How do I install Figma MCP Rust?

Copy the stdio config for Cursor, Claude Desktop, Claude Code, or VS Code on this page. It uses the publisher's install, not a PlugMCP proxy.

Does Figma MCP Rust need an API key?

No required environment variable is listed on this record.

What transport does Figma MCP Rust use?

Figma MCP Rust runs locally over stdio.

When was Figma MCP Rust last checked?

Last checked 2026-11-09. Figma MCP server in Rust: plugin bridge, no API token, no rate limits, 73 tools.

Figma MCP Rust MCP server

Power your agent

Add this server

The publisher's own command. Not a PlugMCP endpoint.

Add to Cursor Add to VS Code Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

Local command

npx -y @alvinindra/[email protected]

Claude Code has no install link for a local command. Copy the command below and run it in a terminal.

shClaude Code

1claude mcp add io.github.alvinindra-figma-mcp-rust -- npx -y @alvinindra/figma-mcp-rust@0.2.1

Run in a terminal.

jsonClaude Desktop

1{2  "mcpServers": {3    "io.github.alvinindra-figma-mcp-rust": {4      "command": "npx",5      "args": [6        "-y",7        "@alvinindra/[email protected]"8      ]9    }10  }11}

claude_desktop_config.json

Local · npmPublisher installStep-by-step: add this in Claude

Remote URL or a command on your machine? How the two installs differ

Run on PlugMCP

Host a copy with our keys and logs.

A new server you create. It is not this listing's official endpoint. Use the publisher install when you want their URL and their credentials.

Launch

Server facts

Local

Transport: stdio
Version: 0.2.1
Last checked

Tools

No tool list yet. Remote servers get one after the first health check.

FAQ

Questions

figma-mcp-rust

A high-performance Rust port of vkhanhqui/figma-mcp-go. All credit for the original design, the Figma plugin bridge, and the tool catalogue goes to @vkhanhqui. This repo migrates that same MCP server to Rust with structured logging, race-free request correlation, and a declarative tool table; see "What changed in the Rust rewrite" below.

Figma MCP: Free, No Rate Limits

Open-source Figma MCP server with full read/write access via plugin. No REST API, no rate limits. Turn text into designs and designs into real code. Works with Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot, and any MCP-compatible AI tool.

Highlights

No Figma API token required
No rate limits, free plan friendly
Read and Write live Figma data via plugin bridge, 73 tools in total
Full design automation: styles, variables, components, prototypes, and content
Design strategies built in as MCP prompts, plus matching Claude Code skills

Why this exists

Most Figma MCP servers rely on the Figma REST API.

That sounds fine until you hit this:

Plan	Limit
Starter / View / Collab	6 tool calls/month
Pro / Org (Dev seat)	200 tool calls/day
Enterprise	600 tool calls/day

If you're experimenting with AI tools, you'll burn through that in minutes.

I didn't have enough money to pay for higher limits. So I built something that doesn't use the API at all.

Installation & Setup

Install via npx, no build step required.

1. Configure your AI tool

Claude Code CLI

claude mcp add -s project figma-mcp-rust -- npx -y @alvinindra/figma-mcp-rust@latest

Claude Code plugin marketplace

/plugin marketplace add alvinindra/figma-mcp-rust
/plugin install figma-mcp-rust@figma-mcp-rust

Installing the plugin also adds 13 skills covering the workflows below, from reading designs to generating tokens and troubleshooting the bridge.

Codex CLI

codex mcp add figma-mcp-rust -- npx -y @alvinindra/figma-mcp-rust@latest

.mcp.json (Claude and other MCP-compatible tools)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "figma-mcp-rust": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@alvinindra/figma-mcp-rust"]
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json (Cursor / VS Code / GitHub Copilot)

{
  "servers": {
    "figma-mcp-rust": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@alvinindra/figma-mcp-rust"
      ]
    }
  }
}

2. Install the Figma plugin

In Figma Desktop: Plugins → Development → Import plugin from manifest
Select manifest.json from the plugin.zip
Run the plugin inside any Figma file

Available Tools

Write: Create

Tool	Description
`create_frame`	Create a frame with optional auto-layout, fill, and parent
`create_rectangle`	Create a rectangle with optional fill and corner radius
`create_ellipse`	Create an ellipse or circle
`create_text`	Create a text node (font loaded automatically)
`import_image`	Decode base64 image and place it as a rectangle fill
`create_component`	Convert an existing FRAME node into a reusable component
`create_section`	Create a Figma Section node to organise frames on a page

Write: Modify

Tool	Description
`set_text`	Update text content of an existing TEXT node
`set_fills`	Set solid fill color (hex) on a node
`set_strokes`	Set solid stroke color and weight on a node
`set_opacity`	Set opacity of one or more nodes (0 = transparent, 1 = opaque)
`set_corner_radius`	Set corner radius, uniform or per-corner
`set_auto_layout`	Set or update auto-layout (flex) properties on a frame
`set_visible`	Show or hide one or more nodes
`lock_nodes`	Lock one or more nodes to prevent accidental edits
`unlock_nodes`	Unlock one or more nodes
`rotate_nodes`	Set absolute rotation in degrees on one or more nodes
`reorder_nodes`	Change z-order: `bringToFront`, `sendToBack`, `bringForward`, `sendBackward`
`set_blend_mode`	Set blend mode (MULTIPLY, SCREEN, OVERLAY, and more) on one or more nodes
`set_constraints`	Set responsive constraints `{ horizontal, vertical }` on one or more nodes
`move_nodes`	Move nodes to an absolute x/y position
`resize_nodes`	Resize nodes by width and/or height
`rename_node`	Rename a node
`clone_node`	Clone a node, optionally repositioning or reparenting
`reparent_nodes`	Move nodes to a different parent frame, group, or section
`batch_rename_nodes`	Bulk rename nodes via find/replace, regex, or prefix/suffix
`find_replace_text`	Find and replace text across all TEXT nodes in a subtree or page; supports regex

Write: Delete

Tool	Description
`delete_nodes`	Delete one or more nodes permanently

Write: Prototype

Tool	Description
`set_reactions`	Set prototype reactions (triggers + actions) on a node; mode `replace` or `append`
`remove_reactions`	Remove all or specific reactions by zero-based index from a node

Write: Styles

Tool	Description
`set_effects`	Apply drop shadow / blur effects directly on a node (no style required)
`create_paint_style`	Create a named paint style with a solid color
`create_text_style`	Create a named text style with font, size, and spacing
`create_effect_style`	Create a named effect style (drop shadow, inner shadow, blur)
`create_grid_style`	Create a named layout grid style (columns, rows, or grid)
`update_paint_style`	Rename or recolor an existing paint style
`apply_style_to_node`	Apply an existing local style to a node, linking it to that style
`delete_style`	Delete any style (paint, text, effect, or grid) by ID

Write: Variables

Tool	Description
`create_variable_collection`	Create a new local variable collection with an optional initial mode
`add_variable_mode`	Add a new mode to an existing collection (e.g. Light/Dark)
`create_variable`	Create a variable (COLOR/FLOAT/STRING/BOOLEAN) in a collection
`set_variable_value`	Set a variable's value for a specific mode
`bind_variable_to_node`	Bind a variable to a node property; supports `fillColor`, `strokeColor`, `visible`, `opacity`, `rotation`, `width`, `height`, corner radii, spacing, and more
`delete_variable`	Delete a variable or an entire collection

Write: Pages

Tool	Description
`add_page`	Add a new page to the document (optional name and index)
`delete_page`	Delete a page by ID or name (cannot delete the only page)
`rename_page`	Rename a page by ID or current name

Write: Components & Navigation

Tool	Description
`navigate_to_page`	Switch the active Figma page by ID or name
`group_nodes`	Group two or more nodes into a GROUP
`ungroup_nodes`	Ungroup GROUP nodes, moving children to the parent
`swap_component`	Swap the main component of an INSTANCE node
`detach_instance`	Detach component instances, converting them to plain frames

Read: Document & Selection

Tool	Description
`get_document`	Full current page tree
`get_metadata`	File name, pages, current page
`get_pages`	All pages (IDs + names), lightweight, no tree loading
`get_selection`	Currently selected nodes
`get_node`	Single node by ID
`get_nodes_info`	Multiple nodes by ID
`get_design_context`	Depth-limited tree with `detail` level (`minimal`/`compact`/`full`)
`search_nodes`	Find nodes by name substring and/or type within a subtree
`scan_text_nodes`	All text nodes in a subtree
`scan_nodes_by_types`	Nodes matching given type list
`get_viewport`	Current viewport center, zoom, and visible bounds

Read: Styles & Variables

Tool	Description
`get_styles`	Paint, text, effect, and grid styles
`get_variable_defs`	Variable collections and values
`get_local_components`	All components + component sets with variant properties
`get_annotations`	Dev-mode annotations
`get_fonts`	All fonts used on the current page, sorted by frequency
`get_reactions`	Prototype/interaction reactions on a node

Export

Tool	Description
`get_screenshot`	Base64 image export of any node
`save_screenshots`	Export images to disk (server-side, no API call)
`export_frames_to_pdf`	Export multiple frames as a single multi-page PDF file saved to disk
`export_tokens`	Export design tokens (variables + paint styles) as JSON or CSS

MCP Prompts

Prompt	Description
`read_design_strategy`	Best practices for reading Figma designs
`design_strategy`	Best practices for creating and modifying designs
`text_replacement_strategy`	Chunked approach for replacing text across a design
`annotation_conversion_strategy`	Convert manual annotations to native Figma annotations
`swap_overrides_instances`	Transfer overrides between component instances
`reaction_to_connector_strategy`	Map prototype reactions into interaction flow diagrams
`style_audit_strategy`	Find nodes using raw values instead of linked styles or variables
`bulk_rename_strategy`	Rename nodes to follow a consistent naming convention
`design_token_generation_strategy`	Build a variable and style token system from an existing design
`generate_color_palette`	Create a primitive color scale plus semantic aliases as variables
`generate_type_scale`	Create a full typographic scale as text styles
`generate_component_variants`	Clone a component into size, theme, state, or dark-mode variants

Each prompt is also available as a Claude Code skill when the server is installed through the plugin marketplace, alongside a bridge-troubleshooting skill for connection issues.

Related Projects

What changed in the Rust rewrite

Memory-safe websocket bridge: request/response correlation uses tokio::sync::oneshot instead of Go channels guarded by sync.Once, removing the send-on-closed-channel race.
Declarative tool table: all 73 tool registrations live in a single static array (src/tools/definitions.rs) instead of ~700 lines of repetitive Go handlers. New tools are added by appending one entry plus an optional JSON Schema builder.
Structured logging via tracing: every component emits per-target events (bridge, leader, follower, election, node) at adjustable levels. Set FIGMA_MCP_LOG=debug for verbose output.
thiserror-based error types instead of formatted strings, so callers can match on specific failure modes (NotConnected, Timeout, etc.).
Pure-Rust PDF merging via lopdf, no external CLI dependency.
First-class CLI via clap with derived help text and validation.

Contributing

Issues and PRs are welcome.

Figma MCP Rust

Add this server

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Server facts

Tools

Questions

How do I install Figma MCP Rust?

Does Figma MCP Rust need an API key?

What transport does Figma MCP Rust use?

When was Figma MCP Rust last checked?

Documentation

figma-mcp-rust

Why this exists

Installation & Setup

1. Configure your AI tool

2. Install the Figma plugin

Available Tools

Write: Create

Write: Modify

Write: Delete

Write: Prototype

Write: Styles

Write: Variables

Write: Pages

Write: Components & Navigation

Read: Document & Selection

Read: Styles & Variables

Export

MCP Prompts

Related Projects

What changed in the Rust rewrite

Contributing

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