Salesforce Inspector Reloaded, a widely adopted browser extension for enhancing productivity, has released version 2.0, introducing significant new features for developers and administrators. This update focuses on improving automation analysis, metadata dependency tracking, and overall user experience.
Migration to SLDS 2
The extension has been updated to align with Salesforce Lightning Design System (SLDS) 2. This involves a visual refresh, adopting a more modern look and feel consistent with SLDS 2's guidelines, including accessibility best practices and support for native dark mode. The UI changes are applied across the extension's pop-up and standalone pages like Data Export and REST Explorer.
New Flow Scanner
A major addition is the Flow Scanner, designed to analyze Salesforce Flows against predefined best practices. Accessible within Flow Builder, it quickly identifies errors, warnings, and informational items within flow metadata. Key flow details, such as version, name, and object, are displayed alongside scan results.
Scan results can be exported for further analysis. Each item includes a description detailing recommended actions. Crucially, the rules governing the scan are configurable, allowing teams to enforce consistent standards, such as naming conventions. Supported flow types are detailed, with plans for broader coverage.
Manage Inactive Flow Versions
Complementing the Flow Scanner, users can now manage inactive flow versions directly. This feature allows for the deletion of unnecessary versions, with an option to retain a specified number of the most recent versions, streamlining maintenance without requiring SOQL queries.
Agentforce Flow Scanner
For organizations leveraging Agentforce, the Flow Scanner offers AI-powered analysis. By providing a prompt, users can generate detailed explanations of flow functionality, which can be used as flow descriptions.
Flow Compare Shortcut
The extension provides a shortcut to Salesforce's built-in Flow version comparison feature, accessible directly from the Flow Scanner interface.
Dependencies Explorer
Introduced by Georgi Dobrishinov, the Dependencies Explorer leverages the Tooling API's MetadataComponentDependency object to visualize metadata relationships. It offers a drag-and-drop interface for selecting components, followed by a summary and dependency tree. The tool can generate a package.xml file for the identified components and export the summary for sharing.
Enhancements Galore
Beyond the major features, several other enhancements improve daily workflows:
User Management
User search functionality now includes filtering options for inactive internal users and Experience Cloud external users. The Profile Name can be enabled as a default search field. A button to unfreeze selected users is also available within the pop-up.
Data Export Page
The Data Export page now supports renaming and reordering query tabs for improved organization when querying multiple data sets. The CSV export encoding has been fixed for non-Latin characters (e.g., Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese) by adding a UTF-8 BOM for better Excel compatibility.
Custom Favicon Color and Banner Text
Users can now select custom colors for org favicons using a color picker, enhancing customization.
Agentforce Formula Helper
An AI-powered Agentforce Formula Helper is available when reviewing record information. It can explain formula logic, suggest optimizations, and highlight potential issues, particularly useful for complex formulas or when exploring new orgs.
Logs Viewer
Debug log analysis is streamlined with a dedicated Logs Viewer. Users can easily peruse, filter, and search logs. Logs can be previewed or downloaded. When using Agentforce, a comprehensive analysis can be generated from this view.
OAuth 2.0 Web Server Flow With PKCE
In anticipation of Connected Apps deprecation in Spring '26, Salesforce Inspector Reloaded 2.0 now supports the OAuth 2.0 Web Server Flow with Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE). This enhances security by preventing tokens from appearing in the browser URL and protecting the token exchange process.
REST Explorer Customizable Headers
The REST Explorer now supports custom headers for API requests. This feature is beneficial for managing authentication, performance, and response formats, including for Bulk API requests.
View Metadata
The Download Metadata feature has been enhanced to allow viewing metadata details directly within a modal without requiring a file download. Both XML and code representations within the modal feature syntax highlighting for improved readability.
Key Takeaways
- Salesforce Inspector Reloaded 2.0 introduces a robust Flow Scanner for analyzing automation against best practices.
- The new Dependencies Explorer simplifies tracking metadata relationships using the Tooling API.
- The extension is updated to SLDS 2, featuring a modernized UI and enhanced accessibility.
- AI-powered features, including Agentforce integrations for Flow analysis and formula optimization, are now available.
- Improvements to user management, data export, and debug log viewing enhance daily administrative and development tasks.
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