Cursor Talk to Figma MCP

Instructions

Implementation Reference

• src/talk_to_figma_mcp/server.ts:1280-1326 (registration)

  Registration of the 'set_instance_overrides' MCP tool, including schema, description, and handler function.

  server.tool(
    "set_instance_overrides",
    "Apply previously copied overrides to selected component instances. Target instances will be swapped to the source component and all copied override properties will be applied.",
    {
      sourceInstanceId: z.string().describe("ID of the source component instance"),
      targetNodeIds: z.array(z.string()).describe("Array of target instance IDs. Currently selected instances will be used.")
    },
    async ({ sourceInstanceId, targetNodeIds }) => {
      try {
        const result = await sendCommandToFigma("set_instance_overrides", {
          sourceInstanceId: sourceInstanceId,
          targetNodeIds: targetNodeIds || []
        });
        const typedResult = result as setInstanceOverridesResult;
        
        if (typedResult.success) {
          const successCount = typedResult.results?.filter(r => r.success).length || 0;
          return {
            content: [
              {
                type: "text",
                text: `Successfully applied ${typedResult.totalCount || 0} overrides to ${successCount} instances.`
              }
            ]
          };
        } else {
          return {
            content: [
              {
                type: "text",
                text: `Failed to set instance overrides: ${typedResult.message}`
              }
            ]
          };
        }
      } catch (error) {
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: "text",
              text: `Error setting instance overrides: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
            }
          ]
        };
      }
    }
  );

• src/talk_to_figma_mcp/server.ts:1287-1325 (handler)

  The handler function that executes the set_instance_overrides tool logic by forwarding the command to the Figma plugin via sendCommandToFigma and processing the result.

  async ({ sourceInstanceId, targetNodeIds }) => {
    try {
      const result = await sendCommandToFigma("set_instance_overrides", {
        sourceInstanceId: sourceInstanceId,
        targetNodeIds: targetNodeIds || []
      });
      const typedResult = result as setInstanceOverridesResult;
      
      if (typedResult.success) {
        const successCount = typedResult.results?.filter(r => r.success).length || 0;
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: "text",
              text: `Successfully applied ${typedResult.totalCount || 0} overrides to ${successCount} instances.`
            }
          ]
        };
      } else {
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: "text",
              text: `Failed to set instance overrides: ${typedResult.message}`
            }
          ]
        };
      }
    } catch (error) {
      return {
        content: [
          {
            type: "text",
            text: `Error setting instance overrides: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
          }
        ]
      };
    }
  }

• src/talk_to_figma_mcp/server.ts:1283-1286 (schema)

  Zod input schema for the set_instance_overrides tool defining parameters sourceInstanceId and targetNodeIds.

  {
    sourceInstanceId: z.string().describe("ID of the source component instance"),
    targetNodeIds: z.array(z.string()).describe("Array of target instance IDs. Currently selected instances will be used.")
  },

• src/talk_to_figma_mcp/server.ts:48-59 (schema)

  TypeScript interface defining the expected result structure from the Figma plugin for set_instance_overrides.

  interface setInstanceOverridesResult {
    success: boolean;
    message: string;
    totalCount?: number;
    results?: Array<{
      success: boolean;
      instanceId: string;
      instanceName: string;
      appliedCount?: number;
      message?: string;
    }>;
  }