# sf_create_role Creates a Role in the Salesforce role hierarchy. Roles control record visibility through role-based sharing. Users in higher roles can see records owned by users in subordinate roles. Specify a parentRole to place this role in the hierarchy, or omit it for a top-level role. Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `sf_create_role`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-create-role ## Facts - Tool: `sf_create_role` - 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: Write (Medium 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_role", "arguments": {} } } ``` ## Why sf_create_role is rated Medium This tool creates new roles that directly impact data visibility and access control across the organization. While reversible (roles can be deleted), creating roles affects security posture and record access permissions for potentially many users. The blast radius is high because misconfigured roles can expose sensitive records to unintended users or create access control gaps. From the tool's own definition: "Tool description explicitly states it 'Creates a Role in the Salesforce role hierarchy' and controls 'record visibility through role-based sharing.' This is a creation operation that modifies Salesforce's access control configuration." ## Use case AI agents use sf_create_role 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. ## 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_role": { "limits": [ { "counter": "sf_create_role_rate", "window": "minute", "max": 30, "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_flow` — Execute — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-semwalajay83-sem-salesforce-metadata-mcp/sf-create-flow.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 - …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