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A few snapshots from TDX 2026 with the team. It was a great few days of learning, conversations, and seeing firsthand where Salesforce is heading next. Beyond the announcements, events like these are always a reminder that the best insights often come from the people you meet, the discussions you have, and the ideas you bring back to your teams.

Salesforce development has traditionally centered around platform-native tools like Lightning Web Components, Aura, Visualforce, Apex, and Experience Cloud. These tools are still important, but Salesforce is now opening the door for developers who prefer modern frontend frameworks like React. With Salesforce Multi-Framework , developers can build React applications that run natively on the Salesforce platform, instead of embedding React apps through iframes, Canvas apps, or external hosting workarounds. Salesforce currently positions Multi-Framework as a beta capability for building React apps on the Agentforce 360 Platform. React is supported today, and Salesforce has indicated that additional frontend frameworks are expected later. What Is Salesforce Multi-Framework? Salesforce Multi-Framework is a new way to build user interfaces on Salesforce using popular frontend frameworks like React. Earlier, if a team wanted to show a React app inside Salesforce, the common options were: Em...

  Please visit here for more details - https://ayaninsights.com/guestblogs/ai-coding-agents-rules-vs-skills/ In my blog, I explain the difference between Rules and Skills when working with AI coding agents and why both are important for building reliable and scalable development workflows. Rules act as global guardrails that define how an AI agent should behave across every task. They are useful for enforcing coding standards, security requirements, naming conventions, and architecture patterns. For example, a Salesforce rule may require Apex classes to use with sharing , prevent SOQL queries inside loops, and encourage selector or Unit of Work patterns. Skills, on the other hand, are task-specific capabilities loaded only when needed. A skill can guide the agent through repeatable workflows such as creating Apex test classes, building Lightning Web Components, or generating Salesforce Flows. Because Skills are modular and loaded on demand, they help reduce unnecessary context and ...

  After attending TDX 2026 , one thing stood out clearly: this was not just another product update cycle, but a meaningful shift in how Salesforce is evolving. The announcement that caught my attention most was Headless 360. It represents a major change in how we think about interacting with the Salesforce platform. Instead of being tied to the traditional browser-based experience, agents and developer tools can now work directly with the Salesforce ecosystem through APIs and modern interfaces. This creates new possibilities for deeper integrations, smarter automation, and more flexible composable architectures that extend well beyond the UI. Here are a few highlights that stood out to me: Salesforce Headless 360​ Agent Script going open source​ Agentforce Vibes 2.0​ Agent Exchange​ Salesforce Multi-Framework​ Agentforce Experience Layer (AXL)​ Agentforce Labs​ Agentforce Vibes 2.0 – AI is moving closer to being context-aware from day one. Instead of a heavy setup, it starts unders...

APIs are the foundation of modern application integration. They allow web applications, mobile apps, cloud platforms, and enterprise systems to exchange data without exposing their internal implementation. For many years, REST has been the default approach for designing web APIs. It is simple, familiar, and supported by almost every modern technology platform. GraphQL introduced a different model, giving clients more control over the data they request. The decision between GraphQL and REST should not be based on which technology is newer. It should be based on the structure of the data, client requirements, performance expectations, operational complexity, and long-term maintainability. This article explains the context behind both approaches, compares their architectural characteristics, and identifies the situations where each one is most effective. What Is a REST API? REST, or Representational State Transfer, is an architectural style for building network-based applications. ...

  Please visit here for more details - https://ayaninsights.com/guestblogs/setting-up-claude-in-vs-code/ In this blog, I explain how Salesforce developers can set up and use Claude directly inside Visual Studio Code to improve their daily development workflow. The blog walks through the prerequisites, including Visual Studio Code, Salesforce CLI, the Salesforce Extension Pack, the Claude Code extension, and access to Claude. It also covers the authorization process required to connect Claude with VS Code and start using the Claude panel within the development environment. I share several practical Salesforce examples, such as generating bulkified Apex triggers with handler classes, converting business requirements into Apex logic, creating Lightning Web Components, building REST API integrations using Named Credentials, and explaining complex Salesforce code in simple terms. Claude can help developers create initial code structures, write SOQL queries, generate test methods, review...

  Please visit here for more details - https://ayaninsights.com/guestblogs/agentforce-ai-data-libraries/ In this blog, I explain why Data Libraries are the foundation of reliable and trusted Agentforce AI experiences. Agentforce does not automatically know everything about an organization. It retrieves answers from approved information stored in a Data Library. This can include Salesforce Knowledge articles, CRM records, uploaded documents, and other indexed data sources. When this information is clear, current, accessible, and well organized, Agentforce can provide accurate and confident responses. The blog highlights three essential requirements: the Data Library must be active, the correct content must be added and indexed, and the Agentforce user must have the necessary permissions. Missing permissions, unpublished articles, hidden records, or outdated indexes can prevent the agent from finding the right answers. I also discuss common issues, such as “no answer found” responses...