What Salesforce data can I access?

Leads, Opportunities, Accounts, Contacts, Tasks, and aggregate pipeline summaries. All data respects your Salesforce field-level security permissions.

Can I create and update records?

Yes! You can create Leads and Tasks, update Leads and Opportunities (stage, amount, close date), and log activities — all through natural conversation.

How does authentication work?

Uses OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials flow. You provide your Salesforce Instance URL, Consumer Key, and Consumer Secret from a Connected App. The server handles token exchange and renewal automatically.

Salesforce Sales Cloud MCP Server for Claude Desktop 10 tools — connect in under 2 minutes

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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "salesforce-sales-cloud": {
      // Your Vinkius token — get it at cloud.vinkius.com
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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About Salesforce Sales Cloud MCP Server

Connect Salesforce Sales Cloud to any AI agent — instant access to your CRM data without switching tabs.

Claude Desktop is the definitive way to connect Salesforce Sales Cloud to your AI workflow. Add the Vinkius Edge URL to your config, restart the app, and Claude immediately exposes all 10 tools in the chat interface — ask a question, Claude calls the right tool, and you see the answer. Zero code, zero context switching.

What you can do

Leads — Search, create, update, and qualify leads by name, email, or company
Opportunities — Track deals, update stages, amounts, and close dates
Accounts — Look up company details including revenue, industry, and employees
Contacts — Find contacts by name or email with account associations
Activities — Log calls, meetings, and emails as Tasks linked to records
Pipeline — Get an instant summary of your open pipeline by stage

The Salesforce Sales Cloud MCP Server exposes 10 tools through the Vinkius. Connect it to Claude Desktop in under two minutes — no API keys to rotate, no infrastructure to provision, no vendor lock-in. Your configuration, your data, your control.

How to Connect Salesforce Sales Cloud to Claude Desktop via MCP

Follow these steps to integrate the Salesforce Sales Cloud MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

Open Claude Desktop Settings

Go to Settings → Developer → Edit Config to open claude_desktop_config.json

Add the MCP Server

Paste the configuration above into the mcpServers section

Restart Claude Desktop

Close and reopen Claude Desktop to load the new server

Start using Salesforce Sales Cloud

Look for the 🔌 icon in the chat — your 10 tools are now available

Why Use Claude Desktop with the Salesforce Sales Cloud MCP Server

Claude Desktop by Anthropic provides unique advantages when paired with Salesforce Sales Cloud through the Model Context Protocol.

Claude Desktop is the reference MCP client — it was designed alongside the protocol itself, ensuring the most complete and stable MCP implementation available

Zero-code configuration: add a server URL to a JSON file and Claude instantly discovers and exposes all available tools in the chat interface

Claude's extended thinking capability lets it reason through multi-step tool usage, chaining multiple API calls to answer complex questions

Enterprise-grade security with local config storage — your tokens never leave your machine, and connections go directly to the Vinkius Edge network

Salesforce Sales Cloud + Claude Desktop Use Cases

Practical scenarios where Claude Desktop combined with the Salesforce Sales Cloud MCP Server delivers measurable value.

Interactive data exploration: ask Claude to query DNS records, look up WHOIS data, and cross-reference results in a single conversation

Ad-hoc security audits: type a domain name and let Claude enumerate subdomains, check DNS history, and flag configuration anomalies — all through natural language

Executive briefings: generate comprehensive domain intelligence reports by asking Claude to compile findings into a formatted summary

Learning and training: new team members can explore API capabilities conversationally without needing to read documentation

Salesforce Sales Cloud MCP Tools for Claude Desktop (10)

These 10 tools become available when you connect Salesforce Sales Cloud to Claude Desktop via MCP:

sf_create_lead

lastName and company are required fields in Salesforce. Status defaults to "Open - Not Contacted". Once qualified, leads can be converted to Contact + Account + Opportunity in the Salesforce UI. Returns the created lead with its 18-character Salesforce ID. Create a new lead in Salesforce Sales Cloud with name, company, email, phone, title, and initial status

sf_log_activity

Link to a person via whoId (Contact or Lead ID) and/or to a record via whatId (Account or Opportunity ID). Status defaults to "Completed". Priority: High, Normal, Low. Use to log completed calls, meetings, or emails for activity tracking and reporting. Log a call, meeting, or email as a completed Task in Salesforce linked to a contact, lead, account, or opportunity

sf_opportunities_by_stage

Returns deals sorted by amount descending. Standard stages: Prospecting, Qualification, Needs Analysis, Value Proposition, Id. Decision Makers, Perception Analysis, Proposal/Price Quote, Negotiation/Review, Closed Won, Closed Lost. Use for questions like "what deals are in Negotiation?" or "total value of Closed Won this quarter." Get all Salesforce opportunities at a specific pipeline stage for bottleneck analysis, forecasting, or stage review

sf_pipeline_summary

Returns the number of deals and total monetary value at each stage. Perfect for pipeline health checks, forecasting conversations, and identifying bottleneck stages. Use when the user asks "how is the pipeline?", "what is our total pipeline value?", or "which stage has the most deals?" Get an aggregate snapshot of the open sales pipeline — deal count and total value per stage for a quick health check

sf_search_accounts

Returns account name, industry, annual revenue, number of employees, phone, website, billing city/state/country, and owner. Accounts are the company-level records that contacts and opportunities are linked to. Use when the user asks about a company or needs account-level data. Search Salesforce accounts (companies) by name to find organizations with industry, revenue, employee count, and location

sf_search_contacts

Returns contact name, email, phone, account name, title, department, and mailing address. Contacts are qualified individuals linked to accounts — different from leads (unqualified prospects). Use when the user asks about a specific customer contact. Search Salesforce contacts by name or email to find people at customer accounts with title, department, and phone

sf_search_leads

Returns lead name, company, email, phone, title, status (e.g., Open - Not Contacted, Working, Closed - Converted), rating (Hot/Warm/Cold), lead source, and assigned owner. Use when the user wants to find a specific prospect, check lead status, or review unqualified pipeline. Search Salesforce leads by name, email, or company to find prospective customers in the sales pipeline

sf_search_opportunities

Returns opportunity name, stage (Prospecting/Qualification/Needs Analysis/Value Proposition/Id. Decision Makers/Perception Analysis/Proposal/Negotiation/Closed Won/Closed Lost), amount, close date, probability percentage, and assigned owner. Use for pipeline review, deal lookup, or forecasting queries. Search Salesforce opportunities by name to find deals with stage, amount, probability, close date, and owner

sf_update_lead

Only specified fields are updated. Common operations: change Status to "Working" or "Closed - Converted", set Rating to Hot/Warm/Cold for prioritization, or update contact details. Requires the 18-character Salesforce ID. Update an existing Salesforce lead — change status, rating, contact info, or other fields to reflect qualification progress

sf_update_opportunity

Common operations: advance StageName when deal progresses, update Amount after negotiation, push CloseDate when timeline shifts, set StageName to "Closed Won"/"Closed Lost" to close. Only specified fields change. Update a Salesforce opportunity — advance stage, change amount, update close date, or add notes to reflect deal progress

Example Prompts for Salesforce Sales Cloud in Claude Desktop

Ready-to-use prompts you can give your Claude Desktop agent to start working with Salesforce Sales Cloud immediately.

"Show me all hot leads from this week"

"What does my pipeline look like right now?"

"Create a new lead: John Smith from Acme Corp, john@acme.com"

Troubleshooting Salesforce Sales Cloud MCP Server with Claude Desktop

Common issues when connecting Salesforce Sales Cloud to Claude Desktop through the Vinkius, and how to resolve them.

Server not appearing after restart

Ensure the JSON is valid (no trailing commas). Check the file path: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json (macOS) or %APPDATA%\\Claude\\ (Windows).

Authentication error

Verify your Vinkius token is correct. Go to cloud.vinkius.com to regenerate it if needed.

Tools not showing in chat

Click the 🔌 icon at the bottom of the chat input. If it shows 0 tools, the server may still be connecting — wait a few seconds.

Salesforce Sales Cloud + Claude Desktop FAQ

Common questions about integrating Salesforce Sales Cloud MCP Server with Claude Desktop.

How does Claude Desktop discover MCP tools?

When Claude Desktop starts, it reads the claude_desktop_config.json file and connects to each configured MCP server. It calls the tools/list endpoint to fetch the schema for every available tool, then surfaces them as clickable options in the chat interface via the 🔌 icon.

What happens if the MCP server is temporarily unavailable?

Claude Desktop handles disconnections gracefully — if the server is unreachable at startup, the tools simply won't appear. Once the server becomes available again, restarting Claude Desktop will re-establish the connection. There is no timeout penalty or error loop.

Can I connect multiple MCP servers simultaneously?

Yes. You can add as many servers as you need in the mcpServers section of the config file. Each server appears as a separate tool provider, and Claude can use tools from multiple servers in a single conversation turn.

Is there a limit on the number of tools per server?

Claude Desktop can handle hundreds of tools per server. However, for optimal LLM performance, Vinkius servers are designed to expose focused, well-documented tool sets rather than overwhelming the model with too many options.

Does Claude Desktop support Streamable HTTP transport?

Yes. Claude Desktop supports both SSE (Server-Sent Events) and the newer Streamable HTTP transport that Vinkius uses. Simply provide the server URL — Claude auto-negotiates the transport protocol.