#agenforce

Salesforce Prompt Templates play a key role in building intelligent, scalable, and context-aware AI experiences within the Salesforce ecosystem. With tools like Agentforce and Prompt Builder, businesses can create reusable prompts that combine natural language instructions with CRM data to generate accurate and personalized outputs.

At the core of Salesforce Prompt Templates is prompt engineering, which focuses on crafting clear and structured instructions for AI models. In Salesforce, this helps intelligent agents reason, select actions, and execute workflows efficiently. The Atlas Reasoning Engine in Agentforce depends on well-designed prompts to classify requests and deliver relevant responses.

A major best practice is defining a clear role and context for AI to ensure consistent outputs. Using structured prompt formats, clear instructions, and examples improves reliability while reducing ambiguity. Features like merge fields, Apex, Flow, and Data Cloud further enhance prompts by grounding them in real-time business data.

The blog also highlights the importance of optimization through simple prompts, improved topic classification, and avoidance of overly complex logic. Businesses must also consider platform limits, security, and error handling to ensure reliable AI performance.