sf_create_product
Creates a Salesforce Product2 record. Products represent items or services that can be added to Opportunities and Quotes via Opportunity Line Items. Use with sf_create_price_book to set pricing. name: product name productCode: optional SKU or product code description: optional description isActiv...
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What sf_create_product does on Salesforce Metadata Mcp
AI agents use sf_create_product to create or update resources in Salesforce Metadata Mcp, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Salesforce Metadata Mcp environment.
Why sf_create_product is rated Medium
This tool creates new data records in Salesforce, which is a reversible write operation. It does not execute arbitrary code, delete data, or move money. While creating products could have business implications (e.g., incorrect product data affecting sales), the impact is reversible through standard Salesforce operations.
From the tool's definition Tool description states it 'Creates a Salesforce Product2 record' with parameters for name, productCode, description, isActive, and family. The action is explicitly a creation operation that modifies the Salesforce database by adding a new product record.
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The rule that runs sf_create_product safely
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: it sits between your AI agents and Salesforce Metadata Mcp, and checks every tool call against a rule you set before the call runs. Nothing changes on the server itself. For sf_create_product, this is the rule to start with:
sf_create_product 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.
The button opens the PolicyLayer dashboard: create your workspace, connect Salesforce Metadata Mcp, apply this rule, and every sf_create_product call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about sf_create_product
Creates a Salesforce Product2 record. Products represent items or services that can be added to Opportunities and Quotes via Opportunity Line Items. Use with sf_create_price_book to set pricing. name: product name productCode: optional SKU or product code description: optional description isActive: whether the product is available for use (default: true) family: product family/category, e.g. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Salesforce Metadata Mcp MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Salesforce Metadata MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sf_create_product: 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 Metadata Mcp. Nothing to install.
sf_create_product 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 sf_create_product 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 sf_create_product. 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.
sf_create_product is provided by the Salesforce Metadata MCP server (salesforce-metadata-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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