Platform Custom Application Generate

This generates the XML metadata for Lightning apps in Salesforce, the containers that organize tabs and features into focused experiences for different teams or workflows. You'll use it when you need to create custom apps with specific navigation styles, branding colors, and tab collections. The big decision is Standard versus Console navigation, and the docs are insistent about this: use Standard for normal business apps, only pick Console when users actually need to juggle multiple records in split view simultaneously. One thing to watch: if you're generating custom record pages with the flexipage skill, you need to wire up action overrides here or your custom pages won't show up when users click records. The branding configuration is technically optional but really shouldn't be skipped if you want the app to look intentional.

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$ npx -y skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill platform-custom-application-generate --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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When to Use This Skill

Use this skill when you need to:

Create Lightning applications
Organize tabs and features into focused apps
Configure application navigation and branding
Set up custom page layouts for objects
Troubleshoot deployment errors related to custom applications

CustomApplication (Lightning App) Metadata Specification

Overview

Custom applications (Lightning Apps) that group tabs and functionality to provide a focused user experience for specific business processes. Always configured for Lightning Experience.