Figma MCP Server

Converts Figma designs into React applications by processing Figma file data and providing it in a React-friendly format.

Local serverstdioTypeScript 2

What is the Figma MCP server?

Figma MCP server exists for a simple reason — assistants are far more useful when they can act on Figma directly instead of describing what you should do. Converts Figma designs into React applications by processing Figma file data and providing it in a React-friendly format.

What you get

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that provides a bridge between Figma designs and React implementations. This server enables pixel-perfect conversion of Figma designs into React applications by processing Figma file data and providing it in a React-friendly format.

Setting it up

Installation goes through your MCP client rather than a global install: point it at @smithery/cli on npm and it is fetched when the client starts. The copy-paste blocks for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are further down this page.

Configuration and credentials

You will need one environment variable: FIGMA_ACCESS_TOKEN. The server will not start without them, which is usually why the tools fail to appear on a first run. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than in a file you might commit.

Before you rely on it

  • It runs with your machine's permissions. That is convenient and also the reason to think about what you point it at before you approve a tool call.
  • Missing credentials fail quietly in some clients — if no tools show up, check the environment block first.
  • MCP clients confirm each tool call by default. Leave that on until you have watched what the figma mcp server does with a few real requests.

Choosing this one

Among the developer tooling options, the useful question is rarely "what can it do" but "what does it cost you to run" — permissions, credentials, and how much of your context its toolset consumes. It is maintained by sanjeev23oct; worth a glance at recent repository activity before you build anything load-bearing on it.

SyncDev reviews every entry in this directory against the project's own documentation before publishing, and revisits them as servers change.

How to install the Figma MCP server

// In settings.json
     {
       "mcpServers": {
         "figma": {
           "command": "node",
           "args": ["path/to/figma-mcp/build/index.js"],
           "env": {
             "FIGMA_ACCESS_TOKEN": "your-token-here"
           }
         }
       }
     }

Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.

Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
FIGMA_ACCESS_TOKENCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Frequently asked questions

Figma MCP Server is a tool that converts Figma designs into React applications. It acts as a bridge between Figma files and React code, providing a React-friendly format for your designs.