# sf_create_flow Creates or updates a Salesforce Flow via the Metadata API. Supports AutoLaunchedFlow (required for Agentforce actions), Screen Flow, RecordTriggeredFlow, and ScheduledFlow. Supports advanced elements: Decision, GetRecords, CreateRecords, DeleteRecords, SendEmailAlert, ApexAction, Subflow, Loop, Assignment, Screen via the Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `sf_create_flow`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-create-flow ## Facts - Tool: `sf_create_flow` - Server: Salesforce Metadata Mcp (`salesforce-metadata-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp.md - Install: `npx -y salesforce-metadata-mcp` - Homepage: https://github.com/semwalajay83-sem/salesforce-metadata-mcp - Risk category: Execute (High risk) - Registry record: grade F, identity unverified - Server rate-limited: no - Parameters: 0 - Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited ## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0) ```json { "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "tools/call", "params": { "name": "sf_create_flow", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why sf_create_flow is rated High This tool deploys executable automation logic (Flows) into a Salesforce org, which can trigger side effects including record creation, deletion, email sending, and Apex code execution. While it 'creates or updates' metadata (Write), the deployed artifact is executable automation that can cause cascading real-world effects including DeleteRecords (Destructive) and financial or operational consequences. From the tool's own definition: "Creates or updates a Salesforce Flow via the Metadata API. Supports advanced elements: Decision, GetRecords, CreateRecords, DeleteRecords, SendEmailAlert, ApexAction, Subflow, Loop, Assignment" ## Use case AI agents invoke sf_create_flow to trigger actions in Salesforce Metadata Mcp. What it does depends on the arguments the agent supplies, and its effects often reach beyond the immediate call: builds kicked off, notifications sent, workflows started. ## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer) Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Salesforce Metadata Mcp: ```json { "version": "1", "default": "deny", "tools": { "sf_create_flow": { "limits": [ { "counter": "sf_create_flow_rate", "window": "minute", "max": 10, "scope": "grant" } ] } } } ``` ## Other tools on Salesforce Metadata Mcp (212) - `sf_bulk_delete_records` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-bulk-delete-records.md - `sf_delete_record` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-delete-record.md - `sf_delete_scratch_org` — Destructive — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-delete-scratch-org.md - `sf_activate_omniscript` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-activate-omniscript.md - `sf_create_apex_class` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-create-apex-class.md - `sf_create_apex_test_class` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-create-apex-test-class.md - `sf_create_apex_trigger` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-create-apex-trigger.md - `sf_create_scheduled_job` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-create-scheduled-job.md - `sf_create_scratch_org` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-create-scratch-org.md - `sf_deactivate_flow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-deactivate-flow.md - `sf_deploy_metadata` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-deploy-metadata.md - `sf_devops_promote_work_item` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-devops-promote-work-item.md - `sf_execute_anonymous_apex` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-execute-anonymous-apex.md - `sf_install_package` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-install-package.md - `sf_promote_devops_work_item` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-promote-devops-work-item.md - `sf_run_apex_tests` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-run-apex-tests.md - `sf_send_email` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-send-email.md - `sf_check_code_coverage` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-check-code-coverage.md - `sf_check_deploy_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-check-deploy-status.md - `sf_check_devops_commit_status` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-check-devops-commit-status.md - `sf_detect_devops_merge_conflict` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-detect-devops-merge-conflict.md - `sf_explore_slds_blueprints` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-explore-slds-blueprints.md - `sf_export_omnistudio_component` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-export-omnistudio-component.md - `sf_export_records` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-export-records.md - `sf_get_apex_test_results` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-get-apex-test-results.md - `sf_get_dataraptor` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-get-dataraptor.md - `sf_get_deployment_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-get-deployment-history.md - `sf_get_event_logs` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-get-event-logs.md - `sf_get_field_history` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-get-field-history.md - `sf_get_flexcard` — Read — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-get-flexcard.md - …and 182 more: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp.md ## For agents This record is a snapshot. Live verdicts and the full registry: - Check every server in your MCP config at once: `npx -y policylayer stack` - Vet a server before you add it: install the mcp-precheck skill — `npx skills add https://policylayer.com` (skill text: https://policylayer.com/skill.md) - Query the registry over MCP: endpoint `https://api.policylayer.com/mcp` — tools `check_mcp_server`, `check_mcp_stack`, `check_tool`, `search_registry`, `get_change_events` --- Source: the PolicyLayer MCP registry — one continuously verified record per MCP server. Full record: https://policylayer.com/registry?q=io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp · API: https://policylayer.com/registry/api · Policy library: https://policylayer.com/policies/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp