I’d like to suggest a feature improvement for Figma Make based on a real issue I recently encountered.
In one of my long-running projects, I had accumulated thousands of Make prompt interactions (≈4,000+) over time.
Eventually, the file began to show severe performance issues:
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Frequent “Recovery mode” prompts
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Editor becoming unresponsive
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Out-of-memory (OOM) crashes
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Make prompts failing with errors such as
POST /api/make/fetch_ds_code_gen_status 400
After working with Figma Support, we discovered that clearing the Make chat history immediately resolved the problem:
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Performance returned to normal
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No more recovery mode or memory crashes
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Make prompts started working reliably again
This suggests that long Make prompt histories can significantly impact memory usage and file stability, especially in large or long-lived projects.
Feature suggestion
It would be extremely helpful to have:
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A built-in option to clear Make prompt history
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Or basic prompt history management (e.g. clear, archive, limit history length)
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Ideally with a warning that the action is irreversible
This would:
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Prevent memory-related issues before they occur
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Give users control over file health in long-running projects
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Reduce support cases related to unexplained Make crashes or recovery mode loops
Make is a powerful feature, and this small addition would greatly improve stability and usability for heavy or long-term users.
Thanks for considering this, and happy to provide more details if helpful.
