Retrieve metadata from a Salesforce org
AI agents call sf_project_retrieve to retrieve information from Salesforce CLI MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Metadata retrieval is fundamentally a query operation that fetches existing data from Salesforce. It has no side effects on the org state and does not create, modify, delete, or execute operations. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—at worst, sensitive metadata could be exfiltrated, but no data is altered or operations triggered. Low severity reflects the read-only nature and constrained impact.
From the tool's definition Tool performs 'retrieve metadata from a Salesforce org' — a read-only operation that queries and exports existing configuration and code without modifying the org.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Retrieve metadata from a Salesforce org. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Salesforce CLI MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Salesforce CLI MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for sf_project_retrieve: 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.
sf_project_retrieve 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 sf_project_retrieve 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_project_retrieve. 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_project_retrieve is provided by the Salesforce CLI MCP Server MCP server (timaw513-emergenit/salesforce-cli-mcp-server). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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