Switches the active Salesforce org (default target-org) using the Salesforce CLI. Use whenever someone wants to change which org CLI commands run against — whether they say "switch org", "change default org", "set my org to", "use alias", "point to", or describe wanting to work against a specific or

Steps 1. Identify the org: the user provides a username or alias ( orgIdentifier ). If not provided, run sf org list to show authenticated orgs and ask the user which one to use. 2. Set the default org: Local (default): sf config set target org <orgIdentifier Applies only within the current project directory. Use this for normal project work. Global (only if user explicitly requests): sf config set target org <orgIdentifier global Applies system wide across all directories. Use when working outside a project or when the user asks for global scope. If this fails, report the error and suggest running sf org login web if the org may not be authorized. 3. Verify: sf config get target org json Note: the JSON output does not include a scope/location field — it cannot confirm whether the value is local or global. Confirm the value only, e.g.: target org is now set to: <value If it fails, report the error and advise running sf config get target org . Notes Unified CLI uses keys like target org and target dev hub . Legacy sfdx keys ( defaultusername , defaultdevhubusername ) are deprecated in this context. The sf CLI does not have local or scope flags for config set. Local scope is the default behavior. If the org does not change after setting the config, check whether SF TARGET ORG is set — environment variables override config values. Salesforce CLI config (unified) reference: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en us.sfdx cli reference.meta/sfdx cli reference/cli reference config commands unified.htm cli reference config set unified

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