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Figma Generate Design skill for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor

Recreates an app page or layout from code as a design inside Figma.

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

What it does, in the publisher's words

Use this skill alongside figma-use when the task involves translating an application page, view, or multi-section layout into Figma. Triggers: 'write to Figma', 'create in Figma from code', 'push page to Figma', 'take this app/page and build it in Figma', 'create a screen', 'build a landing page in Figma', 'update the Figma screen to match code', 'convert this modal/dialog/drawer/panel to Figma'.

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 Generate Design

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-generate-design

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-generate-design -a claude-code

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

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-generate-design-src
cp -r /tmp/figma-generate-design-src/skills/figma-generate-design ./figma-generate-design
zip -r figma-generate-design.zip figma-generate-design

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-generate-design -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-generate-design

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-generate-design -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-generate-design

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

npx skills add figma/mcp-server-guide --skill figma-generate-design -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-generate-design -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

14 sections

HTML-to-Figma Exceptions
Skill Boundaries
Prerequisites
Parallel Workflow with generate_figma_design (Web Apps Only)
Required Workflow
Step 1: Understand the Deliverable
Step 2: Collect Component Keys, Variables, and Styles
Step 3: Create the Wrapper Frame
Step 4: Customize Covered Sections and Build Missing Sections
Step 5: Validate the Full View and Transfer Images
Step 6: Updating an Existing View
Reference Docs
Error Recovery
Best Practices

Bundled files

references/componentization.md
references/discover-product-font.md

Loaded only when the instructions point to them.

Facts

Skill name: figma-generate-design
Publisher: Figma (official)
Repo: figma/mcp-server-guide
SKILL.md size: 4,360 words, 472 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 Code Connect: Creates Code Connect files that map Figma components to their real code snippets.
Figma Design to Code: Turns a Figma frame into code using the Figma MCP server's design context.
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-generate-design skill do?+

Recreates an app page or layout from code as a design inside Figma. In its own SKILL.md, Figma describes it as: "Use this skill alongside figma-use when the task involves translating an application page, view, or multi-section layout into Figma."

How do I install the figma-generate-design skill?+

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

Does Figma Generate Design 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 Generate Design?+

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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