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Blair Metcalf built Reddit Proto, where designers and PMs steer Cursor through annotations and a design-system MCP; Reddit teams have made about 700 prototypes with it.
Apps
Figma
What people got AI agents to do inside Figma, most often with Cursor, Claude Code. 2 use cases so far, each linked to its source.
Figma API reference for agentsUse cases in Figma
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Designer Christine Vallaure has Claude Code read a React design system and build its tokens, text styles and components into an empty Figma file through an MCP, logging what cannot carry over.
That is every Figma use case so farNew ones are found across the web every hour. Seen an agent do something in Figma?Questions
- What do people get AI agents to do with Figma?
- Mostly software & devops, writing, media & design. There are 2 use cases on this page, each linked to the post where someone described it.
- Which agents work with Figma?
- In these reports, Cursor, Claude Code. Most agents reach Figma through an API connection, an MCP server or a browser.
- What does an agent need to use Figma?
- An authorised connection to the Figma account, scoped to the actions it needs. The Figma API reference on One lists every action an agent can take and what each one requires.