In 2025, Salesforce is no longer just a CRM—it’s an intelligent operating layer for your business. With the rise of tools like Agentforce, Einstein Copilot, and Revenue Intelligence, AI agents are reshaping how users interact with the platform. These agents don’t just automate—they observe, learn, predict, and act.
But most Salesforce orgs weren’t built with autonomous AI in mind.
To harness the full power of this agentic shift, your Salesforce environment needs a tune-up. Below are seven key steps to prepare your organization for the next phase of automation and AI integration.
1. Start with Data Hygiene and Structure
Before you invite any AI agent into your Salesforce org, you need to make sure the data it relies on is:
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Accurate
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Complete
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Structured
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Deduplicated
Action Items:
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Implement duplicate management rules
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Clean up stale records and abandoned custom objects
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Define clear record types, picklists, and required fields
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Use Salesforce Data Cloud or external tools for enrichment
AI is only as smart as the data it reads. Poor data leads to poor decisions.
2. Review and Refactor Legacy Automations
Many Salesforce orgs have years of layered Workflows, Process Builders, and scattered Flows. These can conflict, slow down performance, and confuse AI logic.
Action Items:
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Use Salesforce Flow Orchestrator to consolidate and modernize automation
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Deactivate deprecated workflows/process builders (Salesforce is phasing them out)
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Document your current automation landscape before rebuilding
This is also the time to map out processes that would benefit from agentic intervention (e.g., guided selling, lead scoring, auto-prioritization).
3. Design for Event-Driven Architecture
AI agents thrive in environments where they can react to events in real time—think field changes, case updates, or buying signals.
Action Items:
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Use Platform Events to enable real-time triggers
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Build Record-Triggered Flows and Apex Triggers that emit clear signals
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Integrate with external systems using Pub/Sub APIs and Event Relays
Agents need signals—not just static data—to act intelligently.
4. Implement Role-Based Access and Data Visibility Controls
AI agents often operate across departments: sales, service, marketing, and support. That means permissions, visibility, and compliance rules must be tightly managed.
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Use Permission Sets instead of profiles for scalable control
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Review field-level and object-level security
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Implement audit trails and login history monitoring
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Tag agent-generated actions clearly in logs and reports
A secure, compliant org makes it easier to trust autonomous agents.
5. Enhance UX for Human-Agent Collaboration
AI agents don’t replace humans—they collaborate with them. Your Lightning pages, dashboards, and app layouts should support this hybrid model.
Action Items:
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Add Einstein Recommendations and Copilot panels to relevant pages
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Use Dynamic Forms and Visibility Rules to surface AI-driven insights only when relevant
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Add buttons or quick actions for users to review or override agent suggestions
Think of your UI as a command center—not just a data display.
6. Train Your Team on AI Literacy
Even the most intelligent agent needs human understanding and context. Empowering your users to trust, interpret, and manage AI is just as important as configuring the tech.
Action Items:
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Conduct onboarding sessions for Einstein Copilot and Revenue Intelligence
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Create internal knowledge bases on how agents behave
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Implement feedback loops: let users rate or correct AI decisions
Adoption depends on clarity, not just functionality.
7. Run a Pilot with a Specific Use Case
You don’t need to go all-in immediately. Instead, pick one area—say, opportunity scoring or case triage—and launch an AI pilot.
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Define success metrics (time saved, accuracy, adoption)
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Set up fallbacks in case the agent misfires
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Iterate fast based on user feedback
This approach helps your team build confidence while your system adapts.
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Final Thoughts
The agentic era of Salesforce isn’t coming—it’s here. But success depends not just on flipping on new features, but building the foundations for intelligent automation to thrive.
Prepare your org now—clean your data, modernize your Flows, and build secure, event-driven, human-centric experiences. Because in the new world of Salesforce, the smartest orgs aren’t the ones with the most features.
They’re the ones with the best structure.
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