What it does
This project links AI coding agents to Figma, the design tool, through MCP (Model Context Protocol, a standard way for AI to use outside tools). A Figma plugin and a small connection server carry messages between them.
The AI can read your document and selection, create shapes, frames and text, change content in bulk, add notes, and copy settings across many component copies.
Its makers say this cuts down on repetitive design work.
Who it's for
Designers and developers who want an AI agent to inspect or edit Figma files for them.
Can I use it without coding?
With some setup. You install a helper tool, run a setup command and add a Figma plugin. New to this? Start here.
Can I run it?
- Cost
- Free, but needs an AI accountThe software is free, but it uses an online AI service (like OpenAI or Anthropic), which usually charges for use.
- Computer
- An ordinary computer is fine
- API key
- Not needed
Try it
- Install the Bun tool and run the project's setup, which adds it to Cursor.
- Start its connection server and install the Figma plugin from the Figma community page.
- In Figma, run the plugin and join a channel, then ask your AI agent to read or change the design.
Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?
Before you install
- Only download from the official GitHub page. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
- License (MIT): Very permissive: free to use, change and share, including for business.
- More on staying safe
Where people are talking about it
- How Figma's databases team lived to tell the scaleHacker News · Mar 2024
- How to build a plugin system on the web and also sleep well at nightHacker News · Aug 2019