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SFDT for Salesforce — Chrome Extension

SFDT for Salesforce (@sfdt/extension) augments Salesforce Flow Builder and Setup with productivity features for admins and developers. It works completely standalone; an optional local bridge to the @sfdt/cli unlocks deploy, rollback, quality scoring, and AI-powered analysis directly from the canvas.

The extension reads Salesforce metadata through your existing browser session — no separate login, and nothing leaves your device. See Privacy & Permissions.

Standalone vs. bridge-enabled

Most features run with no setup at all — open a Salesforce tab and the ⚡ side button appears. A handful of features call your local sfdt CLI through the bridge:

ModeWhat you getRequires
Standalone40 of the 46 features: SOQL/REST/SOAP runners, org limits, Flow analysis, search, schema export, Apex execution, Apex test runner, and moreNothing — just install
Bridge-enabledAdds CLI-backed tools — flow-deploy, flow-version-manager, ai-assistant, org-health, and the bridge tool set (drift check, metadata scan, org compare)sfdt ui running, or the native host installed

Where it fits

The extension is one of four workspaces in the sfdt monorepo:

WorkspaceRole
@sfdt/cliThe npm CLI that owns deployment, testing, and release management
@sfdt/extensionThis package — the Chrome extension
@sfdt/hostA tiny native-messaging host used when the CLI’s HTTP bridge isn’t running
@sfdt/flow-coreShared TypeScript library (Flow rules engine + scoring) used by the extension and the CLI

Next steps

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