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Agent Builder topics, instructions, prompts and testing
Write topic classification descriptions, scopes and instructions that route and guide an agent, maintain versioned Prompt Builder templates, test changes safely with the conversation preview and Testing Center, and deploy from sandbox to production.
Explain how to maintain, update, or install prompts and instructions in Agent Builder (light testing, conversation preview).
~8 min read · 10 practice questions
What the exam expects
- Fix misrouted requests by rewriting topic names and classification descriptions so topics don't overlap.
- Write topic scope and instructions that are short, specific and single-purpose, and know when a rule belongs in an action instead.
- Update a Prompt Builder template's grounding, preview the resolved prompt against a record, and save and activate a new version.
- Use the conversation preview for light testing, knowing it shows the chosen topic and action and that live testing runs real actions.
- Move tested agent and prompt changes from a sandbox to production as metadata.
Key facts
Topic selection uses
- Detail
- Topic name and classification description, plus recent conversation
Classification description length
- Detail
- 1-3 sentences
Instructions read
- Detail
- Only after the topic is selected
Instruction field limit
- Detail
- 131,072 characters; shorter performs better
Instruction order
- Detail
- Not followed in listed order; use one sequenced instruction or a filter
Business rules
- Detail
- Build into an action (such as a flow), not instructions
Prompt preview shows
- Detail
- Resolved Prompt and Response for a chosen record
Template in use by features
- Detail
- The active version only
Save As options
- Detail
- New Version (same API name) or New Template (new API name)
Prompt template types
- Detail
- Sales Email, Field Generation, Record Summary, Flex
Live Test and legacy preview
- Detail
- Run real actions and change org data
Simulate mode
- Detail
- Mock data, no org changes, still consumes credits
Topics renamed
- Detail
- Subagents, April 2026, same functionality
Sources for this section (5)
- Which name does DevOps Center go by now?
- Why can't you rely on the listed order of a topic's instructions?
- Where can you get a ready-made standard topic instead of building one from scratch?
- When you add the same topic to two agents, does an edit on one change the other?
- Which testing tool was still in Beta when the new builder became generally available?
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