Use Glade as an sf target

glade org creates a local Salesforce-style target for tools that speak to sf. It is a local Glade server and SQLite database. It is not a real scratch org, and Salesforce remains the validation gate.

Before you start

Use a Salesforce DX project for source and schema. Install the Salesforce CLI only for the sf integration steps. Choose a new local target alias; creating a Glade target does not provision a Salesforce org.

Create a local org

Create a named local target from the project root:

glade org create refinement-local

The database holds local SObject rows. The project supplies Apex, schema, and metadata shape. By default, Glade writes the database to .glade/orgs/refinement-local.sqlite and picks the next loopback address starting at 127.0.0.1:17911.

Pass --project when creating the target from outside the project root:

glade org create refinement-local --project /path/to/apex-project

Use --db or --addr only when you want to pin the database path or local server address:

glade org create refinement-local --db .glade/orgs/refinement-local.sqlite --addr 127.0.0.1:17911

Start the local org

Start the local server from the saved target:

glade org start refinement-local --project .

The target uses Glade's local Salesforce API routes. Keep it on loopback unless an authenticating reverse proxy stands in front of it.

Register it with sf

Write the target into an sf config directory:

glade org auth refinement-local --project .

Use a temporary config when testing scripts:

SF_CONFIG_DIR="$(mktemp -d)" glade org auth refinement-local --project .

glade org list, status, start, and auth read the saved target from the project's .glade/orgs directory. Run them from the project root or pass --project <root>.

Run sf data commands

Point sf data at the Glade alias:

sf data create record -o refinement-local -s FileRow__c -v "Name='Refine 01' External_Id__c='file-1'"
sf data query -o refinement-local -q "SELECT Id, Name FROM FileRow__c WHERE External_Id__c = 'file-1'"

Some installed sf versions use -o; some plugin commands still document -u. Follow the target-org flag used by the installed command.

Run sf apex

Run anonymous Apex against the local runtime:

printf "RefinementService.run();\n" > scripts/refinement.apex
sf apex run -o refinement-local -f scripts/refinement.apex

Run manifest-based data imports

Manifest-based imports can target the same alias when their route needs stay inside Glade's supported local API set:

sf data import tree -p ./data/fileRowsImport.json -o refinement-local

The checked import fixture under testdata/local-tests/glade-org-data-import covers ordered records, external-id references, and an ApexScript cleaner.

Supported locally

• REST query and SObject create, read, update, delete, and external-id upsert.
• Tooling executeAnonymous for supported Apex runtime paths.
• SOAP Apex executeAnonymous for sf apex run.
• Partner SOAP describe and upsert routes used by local data import tools.
• Bulk API v1 CSV insert and upsert baseline when the local route set includes it.
• SQLite-backed local data that can be queried with glade db query.

Not supported locally

• A Glade org is not a Salesforce scratch org.
• It does not deploy, retrieve, package, or provision Salesforce metadata.
• It does not provide full OAuth, hosted services, Streaming, Pub/Sub, GraphQL, or exact production governor accounting.
• It does not replace a final run in Salesforce before release.