The short version
The Salesforce Certified Agentforce Specialist exam checks whether you can choose, configure, and govern AI agents on the Salesforce platform. It is a 105-minute proctored exam with 60 scored multiple-choice questions, and the passing score is 72%. This guide follows the exam guide that Salesforce publishes, which is aligned to the Spring ’26 release and was last checked on October 18, 2026.
What the exam is
Agentforce is Salesforce’s platform for building AI agents that act inside your org. The exam is less about clicking through setup screens and more about decisions. Which agent type fits this use case? Which grounding method returns an exact value? What has to exist before a feature works? Which tool tells you why a test failed?
Expect scenario questions where two options look reasonable and one detail in the stem decides. That detail is usually a constraint such as “customers are not signed in”, “the number must never be paraphrased”, or “the content is unstructured”. Reading the constraint first is half the skill.
The exam outline is current and moves with Salesforce releases. Material written for older outlines may talk about topics and products that have since been renamed, so always compare any study source with the exam guide itself.
Who it is for
Salesforce recommends preparing with hands-on experience, training, and self-study. Typical candidates are administrators, developers, and consultants who configure agents, prompt templates, or data grounding. There are no prerequisites. Salesforce suggests, but does not require, Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator and Platform App Builder. The prerequisites page covers what helps.
Format at a glance
| Item | What Salesforce says |
|---|---|
| Exam | Salesforce Certified Agentforce Specialist |
| Questions | 60 scored multiple-choice, plus up to 5 unscored |
| Time | 105 minutes |
| Passing score | 72% |
| Delivery | Proctored, at a testing center or online |
| Languages | English, French, Japanese |
| Prerequisites | None |
| References | No printed or online materials during the exam |
Details on rescheduling, scoring and maintenance are on the exam format page.
The six sections and their weightings
| Section | Weighting |
|---|---|
| AI Agents | 35% |
| Prompt Engineering | 20% |
| Data 360 Fundamentals | 20% |
| Testing, Deployment, and Maintenance | 10% |
| Governance and Observability | 10% |
| Multi-Agent Orchestration | 5% |
AI Agents
The largest section by far. It covers how agents work, the building blocks of Agent Script, hybrid reasoning, deterministic behavior with filters, variables and template expressions, topics and actions, channels, the security context an agent runs in, Employee versus Service agents, and when the Agent API fits.
Prompt Engineering
Prompt Builder, access controls for prompt templates, template types such as field generation and flex, grounding techniques, writing good prompts, and the Trust Layer’s security and privacy features.
Data 360 Fundamentals
The Agentforce Data Library plus the basics of chunking, indexing, and retrievers.
Testing, Deployment, and Maintenance
Testing Center and how its evaluations work, and what to consider when moving an agent or a template from sandbox to production.
Governance and Observability
Managing and monitoring agents, plus agent analytics and optimization.
Multi-Agent Orchestration
When a multi-agent design suits a scenario, and what open protocols such as MCP and A2A are for.
Official source
For the vendor’s own page, see the Salesforce exam guide. It is the final authority if anything here differs.
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- Is Agentforce Specialist Worth It?
- Agentforce Specialist Cheat Sheet
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Next step
Read domains explained to see where your time should go. When you want to measure where you stand, our Agentforce Specialist practice tests are original practice sets built around these six sections.
Frequently asked questions
Does the certification expire?
Salesforce says you must complete the certification maintenance module on Trailhead once a year, and that the certification expires if you miss the due date.
Is there a short exam code?
The exam guide we checked does not print one. Use the full exam name when you register.
Do I need Agentforce experience first?
There is no requirement. The exam does assume you have worked with the platform, so expect to build a small agent yourself while you prepare.