What can the Salesforce MCP server do?
Salesforce runs three kinds of MCP: hosted servers for your CRM data, a developer server with 60+ tools, and Agentforce as a client.
The short answer
- Salesforce offers out-of-the-box MCP servers for core CRM data, Data Cloud and Tableau, per its engineering blog of 22 July 2026.
- The Salesforce DX MCP server gives developers over 60 tools in 14 toolsets, from SOQL queries to metadata deploys, and runs against orgs authorised in the Salesforce CLI.
- Agentforce MCP support works in reverse: Agentforce agents call outside MCP servers that an admin registers and allowlists.
- Claude and similar MCP clients reach Salesforce through per-user interactive OAuth, so each person grants access with a click.
Three products share one name
Search "Salesforce MCP" and you'll find pages about three different things. Your answer depends on which one you mean, so sort them first.
The hosted servers are the ones a sales team cares about. Salesforce's July 2026 post names servers for core CRM data, Data Cloud and Tableau. You connect Claude or another client, sign in, and the AI client works on records through your login.
The DX MCP server is for developers. It lives on GitHub under the Salesforce CLI team and runs on your own machine. Its tools query data with SOQL, deploy metadata, run tests and manage orgs, which makes it closer to a coding assistant than a sales tool.
Agentforce MCP support is the third. Salesforce announced it in beta on 15 January 2026. It lets Agentforce agents use tools from outside servers, and admins pick which tools are allowed.
Salesforce MCP options side by side
Read on Salesforce's own blog and its GitHub repository.
| Option | What it does | How you connect | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosted MCP servers | Out-of-the-box servers for core CRM data, Data Cloud and Tableau | Per-user interactive OAuth from clients such as Claude | salesforce.com/blog (22 July 2026) |
| Salesforce DX MCP server | Over 60 tools in 14 toolsets: SOQL, metadata deploy, orgs, users, tests | Runs locally against orgs authorised in the Salesforce CLI; Claude Code, Cline, Cursor named | github.com/salesforcecli/mcp |
| Agentforce MCP support (beta) | Agentforce agents call third-party MCP servers | Admins register servers and allowlist tools | salesforce.com/blog (15 January 2026) |
| SalesCrew (our product) | 140+ MCP tools, each with a UI twin, over the whole CRM | Per-user tokens scoped by channel, profile and area; external sends wait in one approval queue | Disclosure: SalesCrew is our product. |
Salesforce facts checked on salesforce.com/blog and github.com/salesforcecli/mcp, September 2026. Salesforce renames MCP features often, so read the vendor page before you rely on a row.
What to check before an agent touches your org
Ask whose login the agent uses. With per-user OAuth, the AI client acts as the person who signed in. An admin login gives it admin reach, including objects your reps never open.
Keep the DX server away from production. A tool that deploys metadata can change page layouts and validation rules in one call. Point it at a sandbox and review the change set before anything reaches your live org.
SalesCrew takes a simpler route for sales teams. One MCP server covers the whole CRM with 140+ tools, and each tool does exactly what its button in the app does. External sends, stage changes and merges wait in one approval queue, and an audit log records the user, token or agent behind every call. See the SalesCrew MCP server and SalesCrew vs Salesforce.
Two admins can mean two different servers
Questions
- Does Salesforce have an MCP server?
- Yes, more than one. Salesforce's blog of 22 July 2026 describes out-of-the-box MCP servers for core CRM data, Data Cloud and Tableau. Salesforce also publishes the open-source Salesforce DX MCP server on GitHub for developers, checked in September 2026.
- Can I connect Salesforce to Claude with MCP?
- Yes. Salesforce's July 2026 architecture post says popular MCP clients such as Claude use per-user interactive OAuth, so each person clicks to grant access. Developers can also run the DX MCP server locally with Claude Code or Cursor against orgs they've authorised in the Salesforce CLI.
- What is the Salesforce DX MCP server?
- The Salesforce DX MCP server is a developer tool from the Salesforce CLI team. Its GitHub README lists over 60 tools in 14 toolsets, including SOQL queries, metadata deploys, org management and tests. Some tools are marked non-GA and need the --allow-non-ga-tools flag.
- Is Agentforce MCP the same as a Salesforce MCP server?
- No, it runs the other way. Agentforce MCP support, announced in beta on 15 January 2026, lets Agentforce agents call third-party MCP servers. Admins register each server and set an allowlist of the tools an agent may use.