How do I install mcp-figma?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/thirdstrandstudio/mcp-figma

What does mcp-figma connect to, and what does it need?

It reaches figma. The credentials we found in its source are FIGMA_API_KEY.

Is mcp-figma official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 77 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-02-21.

What licence does mcp-figma use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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mcp-figma

mcp-figma is an MCP server, listed under design & media. It reaches figma. It needs FIGMA_API_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 77 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-24.

This software provides API functionality for integrating with a Figma MCP Server.

Install

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. mcp-figma’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Read mcp-figma’s own install instructions ↗

What it reaches, and what it needs

Reaches

figma

Credential

FIGMA_API_KEY

Maintenance

Stars

State

listed

Licence

MIT

From the repository

Figma MCP Server with full API functionality

View on GitHub ↗2026-10-24

What mcp-figma can do

31 tools documented in its README. An AI client calls these by name.

figma_get_me: No description in the README.
figma_get_file: No description in the README.
figma_get_file_nodes: No description in the README.
figma_get_images: No description in the README.
figma_get_image_fills: No description in the README.
figma_get_file_versions: No description in the README.
figma_get_comments: No description in the README.
figma_post_comment: No description in the README.
figma_delete_comment: No description in the README.
figma_get_comment_reactions: No description in the README.
figma_post_comment_reaction: No description in the README.
figma_delete_comment_reaction: No description in the README.
figma_get_team_projects: No description in the README.
figma_get_project_files: No description in the README.
figma_get_team_components: No description in the README.
figma_get_file_components: No description in the README.
figma_get_component: No description in the README.
figma_get_team_component_sets: No description in the README.
figma_get_file_component_sets: No description in the README.
figma_get_component_set: No description in the README.
figma_get_team_styles: No description in the README.
figma_get_file_styles: No description in the README.
figma_get_style: No description in the README.
figma_post_webhook: No description in the README.
figma_get_webhook: No description in the README.
figma_update_webhook: No description in the README.
figma_delete_webhook: No description in the README.
figma_get_team_webhooks: No description in the README.
figma_get_library_analytics_component_usages: No description in the README.
figma_get_library_analytics_style_usages: No description in the README.
figma_get_library_analytics_variable_usages: No description in the README.

Read from the README; names are kept only if the README contains them.

mcp-figma compared with similar servers

mcp-figma compared with the closest alternatives, by services reached, credentials, stars, last update and licence
Server	Reaches	Needs	Stars	Last update	Licence
mcp-figma (this page)	figma	FIGMA_API_KEY	77	2026-02-21	MIT
cursor-talk-to-figma-mcp	figma(1 shared)	None listed	7,072	2026-07-26	MIT
flowbite-mcp	figma(1 shared)	FIGMA_ACCESS_TOKEN	42	2026-01-04	MIT
sunnysideFigma-Context-MCP	figma(1 shared)	FIGMA_API_KEY	40	2026-04-19	NOASSERTION
figma-mcp-server	figma(1 shared)	FIGMA_API_KEY	10	2026-10-18	NOASSERTION
localfig	figma(1 shared)	None listed	2	2026-09-16	MIT

Ranked by services in common with mcp-figma, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

Common questions about mcp-figma

What does mcp-figma do?: This software provides API functionality for integrating with a Figma MCP Server.
How do I install mcp-figma?: Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/thirdstrandstudio/mcp-figma
What does mcp-figma connect to, and what does it need?: It reaches figma. The credentials we found in its source are FIGMA_API_KEY.
Is mcp-figma official and is it maintained?: We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 77 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-02-21.
What licence does mcp-figma use?: The repository declares the MIT licence.

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