Download SVG and PNG images from Figma. Use get_JSON first to get the file key from plugin data.
AI agents call download_figma_images to retrieve information from Sunnyside Figma MCP without modifying anything — typically the context-gathering step in research, monitoring, and reporting workflows, before the agent takes action elsewhere.
Downloading images is a non-destructive data retrieval action. While it exports assets, it does not modify Figma designs, execute arbitrary code, or create side effects beyond obtaining copies of existing assets. The blast radius of misuse is minimal—an agent could retrieve many images but cannot harm the design system or other systems. This is clearly a Read operation.
From the tool's definition The tool description states it "Download[s] SVG and PNG images from Figma," which is a retrieval operation. It retrieves and exports design assets without modifying, deleting, or executing code.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access download_figma_images gives an agent:
PolicyLayer is an MCP gateway — it sits between your AI agents and Sunnyside Figma MCP, and nothing reaches the server without passing your rules. This is the rule we recommend for download_figma_images:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"download_figma_images": {}
}
}download_figma_images is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Download SVG and PNG images from Figma. Use get_JSON first to get the file key from plugin data. It is categorised as a Read tool in the Sunnyside Figma MCP MCP Server, which means it retrieves data without modifying state.
Register the Sunnyside Figma MCP server in PolicyLayer and add a rule for download_figma_images: 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 Sunnyside Figma MCP. Nothing to install.
download_figma_images 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 download_figma_images 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 download_figma_images. 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.
download_figma_images is provided by the Sunnyside Figma MCP server (tercumantanumut/sunnysidefigma-context-mcp). PolicyLayer sits as a proxy in front of this server to enforce policies before tool calls reach the server.
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