Salesforce CLI (sf) Command Reference

Reference & Cheat SheetsSalesforce CLI (sf) Command ReferenceA task-oriented reference for the Salesforce CLI v2 (sf): install and update, config and aliases, every org login flow, scratch orgs and sandboxes, deploy/retrieve/source tracking, manifests, Apex tests and logs, data and Bulk API 2.0 commands, packaging, schema and template generators, Agentforce agent commands, plugins, JSON + jq recipes, the sfdx-to-sf mapping and CI tips.Intermediate · about 45 minutesWhat you will learn

Install, update and configure the sf CLI, including aliases, default orgs and environment variables

Authorize orgs interactively and headlessly (web, JWT, SFDX auth URL, access token)

Deploy, validate, quick-deploy and retrieve metadata with the right test level and source tracking behaviour

Run Apex tests, tail logs and execute anonymous Apex from the command line

Query, import and export data, including Bulk API 2.0 operations

Use the agent command family to build, preview, test and publish Agentforce agents

Translate legacy sfdx force:* commands to sf commands and script the CLI in CI with --json and jq

Contents

Command anatomy

Install, update and diagnose

Configuration, aliases and environment variables

Authorizing orgs

Orgs: scratch orgs, sandboxes, users

Projects, deploy and retrieve

Apex: run, test, logs

Data commands

Packaging (2GP unlocked and managed)

Generators: schema, templates, custom metadata

Agentforce commands (sf agent)

Local development and other plugins

Useful flags at a glance

JSON output and jq recipes

Migration: sfdx force commands to sf

CI/CD tips

Common pitfalls

Hands-on exercises

Key takeaways