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Figma

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A guide on how to use the Figma MCP server
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  • figma-code-connect

    Creates and maintains Figma Code Connect template files that map Figma components to code snippets. Use when the user mentions Code Connect, Figma component mapping, design-to-code translation, or asks to create/update .figma.ts or .figma.js files.

  • figma-code-workflows

    Import or upload local HTML or project files into Figma, choose editable Design frames, runnable Code Layers or standalone Code (also known as Make), and repair imported previews. Use only when the user explicitly names editable Design layers, a runnable Code Layer, or a standalone Code/Make file, or supplies a Figma file key/link as the import destination. Generic code or code-component requests need output clarification before using this workflow.

  • figma-create-new-file

    **MANDATORY prerequisite** — you MUST invoke this skill BEFORE every `create_new_file` tool call. NEVER call `create_new_file` directly without loading this skill first. Trigger whenever the user wants a new blank Figma file — a new design, FigJam, or Slides file — or when you need a fresh file before calling `use_figma`. Usage — /figma-create-new-file [editorType] [fileName] (e.g. /figma-create-new-file figjam My Whiteboard, /figma-create-new-file slides Q3 Review)

  • figma-design-to-code

    **MANDATORY prerequisite** — you MUST invoke this skill BEFORE calling the `get_design_context` Figma MCP tool. You MUST trigger this skill whenever the user wants to implement, build, port, or code up a Figma design as code. Example prompts (not exhaustive) are 'implement this Figma design', 'build this screen from Figma', 'turn this Figma into code', 'design to code'. This skill provides critical instructions and steps to the agent on how to correctly implement Figma designs in code and must NOT be skipped.

  • figma-generate-design

    Translate pages and multi-section layouts into Figma by discovering design system components, variables, and assembling screens section by section.

  • figma-generate-diagram

    MANDATORY prerequisite — load this skill BEFORE every `generate_diagram` tool call. NEVER call `generate_diagram` directly without loading this skill first. Trigger whenever the user asks to create, generate, draw, render, sketch, or build a diagram — flowchart, architecture diagram, sequence diagram, ERD or entity-relationship diagram, state diagram or state machine, gantt chart, or timeline. Also trigger when the user mentions Mermaid syntax or wants a system architecture, decision tree, dependency graph, API call flow, auth handshake, schema, or pipeline visualized in FigJam. Routes to type-specific guidance, sets universal Mermaid constraints, and tells you when to use a different diagram type or skip the tool entirely (mindmaps, pie charts, class diagrams, etc.).

  • figma-generate-library

    Build or update a professional design system in Figma from a codebase, including tokens, variant sets, theming, and component libraries.

  • figma-generative-plugins

    Mandatory prerequisite before create_generative_plugin or update_generative_plugin. Use when creating, authoring, changing, or extending reusable generative Figma plugins with functional UI.

  • figma-implement-motion

    Translates Figma motion and animations into production-ready application code. Use when implementing animation/motion from a Figma design — user mentions "implement this motion", "add animation from Figma", "animate this component", provides a Figma URL whose node is animated, or when `get_design_context` returns motion data or instructs you to call `get_motion_context`.

  • figma-shaders

    Mandatory prerequisite before create_shader or update_shader. Use when authoring shader effects, shader fills, custom effects, or procedural shader backgrounds in Figma Design.

  • figma-spec

    This skill is required to create, read, edit, review, or comment on Figma specs. You must read it when working on a PRD, brief, RFC or any kind of document in either a standalone Figma spec or a Figma spec embedded in a Figma Design or Figjam file.

  • figma-swiftui

    SwiftUI ↔ Figma translation. Use whenever the user mentions Swift, SwiftUI, iOS, iPhone, or iPad — in EITHER direction — translating a Figma design into SwiftUI (design → code), or pushing SwiftUI views / screens / tokens back into a Figma file (code → design). Triggers on phrases like 'implement this Figma design in SwiftUI', 'build this screen in Swift', 'push this SwiftUI view to Figma', 'mirror my Swift code in a Figma file', or whenever a Figma URL appears alongside `.swift` files / an `.xcodeproj`. Routes to a direction-specific reference doc; loads alongside `figma-use` for the code → design path.

  • figma-use

    Mandatory prerequisite before every use_figma call — plugin API rules for creating, editing, and inspecting Figma files through MCP.

  • figma-use-figjam

    This skill helps agents use Figma's use_figma MCP tool in the FigJam context. Can be used alongside figma-use which has foundational context for using the use_figma tool.

  • figma-use-motion

    Motion / animation context for the `use_figma` MCP tool — animating Figma nodes via manual keyframes, animation styles, easing, and timeline duration. Load alongside figma-use whenever a task involves adding, editing, or inspecting animation on a node.

  • figma-use-slides

    This skill helps agents use Figma's use_figma MCP tool in the Slides context. Can be used alongside figma-use which has foundational context for using the use_figma tool.

  • generate-project-plan

    Generate a FigJam project plan board from a PRD plus codebase context. Interactive flow: research → propose sections → per-section deep research → per-section content + block-shape proposal → create FigJam → skeleton → fill → diagrams → wrap. Each content block (section, nested section, intro callout, table, multi-column text, sticky column, diagram section, metadata strip) has its own subskill reference file. Use when the user asks for 'project plan in FigJam', 'interactive project plan', '/generate-project-plan', or provides a PRD and wants per-section confirmation on content + rendering.

  • video-interaction-mapper

    Analyze a UI screen recording and map interaction states into an annotated Figma Design storyboard with extracted before/after frames.