Platform Custom Tab Generate

This generates Salesforce Custom Tab metadata files for object, web, and Visualforce tabs. It's surprisingly strict about XML structure because Salesforce will reject deployments for tiny mistakes like adding a label element to an object tab or including forbidden fields like sobjectName. The skill includes an explicit allowlist of valid elements per tab type and calls out common deployment errors. Worth using if you're tired of debugging metadata validation failures. One nice touch: it reminds you to pick semantically appropriate motifs instead of defaulting every tab to the same icon, which matters more than you'd think for navigation UX.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add forcedotcom/sf-skills --skill platform-custom-tab-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 tabs for objects, web pages, or Visualforce pages
Add navigation tabs to applications
Configure tab visibility and access
Troubleshoot deployment errors related to custom tabs

Specification

CustomTab Metadata Specification

Overview

Custom tabs for navigating to objects, web content, or Visualforce pages within Salesforce applications.

Purpose

Provide navigation to custom objects
Link to external web content
Access Visualforce pages
Organize application navigation

Required Properties

Core Tab Properties

customObject: true for custom object tabs, false for all others.
motif: Tab icon style — choose a motif that semantically matches the object's purpose. Do NOT reuse the same motif for every tab.
label: Display name (required for non-object tabs ONLY; object tabs inherit label from the object)
url: Web URL (for web tabs)
page: Visualforce page name (for Visualforce tabs)