Build Your First MCP Server in 30 Minutes: A Practical Guide for Salesforce Developers

📰 Dev.to AI

Build a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server in 30 minutes for standardized AI agent interactions

intermediate Published 5 Apr 2026

Action Steps

Register an MCP server
Pick the tools to integrate with the MCP server
Configure the governance layer to control AI agent access
Test the MCP server with Agentforce

Who Needs to Know This

Salesforce developers working with Agentforce can benefit from MCP to replace one-off REST integrations with a consistent protocol, and DevOps teams can use MCP for governance and control

Key Insight

💡 MCP provides a standardized way for AI agents to interact with external tools, replacing one-off REST integrations