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Issue with MCP's #get_image Tool

Jiyun

We’re experiencing an issue with the #get_image tool in MCP. While it appears to retrieve the image successfully, the image does not render correctly in the actual implementation. This issue did not occur in the early stages of using MCP. Has there been any known issue or update related to this?

 

 

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ksn
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  • July 9, 2025

Hey ​@Jiyun! I checked in with the engineering team that works on MCP development/improvements, and I wanted to check on a couple of things. 

Are you (and the rest of the team you’re working with) using the desktop app exclusively? If so, can you verify you’re on the most recent version of the desktop app (125.5.6 -- this is mac)? Does this travel across both app and the Figma website?

If you regenerate the code, does it still not render as expected?

Let me know when you have a sec.

Jiyun
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  • July 10, 2025

Hi, ​@ksn! we initially understood #get_image as a tool to retrieve the actual image used in the design. However, upon further review, we realized that it’s intended to provide visual context to the LLM through a screenshot. It seems we misunderstood the purpose of the tool and used it incorrectly.

ksn
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  • July 10, 2025

Thanks ​@Jiyun! No worries - MCP is still new, and having this conversation is welcomed. It can help us determine if we need to provide more clarification in any of our published documentation (help center, etc.)

I’m going to close out this topic, but feel free to create a new one if any other questions come up 😀

 

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