Get detailed information about the current selection in Figma, including all node details
AI agents call read_my_design to retrieve information from Talk to Figma MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
This tool retrieves and queries design data from Figma without causing any side effects or state changes. It falls squarely into the Read category. Severity is medium rather than low because design files may contain proprietary information, intellectual property, or sensitive business details that could be exposed if an AI agent misuses this tool to extract data it shouldn't access.
From the tool's definition Tool name is 'read_my_design' and description states 'Get detailed information about the current selection in Figma, including all node details'. This is explicitly a retrieval operation with no modification or deletion capability.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get detailed information about the current selection in Figma, including all node details. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Talk to Figma MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Talk to Figma MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for read_my_design: allow, deny, rate-limit, or require approval. Point your MCP client at the PolicyLayer proxy URL and the rule is enforced on every call, before it reaches Talk to Figma MCP. Nothing to install.
read_my_design is a Read tool with low risk. Read-only tools are generally safe to allow by default.
Yes. Add a rate_limit block to the read_my_design rule in your PolicyLayer policy. For example, setting max: 10 and window: 60 limits the tool to 10 calls per minute. Rate limits are tracked per agent session and reset automatically.
Set action: deny in the PolicyLayer policy for read_my_design. The AI agent will receive a policy violation error and cannot call the tool. You can also include a reason field to explain why the tool is blocked.
read_my_design is provided by the Talk to Figma MCP server (pipethedev/talk-to-figma-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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