Agentforce proves ROI through existing workflows

Hey AI Enthusiast,

Salesforce dropped Agentforce 360 right before Dreamforce kicks off - connecting enterprise AI agents with Slack so teams access Gmail, Outlook, and Dropbox without switching apps.

AI agents now pop up mid-conversation to handle sales data, IT tickets, and HR requests while you stay in your workflow.

But first, here's today's killer prompt and Tool Tuesday breakdown (then I'll explain why integrated agents beat standalone AI tools...)

🔥 Prompt of the Day 🔥

Customer Milestone Badge

Create One Achievement-Recognizing Notification: Use ChatGPT or Claude
Act as a gamification specialist. Create one badge announcement for customers reaching [MILESTONE].

Essential Details:

• Achievement Type: [What they earned]

• Badge Name: [Recognition title]

• Criteria Met: [How earned]

• Badge Benefits: [Perks unlocked]

• Next Badge: [Future goal]

• Share Option: [Social display]

Create one badge notification including:

1. Achievement congratulations

2. Badge presentation

3. Earning criteria recap

4. Unlocked benefits

5. Next goal preview

6. Share encouragement

Instruction:
Make achievements feel rewarding.
Keep under 150 words total.

🤖 Tool Tuesday - Dust AI Platform 🤖

Your development team just became 10x faster without hiring anyone.

Dust launched their AI agent platform combining no-code Agent Builder, automatic data connections, and enterprise security. Connect Slack, Google Drive, Notion, GitHub for instant AI agents handling everything from code reviews to customer support.

Skip six months of custom AI development when agents already handle documentation, debugging, incident response, and deployment workflows automatically.

This consolidates enterprise AI entirely.

Here's what's available now:

• No-code agent creation lets any team member build custom AI assistants - drag-and-drop interface with pre-built templates and instant deployment across teams

• Universal connector system links Slack, Drive, Notion, Confluence automatically - agents access company knowledge across all platforms without manual API configuration

• Built-in tools beyond basic chat include web navigation, data analysis - agents perform complex multi-step tasks combining search, analysis, and document generation

• SOC 2 Type II certified with GDPR and HIPAA compliance built-in - enterprise security with SSO/SCIM, role-based controls, and encryption throughout

• Model-agnostic platform works with OpenAI, Anthropic, Google simultaneously - switch between AI providers without rebuilding agents based on task requirements

This removes development bottlenecks completely.

Most companies spend months building basic AI tools, manual data connections, and security layers. Dust ships production agents in minutes.

Dust moved these capabilities into production interfaces developers actually use rather than forcing new tools onto engineering teams.

Clay reduced ticket resolution from 6 minutes to seconds. Doctolib hit 70% adoption across 3,000 employees. Qonto saved 50,000 hours annually.

Development velocity doubled because teams automate documentation, testing, and reviews rather than context switching between tools.

Dust already serves 1,000+ organizations including Clay, Qonto, Alan, and Doctolib for agent orchestration, knowledge management, and workflow automation.

Check it out 👉 here.

🤔 Did You Know? 🤔

Courts in Estonia are using AI judges for small claims disputes under €7,000, making legal resolution accessible for cases too minor for traditional court time.

🗞️ Breaking AI News 🗞️

Salesforce just put AI agents directly inside Slack ahead of Dreamforce conference.

Teams get Agentforce Sales, IT, and HR bots in their conversations starting this month - no app switching needed.

Here's what actually shifted:

• Agent Script lets you program AI with if/then rules - Tell agents how to handle customer complaints based on context, beta starts November

• AI thinks before responding using Anthropic, OpenAI, Google models - Agents pause to process requests instead of spitting out pattern-matched responses

• Agentforce Builder puts everything in one place - Build, test, and deploy agents without juggling multiple tools, includes enterprise coding features

• Slackbot gets smarter about your work habits - Learns what you need, suggests next steps, finds relevant docs automatically

• Gmail, Outlook, Dropbox connections coming 2026 - Search all your platforms without leaving Slack conversations

Enterprise AI fundamentally changed.

MIT found 95% of AI pilots fail reaching production because companies can't prove ROI.

Salesforce skipped that problem by putting agents where 12,000 customers already work daily.

Google pushed Gemini Enterprise last week. Anthropic signed Deloitte's 500,000 employees. IBM partnered next day.

The difference? Salesforce embedded AI into existing workflows instead of forcing new tools.

Companies adopting early lock in agent workflows before the market gets crowded.

Over to You...

Will AI agents that work across all your enterprise tools finally deliver ROI, or is this another overhyped tech promise?

Hit reply and tell me what you think.

To smarter workflows,

Jeff J. Hunter & Valentin Molina
Founders, AI Persona Method | World's Largest AI Community (3.4M)