MCP Tool Reference Medium Risk

sfDevopsPromoteWorkItem

Promote a DevOps Center work item

Part of the Salesforce MCP server. Enforce policies on this tool with Intercept, the open-source MCP proxy.

@salesforce/mcp Write

WHEN AI AGENTS USE THIS TOOL

AI agents use sfDevopsPromoteWorkItem to create or modify resources in Salesforce. Write operations carry medium risk because an autonomous agent could trigger bulk unintended modifications. Rate limits prevent a single agent session from making hundreds of changes in rapid succession. Argument validation ensures the agent passes expected values.

WHY ENFORCE A POLICY ON SFDEVOPSPROMOTEWORKITEM

Without a policy, an AI agent could call sfDevopsPromoteWorkItem repeatedly, creating or modifying resources faster than any human could review. Intercept's rate limiting ensures write operations happen at a controlled pace, and argument validation catches malformed or unexpected inputs before they reach Salesforce.

RECOMMENDED POLICY

Write tools can modify data. A rate limit prevents runaway bulk operations from AI agents.

salesforce.yaml 
tools:
  sfDevopsPromoteWorkItem:
    rules:
      - action: allow
        rate_limit:
          max: 30
          window: 60

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DETAILS

Tool Name

sfDevopsPromoteWorkItem

Category

Write

MCP Server

Salesforce MCP Server

Risk Level

Medium

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What does the sfDevopsPromoteWorkItem tool do?

Promote a DevOps Center work item. It is categorised as a Write tool in the Salesforce MCP Server, which means it can create or modify data. Consider rate limits to prevent runaway writes.

How do I enforce a policy on sfDevopsPromoteWorkItem?

Add a rule in your Intercept YAML policy under the tools section for sfDevopsPromoteWorkItem. You can allow, deny, rate-limit, or validate arguments. Then run Intercept as a proxy in front of the Salesforce MCP server.

What risk level is sfDevopsPromoteWorkItem?

sfDevopsPromoteWorkItem is a Write tool with medium risk. Write tools should be rate-limited to prevent accidental bulk modifications.

Can I rate-limit sfDevopsPromoteWorkItem?

Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the sfDevopsPromoteWorkItem rule in your Intercept 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.

How do I block sfDevopsPromoteWorkItem completely?

Set action: deny in the Intercept policy for sfDevopsPromoteWorkItem. 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.

What MCP server provides sfDevopsPromoteWorkItem?

sfDevopsPromoteWorkItem is provided by the Salesforce MCP server (@salesforce/mcp). Intercept sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.

ENFORCE POLICIES ON SALESFORCE

Open source. One binary. Zero dependencies.

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