Get design variables and tokens from Figma
AI agents call get_figma_variable_definitions 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.
The tool retrieves design system metadata (variables and tokens) from Figma without side effects. Getting read-only data is the definition of the Read category. Severity is low because design tokens are non-sensitive configuration data; exposure does not enable destructive, financial, or code execution attacks.
From the tool's definition Tool name includes 'get_', and description states 'Get design variables and tokens from Figma' with no mention of modification, deletion, or execution. This is purely a retrieval operation.
Documented attack patterns abuse exactly the kind of access get_figma_variable_definitions 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 get_figma_variable_definitions:
{
"version": "1",
"default": "deny",
"tools": {
"get_figma_variable_definitions": {}
}
}get_figma_variable_definitions is read-only, so it stays allowed — but everything else on the server is denied unless you say otherwise.
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Get design variables and tokens from Figma. 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 get_figma_variable_definitions: 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.
get_figma_variable_definitions 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_figma_variable_definitions 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_figma_variable_definitions. 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_figma_variable_definitions 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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31 Sunnyside Figma MCP tools catalogued and risk-classified — across an index of 42,500+ MCP servers.