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name: salesforce-experience-lwr-site
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This change is also present in @scottmo 's PR: #27

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Please follow the recommended naming recommendation for skills

Just to follow consistent pattern which we are about to do for all other existing type is generating* i.e. generating-experience-lwr-site

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@MadMagyar92 : Is this PR still needed? If so, can you follow @hsinghbisht-sfdc 's comment above and fix the name, or pull in the latest changes (which include renamed skills)? Else, please close this.

description: Use this skill when users need to create, modify, or manage Salesforce Experience Cloud sites (LWR sites). Trigger when users mention Experience sites, LWR sites, DigitalExperience, Experience Cloud, community sites, portals, creating pages, adding routes, views, theme layouts, branding sets, or any DigitalExperience bundle work. Also use when users mention specific content types like sfdc_cms__route, sfdc_cms__view, sfdc_cms__themeLayout, or when troubleshooting site deployment. Always use this skill for any Experience Cloud or LWR site work.
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@hsinghbisht-sfdc The Expert for this Skill was already present in 260/patch (not main), so it wasn't copied over. Adding it now as part of this PR.

description: Use this skill when users need to create or configure a Salesforce Digital Experience Site specifically for hosting a React web application. Trigger when users mention creating an Experience site for a React app, setting up a React site on Salesforce, configuring Network/CustomSite/DigitalExperience metadata for a web app, or deploying site infrastructure for a React application. Also trigger when users mention site URL path prefixes, app namespaces, appDevName, guest access configuration, DigitalExperienceConfig, DigitalExperienceBundle, or sfdc_cms__site content types in the context of React apps. Always use this skill for any React web application site creation or site infrastructure configuration work, even if the user just says "create a site for my React app" or "set up the site for my web application."
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# Digital Experience Site for React Web Applications
Create and configure Digital Experience Sites that host React web applications on Salesforce. This skill generates the minimum necessary site infrastructure — Network, CustomSite, DigitalExperienceConfig, DigitalExperienceBundle, and the `sfdc_cms__site` content type — so a React app can be served from Salesforce.

React sites differ from standard LWR sites: they don't need routes, views, theme layouts, or branding sets. The site acts as a thin container (`appContainer: true`) that delegates rendering to the React application referenced by `appSpace`.

## Required Properties
Resolve all five properties before generating any metadata. Each has a fallback chain — work through each option in order until a value is found.

| Property | Format | How to Resolve |
|----------|--------|----------------|
| **siteName** | `UpperCamelCase` (e.g., `MyCommunity`) | Ask user or derive from context |
| **siteUrlPathPrefix** | `kebab-case` (e.g., `my-community`) | User-provided, or convert siteName to kebab-case |
| **appNamespace** | String | `namespace` in `sfdx-project.json` → `sf data query -q "SELECT NamespacePrefix FROM Organization" --target-org ${usernameOrAlias}` → default `c` |
| **appDevName** | String | `webApplication` metadata in the project → `sf data query -q "SELECT DeveloperName FROM WebApplication" --target-org ${usernameOrAlias}` → default to siteName |
| **enableGuestAccess** | Boolean | Ask user whether unauthenticated guest users can access site APIs → default `false` |

The `appNamespace` and `appDevName` properties connect the site to the correct React application. Getting these wrong means the site deploys but shows a blank page, so take care to resolve them from real project data.

## Generation Workflow
### Step 1: Resolve All Required Properties
Determine values for all five properties before constructing anything. Use the resolution strategies in the table above, falling through each option until a value is found.

### Step 2: Create the Project Structure
Call the `get_metadata_api_context` MCP tool to retrieve schemas for `Network`, `CustomSite`, `DigitalExperienceConfig`, and `DigitalExperienceBundle` metadata types. These schemas define the valid XML structure for each file.
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I need to:

  1. change this get_metadata_api_context call to either get_metadata_type_context or get_metadata_type_fields
  2. move this to Step 3


Create any files and directories that don't already exist, using these paths:

| Metadata Type | Path |
|--------------|------|
| Network | `networks/{siteName}.network-meta.xml` |
| CustomSite | `sites/{siteName}.site-meta.xml` |
| DigitalExperienceConfig | `digitalExperienceConfigs/{siteName}1.digitalExperienceConfig-meta.xml` |
| DigitalExperienceBundle | `digitalExperiences/site/{siteName}1/{siteName}1.digitalExperience-meta.xml` |
| DigitalExperience (sfdc_cms__site) | `digitalExperiences/site/{siteName}1/sfdc_cms__site/{siteName}1/*` |

The DigitalExperience directory contains only `_meta.json` and `content.json`. Do not create any directories other than `sfdc_cms__site` inside the bundle.

### Step 3: Populate All Metadata Fields
Use the default templates in the docs below. Values in `{braces}` are resolved property references — substitute them with the actual values from Step 1.

| Metadata Type | Template Reference |
|--------------|-------------------|
| Network | [configure-metadata-network.md](docs/configure-metadata-network.md) |
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We delegate each metadata file template to a doc as reference. In the future, these could be made a part of an sf generate command. However, since these is no such command at this time, using these sub files.

| CustomSite | [configure-metadata-custom-site.md](docs/configure-metadata-custom-site.md) |
| DigitalExperienceConfig | [configure-metadata-digital-experience-config.md](docs/configure-metadata-digital-experience-config.md) |
| DigitalExperienceBundle | [configure-metadata-digital-experience-bundle.md](docs/configure-metadata-digital-experience-bundle.md) |
| DigitalExperience (sfdc_cms__site) | [configure-metadata-digital-experience.md](docs/configure-metadata-digital-experience.md) |

### Step 4: Resolve Additional Configurations
Address any extra configurations the user requests. Use the schemas returned by `get_metadata_api_context` in Step 2 to understand each field's purpose, and update only the minimum necessary fields.
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This needs to use either get_metadata_type_fields and/or get_metadata_type_fields_properties to determine the field purposes for additional configurations. Maybe this could use some of the output from Step 3


## Verification Checklist
Before deploying, confirm:

- [ ] All five required properties are resolved
- [ ] All metadata directories and files exist per the project structure
- [ ] All metadata fields are populated per the templates and user requests
- [ ] `appSpace` in `content.json` matches an existing `WebApplication` metadata record
- [ ] Deployment validates successfully:
```bash
sf project deploy validate --metadata Network CustomSite DigitalExperienceConfig DigitalExperienceBundle DigitalExperience --target-org ${usernameOrAlias}
```
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# Configure Metadata: CustomSite

## Purpose
This configuration file creates a **net-new, default** CustomSite metadata record for a Digital Experience React Site. It is not intended to edit or modify an existing CustomSite record. Use this template only when provisioning a brand-new React site.

## File Location
```
sites/{siteName}.site-meta.xml
```

## Default Template
```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CustomSite xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
<active>true</active>
<allowGuestPaymentsApi>false</allowGuestPaymentsApi>
<allowHomePage>false</allowHomePage>
<allowStandardAnswersPages>false</allowStandardAnswersPages>
<allowStandardIdeasPages>false</allowStandardIdeasPages>
<allowStandardLookups>false</allowStandardLookups>
<allowStandardPortalPages>true</allowStandardPortalPages>
<allowStandardSearch>false</allowStandardSearch>
<authorizationRequiredPage>CommunitiesLogin</authorizationRequiredPage>
<bandwidthExceededPage>BandwidthExceeded</bandwidthExceededPage>
<browserXssProtection>true</browserXssProtection>
<cachePublicVisualforcePagesInProxyServers>true</cachePublicVisualforcePagesInProxyServers>
<clickjackProtectionLevel>SameOriginOnly</clickjackProtectionLevel>
<contentSniffingProtection>true</contentSniffingProtection>
<enableAuraRequests>true</enableAuraRequests>
<fileNotFoundPage>FileNotFound</fileNotFoundPage>
<genericErrorPage>Exception</genericErrorPage>
<inMaintenancePage>InMaintenance</inMaintenancePage>
<indexPage>CommunitiesLanding</indexPage>
<masterLabel>{siteName}</masterLabel>
<redirectToCustomDomain>false</redirectToCustomDomain>
<referrerPolicyOriginWhenCrossOrigin>true</referrerPolicyOriginWhenCrossOrigin>
<selfRegPage>CommunitiesSelfReg</selfRegPage>
<siteType>ChatterNetwork</siteType>
<urlPathPrefix>{siteUrlPathPrefix}vforcesite</urlPathPrefix>
</CustomSite>
```
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# Configure Metadata: DigitalExperienceBundle

## Purpose
This configuration file creates a **net-new, default** DigitalExperienceBundle metadata record for a Digital Experience React Site. It is not intended to edit or modify an existing DigitalExperienceBundle record. Use this template only when provisioning a brand-new React site.

## File Location
```
digitalExperiences/site/{siteName}1/{siteName}1.digitalExperience-meta.xml
```

## Default Template
```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<DigitalExperienceBundle xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
<label>{siteName}1</label>
</DigitalExperienceBundle>
```
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# Configure Metadata: DigitalExperienceConfig

## Purpose
This configuration file creates a **net-new, default** DigitalExperienceConfig metadata record for a Digital Experience React Site. It is not intended to edit or modify an existing DigitalExperienceConfig record. Use this template only when provisioning a brand-new React site.

## File Location
```
digitalExperienceConfigs/{siteName}1.digitalExperienceConfig-meta.xml
```

## Default Template
```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<DigitalExperienceConfig xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
<label>{siteName}</label>
<site>
<urlPathPrefix>{siteUrlPathPrefix}</urlPathPrefix>
</site>
<space>site/{siteName}1</space>
</DigitalExperienceConfig>
```
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# Configure Metadata: DigitalExperience (sfdc_cms__site)

## Purpose
These configuration files create **net-new, default** DigitalExperience content records (`sfdc_cms__site` type) for a Digital Experience React Site. They are not intended to edit or modify existing DigitalExperience content. Use these templates only when provisioning a brand-new React site.

The `appContainer: true` and `appSpace` fields in `content.json` are what make this a React site rather than a standard LWR site. The `appSpace` value follows the format `{namespace}__{developerName}` and must match a deployed `WebApplication` metadata record.

## File Location
The DigitalExperience directory contains only `_meta.json` and `content.json`. Do not create any directories other than `sfdc_cms__site` inside the bundle.

```
digitalExperiences/site/{siteName}1/sfdc_cms__site/{siteName}1/_meta.json
digitalExperiences/site/{siteName}1/sfdc_cms__site/{siteName}1/content.json
```

## Default Templates
### `_meta.json`
```json
{
"apiName": "{siteName}1",
"path": "",
"type": "sfdc_cms__site"
}
```

### `content.json`
```json
{
"type": "sfdc_cms__site",
"title": "{siteName}",
"urlName": "{siteUrlPathPrefix}",
"contentBody": {
"authenticationType": "AUTHENTICATED_WITH_PUBLIC_ACCESS_ENABLED",
"appContainer": true,
"appSpace": "{appNamespace}__{appDevName}"
}
}
```
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# Configure Metadata: Network

## Purpose
This configuration file creates a **net-new, default** Network metadata record for a Digital Experience React Site. It is not intended to edit or modify an existing Network record. Use this template only when provisioning a brand-new React site.

## File Location
```
networks/{siteName}.network-meta.xml
```

## Default Template
```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Network xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
<allowInternalUserLogin>false</allowInternalUserLogin>
<allowMembersToFlag>false</allowMembersToFlag>
<changePasswordTemplate>unfiled$public/CommunityChangePasswordEmailTemplate</changePasswordTemplate>
<disableReputationRecordConversations>true</disableReputationRecordConversations>
<emailSenderAddress>admin@company.com</emailSenderAddress>
<emailSenderName>{siteName}</emailSenderName>
<embeddedLoginEnabled>false</embeddedLoginEnabled>
<enableApexCDNCaching>true</enableApexCDNCaching>
<enableCustomVFErrorPageOverrides>false</enableCustomVFErrorPageOverrides>
<enableDirectMessages>true</enableDirectMessages>
<enableExpFriendlyUrlsAsDefault>false</enableExpFriendlyUrlsAsDefault>
<enableExperienceBundleBasedSnaOverrideEnabled>true</enableExperienceBundleBasedSnaOverrideEnabled>
<enableGuestChatter>{enableGuestAccess}</enableGuestChatter>
<enableGuestFileAccess>false</enableGuestFileAccess>
<enableGuestMemberVisibility>false</enableGuestMemberVisibility>
<enableImageOptimizationCDN>true</enableImageOptimizationCDN>
<enableInvitation>false</enableInvitation>
<enableKnowledgeable>false</enableKnowledgeable>
<enableLWRExperienceConnectedApp>false</enableLWRExperienceConnectedApp>
<enableMemberVisibility>false</enableMemberVisibility>
<enableNicknameDisplay>true</enableNicknameDisplay>
<enablePrivateMessages>false</enablePrivateMessages>
<enableReputation>false</enableReputation>
<enableShowAllNetworkSettings>false</enableShowAllNetworkSettings>
<enableSiteAsContainer>true</enableSiteAsContainer>
<enableTalkingAboutStats>true</enableTalkingAboutStats>
<enableTopicAssignmentRules>true</enableTopicAssignmentRules>
<enableTopicSuggestions>false</enableTopicSuggestions>
<enableUpDownVote>false</enableUpDownVote>
<forgotPasswordTemplate>unfiled$public/CommunityForgotPasswordEmailTemplate</forgotPasswordTemplate>
<gatherCustomerSentimentData>false</gatherCustomerSentimentData>
<headlessForgotPasswordTemplate>unfiled$public/CommunityHeadlessForgotPasswordTemplate</headlessForgotPasswordTemplate>
<headlessRegistrationTemplate>unfiled$public/CommunityHeadlessRegistrationTemplate</headlessRegistrationTemplate>
<networkMemberGroups>
<profile>admin</profile>
</networkMemberGroups>
<networkPageOverrides>
<changePasswordPageOverrideSetting>Standard</changePasswordPageOverrideSetting>
<forgotPasswordPageOverrideSetting>Designer</forgotPasswordPageOverrideSetting>
<homePageOverrideSetting>Designer</homePageOverrideSetting>
<loginPageOverrideSetting>Designer</loginPageOverrideSetting>
<selfRegProfilePageOverrideSetting>Designer</selfRegProfilePageOverrideSetting>
</networkPageOverrides>
<newSenderAddress>admin@company.com</newSenderAddress>
<picassoSite>{siteName}1</picassoSite>
<selfRegistration>false</selfRegistration>
<sendWelcomeEmail>true</sendWelcomeEmail>
<site>{siteName}</site>
<siteArchiveStatus>NotArchived</siteArchiveStatus>
<status>Live</status>
<tabs>
<defaultTab>home</defaultTab>
<standardTab>Chatter</standardTab>
</tabs>
<urlPathPrefix>{siteUrlPathPrefix}vforcesite</urlPathPrefix>
<welcomeTemplate>unfiled$public/CommunityWelcomeEmailTemplate</welcomeTemplate>
</Network>
```
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