--- schema_version: "1" id: cdaba4155d927597422e453240aecb0f887063c906da4367bc8172aeaffdb2b7 title: Journeys collection: developer version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/developer/current/en-us/marketing-cloud/mce-mcp/reference/mce-mcp-tools-journeys.md canonical_url: https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/marketing/mce-mcp/references/mce-mcp-tools/mce-mcp-tools-journeys.html source_site: developer.salesforce.com content_type: documentation content_hash: f752bb4b0cefe6057205df18b74e2c5737df944fb847e544eaf5a71db1c96100 products: - MCP Server for Marketing Cloud Engagement - Marketing Cloud --- # Journeys The MCP server for Marketing Cloud Engagement includes several tools for managing journeys. This table includes information about MCP tools related to managing journeys. **important:** Destructive tools can change or delete data. Before you use a destructive tool, ask the AI assistant to perform a trial run of the task or show you the code that it plans to execute. | Tool Name | Description | Required Scopes | | --------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `sfmc_api_event_trigger` | Create an API event trigger for journey entry. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Write | | `sfmc_create_event_definition` | Define an event that triggers a journey. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read | | `sfmc_create_journey` | Determines which journey type to create and routes the user to the correct creation tool. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Write | | `sfmc_create_journey_builder_journey` | Create a journey. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Write | | `sfmc_data_extension_trigger` | Create a data extension entry trigger for journey entry. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Write | | `sfmc_decision_split_activity` | Construct a decision split activity for a journey and hold it in memory. The LLM uses the resulting activity to create or update a journey. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read | | `sfmc_delete_event_definition` | Delete an event definition.

Special considerations: Destructive | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Delete | | `sfmc_delete_journey` | Delete a journey.

Special considerations: Destructive | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Delete | | `sfmc_einstein_engagement_frequency_activity` | Construct an Einstein Engagement Frequency activity and hold it in memory. The LLM uses the resulting activity to create or update a journey. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read | | `sfmc_einstein_sto_activity` | Construct an Einstein Send Time Optimization activity and hold it in memory. The LLM uses the resulting activity to create or update a journey. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read | | `sfmc_email_activity` | Construct an email activity and hold it in memory. The LLM uses the resulting activity to create or update a journey. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read | | `sfmc_engagement_decision_activity` | Construct an engagement decision activity and hold it in memory. The LLM uses the resulting activity to create or update a journey. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read | | `sfmc_exit_contact_from_journey` | Remove a contact from an active journey. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Write | | `sfmc_exit_contact_from_journey_status` | Check the status of a request to remove a contact from a journey.

Special considerations: Read-only, open-world | Automation \| Journeys \| Read | | `sfmc_fire_journey_event` | Fire a journey event to add a contact to a journey or to signal a wait activity. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Write | | `sfmc_get_event_definition` | Retrieve an event definition by ID or key.

Special considerations: Read-only, open-world | Automation \| Journeys \| Read | | `sfmc_get_event_definitions` | List the available event definitions.

Special considerations: Read-only, open-world | Automation \| Journeys \| Read | | `sfmc_get_journey` | Retrieve all the steps and other configuration elements for a journey.

Special considerations: Read-only, open-world | Automation \| Journeys \| Read | | `sfmc_get_journey_link` | Get a direct link to a journey in the Journey Builder UI.

Special considerations: Read-only, open-world | (No permissions required) | | `sfmc_get_journey_publish_status` | Check the publication status of a journey.

Special considerations: Read-only, open-world | Automation \| Journeys \| Read | | `sfmc_get_journey_versions` | List all versions of a specific journey.

Special considerations: Read-only, open-world | Automation \| Journeys \| Read | | `sfmc_get_journeys` | List the journeys in the current account.

Special considerations: Read-only, open-world | Automation \| Journeys \| Read | | `sfmc_insert_contacts_into_journey_async` | Insert a batch of contacts into a journey asynchronously.

Special considerations: Asynchronous | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Write | | `sfmc_insert_contacts_into_journey_status` | Check the status of a batch contact insertion.

Special considerations: Read-only, open-world | Automation \| Journeys \| Read | | `sfmc_pause_journey` | Pause a running journey. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Activate/Stop/Pause/Resume/Send/Schedule | | `sfmc_publish_journey` | Publish a version of a journey asynchronously.

Special considerations: Asynchronous | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Write | | `sfmc_random_split_activity` | Construct a random split activity and hold it in memory. The LLM uses the resulting activity to create or update a journey. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read | | `sfmc_refresh_transactional_email` | Refresh content for a transactional email send definition. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Write | | `sfmc_republish_journey_content` | Refresh all email content in a running journey without creating another version of the journey. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Write | | `sfmc_republish_triggered_send` | Refresh content for a classic triggered send definition. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Write | | `sfmc_resume_journey` | Resume a paused journey. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Activate/Stop/Pause/Resume/Send/Schedule | | `sfmc_sms_activity` | Construct an SMS activity and hold it in memory. The LLM uses the resulting activity to create or update a journey. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read | | `sfmc_stop_journey` | Permanently stop a running journey.

Special considerations: Destructive | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Activate/Stop/Pause/Resume/Send/Schedule | | `sfmc_update_event_definition` | Modify an event definition.

Special considerations: Destructive | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Write | | `sfmc_update_journey` | Modify the content of a journey.

Special considerations: Destructive | Automation \| Journeys \| Read
Automation \| Journeys \| Write | | `sfmc_wait_activity` | Construct a wait activity and hold it in memory. The LLM uses the resulting activity to create or update a journey. | Automation \| Journeys \| Read |