New Salesforce Developer Tools Every Admin Must Know

Introduction: Salesforce Developer Tools

The Salesforce ecosystem continues to evolve rapidly, especially with innovations driven by AI, automation, and modern development frameworks. While these advancements are exciting for developers, they’re equally valuable for Salesforce Admins who want to optimize workflows, improve performance, and deepen collaboration with development teams. Many new tools are designed to empower Admins, making customization faster, improving governance, strengthening security, and enabling smarter automation.

This blog explores the most important new Salesforce developer tools every Admin must know what they do, why they matter, and how they make your org more scalable and future-ready.

1. Salesforce CLI Unification

Salesforce CLI has long been essential for developers, but the latest unified interface bridges the gap between CLI, VS Code, and DevOps workflows. For Admins, this shift means easier access to metadata manipulation and simplified automation.

Why Admins Should Care

• Faster deployments without relying purely on Change Sets.
• Ability to inspect metadata, dependencies, and package structure.
• Simplified commands reduce the learning curve for non-developers.

Key Functions Useful for Admins

• Retrieve and deploy metadata
• Troubleshoot permission errors
• Run Salesforce org diagnostics
• Work with source-tracked sandboxes

Admins who adopt CLI fundamentals can accelerate collaboration with developers and reduce bottlenecks in release cycles.

2. DevOps Center Enhancements

DevOps Center has evolved into a full-fledged release management platform designed explicitly for Admins and low-code builders.

Latest Improvements

• Better tracking of user stories
• Automated version control integration
• Enhanced pipeline visualization
• Optimized work item promotion

Why It Matters for Admins

• No need for manual Change Sets
• Click-based UI with GitHub automatically behind the scenes
• Ensures packaged, consistent deployments
• Reduces deployment risk and improves rollback capabilities

Admins can now participate confidently in DevOps without deep Git expertise.

3. Salesforce Functions (Serverless Execution)

Salesforce Functions extend the platform by running scalable serverless code. While primarily targeting developers, Admins benefit from the outcomes.

Admin-Focused Benefits

• Handle complex data transformations
• Offload heavy logic from Flow or Apex
• Reduce governor limit issues
• Integrate large datasets without friction

With Functions running asynchronously, Admins can build cleaner automation paths without hitting platform restrictions.

4. Flow Builder Supercharged by AI

Flow continues to be the backbone of low-code automation. Recent improvements include AI-assisted Flow generation, advanced debugging, and better error insights.

New Capabilities Every Admin Must Use

• Natural-language Flow creation
• Improved Flow Orchestration for large multi-department processes
• Real-time runtime error tracking
• Better subflow and reusable component management

These advancements make it easier for Admins to build automations once only possible through Apex.

5. Code Builder (Web-based VS Code)

Code Builder is Salesforce’s cloud-hosted version of VS Code no installations or local setup.

Why It’s a Game-Changer

• Works directly inside a browser
• Provides a consistent development environment
• Allows Admins to explore metadata safely
• Integrated with Salesforce Extensions Pack
• Eliminates environmental compatibility issues

For Admins who want to preview Apex code, review metadata, or collaborate with dev teams, Code Builder is a perfect middle ground.

6. Einstein for Developers & Admins

Einstein AI continues transforming Salesforce development. With Einstein for Developers, Admins can now generate, understand, and optimize code even without deep technical expertise.

Powerful Capabilities

• Natural-language-to-Apex generation
• Code explanation and debugging suggestions
• Flow creation and optimization
• Component auto-documentation

Why Admins Will Use It

Admins gain:

• Better understanding of developer logic
• Faster resolution of automation issues
• Ability to generate small code snippets safely
• Improved collaboration during code reviews

AI reduces the skill gap between Admins and developers.

7. Permission Set & User Access Innovations

Ongoing improvements in user access management offer Admins powerful new tools to maintain security without complexity.

New Features Include

• User Access Policy Automation
• Enhanced Permissions Helper Tools
• Better visual mapping of permission relationships
• Scalable management for large orgs

Why It Matters

These tools reduce the time spent managing role-based access and ensure a cleaner, more compliant security model.

8. Apex Guru and Enhanced Apex Monitoring

As orgs grow, performance bottlenecks become more common. Apex Guru and its updated monitoring capabilities provide:

For Admins

• Insights into slow-running automations
• Recommendations to fix high-load processes
• Visualized callouts, CPU usage, and limits
• Faster identification of problematic Flows

Admins get clearer visibility into system performance, helping them communicate issues effectively with developers.

9. New Metadata Coverage & APIs

Salesforce continues to expand metadata coverage, allowing Admins to deploy more components through tools like DevOps Center and CLI.

What Admins Gain

• Ability to automate more configuration
• Fewer manual steps in deployments
• More accurate sandbox-to-prod syncing
• Better integration with external tools

APIs now expose far more objects, making it easier for Admins to adopt modern tooling.

10. LWC & UI Tools for Admins

While Lightning Web Components (LWC) are developer-focused, new UI tools allow Admins to safely use LWCs without coding.

Key Advancements

• LWC Templates accessible to Admins
• Dynamic Forms improvements
• Quick custom component deployment
• Better drag-and-drop interface customization

Why It Matters

Admins can now configure advanced UI experiences that were previously code-only.

11. Data Cloud Integrations for Admins

Salesforce Data Cloud now includes low-code tools, connectors, and monitoring dashboards tailored to Admin usage.

What’s New

• Unified Data Model Explorer
• Zero-copy data integrations
• Enhanced data quality insights
• Declarative identity resolution

Admin Advantages

• Reduced dependency on data engineers
• Faster activation of data across Sales, Service, and Marketing
• Cleaner and more reliable datasets

Data Cloud is becoming essential knowledge for modern Admins.

12. Tooling API and New Developer Console Enhancements

The Developer Console has evolved with new debugging layers, event monitors, and better log visualization.

Admin-Focused Improvements

• Easier Apex debugging
• Real-time logs for automation
• Improved SOQL query performance
• Better error breakdown

Admins can troubleshoot issues earlier, reducing dependency on development teams.

Conclusion

Salesforce continues to deliver powerful new developer-focused tools, but these innovations aren’t just for coders. Admins now play a more strategic, technical, and collaborative role than ever before. From AI-assisted development to DevOps Center, enhanced Flow features, Code Builder, Apex Guru, and Data Cloud tools, Admins have more capabilities at their fingertips to deliver high-performance, scalable orgs.

Mastering these tools equips every Salesforce Admin to:

• Improve deployment reliability
• Build smarter automations
• Strengthen security and governance
• Increase team productivity
• Support scalable growth

As the Salesforce platform evolves, Admins who stay informed and embrace these new tools will be the ones driving innovation across the business.