Agent skill · Figma

Figma Code Connect skill for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor

Creates Code Connect files that map Figma components to their real code snippets.

Officialname: figma-code-connect★ 2.1k (repo)pushed 2026-10-20SKILL.md on GitHubchecked 2026-11-07

What it does, in the publisher's words

Creates and maintains Figma Code Connect template files that map Figma components to code snippets. Use when the user mentions Code Connect, Figma component mapping, design-to-code translation, or asks to create/update .figma.ts or .figma.js files.

The description field of the SKILL.md. The agent reads only this at startup and decides from it when to load the full skill.

Install Figma Code Connect

The skills CLI copies the skill into the folder of each agent you pick (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf...). Add -g for all projects. Needs Node.js 22.20+. docs

npx skills add figma/mcp-server-guide --skill figma-code-connect

Copy the skill folder into ~/.claude/skills (all projects) or .claude/skills (this repo). Claude Code picks it up without a restart. docs

npx skills add figma/mcp-server-guide --skill figma-code-connect -a claude-code

# or by hand:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/figma/mcp-server-guide.git /tmp/figma-code-connect-src
cp -r /tmp/figma-code-connect-src/skills/figma-code-connect ~/.claude/skills/figma-code-connect

Download the skill folder, zip it, then Customize > Skills > + > Create skill > Upload a skill. Code execution must be on (Settings > Capabilities). docs

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/figma/mcp-server-guide.git /tmp/figma-code-connect-src
cp -r /tmp/figma-code-connect-src/skills/figma-code-connect ./figma-code-connect
zip -r figma-code-connect.zip figma-code-connect

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills in the repo or ~/.agents/skills. Type $ in Codex to use one. docs

npx skills add figma/mcp-server-guide --skill figma-code-connect -a codex

gh skill (GitHub CLI 2.90+, preview) installs it for Copilot in VS Code, the CLI and the cloud agent. Copilot also reads .github/skills and ~/.copilot/skills. docs

gh skill install figma/mcp-server-guide figma-code-connect

Cursor reads .cursor/skills, .agents/skills and ~/.cursor/skills (and .claude/skills). It does not install loose skills from a GitHub URL, so copy it in. docs

npx skills add figma/mcp-server-guide --skill figma-code-connect -a cursor

Installs from the GitHub repo; --path picks this skill out of the repo. Default scope is user (all projects). docs

gemini skills install https://github.com/figma/mcp-server-guide.git --path skills/figma-code-connect

OpenCode reads .opencode/skills, ~/.config/opencode/skills and the Claude and .agents folders. docs

npx skills add figma/mcp-server-guide --skill figma-code-connect -a opencode

Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) reads .devin/skills, .windsurf/skills and ~/.codeium/windsurf/skills. docs

npx skills add figma/mcp-server-guide --skill figma-code-connect -a windsurf

Works with

Claude Code, Claude.ai and Claude Desktop, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and other agents that read the open Agent Skills format.

Uses disable-model-invocation in its frontmatter: Claude Code extensions to the Agent Skills format. Other agents load the skill but may not honor that field.

What's in the SKILL.md

26 sections

Overview
Prerequisites
Step 1: Parse the Figma URL
Step 2: Discover Unmapped Components
Step 3: Fetch Component Properties
Step 4: Identify the Code Component
Step 5: Create the Template File (.figma.ts)
File location
Template structure
Property mapping
Exhaustive variant handling
Interpolation in tagged templates
Finding descendant layers
Nested configurable instances
Nested component example
Conditional props
Step 6: Validate
Inline Quick Reference
instance.* Methods
InstanceHandle Methods
TextHandle Properties
SelectorOptions
Export Structure
Rules and Pitfalls
+ 2 more

Bundled files

references/advanced-patterns.md
references/api.md

Loaded only when the instructions point to them.

Facts

Skill name: figma-code-connect
Publisher: Figma (official)
Repo: figma/mcp-server-guide
SKILL.md size: 2,740 words, 523 lines
Bundled files: 2, 2 docs
Repo stars: 2.1k (as of 2026-10-24)
SKILL.md checked: 2026-11-07

Pairs with the Figma MCP server: the server gives the agent the tools, the skill teaches it how to use them.

More skills from figma/mcp-server-guide

Figma Design to Code: Turns a Figma frame into code using the Figma MCP server's design context.
Figma Generate Design: Recreates an app page or layout from code as a design inside Figma.
Figma Use: Required primer for the Figma MCP write tool so edits to Figma files work reliably.

Related frontend & design skills

FAQ

What does the figma-code-connect skill do?+

Creates Code Connect files that map Figma components to their real code snippets. In its own SKILL.md, Figma describes it as: "Creates and maintains Figma Code Connect template files that map Figma components to code snippets. Use when the user mentions Code Connect, Figma component mapping, design-to-code translation, or asks to create/update .figma.ts or .figma.js files."

How do I install the figma-code-connect skill?+

Run npx skills add figma/mcp-server-guide --skill figma-code-connect and pick your agents, or use the tab for your agent above. In Claude Code the skill ends up in ~/.claude/skills/figma-code-connect/SKILL.md; in Codex and Cursor in .agents/skills/figma-code-connect/.

Does Figma Code Connect work in Codex, Cursor and Copilot, or only Claude?+

It's a standard SKILL.md, so any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use it: Claude Code, the Claude apps, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenCode, Windsurf and more. It also sets disable-model-invocation, which are Claude Code extensions; other agents may ignore it.

Who maintains Figma Code Connect?+

Figma, the company or project behind it, in the figma/mcp-server-guide repo on GitHub, last pushed 2026-10-20.

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