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Agentforce Specialist

The Salesforce Certified Agentforce Specialist credential validates your ability to design and implement AI agents and prompt templates on the Salesforce platform. It covers next-generation authoring with Agent Script, Prompt Builder, Data 360 grounding, testing and deployment, and governance. If you configure Employee or Service agents and want to prove you know the platform, this cert is for you.

4-Step Path to Passing

  1. 1
    Earn
    Agentblazer Status
    Salesforce recommends Agentblazer Status as your primary prep path. Work through the hands-on challenges to build real Agentforce and Prompt Builder experience before you sit for the exam.
  2. 2
    Look at the
    Study Checklist
    Every concept you need to know for your exam, available for free to check off as you learn.
  3. 3
    Attempt
    Practice Exams
    I recommend my own practice exams, but I have linked other options in the Study Resources section below. These are the best indicators for how you should expect to do on the real exam.
  4. 4
    Schedule Your Exam
    Exams run every day. There is no need to schedule your exam in advance. Schedule when you are ready.

Core Resources

  • Cert++ Practice Exam (1 free exam per cert, then paid)

    Free practice questions for the Agentforce Specialist exam, with detailed explanations. $10/mo for access to all questions, features, and certifications.

    certplusplus.com

  • Daily Certle Game (3 free questions per day)

    Practice your Salesforce certification knowledge daily with a challenge inspired by Wordle. Topics might not perfectly align with your preferred exam, but there's a lot of overlap between the certs.

    certplusplus.com

  • Focus on Force (Paid)

    $24 per cert for a year-long license. The website is very slow, but the content is generally solid for beginner certifications.

    focusonforce.com

  • Cert Prep: Agentforce Specialist

    Salesforce's official cert prep module aligned to the Agentforce Specialist exam blueprint.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Design and Implement AI Agents with Agentforce

    Comprehensive trail covering Agentforce concepts, configuration, and deployment.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agentblazer Status

    Earn Agentblazer Status to help prepare for your exam. Progress through levels on your way to certification.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agentforce Specialist Exam Guide

    The official exam blueprint from Salesforce with the full list of objectives.

    help.salesforce.com

  • Cert++ Discord

    The Cert++ community discord for Salesforce professionals. Exam prep, resource sharing, study groups, and more. Free and open to all.

    discord.gg

  • SFXD Discord

    Large Salesforce community discord server with channels for admin topics, career advice, and technical help.

    discord.gg

  • r/salesforce

    Salesforce subreddit for discussions, career questions, certification tips, and community support.

    reddit.com

  • Trailblazer Community

    Connect with other Salesforce learners for peer support, mentoring, and study groups.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Salesforce Certification Score Calculator

    Check your exam score based on section results. Estimates your total score from category percentages (community-maintained third-party tool).

    scuvanov.github.io

Exam Overview

Questions

65

60 scored + 5 unscored

Duration

105 min

1 hour 45 minutes

To Pass

72%

Minimum Score

Question Format

The exam tests practical configuration of Agentforce agents and prompt templates, including Agent Script, hybrid reasoning, Data 360 grounding, the Trust Layer, Testing Center, deployment, analytics, and multi-agent orchestration.

Scored

92%

60questions

Unscored

8%

5questions

Exam Details

Pricing

$200 registration · $100 retake

Delivery

Online proctored or at a testing center

Experience

1 year recommended

Prerequisites

No prerequisites required

Exam Topics

Each topic section shows the topic weight, learning objectives, and links to study resources.

Prompt Engineering20%

Prompt Builder, template types (Field Generation, Flex), access controls, grounding techniques, activation and execution, prompt best practices, Trust Layer security, and model access management.

  • Given business requirements, identify when it's appropriate to use Prompt Builder.
  • Identify access controls governing prompt templates.
  • Identify the considerations for using a prompt template type such as field generation and flex types.
  • Given a scenario, identify the appropriate grounding technique.
  • Explain the process for creating, activating, and executing prompt templates.
  • Explain how to implement best practices for writing effective prompts.
  • Identify the security and privacy features of the Trust Layer.
  • Explain how to manage and prevent specific models from being accessed.

Resources

  • Quick Start: Sales Email Prompt Template

    Hands-on project: create a Sales Email prompt template.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Quick Start: Flex Prompt Template

    Hands-on project: build a Flex prompt template.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Superbadge: Prompt Builder Templates

    Hands-on superbadge on creating and managing prompt templates.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Prompt Builder Basics

    Creating, grounding, activating, and testing prompt templates in Prompt Builder.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Prompt Fundamentals

    Planning prompt templates, template structure, and getting started with Prompt Builder.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Prompt Engineering Techniques

    Effective prompt writing, few-shot patterns, and improving prompt outputs.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • The Einstein Trust Layer

    Trust layer architecture, data masking, secure LLM access, and privacy controls.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • LLM Data Masking

    Configuring PII masking and data protection for LLM prompts.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Grounding an Agent with Data

    Grounding options, merge fields, flows, Apex, and Data 360 retrievers.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

Data 360 Fundamentals20%

Agentforce Data Library concepts, chunking and indexing unstructured data, and retrievers for grounding agents and prompt templates.

  • Explain the considerations of Agentforce Data Library and its concepts.
  • Explain foundational concepts of Data 360 such as chunking, indexing, and retrievers.

Resources

  • Unstructured Data in Data 360

    Hands-on project: create search indexes and work with unstructured data.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agentforce Data Library Basics

    Data Library types, file-based libraries, chunking, and indexing.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Data 360-Powered Agentforce

    Connecting Data 360 to agents, unstructured data, and trusted grounding.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Retrieval Augmented Generation

    RAG concepts, augmenting prompts with knowledge, and retriever options.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Process Content for Use with AI

    Processing unstructured content for AI and agent consumption.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Search Index Types in Data 360

    Search index configuration and types for Data 360.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Hybrid Search for RAG

    Keyword, vector, and hybrid search for retrieval-augmented generation.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

AI Agents35%

Agent Script and hybrid reasoning, topics and actions, filters and variables, channel deployment (digital experience, email, voice, Slack), security context, Employee vs Service agents, and Agent API.

  • Explain how an agent works and its basic building blocks of agent script.
  • Explain the components and benefits of hybrid reasoning, including how Agent Script functions in Canvas and Script View.
  • Given a use case, manage deterministic behavior for the agent using mechanisms like filters, variables, and template expressions.
  • Given a scenario, select and configure standard topics, custom topics, standard Agent actions, and custom Agent actions.
  • Explain the process for connecting agents to various channels such as digital experience, email, voice, and Slack.
  • Explain the security context in which the agent is actually running, and how it impacts agent action execution.
  • Given a scenario, identify when to use an Employee or Service agent.
  • Given a scenario, identify when it's appropriate to use Agent API.

Resources

  • Quick Start: Build Your First Agent

    Hands-on project: configure an Agentforce Service Agent from scratch.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Quick Start: Create Employee Agents

    Hands-on project: build Employee Agents in Agentforce.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Superbadge: Agentforce Service

    Hands-on superbadge on Service Agent configuration and deployment.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Introduction to Agentforce

    Agentforce overview, agent types, use cases, and platform capabilities.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • New Agentforce Builder Quick Look

    Next-generation Agent Builder, Agent Script, Canvas view, and Script view.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Introduction to Agent Builder

    Agent Builder UI, agent configuration, and getting started with Agentforce.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Reasoning in Artificial Intelligence

    Hybrid reasoning, how agents plan and execute actions, and topic selection.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agentforce Builder Basics

    Building and customizing agents, topics, and actions in Agent Builder.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agent Customization: Quick Look

    Customizing topics, actions, and agent behavior for your business needs.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agent Customization with Flows

    Agent-ready flows, variables, filters, and connecting flows as agent actions.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agent Customization with Apex

    Custom agent actions with Apex, InvocableMethod, and extending agent capabilities.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Trusted Agentic AI

    Guardrails, trust patterns, escalation, and responsible AI for Agentforce.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agentforce for Employees

    Employee Agent use cases, setup, and configuration.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agentforce Service Agent

    Service Agent use cases, Knowledge grounding, and service-specific topics.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agentforce for Slack

    Configuring and deploying Agentforce agents to Slack.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agent API: Quick Look

    Agent API use cases, building custom agents, and integration options.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

Testing, Deployment, & Maintenance10%

Agentforce Testing Center and evaluations, deploying agents from sandbox to production, and deploying prompt templates across environments.

  • Given a scenario, test an agent using Testing Center.
  • Explain how Testing Center evaluations work.
  • Identify the considerations for deploying an agent from sandbox to production.
  • Identify the considerations for deploying a template from sandbox to production.

Resources

  • Quick Start: Build a Quoting Agent

    Hands-on project: build your first Agentforce quoting agent.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Create an Agent Using Agentforce DX

    Hands-on project: build an agent with pro-code tools and Agentforce DX.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agentforce Testing Center

    Testing criteria, AI-generated tests, evaluations, and viewing test results.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agentforce Testing Tools and Strategies

    Five-step testing strategy, Conversation Preview, and validation.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agentforce Deployment

    Deploying agents to production and deployment considerations.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Secure Development Lifecycle

    Security best practices for development and deployment.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

Governance & Observability10%

Agent lifecycle management, conversation monitoring, Agentforce Analytics dashboards, and agent optimization.

  • Explain the process for managing and monitoring agents.
  • Explain agent analytics and agent optimization.

Resources

  • Agentforce Analytics and Monitoring

    Agent analytics dashboards, utterance analysis, and optimization.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agentforce Agent Planning

    Guardrails, prototyping, architecting solutions, and planning agent deployments.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agentforce Deployment

    Activating and deactivating agents, channel connections, and lifecycle management.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agent Customization: Quick Look

    Managing agent topics, actions, and configuration changes over time.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

Multi-Agent Orchestration5%

Single-Agent (SOMA) architecture for scalability and control, and open standard multi-agent protocols including MCP and A2A.

  • Given a scenario, determine whether a Single-Agent (SOMA) architecture is appropriate for scalability and control.
  • Explain the purpose of existing open standard multi-agent protocols such as MCP and A2A.

Resources

  • Agentforce Agent Planning

    Single-agent vs multi-agent architecture decisions and solution planning.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Custom Service Agents with Prompt Builder

    Building specialized service agents and coordinating agent capabilities.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Agentforce Agents: Quick Look

    Agent types and capabilities for multi-agent scenarios.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Einstein for Developers

    MCP integration, Dev Assistant, and developer AI tools.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Threat Modeling for AI Agents

    Security and risk assessment for multi-agent AI deployments.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

  • Conversation Design

    Conversation design patterns for multi-channel and multi-agent scenarios.

    trailhead.salesforce.com

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