sf_enable_debug_logs
Turns on Apex debug logging for a user by creating a DebugLevel and TraceFlag via the Tooling API. Required before sf_get_debug_logs will return anything new — Salesforce does not log activity unless a trace flag is active for that user. username: username of the user to trace, e.g.
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What sf_enable_debug_logs does on Salesforce Metadata Mcp
AI agents use sf_enable_debug_logs 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_enable_debug_logs is rated Medium
An AI agent can call sf_enable_debug_logs faster than any human can review: one bad instruction and it creates or modifies resources in Salesforce Metadata Mcp by the hundred, each call as confident as the last.
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The rule that runs sf_enable_debug_logs 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_enable_debug_logs, this is the rule to start with:
sf_enable_debug_logs 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_enable_debug_logs call is checked against it from then on.
Questions about sf_enable_debug_logs
Turns on Apex debug logging for a user by creating a DebugLevel and TraceFlag via the Tooling API. Required before sf_get_debug_logs will return anything new — Salesforce does not log activity unless a trace flag is active for that user. username: username of the user to trace, 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_enable_debug_logs: 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_enable_debug_logs 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_enable_debug_logs 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_enable_debug_logs. 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_enable_debug_logs 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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