mobile-apps-create
forcedotcom/sf-skills
Route Salesforce mobile app projects to the right SDK: Mobile SDK for data-driven apps, Agentforce SDK for agent-first experiences.
What is mobile-apps-create?
This skill disambiguates between Salesforce Mobile SDK and Agentforce SDK, then routes you to the platform-specific child skill (iOS or Android) that owns the actual setup and implementation. Use it when building native Salesforce-connected mobile apps in Swift or Kotlin.
- Determines whether your app needs Mobile SDK (authentication, data sync, offline storage, push notifications) or Agentforce SDK (embedded agent chat) or both
- Routes to the correct platform-specific child skill: ios-mobile-sdk, android-mobile-sdk, integrate-agentforce-ios, or integrate-agentforce-android
- Handles combined workflows where apps use both SDKs, ensuring correct initialization order and dependency sequencing
- Installs missing child skills automatically if you authorize it
How to install mobile-apps-create
npx skills add https://github.com/forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill mobile-apps-create- Node.js and npm (for npx skills harness)
- Xcode (for iOS) or Android Studio (for Android)
- Salesforce org with appropriate licenses for Mobile SDK or Agentforce
How to use mobile-apps-create
- 1.Describe your mobile app goal: what platform (iOS/Android), what features (auth, data sync, agent chat, offline storage, etc.)
- 2.The skill will ask clarifying questions if your intent maps to both SDK families
- 3.Confirm the routing recommendation and authorize child-skill installation if needed
- 4.The appropriate child skill (ios-mobile-sdk, android-mobile-sdk, integrate-agentforce-ios, or integrate-agentforce-android) will load and take over with step-by-step setup
Use cases
- Building a Salesforce iOS app with user authentication and offline data sync
- Adding an Agentforce agent chat interface to an existing Android app
- Creating a data-driven mobile app with an embedded agent as a secondary feature
- Extending a native Salesforce mobile app with new capabilities across platforms
- Mobile developers building native iOS or Android apps connected to Salesforce
- Teams integrating Agentforce conversational AI into mobile experiences
- Salesforce architects planning multi-platform mobile strategies
mobile-apps-create FAQ
Mobile SDK handles Salesforce authentication, data sync (MobileSync), offline storage (SmartStore), push notifications, and REST integration. Agentforce SDK embeds conversational AI agents with chat UI. Many apps use both: Mobile SDK for the data layer, Agentforce SDK layered on top for agent features.
Only if your app has both data-driven features (user auth, record sync, offline data) and an embedded agent. If you're building a chat-first app with guest auth, Agentforce SDK alone may suffice. If you're building a data app without an agent, Mobile SDK alone is enough.
Yes. This skill will route you to the iOS child skill first, then to the Android child skill. Each platform has its own setup steps and dependencies, so they are handled separately.
This skill is for native Swift (iOS) and Kotlin (Android) apps only. Cross-platform frameworks have different setup paths and are out of scope here.
This skill will prompt you to install it via npx. If you authorize it, the install runs automatically and the child skill loads. If you decline, the workflow stops because the child skill owns the SDK setup.
Full instructions (SKILL.md)
Source of truth, from forcedotcom/sf-skills.
name: mobile-apps-create description: "The entry point for building any Salesforce native mobile app on iOS or Android. TRIGGER when the user says: "build a Salesforce iOS app", "add Salesforce login to my Android app", "set up Mobile SDK", "add MobileSync / SmartStore offline storage", "embed an Agentforce agent in my mobile app", "add Agentforce chat to iOS/Android", or otherwise asks to create, extend, or integrate a Salesforce mobile experience in Swift or Kotlin (MSDK, Agentforce SDK, or both). SKIP when the user is building a non-Salesforce mobile app, using React Native / Flutter / Ionic without Salesforce integration, asking about generic mobile UI design, or working on a Salesforce-adjacent web/desktop surface (LWC, Experience Cloud, Mobile Publisher branding-only)." metadata: version: "1.0" domains: ["Mobile"] cliTools: - tool: ["npx"] semver: ">=9.0.0"
Salesforce Mobile
Route the user to the right SDK-family skill for building Salesforce-connected mobile apps. Do not implement features here; child skills own scenario detection and step-by-step instructions.
Before routing
Disambiguate on two dimensions: SDK family (Mobile SDK vs. Agentforce SDK) and platform (iOS vs. Android). They are not mutually exclusive — an app can use both SDKs.
If the user's intent could plausibly map to either SDK, ask before routing. Guessing wrong wastes the user's time because the child skills are platform- and SDK-specific.
Routing — which SDK family?
| User's situation | SDK |
|---|---|
| Authenticating end users to Salesforce, syncing records (MobileSync), storing data offline (SmartStore), biometric login, push notifications, REST integration | Mobile SDK |
| Embedding an Agentforce agent — chat UI, agent conversations, conversational features as the primary surface | Agentforce SDK |
| Both (data-driven app with an embedded agent) | Mobile SDK first, then Agentforce SDK layered on top |
Tiebreakers when both seem to apply
- Is the agent the primary surface (chat-first app), or a feature inside an otherwise data-driven app?
- Primary → Agentforce SDK
- Feature → Mobile SDK; embed the agent via Agentforce SDK alongside it
- Are end users authenticating into Salesforce data?
- Yes → Mobile SDK is required (Agentforce SDK can be added on top).
- No → Agentforce SDK alone is likely sufficient (it uses guest auth).
- Asking about offline storage, sync, REST, push, or biometrics? → Mobile SDK.
- Asking about agent conversations, chat UI, or streaming responses? → Agentforce SDK.
When still unclear, ask the user directly.
Routing — which platform?
| Platform | Mobile SDK skill | Agentforce SDK skill |
|---|---|---|
| iOS (Swift) | ios-mobile-sdk | integrate-agentforce-ios |
| Android (Kotlin) | android-mobile-sdk | integrate-agentforce-android |
If the user wants both platforms, route to each child skill separately — they are independent.
Combined workflows (Mobile SDK + Agentforce SDK)
When an app needs both:
- Route to the Mobile SDK platform skill first to scaffold and authenticate.
- Then you MUST load the Agentforce SDK platform skill (
integrate-agentforce-iosorintegrate-agentforce-android) to layer the agent surface. Do not hand-write the Agentforce integration — the SDK's dependencies, products, and APIs are not guessable and hand-rolled code will not compile. - Treat each child skill's instructions as authoritative for its SDK; do not merge their steps. Each SDK owns its own auth setup, dependency installation order, and initialization sequence — interleaving them produces conflicting config and broken init order.
This sequencing is the only multi-skill logic this skill owns. Everything else lives inside the child skills.
Loading a child skill
Invoke the child skill by name through the harness. If it is not available locally, prompt the user to install it with npx skills add <repo>. If the user confirms (or has pre-authorized installs), run the command and load the child skill — do not make the user go figure out how to continue the workflow. If the user declines, stop and explain that the child skill owns the SDK's setup steps and the workflow cannot continue without it. Each child skill is published from a public repo:
| Skill | Repo | Install command |
|---|---|---|
ios-mobile-sdk | forcedotcom/SalesforceMobileSDK-Templates → skills/ios-mobile-sdk/ | npx --yes skills add forcedotcom/SalesforceMobileSDK-Templates --skill ios-mobile-sdk --yes |
android-mobile-sdk | forcedotcom/SalesforceMobileSDK-Templates → skills/android-mobile-sdk/ | npx --yes skills add forcedotcom/SalesforceMobileSDK-Templates --skill android-mobile-sdk --yes |
integrate-agentforce-ios | salesforce/AgentforceMobileSDK-iOS → skills/integrate-agentforce-ios/ | npx --yes skills add salesforce/AgentforceMobileSDK-iOS --skill integrate-agentforce-ios --yes |
integrate-agentforce-android | salesforce/AgentforceMobileSDK-Android → skills/integrate-agentforce-android/ | npx --yes skills add salesforce/AgentforceMobileSDK-Android --skill integrate-agentforce-android --yes |
After install, load the child skill and let it take over. Do not inline the child skill's content — the child skill owns scenario detection, prerequisites, and step-by-step instructions.
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