Hi everyone, I'm working through the "Use Employee Agents to Get Work Done" module (specifically the "Help a Guest Out of a Soggy Situation" unit) as part of the Agentblazer Champion 2026 trail, using the Agentforce Playground provided by Trailhead for this badge. While trying to activate the Coral Cloud Agent (Employee type) in Agentforce Builder, I get this error: "Looks like you don't have access to agent templates associated with the Employee agent type. Make sure that you have the required permissions for the type and try again." When I investigated further, I found that my user (System Administrator profile, User License = Salesforce) is missing the "Use Custom Agents" permission. When I try to enable it via a Permission Set, I get this additional error: "Can't save permission set Access Agents, which is assigned to a user with user license Salesforce. The user license doesn't allow the permission: Use Custom Agents." The User License field is locked/not editable on the user's Edit page, so I can't change it manually. I confirmed I'm using the Agentforce Playground that Trailhead auto-provisioned for this specific unit (not a personal/generic playground), and the "Your Agentforce Playground Is Ready!" message appeared as expected before I started. Has anyone else run into this? Is this a known provisioning issue with the Agentforce Playground for this unit, or is there a step I'm missing to get the correct license/permission for Employee agent types? Any guidance would be appreciated — thanks in advance!
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Hello @Rohit .
This is a really common issue with the Employee Agent type in Agentforce. Here's what's likely happening:
Root Cause:
The Employee agent type requires Employee Experience / Einstein for Workforce Engagement features to be enabled in your org. It's not just a permissions issue — it's a license and feature availability issue.
Things to Check/Try:
1. Verify Your Org Type:
- The Employee Agent type is NOT available in standard Trailhead Playgrounds. You need a specially provisioned org, such as the ones linked directly from the Trailhead badge steps.
- Make sure you are using the exact org that the Trailhead module created for you, rather than a generic Playground.
2. Check Enabled Features:
- Go to Setup and search for "Agents" or "Einstein Copilot".
- Confirm that the required Agentforce features are fully enabled in the org.
3. Re-launch the Org from the Badge
- Sometimes the Trailhead challenge org may not be fully provisioned.
- Try clicking "Launch" again from the Trailhead module and use the fresh org link.
4. Check Your Salesforce Edition
- The Employee Agent type may require Enterprise Edition or above with the required Agentforce features or add-ons enabled.
- It may not be available in a Developer Edition org without the required provisioning.
5. Check Permissions
You are on the right track with permissions such as:
- Manage AI Agents
- Customize Application
Also, make sure the required Einstein/Copilot features are enabled under the relevant settings in Setup.
Quick Fix:
- For most Trailhead exercises, use the "Get Org" button directly from the badge/module page instead of using an existing Playground.
- The challenge org is typically provisioned with the required features and settings for the exercise.
Hope this helps! 🙌
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