Continue On Error

Attribute	Type	Description	Package Types Applicable
continueOnError	boolean	Record validation/test/coverage failures for this package but do not fail the overall sfp validate run	unlocked org-dependent unlocked source diff

By default, a single package failing validation (deployment, apex tests, or coverage) fails the entire sfp validate run. The continueOnError package descriptor lets you opt out of that behaviour for a specific package — failures are still surfaced in the validation output (and the validation-error.md report), but they do not flip the run's exit code.

This is useful when a package is in transition (e.g. a legacy component being refactored, or a flaky test suite that's already tracked separately) and you want validate to keep checking the rest of the project rather than short-circuiting on that one package.

// Demonstrating how to use continueOnError
{
  "packageDirectories": [
    {
      "path": "legacy-reports",
      "package": "legacy-reports",
      "versionDescription": "Legacy reporting package being refactored",
      "versionNumber": "2.1.0.NEXT",
      "continueOnError": true
    },
     ...
   ]
}

Use this attribute deliberately — it can hide real regressions. Pair it with an issue tracker reference so the underlying failure isn't forgotten.