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What the MCP sends vs. what the agent does

The MCP server is not a one-click “design to perfect code” tool. Instead, it acts as a bridge between Figma and your IDE, providing your AI model with structured design input and a code starting point.

What the MCP server does​

  1. Extracts structured design context from your selected Figma elements. This includes frames, components, layouts, tokens, variables, and more.
  2. Passes that context and code to your AI assistant (like Cursor, Copilot, or Claude Code). The assistant generates the final code output by adapting layouts, reusing components, and following your prompts and codebase.
  3. Supports design system reuse when you use Figma features like Code Connect and variable syntax. These help your assistant recognize and reuse your actual components and tokens.

What the MCP doesn't do​

  1. Generate final code. That’s your AI assistant’s role.
  2. Understand your design system by default. It won’t know your conventions or strategies unless you provide that information through Code Connect, variables or prompts.
  3. Automatically fix or adapt code when issues arise. The results depend on context quality, model behavior, and prompt clarity.