Create a new record in a Salesforce org using the REST API. Returns the ID of the created record on success. Input must be a JSON object with keys: sObject (string), recordJson (string), and optionally targetOrg (string).
AI agents use create_record to create or update resources in Salesforce MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Salesforce MCP Server environment.
This tool creates new records in Salesforce, which is a reversible modification operation (records can be updated or deleted later). It falls under the Write category rather than Destructive because creation is not irreversible.
From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Create a new record in a Salesforce org using the REST API' and 'Returns the ID of the created record on success.' The input parameter 'recordJson' indicates arbitrary data can be written to Salesforce objects.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access create_record gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Salesforce MCP Server, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for create_record:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"create_record": {
"limits": [
{
"counter": "create_record_rate",
"window": "minute",
"max": 30,
"scope": "grant"
}
]
}
}
}create_record stays usable, but capped — an agent stuck in a loop can't make hundreds of changes a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Create a new record in a Salesforce org using the REST API. Returns the ID of the created record on success. Input must be a JSON object with keys: sObject (string), recordJson (string), and optionally targetOrg (string). It is categorised as a Write tool in the Salesforce MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Salesforce MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for create_record: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Salesforce MCP Server. Nothing to install.
create_record is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the create_record rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for create_record. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
create_record is provided by the Salesforce MCP Server MCP server (advancedcommunities/salesforce-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Salesforce MCP Server, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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