/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/platform-environment-validate

## What it does

This skill runs on demand. It does not fire on session start, so you call it when you want to check or repair your local setup. It runs `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/sf-context check-tools` and gets back JSON with a `tools` array. The plugin then paints the framed "Ready to build on Salesforce?" banner itself, one row per tool plus a footer verdict and a `Next:` hint. Do not redraw it. Add a short read of what the result means and move on.

The scan covers Salesforce CLI, the Code Analyzer plugin, Node.js (>= 18), NPM (>= 3.10), Git, three separate MCP rows and Source Tracking. Each row carries a state: 🔴 means missing or below the minimum, 🟡 means outdated or misconfigured, 🟢 is fine, ℹ️ is a note the script cannot verify. The JSON stays the source of truth. If a check fails, do not re-run it another way and present the tool as green — the same `check-tools` check has to pass.

The `Salesforce MCP (process)` row is informational by design. The script cannot see the MCP subprocess Claude owns, so a green config and endpoint do not add up to a working MCP. Confirm process health with `/mcp` or `/doctor`. When the banner does not paint, `${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/sf-context readiness-banner` prints the same result, with row order and the next step decided in the script.

## Requirements
- Works with: Salesforce

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install forcedotcom/sf-skills platform-environment-validate
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/platform-environment-validate/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

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

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill platform-environment-validate -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-environment-validate/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- check that every Salesforce development tool is installed and current
- find out why `sf` does not resolve on Windows
- confirm Source Tracking is enabled for the connected org
- tell an MCP config problem apart from an unreachable endpoint
- get a diagnostic with resolved executable paths after a critical failure

## Example prompts
- check my setup
- validate tools — something is missing
- verify prerequisites for Salesforce development

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

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````text
---
name: platform-environment-validate
description: "Validate and configure the local Salesforce development environment. Runs a prerequisite scan across required tools with per-tool status and offers to install or update missing items. Use when the user asks to 'check my setup', 'validate tools', 'verify prerequisites', 'am I set up correctly', or reports a tool is missing or not working. DO NOT TRIGGER for org auth (/salesforce-development:login), deployment problems (platform-metadata-deploy), or status checks (/salesforce-development:status)."
allowed-tools:
  - Bash
  - Read
---

# Validating: Salesforce Development Environment

Validate all required prerequisites and surface a clear, actionable status report. This skill is on-demand — it does not run automatically on session start. Run it explicitly to check or repair your local setup.

## Phase 1: Prerequisite Scan

Run the tool check:

```bash
${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/scripts/sf-context check-tools
```

The output is a JSON object with a `tools` array (plus a `diagnostic` block on any critical failure).

**The banner is painted for you — do not reproduce it.** When `check-tools` runs, the plugin paints the framed **"Ready to build on Salesforce?"** banner deterministically on the visible channel — one status row per tool, the footer verdict, and the wayfinding footer — exactly like the SessionStart banner. It is a **Tier-1 surface**: read the JSON for your own understanding, but do **NOT** reproduce, redraw, or re-render the banner. Add only a short read of what the result means for the user, then go to **Phase 2**.

The painted banner looks like this (illustrative — the version/message text in each row comes straight from the JSON: `version` for 🟢, `message` + fix hint for 🟡/🔴, the note for ℹ️; the values below show the style, not fixed strings):

```
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
````
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