restful · Salesforce MCP: Risk & Policy

WHAT IT DOES

What restful does on Salesforce

AI agents invoke restful to trigger actions in Salesforce. 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.

WHY IT NEEDS A POLICY

Why restful needs a policy

A direct REST API call tool is an Execute category threat because it allows running arbitrary operations against Salesforce infrastructure. While the actual severity depends on what endpoints and methods are called, the tool itself enables any operation Salesforce APIs support—from reads to writes to deletions to code execution.

From the tool's definition Tool description states 'Makes a direct REST API call to Salesforce'. Direct REST API calls are unmediated execute operations whose effects depend entirely on the specific endpoint, HTTP method, and payload provided as arguments.

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Verdict

restful Rate-limited

restful stays usable, but rate-capped — a runaway agent can't fire it dozens of times a minute. Everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.

View as policy code

policy.json

{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "restful": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "restful_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 10,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

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PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway: every tool call is checked against your rule before it reaches Salesforce, so you can run agents against it safely.

FAQ

Questions about restful

What does the restful tool do? +

Makes a direct REST API call to Salesforce. It is categorised as a Execute tool in the Salesforce MCP Server, which means it can trigger actions or run processes. Use rate limits and argument validation.

How do I enforce a policy on restful? +

Register the Salesforce MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for restful: 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.

What risk level is restful? +

restful is a Execute tool with high risk. Execute tools should be rate-limited and have argument validation enabled.

Can I rate-limit restful? +

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the restful 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.

How do I block restful completely? +

Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for restful. 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.

What MCP server provides restful? +

restful 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.