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SFDX Inspector

SFDX Inspector

sushil salimath

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Inspect Salesforce data and metadata from VS Code — Data Export, Show All Data, Import, REST Explorer, Users, Org Limits, and more. Two themes including a dark developer theme.
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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SFDX Inspector

VS Code / Cursor extension with Salesforce Inspector–style tools in the editor. Connects through your authenticated Salesforce CLI orgs.

Author: Sushil Salimath

Features

Tool What it does
Data Export Multi-tab SOQL editor, results grid, CSV export, filter
Data Import Insert / update / upsert / delete records from CSV
Show All Data Paste a record Id and inspect every field
Objects Browse sObjects and field describe metadata
Users Search users by name, username, or email
REST Explorer Authenticated REST calls (incl. Tooling API)
Org & Limits Org identity + API usage / governor limits
Shortcuts One-click Setup links in the browser

Themes

  • Dark — VS Code–style developer theme (default)
  • Light — clean light theme

Toggle in the Inspector sidebar footer, or set sushilSfInspector.theme in Settings.

Requirements

  • Salesforce CLI (sf)
  • At least one authenticated org (sf org login web)

Install (local / marketplace package)

cd sushil-salesforce-inspector
npm install
npm run compile
npx vsce package

Then in VS Code / Cursor: Extensions → … → Install from VSIX… and pick the generated .vsix.

Usage

  1. Open the SFDX Inspector icon in the Activity Bar, or run SFDX Inspector: Open Inspector (Ctrl+Shift+I / Cmd+Shift+I).
  2. Pick your target org in the top bar dropdown (or set sushilSfInspector.targetOrg).
  3. Use Data Export, Show All Data, REST Explorer, and the other tools.

Local web mode

cd sushil-salesforce-inspector
npm start

Open http://127.0.0.1:3847

Settings

Setting Description
sushilSfInspector.targetOrg CLI org alias (empty = default org)
sushilSfInspector.theme dark | light | auto
sushilSfInspector.apiVersion REST/SOQL API version
sushilSfInspector.queryLimit Auto-LIMIT when missing (0 = off)

Publish to Visual Studio Marketplace

  1. Create a publisher at https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/manage (e.g. sushilsalimath).
  2. Get a Personal Access Token with Marketplace scope.
  3. npx vsce login sushilsalimath
  4. npx vsce publish

Privacy

Access tokens stay on your machine via Salesforce CLI. The extension calls your org’s REST APIs directly; no third-party relay.

License

MIT © Sushil Salimath

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