Get detailed metadata about a Salesforce object
AI agents call describe-object to retrieve information from Salesforce MCP Server without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
The tool retrieves object metadata from Salesforce—a read-only operation with no capability to create, modify, delete, or execute code. While metadata exposure could inform attacks, the tool itself performs no harmful action. Low severity reflects minimal blast radius if misused by an AI agent.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'describe-object' and description 'Get detailed metadata about a Salesforce object' indicate retrieval of metadata without modification. No side effects are mentioned.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed metadata about a Salesforce object. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Salesforce MCP Server MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Salesforce MCP Server MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for describe-object: 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 MCP Server. Nothing to install.
describe-object 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 describe-object 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 describe-object. 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.
describe-object is provided by the Salesforce MCP Server MCP server (uday210/salesforce-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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