scan_text_nodes
Extract text content from Figma design elements to analyze, edit, or process textual components within your project.
Instructions
Scan all text nodes in the selected Figma node
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| nodeId | Yes | ID of the node to scan |
Implementation Reference
- Full implementation of the 'scan_text_nodes' MCP tool handler. Registers the tool with input schema (nodeId: string), sends 'scan_text_nodes' command to Figma plugin with chunking enabled, processes the response (handling chunked results), and returns structured content including status, summary, and text nodes data.
server.tool( "scan_text_nodes", "Scan all text nodes in the selected Figma node", { nodeId: z.string().describe("ID of the node to scan"), }, async ({ nodeId }) => { try { // Initial response to indicate we're starting the process const initialStatus = { type: "text" as const, text: "Starting text node scanning. This may take a moment for large designs...", }; // Use the plugin's scan_text_nodes function with chunking flag const result = await sendCommandToFigma("scan_text_nodes", { nodeId, useChunking: true, // Enable chunking on the plugin side chunkSize: 10 // Process 10 nodes at a time }); // If the result indicates chunking was used, format the response accordingly if (result && typeof result === 'object' && 'chunks' in result) { const typedResult = result as { success: boolean, totalNodes: number, processedNodes: number, chunks: number, textNodes: Array<any> }; const summaryText = ` Scan completed: - Found ${typedResult.totalNodes} text nodes - Processed in ${typedResult.chunks} chunks `; return { content: [ initialStatus, { type: "text" as const, text: summaryText }, { type: "text" as const, text: JSON.stringify(typedResult.textNodes, null, 2) } ], }; } // If chunking wasn't used or wasn't reported in the result format, return the result as is return { content: [ initialStatus, { type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(result, null, 2), }, ], }; } catch (error) { return { content: [ { type: "text", text: `Error scanning text nodes: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`, }, ], }; } } ); - Includes 'scan_text_nodes' in the FigmaCommand union type used for TypeScript typing of commands sent to the Figma plugin by the MCP handler.
| "scan_text_nodes" - src/talk_to_figma_mcp/tools/index.ts:13-13 (registration)Higher-level registration call to registerDocumentTools(server), which includes the scan_text_nodes tool among document tools.
registerDocumentTools(server);