Assign a permission set to one or more org users. To specify an alias for the --target-org or --on-behalf-of flags, use the CLI username alias, such as the one you set with the
AI agents use assign_permission_set to create or update resources in Salesforce CLI MCP Server — usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Salesforce CLI MCP Server environment.
This tool performs a Write operation: it creates or modifies user permission assignments in Salesforce, altering authorization state. The action is reversible (permissions can be unassigned), so it does not qualify as Destructive.
From the tool's definition Tool name and description: 'Assign a permission set to one or more org users' — this operation modifies user permissions/roles in a Salesforce org, creating new privilege grants that are persistent and reversible (by unassigning).
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Assign a permission set to one or more org users. To specify an alias for the --target-org or --on-behalf-of flags, use the CLI username alias, such as the one you set with the. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Salesforce CLI MCP Server MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.
Register the Salesforce CLI MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for assign_permission_set: 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 CLI MCP Server. Nothing to install.
assign_permission_set 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 assign_permission_set 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 assign_permission_set. 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.
assign_permission_set is provided by the Salesforce CLI MCP Server MCP server (perrynet/salesforce-cli-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
assign_permission_set is one line of Salesforce CLI MCP Server's registry record.
The record carries the whole server: verified identity, auth posture, risk grade, every tool classified, recommended policy — re-checked continuously.
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