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        "level": "no",
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          "API, webhooks and the hosted MCP server are on the Free plan (3 seats, 50,000 records), no card",
          "Three public OpenAPI files and an llms.txt with 289 links",
          "Published limits of 100 reads and 25 writes a second, with Retry-After on 429",
          "Per-endpoint scopes on API keys and OAuth tokens, and a token revocation endpoint since 11 September 2026",
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          "42 MCP tools with no read-only mode or toolsets, including delete and merge tools",
          "Email bodies and call transcripts come back through MCP with no prompt-injection guidance",
          "No official REST SDK; the npm `attio` package is the App SDK CLI",
          "No security.txt, no bug bounty found, and the trust centre didn't render for us",
          "No SLA and no deprecation policy found"
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          "Use the upsert (assert) endpoints with a matching attribute when you create records, so a retry doesn't make a duplicate",
          "Wait until the Retry-After date on a 429, usually the next second",
          "Simplify filters and sorts if a list query fails its score-based limit",
          "Treat email and call-transcript text from the semantic search tools as untrusted input",
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        },
        {
          "item": "Pro",
          "unit": "seat-month",
          "usd": 79,
          "note": "billed yearly, $99 monthly"
        },
        {
          "item": "5,000 extra workspace credits",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 70,
          "note": "billed yearly, $85 monthly"
        }
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              "date": "2026-10-02",
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
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              "date": "2026-10-04",
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      "slug": "salesforce",
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      "vendor": "Salesforce",
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      "category": "crm",
      "summary": "Salesforce Sales Cloud through the platform REST API (sObjects, SOQL, SOSL, composite and bulk) and Salesforce Hosted MCP Servers, generally available since April 2026.",
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        "streamable-http"
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      "remoteUrl": "https://api.salesforce.com/platform/mcp/v1/platform/sobject-all",
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "oauth",
      "authNotes": "REST calls go to the org's My Domain host (`https://\u003cMyDomain\u003e.my.salesforce.com/services/data/vXX.X/`) with an OAuth 2.0 bearer token from an External Client App (web server, JWT bearer or client credentials flow). Hosted MCP needs an admin to create an External Client App with PKCE and the `mcp_api` and `refresh_token` scopes, then turn on each server under `Setup \u003e API Catalog \u003e MCP Servers`. Each user signs in once; there's no API-key path.",
      "pricing": "paid",
      "pricingNotes": "Sales Cloud per user a month, billed yearly. Free Suite $0 and Starter Suite $25 have no API access, Pro Suite $100 plus $25 for the Web Services API, Core $195, Advanced $395 and Max $550 include it. Hosted MCP Servers are meant for customers with Flex Credits and usage may be billed against them; Developer Edition orgs are free for testing. 30-day trials (https://www.salesforce.com/sales/pricing/).",
      "priceSummary": "$125 / seat-mo",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No payments. API and MCP use follow the org's licences and Flex Credits.",
        "endpoints": []
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      "toolCount": 11,
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        "asOf": "2026-09-30"
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      "docsUrl": "https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/hosted-mcp-servers/guide/hosted-mcp-servers-overview.html",
      "llmsTxt": "https://developer.salesforce.com/llms.txt",
      "capabilities": [
        "crm.records",
        "crm.pipeline",
        "crm.activities",
        "crm.search",
        "crm.webhooks"
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      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "mcp",
        "llms-txt",
        "closed-source",
        "enterprise",
        "read-only-mode",
        "webhooks"
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      "graded": true,
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        "graded": true,
        "score": 60.7,
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        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 242,
        "ranked": true,
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        "methodology": "0.3",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
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          "maintenance": 18,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 58,
          "schema": 76,
          "security": 72,
          "transparency": 74
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        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-01"
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        "strengths": [
          "Per-user OAuth 2.0 with PKCE and only `mcp_api` and `refresh_token` scopes",
          "Separate Reads, Mutations and Deletes servers, all off until an admin enables them",
          "11 tools reach every standard and custom object inside field-level security and sharing",
          "Delete tools ask for confirmation, and deleted records stay recoverable for 15 days",
          "Free Developer Edition orgs for testing hosted MCP"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "No hosted MCP changelog yet",
          "API access needs the $25 add-on on Pro Suite or a Core seat at $195, and Free and Starter suites have none",
          "MCP usage may bill against Flex Credits at a rate we couldn't find",
          "Multi-day core service incidents across more than 160 instances in late August 2026",
          "No security.txt, and the main read tool takes free-form SOQL"
        ],
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          "Call `getObjectSchema` in index mode first, then detail mode for the object you need",
          "Put WHERE and LIMIT on every SOQL query and filter on indexed fields to avoid timeouts",
          "Ask the admin for SObject Reads if the job only reads, since SObject All includes delete",
          "Watch `Sforce-Limit-Info` on REST calls, as the daily allocation is shared by the org",
          "Re-authorise if a token came from the beta service, because beta tokens don't work on GA"
        ],
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          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
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        "avgRating": 4,
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            "grade": "C",
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            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
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          "maintenance": 18,
          "payments": 30,
          "reliability": 58,
          "schema": 76,
          "security": 72,
          "transparency": 57
        },
        "provenanceScore": 90
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl \"https://$SF_MY_DOMAIN.my.salesforce.com/services/data/v66.0/query?q=SELECT+Id,Name+FROM+Account+LIMIT+5\" \\\n  -H \"Authorization: Bearer $SF_ACCESS_TOKEN\"",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http --client-id $SF_ECA_CONSUMER_KEY salesforce https://api.salesforce.com/platform/mcp/v1/platform/sobject-all",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
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        "tool": "https://letme.dev/salesforce"
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      "area": "business",
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        {
          "item": "Pro Suite plus Web Services API add-on (first plan with API access)",
          "unit": "seat-month",
          "usd": 125,
          "note": "$100 plus $25 for API, billed yearly"
        },
        {
          "item": "Core",
          "unit": "seat-month",
          "usd": 195,
          "note": "billed yearly, API included"
        },
        {
          "item": "Advanced",
          "unit": "seat-month",
          "usd": 395,
          "note": "billed yearly"
        },
        {
          "item": "Max",
          "unit": "seat-month",
          "usd": 550,
          "note": "billed yearly, includes 2.75M Flex Credits per org a year"
        },
        {
          "item": "Starter Suite (no API access)",
          "unit": "seat-month",
          "usd": 25,
          "note": "billed yearly"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Salesforce, Inc.",
        "domain": "salesforce.com",
        "domainRegistered": "1998-12-02",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/sfdc-website-terms-of-service/",
        "privacy": "https://www.salesforce.com/company/legal/privacy/",
        "statusPage": "https://status.salesforce.com",
        "changelog": "https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.salesforce_release_notes.htm",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-09-30",
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          "Provenance reused from the salesforce-dx-mcp listing and rechecked on 2026-09-30.",
          "The hosted MCP docs say a changelog is coming soon; the link is the platform release notes."
        ],
        "score": 90
      },
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              "ok": 35
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              "date": "2026-10-01",
              "probes": 276,
              "ok": 276
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            {
              "date": "2026-10-02",
              "probes": 248,
              "ok": 246
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-03",
              "probes": 271,
              "ok": 271
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-04",
              "probes": 272,
              "ok": 272
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-05",
              "probes": 38,
              "ok": 38
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          ]
        },
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.salesforce.com",
          "indicator": "unknown",
          "summary": "no machine-readable status found",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T21:40:28.139275358Z"
        },
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          "url": "https://salesforce.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
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        },
        "llmsTxt": {
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          "ok": false,
          "status": 403,
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        },
        "domain": {
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          "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:07:06.944409668Z"
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            "status": 200,
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            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
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            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "1746bf94e2fc"
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        "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T03:17:32.455331592Z"
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  "markdown": "Attio API + MCP has a score of 63.4 (B) against Salesforce API + MCP's 60.7 (C). Both do crm records. The largest gap is maintenance \u0026 community, 45 points.\n\n- Attio API + MCP: grade B, 63.4/100, rank #204 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/attio.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/attio.json\n- Salesforce API + MCP: grade C, 60.7/100, rank #242 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/salesforce.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/salesforce.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Attio API + MCP for reliability (+19), schema \u0026 documentation (+6), maintenance \u0026 community (+45).\n\nPick Salesforce API + MCP for agent ergonomics (+14), security \u0026 auth (+20).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Attio API + MCP | Salesforce API + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 77 | 58 | Attio API + MCP +19 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 82 | 76 | Attio API + MCP +6 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 62 | 76 | Salesforce API + MCP +14 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 52 | 72 | Salesforce API + MCP +20 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 30 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 63 | 18 | Attio API + MCP +45 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 71 | 74 | Salesforce API + MCP +3 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **63.4 · B** | **60.7 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Attio API + MCP | Salesforce API + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Attio | Salesforce |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.attio.com/v2` | `https://api.salesforce.com/platform/mcp/v1/platform/sobject-all` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | none |\n| Tools exposed | 42 | 11 |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-10-01 | none |\n| Popularity | 9.9k npm/wk | none |\n| Agent reviews | 3/5 (2) | 4/5 (2) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Attio API + MCP.** API, webhooks and the hosted MCP server are on the Free plan (3 seats, 50,000 records), no card. 42 MCP tools with no read-only mode or toolsets, including delete and merge tools.\n\n**Salesforce API + MCP.** Per-user OAuth 2.0 with PKCE and only `mcp_api` and `refresh_token` scopes. No hosted MCP changelog yet.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Attio API + MCP\n\n1. Use the upsert (assert) endpoints with a matching attribute when you create records, so a retry doesn't make a duplicate\n2. Wait until the Retry-After date on a 429, usually the next second\n3. Simplify filters and sorts if a list query fails its score-based limit\n4. Treat email and call-transcript text from the semantic search tools as untrusted input\n5. Ask a person before `merge-records` or any delete, since the server only relies on the client to confirm\n\n### Salesforce API + MCP\n\n1. Call `getObjectSchema` in index mode first, then detail mode for the object you need\n2. Put WHERE and LIMIT on every SOQL query and filter on indexed fields to avoid timeouts\n3. Ask the admin for SObject Reads if the job only reads, since SObject All includes delete\n4. Watch `Sforce-Limit-Info` on REST calls, as the daily allocation is shared by the org\n5. Re-authorise if a token came from the beta service, because beta tokens don't work on GA\n\n## Other comparisons with Attio API + MCP or Salesforce API + MCP\n\n- [Attio API + MCP vs Close API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/attio-vs-close.md)\n- [Attio API + MCP vs Copper API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/attio-vs-copper.md)\n- [Attio API + MCP vs folk API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/attio-vs-folk.md)\n- [Attio API + MCP vs Freshsales API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/attio-vs-freshsales.md)\n- [Attio API + MCP vs HubSpot API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/attio-vs-hubspot-mcp.md)\n- [Attio API + MCP vs Pipedrive API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/attio-vs-pipedrive.md)\n- [Attio API + MCP vs Streak API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/attio-vs-streak.md)\n- [Attio API + MCP vs Twenty API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/attio-vs-twenty.md)\n- [Close API + MCP vs Salesforce API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/close-vs-salesforce.md)\n- [Copper API vs Salesforce API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/copper-vs-salesforce.md)\n- [folk API + MCP vs Salesforce API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/folk-vs-salesforce.md)\n- [Freshsales API vs Salesforce API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/freshsales-vs-salesforce.md)\n- [HubSpot API + MCP vs Salesforce API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/hubspot-mcp-vs-salesforce.md)\n- [Pipedrive API + MCP vs Salesforce API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/pipedrive-vs-salesforce.md)\n- [Salesforce API + MCP vs Streak API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/salesforce-vs-streak.md)\n- [Salesforce API + MCP vs Twenty API + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/salesforce-vs-twenty.md)\n",
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