Figma Use

MANDATORY prerequisite — you MUST invoke this skill BEFORE every `use_figma` tool call. NEVER call `use_figma` directly without loading this skill first. Skipping it causes common, hard-to-debug failures. Trigger whenever the user wants to perform a write action or a unique read action that requires JavaScript execution in the Figma file context — e.g. create/edit/delete nodes, set up variables or tokens, build components and variants, modify auto-layout or fills, bind variables to properties, or inspect file structure programmatically.

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Install

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more)

npx skills add figma/mcp-server-guide --skill figma-use

Manual install

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/figma/mcp-server-guide.git /tmp/mcp-server-guide
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/mcp-server-guide/skills/figma-use ~/.claude/skills/figma-use

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From the SKILL.md

# use_figma — Figma Plugin API Skill
Use the `use_figma` tool to execute JavaScript in Figma files via the Plugin API. All detailed reference docs live in `references/`.

When available, call `create_session` with `fileKey` and `description` before file reads or edits (create the file first if needed), then pass the returned `sessionId` unchanged to every call that accepts it, including follow-ups and work across files.

**Always include `figma-use` in the comma-separated `skillNames` parameter when calling `use_figma`. If this skill was loaded via an MCP resource, you MUST prefix the name with `resource:` (e.g. `resource:figma-use`).** This is a logging parameter used to track skill usage — it does not affect execution.

**If Figma MCP tools appear as deferred tools, batch-load all their schemas in a single `ToolSearch` call** using the `select:` syntax — e.g. `ToolSearch query="select:use_figma,get_screenshot,get_metadata,create_new_file"`. One round trip beats six.

Read the full skill on GitHub

Details

Skill name: figma-use
Repository: figma/mcp-server-guide
Path: skills/figma-use/SKILL.md
Repo updated: 28 October 2026
Listed in: heilcheng/awesome-agent-skills

FAQ

What does the Figma Use skill do?

**MANDATORY prerequisite** — you MUST invoke this skill BEFORE every `use_figma` tool call. NEVER call `use_figma` directly without loading this skill first. Skipping it causes common, hard-to-debug failures. Trigger whenever the user wants to perform a write action or a unique read action that requires JavaScript execution in the Figma file context — e.g. create/edit/delete nodes, set up variables or tokens, build components and variants, modify auto-layout or fills, bind variables to properties, or inspect file structure programmatically.

How do I install the Figma Use skill?

skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add figma/mcp-server-guide --skill figma-use. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.

Is Figma Use popular?

It lives in figma/mcp-server-guide, which has 2,135 GitHub stars and 211 forks, and is included in 1 curated skill list.

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