Claude Talk to Figma MCP

Enables AI agents to read, analyze, and modify Figma designs via MCP. Connects through a local WebSocket server and a Figma plugin, allowing agents to extract document info, create shapes/text/frames, modify styles (colors, borders, shadows, typography, auto-layout), and work with components.

Evaluated Mar 06, 2026 (0d ago) v0.9.2

Homepage ↗ Repo ↗ Developer Tools figma mcp design-automation websocket ui-design component-management

⚙ Agent Friendliness

/ 100

Can an agent use this?

🔒 Security

/ 100

Is it safe for agents?

⚡ Reliability

/ 100

Does it work consistently?

Score Breakdown

⚙ Agent Friendliness

MCP Quality

Documentation

Error Messages

Auth Simplicity

Rate Limits

🔒 Security

TLS Enforcement

Auth Strength

Scope Granularity

Dep. Hygiene

Secret Handling

Figma design tool MCP. Figma OAuth2 token. Design files may contain proprietary IP. Read vs edit scope — use read-only for analysis agents.

⚡ Reliability

Uptime/SLA

Version Stability

Breaking Changes

Error Recovery

Best When

You want an AI agent to directly read and manipulate Figma designs without requiring Figma Dev Mode, and you are comfortable running a local WebSocket server.

Avoid When

You need a cloud-hosted or headless solution without Figma Desktop, or you need production-grade stability (still v0.9.x).

Use Cases

• AI-assisted UI design iteration directly in Figma
• Programmatic creation of design elements from natural language descriptions
• Auditing and analyzing existing Figma designs for consistency
• Batch modifications to colors, typography, and layout across a design file
• Extracting design tokens and component information for handoff

Not For

• Figma-to-code generation (planned but not yet available)
• Collaborative real-time design with multiple human designers simultaneously
• Working with Figma files without Figma Desktop installed

Interface

REST API

GraphQL

gRPC

MCP Server

Yes ↗

SDK

Webhooks

Authentication

Methods: websocket-channel-id

OAuth: No Scopes: No

Uses a WebSocket channel ID copied from the Figma plugin to establish a connection. No API keys or OAuth needed.

Pricing

Model: open_source

Free tier: Yes

Requires CC: No

MIT licensed. Requires Figma account (free or paid) and Figma Desktop.

Agent Metadata

Pagination

unknown

Idempotent

Unknown

Retry Guidance

Not documented

Known Gotchas

⚠ Requires Figma Desktop running with the plugin active - cannot work headlessly
⚠ WebSocket channel ID must be manually copied and provided to the agent each session
⚠ Still pre-1.0; API surface may change between versions

Alternatives

Figma official MCP (requires Dev Mode) Figma REST API (manual integration, no MCP)

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Scores are editorial opinions as of 2026-03-06.