AI agents call analyze_soql_performance to retrieve information from Salesforce without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool queries performance metadata or explains query plans—a non-destructive read operation. It does not modify data, execute arbitrary code, or trigger side effects. Even though it may help optimize SOQL queries, the tool itself only analyzes and reports; it does not execute transactions or delete records.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'analyze_soql_performance' and description 'Analyze SOQL query performance' indicate read-only analysis of query execution metrics.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access analyze_soql_performance gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Salesforce, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for analyze_soql_performance:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"analyze_soql_performance": {}
}
}analyze_soql_performance is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Analyze SOQL query performance. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Salesforce MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Salesforce MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for analyze_soql_performance: 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.
analyze_soql_performance is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the analyze_soql_performance 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 analyze_soql_performance. 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.
analyze_soql_performance is provided by the Salesforce MCP server (ryu-727/salesforce-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
Start from Salesforce, add the rest of your stack, and see everything your agents can call. Then put policy on all of it.
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