Getting started with the Figma MCP server

Name: Getting started with the Figma MCP server
Uploaded: 2026-05-08T15:31:34.739Z
Duration: 9 min 55 s
Channel: Figma
Description: Learn how to set up the Figma MCP server and execute an AI-powered design workflow, from code to canvas and back again. Designer advocate Amy Lima walks you through installing the MCP server, using your agent to jumpstart design exploration on the canvas, and submitting a PR for your engineer to...

By Figma

Categories: Design, Product

Transcript Excerpt

We've been getting a lot of questions lately about our recent MCP launches. So today, I'm going to walk you through the whole thing from install to authenticate to a full roundtrip workflow, code to canvas and back again from one designer to another. Let's go. So for this demo, I'm going to be working off an existing app called Museum of Speculative Futures. If you're planning on working off an existing application, you're also going to need access to that codebase. If you're just prototyping or...