Building and testing Agentforce Service agents
The configuration path for an Agentforce Service agent: enable Einstein Generative AI and Agentforce, create the agent from a template in Agentforce Builder with an agent user, shape subagents (formerly topics), actions and a data library, test with Preview and Testing Center, connect channels and escalation, then commit, activate and version.
Explain agentic service capabilities, use cases, and configuration processes.
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What the exam expects
- Put the enablement steps in order: Einstein Generative AI, then Agentforce, then an agent.
- Create a Service agent from a template in Agentforce Builder and configure settings, subagents (formerly topics), actions and a data library.
- Set up the agent user and the permission set that lets non-admins build Service agents.
- Test with Preview, trace and Testing Center before customers reach the agent.
- Connect the agent to a messaging channel with an escalation flow, then commit, activate and version it.
Key terms: Agentforce Builder (the agent builder in Agentforce Studio); agent user (the integration user a Service agent runs as); subagent (formerly topic: a job with instructions and actions); commit version (freezes a version so it can be activated); Testing Center (batch testing across many utterances).
Key facts
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- Einstein Generative AI, then Agentforce
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- Agentforce Builder in Agentforce Studio; legacy builder closed to new agents from the week of July 13, 2026
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- Settings, Subagents, Data
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- Renamed from topics in April 2026; no functional change
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- EinsteinServiceAgent User, Einstein Agent license, minimal access
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- Manage Agentforce Service Agents permission set
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- Tests without changing org data
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- Sandbox only
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- Unmetered since Summer '26; Data 360 queries still metered
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- One per agent; up to 100 active agents per org
Sources for this section (9)
- Enable Agentforcehelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Create an Agenthelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Service Agent Templatehelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Subagents in the Legacy Builderhelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Configure Service Agent Accesshelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Agentforce Builder Testinghelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Agentforce Testing Centerhelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Considerations for Testing Centerhelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Activate or Deactivate Your Agenthelp.salesforce.com (opens in a new tab)
- Why might the Agentforce Agents page be missing from Setup?
- Why run Testing Center only in a sandbox?
- When can you edit a committed agent version?
- Which builder section selects the library that Answer Questions with Knowledge grounds in?
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