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Figma: Real-Time Collaboration & Seamless Prototyping

Figma: Where design teams collaborate in real-time, turning pixels into products. Seamless prototyping, live editing, and handoff—because great UX doesn’t wait.

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About Figma

What is Figma: Real-Time Collaboration & Seamless Prototyping?

Figma is a cloud-based design platform that enables teams to collaborate in real time on user interfaces, prototypes, and design systems. The MCP (Model Context Protocol) server extension for Figma provides developers with programmatic access to core Figma API functionalities, allowing automation of tasks like file management, comment handling, component retrieval, and webhook configuration. This server acts as a bridge between Figma's native capabilities and custom workflows, enhancing productivity through structured API interactions.

How to Use Figma: Real-Time Collaboration & Seamless Prototyping?

To leverage the MCP server, start by installing it via Smithery or manually cloning the repository. Configure your Figma API token through environment variables, command-line arguments, or directly in Claude Desktop configurations. Once set up, invoke predefined tools such as figma_get_file to retrieve assets, figma_post_comment to engage in team discussions, or figma_post_webhook to automate event-driven responses. Adjust parameters like depth levels for large files to optimize performance, ensuring smooth integration with existing design processes.

Figma Features

Key Features of Figma: Real-Time Collaboration & Seamless Prototyping?

  • Comprehensive API Access: Over 30 tools cover file management, component libraries, style inheritance, and team collaboration features.
  • Real-Time Interaction: Synchronize changes instantly across teams using methods like comment updates and webhook triggers.
  • Scalable Prototyping: Render images, manage design systems, and analyze component usage patterns through dedicated analytics tools.
  • Flexible Authentication: Securely configure API access via environment variables, CLI flags, or direct configuration files.

Use Cases of Figma: Real-Time Collaboration & Seamless Prototyping?

Developers and designers use this server to:

  • Automate version control for large Figma files by tracking changes via figma_get_file_versions.
  • Create dynamic prototypes by programmatically updating image fills using figma_get_image_fills.
  • Enhance team workflows with comment moderation tools and reaction tracking.
  • Build centralized design systems by aggregating team components and styles into reusable libraries.

Figma FAQ

FAQ from Figma: Real-Time Collaboration & Seamless Prototyping?

Q: How do I handle large files efficiently?
Use the depth parameter with figma_get_file; start at depth 1 and increment as needed to balance speed and detail.

Q: Can I customize webhook triggers?
Yes—define event types like FILE_UPDATE and specify endpoints via figma_post_webhook for automated responses.

Q: What authentication methods are supported?
Choose between environment variables, CLI arguments, or inline configuration in claude_desktop_config.json.

Q: How do I debug API errors?
Check token validity, ensure correct file/component keys, and verify network permissions for external endpoints.

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Figma MCP Server

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MCP Server for interacting with the Figma API. This server provides a complete set of Figma API methods through the Model Context Protocol. Sometimes on large figma files you might have to tell it to use depth = 1 for figma_get_file then increase when it needs more.

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Tools

This server implements all Figma API methods as MCP tools:

User Methods

  1. figma_get_me - Get the current user

File Methods

  1. figma_get_file - Get a Figma file by key
  2. figma_get_file_nodes - Get specific nodes from a Figma file
  3. figma_get_images - Render images from a Figma file
  4. figma_get_image_fills - Get image fills in a Figma file
  5. figma_get_file_versions - Get version history of a Figma file

Comment Methods

  1. figma_get_comments - Get comments in a Figma file
  2. figma_post_comment - Add a comment to a Figma file
  3. figma_delete_comment - Delete a comment from a Figma file
  4. figma_get_comment_reactions - Get reactions for a comment
  5. figma_post_comment_reaction - Add a reaction to a comment
  6. figma_delete_comment_reaction - Delete a reaction from a comment

Team and Project Methods

  1. figma_get_team_projects - Get projects in a team
  2. figma_get_project_files - Get files in a project

Component Methods

  1. figma_get_team_components - Get components in a team
  2. figma_get_file_components - Get components in a file
  3. figma_get_component - Get a component by key
  4. figma_get_team_component_sets - Get component sets in a team
  5. figma_get_file_component_sets - Get component sets in a file
  6. figma_get_component_set - Get a component set by key

Style Methods

  1. figma_get_team_styles - Get styles in a team
  2. figma_get_file_styles - Get styles in a file
  3. figma_get_style - Get a style by key

Webhook Methods (V2 API)

  1. figma_post_webhook - Create a webhook
  2. figma_get_webhook - Get a webhook by ID
  3. figma_update_webhook - Update a webhook
  4. figma_delete_webhook - Delete a webhook
  5. figma_get_team_webhooks - Get webhooks for a team

Library Analytics Methods

  1. figma_get_library_analytics_component_usages - Get library analytics component usage data
  2. figma_get_library_analytics_style_usages - Get library analytics style usage data
  3. figma_get_library_analytics_variable_usages - Get library analytics variable usage data

Installation

Installing via Smithery

To install mcp-figma for Claude Desktop automatically via Smithery:

npx @smithery/cli@latest install @jayarrowz/mcp-figma --client claude

Prerequisites

  • Node.js (v16 or later)
  • npm or yarn

Installing the package

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/jayarrowz/mcp-figma.git
cd mcp-figma

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the package
npm run build

Setup

To use this MCP server, you need to set up your Figma API token. You can do this in one of three ways:

1. Environment Variable

Create a .env file in the project root or set the environment variable directly:

FIGMA_API_KEY=your_figma_api_key

2. Command Line Arguments

When starting the server, you can pass your Figma API token as a command-line argument:

# Using the long form
node dist/index.js --figma-token YOUR_FIGMA_TOKEN

# Or using the short form
node dist/index.js -ft YOUR_FIGMA_TOKEN

Usage with Claude Desktop

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

Using npx

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "figma": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["@jayarrowz/mcp-figma", "--figma-token", "your_figma_api_key"]
    }
  }
}

Direct Node.js (with environment variable)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "figma": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-figma/dist/index.js"],  
      "env": {
        "FIGMA_API_KEY": "your_figma_api_key"
      }
    }
  }
}

Direct Node.js (with command-line argument)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "figma": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": ["/path/to/mcp-figma/dist/index.js", "--figma-token", "your_figma_api_key"]
    }
  }
}

Replace /path/to/mcp-figma with the actual path to your repository.

Examples

Get a Figma File

// Get a Figma file
const result = await callTool("figma_get_file", { 
  fileKey: "abcXYZ123"
});

Get Comments from a File

// Get comments from a file
const comments = await callTool("figma_get_comments", { 
  fileKey: "abcXYZ123",
  as_md: true 
});

Create a Webhook

// Create a webhook
const webhook = await callTool("figma_post_webhook", {
  event_type: "FILE_UPDATE",
  team_id: "12345",
  endpoint: "https://example.com/webhook",
  passcode: "your_passcode_here",
  description: "File update webhook"
});

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the server in development mode
npm start

# Build the server
npm run build

# Run with a Figma API token
npm start -- --figma-token YOUR_FIGMA_TOKEN

License

This MCP server is licensed under the MIT License. This means you are free to use, modify, and distribute the software, subject to the terms and conditions of the MIT License. For more details, please see the LICENSE file in the project repository.

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