Figma's MCPThe Model Context Protocol — an open standard that lets any AI assistant plug into any tool or data source without custom integration code.Full definition → server gives a coding AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → structured information about a selected design, including components, styles and variables. According to Figma's August 2025 article, when those components are mapped to code through Code Connect and variable code syntax, the agent can pull from real code resources instead of recreating everything from appearance. Without those mappings, the server still supplies styling context windowThe maximum amount of text a model can consider at once — its working memory for the current conversation or task.Full definition → for writing design-informed code from scratch. This explains why maintaining the connection between a design system and its code matters: it gives an agent a route to the team's existing components and conventions. Design-system explanation
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MCP — The Model Context Protocol — an open standard that lets any AI assistant plug into any tool or data source without custom integration code.
AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
context window — The maximum amount of text a model can consider at once — its working memory for the current conversation or task.
