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figmad-mcp

Figma Design MCP Server - Create, capture, and manage Figma designs via AI agents.

Features

  • Read Operations: Get files, nodes, components, styles, variables, export images

  • Write Operations: Create frames, shapes, text; apply auto-layout; update nodes (requires plugin)

  • Capture & Reconstruct: Screenshot webpages and recreate them in Figma

  • Generate UI: Create UI designs from text prompts

Setup

1. Install Dependencies

npm install

2. Configure Environment

cp .env.example .env # Edit .env and add your FIGMA_ACCESS_TOKEN

Get your token at: https://www.figma.com/developers/api#access-tokens

3. Build

npm run build

4. Install Plugin (for write operations)

cd plugin npm install npm run build

Then in Figma:

  1. Menu → Plugins → Development → Import plugin from manifest

  2. Select plugin/manifest.json

Usage

With Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json:

{ "mcpServers": { "figmad": { "command": "node", "args": ["/path/to/figmad-mcp/dist/index.js"], "env": { "FIGMA_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-token-here" } } } }

Available Tools

Read Operations (REST API - always available)

Tool

Description

get_file

Get Figma file structure

get_node

Get specific nodes by ID

get_components

List components in a file

get_styles

Get color/text/effect styles

get_variables

Get design tokens/variables

export_image

Export node as PNG/SVG/PDF

Write Operations (Plugin required)

Tool

Description

create_frame

Create a new frame

create_rectangle

Create a rectangle shape

create_text

Create text node

update_node

Modify node properties

apply_auto_layout

Apply auto-layout to frame

set_fills

Set fill colors

delete_node

Delete a node

get_selection

Get current selection

plugin_status

Check if plugin is connected

Orchestrated Tools

Tool

Description

capture_webpage

Screenshot and analyze a webpage

reconstruct_page

Recreate captured page in Figma

generate_ui

Generate UI from text description

analyze_codebase

Extract components and design tokens from code

sync_design_tokens

Compare/sync tokens between Figma and code

Example Prompts

Get the structure of my Figma file: [paste figma URL] Create a landing page with a header, hero section with headline and CTA button, three feature cards, and a footer Capture https://example.com and recreate it in Figma Export the frame "Hero Section" as a PNG Analyze my React codebase at /path/to/project and extract design tokens Compare design tokens between my Figma file and codebase

Architecture

┌─────────────┐ ┌─────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────┐ │ AI Agent │────▶│ figmad-mcp │────▶│ Figma Plugin │ │ (Claude) │stdio│ (MCP Server) │ ws │ (runs in Figma) │ └─────────────┘ └────────┬────────┘ └──────────────────┘ │ ├──▶ Figma REST API (read operations) └──▶ Playwright (web capture)

Development

npm run dev # Watch mode npm run typecheck # Type checking npm run lint # Linting cd plugin npm run watch # Watch plugin changes

License

MIT

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