Get information about the current selection in Figma
AI agents call get_selection to retrieve information from Claude 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 only queries and retrieves information about the user's current selection in Figma. It has no side effects, does not modify any data, execute code, or trigger external operations. It is purely informational and analogous to a 'get' or 'fetch' operation, clearly falling under the Read category with low severity since misuse would only expose design information already visible to the user.
From the tool's definition Tool name 'get_selection' and description 'Get information about the current selection in Figma' indicate retrieval of current state without modification. No creation, deletion, execution, or financial operation is performed.
Attacks that exploit this kind of access
Get information about the current selection in Figma. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Claude Talk to Figma MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Claude Talk to Figma MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for get_selection: 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 Claude Talk to Figma MCP. Nothing to install.
get_selection 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 get_selection 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 get_selection. 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.
get_selection is provided by the Claude Talk to Figma MCP server (stranyer/claude-mcp-figma). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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