Tech Partner Guide to the Summer '25 Release

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The Summer '25 Release (rolling out April-June 2025) is packed with updates designed to fuel your innovation. We've sifted through the details to bring you the key highlights across critical areas, so you can focus on what matters most: creating exceptional value for your customers. From Agentforce to Data Cloud, Developer Experience to Digital Wallet, we're breaking down the key enhancements that mean new opportunities and bigger wins for you. Let's get straight to what matters.

Agentforce

Build & Deliver Smarter Agents, Faster: Agent API, Triggers, AI Assistance and Enhanced Packaging

Imagine: your apps talking to everything, automation handling the heavy lifting, and deploying your Agentforce solutions in a snap. Stop imagining, it's here.

• Agent API now lets you directly initiate Agentforce agents from your external applications (like those on Google Cloud) based on external events - for instance, a user action in your app can trigger a corresponding update in Salesforce. This enables seamless cross-platform automation for tasks like data synchronization and notifications. Plus, agents can now be invoked from Apex and Flow, allowing you to build sophisticated multi-agent workflows within the Salesforce platform to orchestrate complex processes.
• Triggers introduce powerful automation, allowing you to define specific events that initiate automated actions within agent workflows, creating dynamic and highly customized experiences that streamline operations. Imagine: the moment a customer hits a usage limit on a specific feature of your ISV app, a targeted upgrade offer is automatically presented within the application, a notification is sent to their account manager, and relevant documentation on the premium features is readily available - driving potential upsell opportunities.
• AI Assistance revolutionizes agent building by enabling you to describe the desired agent behavior in natural language, with AI intuitively configuring fields and even assigning relevant topics and (soon) actions, dramatically accelerating development.
• Following our TDX announcement, 2GP support for topics, actions, and prompt templates is already helping you streamline implementations. Now, we're taking it a step further. Enhanced Packaging will soon feature entire Agent Templates, enabling your customers to easily deploy fully configured partner agents. This upcoming enhancement, deeply integrated with 2GP, will not only reduce your implementation overhead but also unlock new opportunities to reach more Salesforce customers with your innovative solutions.

Ready to build smarter, integrate deeper, and deploy faster? Dive into the Agentforce innovations that will give your ISV offerings a serious edge.

Data Cloud

Real-Time Data, Real-Time Value: Say Goodbye to Data Replication with Zero Copy

Say goodbye to data silos and hello to real-time insights. Zero Copy Data Streams now deliver live customer data from platforms like Snowflake (purchase history), Google BigQuery (behavioral analytics), and Databricks (IoT telemetry) directly into Salesforce. Tap this real-time flow to build smarter, faster, and more responsive ISV solutions - unlocking new innovation and growth opportunities for your apps. Imagine: hyper-personalized recommendations based on live user activity, or proactive support triggered by real-time usage patterns. Automate smarter too: dynamic feature access based on live data or intelligent routing within your app.

This power comes from Salesforce Data Cloud - the core unifying diverse customer data for that critical 360° view, maximizing the value you can deliver on the platform.

While ISV packaging evolves, Summer '25 delivers this key foundation for leveraging real-time insights.

Developer Experience (DX)

Accelerate Development, Ensure Quality: Introducing the Enhanced Testing Center and Code Analyzer

You already know how to test app use cases based on your UI, but what about a generative world where a user can literally ask anything! The new Agentforce Testing Center simplifies the simulation of real-world test scenarios, providing greater detail when tests fail for more effective debugging. It leverages AI to automatically generate comprehensive test suites from natural language inputs, enabling your development teams to realize substantial time savings and significantly reduce manual testing overhead. To further enhance the quality and security of your development, the Salesforce Code Analyzer proactively identifies potential issues. You can execute tests generated by the Testing Center directly in the user interface or integrate them seamlessly into your CI and CD pipelines via the CLI. This flexibility, combined with the proactive code insights from the Analyzer, ensures robust and reliable agent performance, ultimately contributing to a more efficient and cost-effective development process.

Digital Wallet

Collaborate More Effectively with Salesforce Sales Teams via Flex Credits

Remember the Salesforce Digital Wallet we launched last summer? That's your go-to for real-time usage data on those cool consumption-based products. Now, get this: Flex Credits are here! This new payment option gives customers more wiggle room - and it's a major talking point for our sales teams because it's a core part of how they're selling. Why should you care? Because your awesome solutions drive the very consumption that Flex Credits are built on! That means more demand, better alignment with our targets (cha-ching!), and ultimately, joint wins. Heads up though: you won't bill via Flex Credits on AppExchange just yet, but the usage you generate? That directly fuels our sales engine.

Trusted Services

For Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) partners, we're boosting our Trusted Services offerings to help you stand out and tap into new revenue streams. Thanks to the acquisition of Own Company, Own Secure is now seamlessly integrated into Salesforce Shield and Security Center, providing enhanced monitoring, detection, and protection tools via a managed package. This empowers you to immediately strengthen the security and compliance of your OEM solutions, unlock new revenue streams through reselling and co-selling, and differentiate your offerings with comprehensive, integrated security features - all with seamless integration and no new contractual limitations.

Unlock New Security Opportunities: Own Secure for OEM Partners

Salesforce Summer '25 offers impactful enhancements across Agentforce, Data Cloud, Developer Experience, Digital Wallet, and Trusted Services, creating immediate opportunities for partner innovation. Leverage these advancements to build smarter agents, unify data, streamline digital experiences, and deliver trusted solutions. Explore the new features in your sandbox today and start building your next success story.

Feeling release ready? We're excited to see the innovative solutions you'll create!

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