# platform-list-view-generate

Generates and validates Salesforce List View metadata: filters, columns, visibility. Useful when you need a filtered record list for a specific task.

- 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/platform-list-view-generate/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/platform-list-view-generate

## What it does

The skill writes the `listView-meta.xml` file for a Salesforce object. You name the object, the audience and the fields; it fills in `fullName`, `label`, `filterScope`, the `filters` set and an ordered `columns` list. With more than one filter it adds `booleanFilterLogic` such as `1 AND (2 OR 3)`.

It works in steps. Requirements first, including a check that operators match field types. Then it looks at existing views under `force-app/main/default/objects/<Object>/listViews/` for proven patterns, writes a spec, and authors the file. Local XML validation comes next, followed by deploy and a check in the org that records and columns render as intended.

The file belongs in `force-app/main/default/objects/<ObjectName>/listViews/<fullName>.listView-meta.xml`. Put it elsewhere and the deploy fails to resolve the component. File name and `fullName` must match, and custom fields in columns need API names (`Status__c`), not labels.

## Requirements
- Works with: Salesforce

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

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

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

### Codex

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

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

### Cursor

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

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install forcedotcom/sf-skills platform-list-view-generate
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/platform-list-view-generate/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/forcedotcom/sf-skills --path skills/platform-list-view-generate
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

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

## When to use it
- build a List View with filters and columns for an object
- set list visibility for roles and groups
- fix a deploy error caused by a wrong path or file name
- check that filter operators match field types
- write a spec for a list before touching the XML

## Example prompts
- create a List View for Object__c showing only my Open records
- generate a record list with NAME, Status__c and LAST_UPDATE columns
- validate my listView-meta.xml before I deploy

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

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---
name: platform-list-view-generate
description: "Use this skill when users need to create, generate, or validate Salesforce List View metadata. Trigger when users mention list views, filtered record lists, creating views, setting up record columns, filtering records by criteria, or ask about list view visibility. Also use when users say things like \"I need a view that shows...\", \"filter records by...\", \"create a list view for...\", or when they're working with ListView XML files and need validation or troubleshooting."
metadata:
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  domains: ["Platform"]
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## When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:
- Create list views for objects
- Generate filtered, column-based record listings
- Configure list view visibility and sharing
- Troubleshoot deployment errors related to List Views

## Specification

# Salesforce List View Metadata Knowledge

## Overview
Salesforce List Views define filtered, column-based record listings on an object's tab.

## Purpose
- Provide curated, role- or task-specific subsets of records
- Standardize commonly used filters and visible fields across teams

## Configuration

Unless specifically requested to be generated inline, List Views are stored at:
- force-app/main/default/objects/<ObjectName>/listViews/<fullName>.listView-meta.xml
Only if the user requests are they to be included in the object's metadata file:
- fore-app/main/default/objects/<ObjectName>/<ObjectName>.object-meta.xml

Key elements:
- label: Human-friendly name shown in UI (must be under 40 characters in length)
- fullName (fullName): API identifier used in metadata and file name
- filterScope: Everything | Mine | Queue
- filters: field/operation/value triples
- booleanFilterLogic: Combine multiple filters logically with AND/OR (e.g., "1 AND (2 OR 3)")
- columns: Ordered list of field API names to display

References:
- listViews appear on the entity's tab
- listViews can be referenced by flexipages using the "filterListCard" component

### Critical Decision: Visibility Strategy
Choose how broadly the view should appear in the org.

**Choose "Visible to all users" when:**
- The view is useful across profiles/roles
- It's a governed, shared artifact to be managed via source control
- Data contained is appropriate for broad visibility

**Choose "Owner-only/Restricted" when:**
- It is experimental or niche during iteration
- It is specifically requested to be limited to Users, Groups or Roles
- There are governance/security reviews pending
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