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Overview

You can connect Dovetail to Figma Make using Model Context Protocol (MCP) to bring real customer data into AI-powered prototypes. This integration lets you securely access Dovetail data directly inside Figma Make.

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What you can do

With the Dovetail connector for Figma Make, you can:
  • Search across your Dovetail workspace
  • Access projects and docs
  • Retrieve customer highlights and quotes
  • Pull full transcripts and research data
  • Use real customer evidence in AI prompts

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Supported capabilities

When connected, Figma Make can use the following tools:
ToolDescription
get_dovetail_projectsList all projects
list_project_insightsList docs for a project
get_project_insightGet a specific doc by ID
get_insight_contentGet doc content in markdown
get_project_highlightsGet project highlights
list_project_dataList data entries for a project
get_project_dataGet specific project data by ID
get_data_contentGet data content in markdown
search_workspaceSearch across all content types

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Connect Dovetail to Figma Make

To set up the integration, you’ll first connect Dovetail as an external tool in Figma Make.

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Step 1: Open Figma Make

  1. Open your Figma file
  2. Launch Figma Make
  3. Open your Make project

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Step 2: Add Dovetail connector

  1. In Figma Make, click Add context
  2. Select Connectors
  3. Select Dovetail in the list of available connectors
  4. Sign in to your Dovetail workspace
  5. Authorize read-only access
  6. Confirm the connection
Once connected, Dovetail will be available as a connector in Figma Make. For detailed instructions, see Figma’s guide: “Connect external tools using Figma Make connectors” in Figma Help.

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Use Dovetail in your prompts

After connecting, you can reference Dovetail data in your Figma Make prompts.

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Example: Search for relevant feedback

Search Dovetail for feedback about onboarding friction

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Example: Pull highlights from a project

Get highlights from the "Mobile App Redesign" project

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Example: Use docs in a prototype prompt

Use recent usability testing feedback from Dovetail to generate a checkout flow prototype
Figma Make will automatically fetch the relevant data using the MCP tools.

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Permissions

When connecting Dovetail to Figma Make, you’ll be asked to authorize the following permissions.

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Identity:

Read access
  • Access your profile information
  • Access your email address

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Workspace content:

Read access
  • Search across workspace content
  • View projects, docs, notes, highlights, channels, contacts, fields, files, and workspace users
  • Access comments, tags, themes, and related metadata where you have permission to view them

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Content creation and management:

Write access
  • Create and modify channels and channel data points
  • Create and modify insights and docs
  • Create and modify notes and highlights
  • Create and modify projects

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Offline access:

  • Maintain a secure connection using refresh tokens, allowing Figma Make to access Dovetail without requiring you to re-authenticate each session

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Important notes

  • Figma Make can only access content you already have permission to view or edit in Dovetail.
  • Permissions granted through the integration follow your existing Dovetail workspace access controls.
  • Existing Dovetail content will not be modified unless you explicitly instruct Figma Make to create or update content.
  • You can revoke access at any time from your Dovetail integration settings.

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Learn more

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FAQs

If you can’t see your projects, check that:
  • You’re signed into the correct Dovetail workspace
  • You have access to those projects in Dovetail
  • The MCP connection is active
If there are no search results, make sure:
  • Your query matches available content
  • You have permission to view the data
  • The workspace is correctly connected
If the connection failed try:
  • Reconnecting the MCP integration
  • Re-authorizing permissions
  • Refreshing Figma Make
If your workspace doesn’t appear as a selectable option when setting up the Figma Make integration, this is usually due to how authentication works.Dovetail treats each login method (for example: Google login, SSO, email/password) as a separate identity. The workspaces available to you depend on the login method you used to sign in.

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How to fix it

To make your workspace appear in Figma Make:
  1. Log out of Dovetail completely.
  2. Log back in to Dovetail using the same login method you use for Figma.
  3. Open and access the correct workspace directly in Dovetail (outside of the Figma flow).
Once you’ve accessed the workspace using that login method, it will become available as an option when connecting through Figma Make.We also recommend connecting Figma Make and Dovetail within an incognito browser and following these steps within the incognito browser:
  1. Log into Dovetail
  2. Open a new tab within that same incognito window and log in to Figma (using the same login method you used for Dovetail)
  3. Connect to Dovetail via Figma Make