you upgraded from View → Full seat and the MCP rate limit hasn't reset

Hey ​@Prashant12, thanks for reaching out!

Upgrading your seat should unlock higher MCP rate limits, but the system doesn't always pick up the change instantly. Let's work through this.

Run the whoami tool

whoami is a built-in tool in the Figma MCP server. It returns your authenticated email address, the Figma plan(s) you belong to, and your seat type — so it's the quickest way to confirm whether the MCP server has recognised your upgrade.

To run it, open your MCP client (VS Code, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) and ask your AI agent: "Call the whoami tool." It'll respond with your account details. The good news: whoami is exempt from rate limits, so running it won't cost you any of your tool call allowance.

If whoami shows the correct Full seat, try these steps:

1. Re-authenticate- disconnect and reconnect to the Figma MCP server in your client. The session may still be tied to your old seat context.
2. Check the file's team- make sure the file you're working in belongs to the same team that was upgraded. Files in a different team won't inherit your new seat's limits.
3. Give it a moment- seat changes can occasionally take a little time to fully propagate on the backend.

What your new limits should look like as a Full seat:

• Professional plan: up to 200 tool calls per day (10/min)
• Organization plan: up to 200 tool calls per day (15/min)
• Enterprise plan: up to 600 tool calls per day (20/min)
   

All a significant step up from the 6/month cap on View and Collab seats. If you've gone through the above and you're still hitting the limit, reach out directly via Figma Support so we can check your account on our end. For the full breakdown of MCP rate limits by plan and seat type, the Rate limits & access page in our developer docs is a good reference.

Let me know what whoami returns and we'll go from there!

The rate limit reset after an upgrade is not instant; there is usually a short delay before the new entitlement kicks in, sometimes up to an hour. If you just upgraded and are still hitting the cap, try fully signing out of Figma and signing back in, which forces a fresh entitlement check. One thing worth knowing: the write tools like generate_figma_design are actually exempt from the read tool call limits, so if your main use case is writing to the canvas you may be hitting a different ceiling than you expect. What kinds of calls are you making when you hit the limit?