--- schema_version: "1" id: ff2969c881b0de09bd9fedadeff5dbe634dcbc9843780df22abad003159e337d title: Manage MCP Servers in API Catalog collection: admin version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/admin/current/en-us/platform/264-0-0/api_catalog_manage_mcp_servers.md canonical_url: https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.api_catalog_manage_mcp_servers.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 source_site: help.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 9c52f684d3a2a20bd020698b14efa0fbf7bf4a07475872756c8caea353c2fd28 description: View and centrally manage MCP servers in API Catalog and use them with Agentforce or other supported MCP clients. Use MCP servers to give standardized access to your existing Salesforce and external services without custom integrations. products: - Salesforce Platform - Security release: "264" --- # Manage MCP Servers in API Catalog View and centrally manage MCP servers in API Catalog and use them with Agentforce or other supported MCP clients. Use MCP servers to give standardized access to your existing Salesforce and external services without custom integrations. ### Required Editions
Available in: Lightning Experience
Available in: Developer, Enterprise, Performance, and Unlimited Editions
After you configure your MCP servers and activate them through your catalog, you can use the active servers with supported MCP clients, such as Agentforce. For information about using your MCP servers with Agentforce, see [Add an MCP Tool Action to Your Agent](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.agent_mcp_tool_action_add.htm&type=5&language=en_US). For information about using your Salesforce MCP servers with external MCP servers, see [Salesforce Hosted MCP Servers](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/hosted-mcp-servers/guide/hosted-mcp-servers-overview.html). Manage these types of MCP servers in your catalog. - Salesforce MCP servers (for use in Agentforce and supported external MCP servers) - Custom: Create these servers in your catalog - Standard: Salesforce creates these servers and they appear in your catalog automatically - External MCP servers (for use in Agentforce) - MuleSoft: Sync these servers into your catalog from MuleSoft Anypoint Platform - Manual: Register other external servers by using your catalog, by using Agentforce Registry, or by installing from AgentExchange ![An overview shows 4 flowcharts that show steps for managing each of the types of MCP servers in API Catalog: Salesforce custom, Salesforce standard, MuleSoft, and manually registered external.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/extend_click/images/api_catalog_mcp_servers_overview.png) This table gives a summary of what you can view and manage in API Catalog for each MCP server source and type. | MCP Server Source and Type | Creation and Visibility | Assets | Activation or Connection | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Salesforce Custom | Create in [API Catalog](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.api_catalog_create_custom_salesforce_mcp_servers.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "If you have the Salesforce Hosted MCP servers feature enabled, you can create custom Salesforce MCP servers. Use API Catalog to create the server, add assets to it, and then activate it to use with Agentforce and other supported MCP clients."); optionally add active servers to Agentforce Registry | In API catalog, select and add tools that map to items such as API actions, agents, prompt templates, and other MCP servers’ tools; add prompts using Prompt Builder | Activate in API Catalog | | Salesforce Standard | View servers provided by [Salesforce](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/hosted-mcp-servers/guide/servers-reference.html); optionally add active servers to Agentforce Registry | View tools in API Catalog or Agentforce Registry | Activate in API Catalog | | External MuleSoft | Create in [MuleSoft Anypoint Platform](https://docs.mulesoft.com/api-manager/latest/latest-overview-concept); view all synced servers in API Catalog and view only active servers in Agentforce Registry | View and add tools in API Catalog; edit tools in API Catalog or Agentforce Registry | Create connections in API Catalog to activate | | External Manual | Register in [API Catalog](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.api_catalog_manage_manual_external_mcp_servers.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Register external MCP servers manually in API Catalog to make their tools available for use in Agentforce agents. Create connections to authorize the servers in Salesforce and specify the tools they can access. You can also view MCP servers installed from AgentExchange. Then, add tools the servers can use.") or in Agentforce Registry and view in either | View, add, and edit tools in API Catalog or Agentforce Registry | Create connections in API Catalog or Agentforce Registry to activate | | External Manual | Install packages from [AgentExchange](https://agentexchange.salesforce.com/) in Agentforce Registry and view servers there or in API Catalog | View tools in API Catalog or Agentforce Registry | Configure connections in [Named Credentials](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.nc_create_edit_external_credential.htm&language=en_US&type=5) to activate | To view MCP servers in API Catalog, use these steps. 1. In Salesforce, from Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter API Catalog, and then select **MCP Servers**. 2. To view standard and custom Salesforce hosted MCP servers, select **Salesforce Servers**. 3. To view MCP servers from MuleSoft and other external sources, select **External Servers**. ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-extend_click-264-0-0-production-enus/5f7d9219-b7b1-4552-8891-f1aba9b289fc/images/icon_note.png) Note Use [API Catalog Connect REST API](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/api-catalog-connectapi) to manage MCP servers in your catalog as part of your headless solutions. - **[Manage Salesforce Hosted MCP Servers in API Catalog](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.api_catalog_manage_salesforce_hosted_mcp_servers.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Create and activate custom Salesforce MCP servers and view and activate standard Salesforce MCP servers in API Catalog. - **[Manage External MCP Servers in API Catalog](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.api_catalog_manage_externally_hosted_mcp_servers.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** Manage MuleSoft and other external MCP servers in API Catalog. Sync MuleSoft MCP servers from Anypoint Platform to make them discoverable in Salesforce. Register other external MCP servers in API Catalog or Agentforce Registry by creating connections to authorize them. Then, add the tools you allow. You can also view MCP servers installed from AgentExchange. - **[Remove MCP Servers from API Catalog](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.api_catalog_remove_mcp_servers.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)** You can remove custom Salesforce, MuleSoft, and manually registered external MCP servers from API Catalog. #### See Also - [_Salesforce Hosted MCP Servers Guide_: Get Started](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/hosted-mcp-servers/guide) - [_Agentforce Developer Guide_: MCP Solutions](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/ai/agentforce/guide/mcp.html) - [_MuleSoft Documentation_: Create an MCP Server](https://docs.mulesoft.com/exchange/to-create-an-asset#create-mcp) - [Extend Your Agentforce Implementation](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=ai.agent_parent_extend.htm&language=en_US)