Flow Table Preview for Salesforce

Read a Salesforce flow from its metadata XML in VS Code, as a step-by-step table and a diagram, without opening Flow Builder.

Community extension, not made or endorsed by Salesforce.

How to use

1. Open a flow file (*.flow-meta.xml) from your Salesforce DX project.
2. Click Preview as Table in the editor title bar (or right-click the file).
3. In the preview:
   • Table | Diagram: every element in execution order, or the flow as a chart. Click a name to open it in the XML.
   • Checks: best-practice warnings (e.g. records saved inside a loop, hard-coded ids).
   • Compare with org…: pick a version of the flow in your default org and see what changed. Needs the Salesforce CLI (sf) and a logged-in default org; read-only.
   • Compare with file…: compare with another copy of the flow on disk.
   • Save Markdown / Save HTML: share the table and diagram.
   • Ask with AI: send the flow summary to the AI assistant you use in VS Code (Claude Code, Agentforce, Copilot Chat…). No API keys.

In the XML file itself: hover an element name for a summary, F12 to go to an element, Outline to list them all.

All commands are under SF Flow in the Command Palette; options are under Settings > Extensions > Flow Table Preview for Salesforce.

Privacy

No telemetry. The org is only contacted when you use Compare with org, read-only, through your own Salesforce CLI login. Flow content goes to an AI assistant only when you click Ask with AI.

Feedback and issues

• Something wrong? Report a bug
• An idea? Suggest a feature
• Questions or feedback: Discussions

Or run SF Flow: Give Feedback or Report an Issue in VS Code.

License

MIT. Based on the Chrome extension "Salesforce Flow Extension" by Fernando Fernandez.