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Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOCKET_PORT | No | Port for the WebSocket bridge server. Defaults to 3055. Change to run a second server; the MCP server must be pointed to it with --port. | 3055 |
| FIGMA_MCP_CACHE | No | Set to 'off' to disable caching of repeated library reads (e.g., get_design_system, get_styles). Caching reduces round trips. | on |
| FIGMA_MCP_PROFILE | No | Tool profile to advertise to the model: 'core', 'standard', or 'full'. Controls the number of tools exposed and per-message token cost. | standard |
| FIGMA_ACCESS_TOKEN | No | Personal access token for the Figma REST API. Required only for the optional comment tools (reading and replying to comments). Not needed for core design tools. | |
| FIGMA_MCP_SKILLS_DIR | No | Directory containing custom skill Markdown files. Overrides the default skills directory. | ~/.figma-mcp/skills |
| FIGMA_MCP_USAGE_FOOTER | No | Set to 'off' to remove the token usage footer appended to tool results. | on |
| FIGMA_MCP_SKILL_AUTOREPAIR | No | Set to 'off' to disable automatic repair of tool names referenced in skills. | on |
| FIGMA_MCP_MAX_RESPONSE_CHARS | No | Maximum character length for tool responses (~6000 tokens). Adjust to avoid overflowing the context window. | 24000 |
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
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Capabilities
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Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
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Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
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Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
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Maintenance
ActivityMaintained
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