Deletes a record
AI agents call delete_record to permanently remove resources in Salesforce — typically in cleanup and lifecycle workflows. It does its job in a single call, and there is no undo.
Deletion of records cannot be undone and represents permanent data loss. In a Salesforce context, deleting records can have significant business impact (customer data loss, transaction records, account information, etc.). This is classified as Destructive rather than Execute because the operation itself is inherently destructive by design, not a general-purpose command execution tool.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'delete_record' with description 'Deletes a record'. The verb 'delete' is explicit and unambiguous - this operation irreversibly removes data from Salesforce.
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Deletes a record. It is categorised as a Destructive tool in the Salesforce MCP Server, which means it can permanently delete or destroy data. Block by default and require explicit approval.
Register the Salesforce MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for delete_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. Nothing to install.
delete_record is a Destructive tool with critical risk. Critical-risk tools should be blocked by default and only enabled with explicit human approval.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the delete_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 delete_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.
delete_record is provided by the Salesforce MCP server (leilaabdel/mcp-salesforce). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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