Field History Tracking

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Field History Tracking skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Field History Tracking is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Content · Sub-category: storytelling · Last updated: 2026-05-21

tool:salesforce type:audit

Use when enabling, configuring, or querying Salesforce field history tracking to audit changes to field values over time. Covers enabling tracking on objects and fields, the 20-field-per-object limit, 18-month data retention, querying standard History sObjects (AccountHistory, OpportunityHistory, custom __History), and troubleshooting missing records. NOT for Event Monitoring (use security skills), NOT for Shield Field Audit Trail or FieldHistoryArchive (use field-audit-trail).

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About this skill (catalog notes)

Field History Tracking includes at least one code block. At roughly 2,118 words the SKILL.md is on the longer end of the catalog distribution.

Original author: Pranav Nagrecha
Indexed lastmod: 2026-05-21
Catalog position: Content · storytelling
Indexed related skills: 10

How Field History Tracking fits the catalog

Field History Tracking sits in the Content category under the storytelling sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

This skill activates when a practitioner needs to enable Salesforce Field History Tracking on standard or custom objects, query history sObjects to audit field value changes, or troubleshoot cases where expected history records are absent. It does NOT cover Shield Field Audit Trail (use field-audit-trail) or Event Monitoring (use security skills).

What this skill does

Field History Tracking is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the storytelling sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/field-history-tracking/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when enabling, configuring, or querying Salesforce field history tracking to audit changes to field values over time. Covers enabling tracking on objects and fields, the 20-field-per-object limit, 18-month data retention, querying standard History sObjects (AccountHistory, OpportunityHistory, custom __History), and troubleshooting missing records.

Who uses this skill

The Field History Tracking Claude Code skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 146,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/field-history-tracking
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/field-history-tracking/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/field-history-tracking/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/field-history-tracking/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/field-history-tracking/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\field-history-tracking\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Field History Tracking Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/field-history-tracking/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Field History Tracking skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Field History Tracking skill?

Use Field History Tracking when your Claude Code task falls under the Content category — specifically in the storytelling area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Field History Tracking" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/content/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Field History Tracking skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Field History Tracking is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Author: Pranav Nagrecha

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

Pranav Nagrecha. (2026). Field History Tracking [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/field-history-tracking/

BibTeX

@misc{field-history-tracking-2026,
  author    = {Pranav Nagrecha},
  title     = {Field History Tracking [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/field-history-tracking/}
}

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Grade A · scanned 2026-07-06 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
✓ Network

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