clone_node

Instructions

Tool call template

Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "arguments": {
      "nodeId": "<nodeId>"
    },
    "name": "clone_node"
  }
}

Implementation Reference

• src/cursor_mcp_plugin/code.js:1392-1430 (handler)

  The core handler function that executes the clone_node tool logic in the Figma plugin: retrieves node by ID, clones it using Figma's node.clone() API, optionally repositions the clone, appends to the original parent, and returns clone details.

    const { nodeId, x, y } = params || {};
  
    if (!nodeId) {
      throw new Error("Missing nodeId parameter");
    }
  
    const node = await figma.getNodeByIdAsync(nodeId);
    if (!node) {
      throw new Error(`Node not found with ID: ${nodeId}`);
    }
  
    // Clone the node
    const clone = node.clone();
  
    // If x and y are provided, move the clone to that position
    if (x !== undefined && y !== undefined) {
      if (!("x" in clone) || !("y" in clone)) {
        throw new Error(`Cloned node does not support position: ${nodeId}`);
      }
      clone.x = x;
      clone.y = y;
    }
  
    // Add the clone to the same parent as the original node
    if (node.parent) {
      node.parent.appendChild(clone);
    } else {
      figma.currentPage.appendChild(clone);
    }
  
    return {
      id: clone.id,
      name: clone.name,
      x: "x" in clone ? clone.x : undefined,
      y: "y" in clone ? clone.y : undefined,
      width: "width" in clone ? clone.width : undefined,
      height: "height" in clone ? clone.height : undefined,
    };
  }

• src/talk_to_figma_mcp/server.ts:694-725 (registration)

  Registers the 'clone_node' MCP tool, defining its input schema (nodeId required, x/y optional), description, and proxy handler that sends the command to the Figma plugin via WebSocket and formats the response.

  server.tool(
    "clone_node",
    "Clone an existing node in Figma",
    {
      nodeId: z.string().describe("The ID of the node to clone"),
      x: z.number().optional().describe("New X position for the clone"),
      y: z.number().optional().describe("New Y position for the clone")
    },
    async ({ nodeId, x, y }) => {
      try {
        const result = await sendCommandToFigma('clone_node', { nodeId, x, y });
        const typedResult = result as { name: string, id: string };
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: "text",
              text: `Cloned node "${typedResult.name}" with new ID: ${typedResult.id}${x !== undefined && y !== undefined ? ` at position (${x}, ${y})` : ''}`
            }
          ]
        };
      } catch (error) {
        return {
          content: [
            {
              type: "text",
              text: `Error cloning node: ${error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}`
            }
          ]
        };
      }
    }
  );

• src/talk_to_figma_mcp/server.ts:697-701 (schema)

  Zod schema defining input parameters for clone_node tool: nodeId (string, required), x and y (number, optional).

  {
    nodeId: z.string().describe("The ID of the node to clone"),
    x: z.number().optional().describe("New X position for the clone"),
    y: z.number().optional().describe("New Y position for the clone")
  },

• src/cursor_mcp_plugin/code.js:155-156 (handler)

  Dispatch case in Figma plugin's handleCommand switch that routes 'clone_node' commands to the cloneNode implementation function.

  case "clone_node":
    return await cloneNode(params);

• src/talk_to_figma_mcp/server.ts:2187-2187 (helper)

  Includes 'clone_node' in FigmaCommand type union for TypeScript type safety in command handling.

  | "clone_node"