Figma MCP Rust

figma-mcp-rust

A high-performance Rust port of [vkhanhqui/figma-mcp-go](https://github.com/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

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Why this exists

Most Figma MCP servers rely on the Figma REST API.

That sounds fine until you hit this:

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.

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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

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

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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

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.

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Related Projects

• vkhanhqui/figma-mcp-go, the Go original
• magic-spells/figma-mcp-bridge
• grab/cursor-talk-to-figma-mcp
• gethopp/figma-mcp-bridge

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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 str