figma-mcp-rust

A high-performance Rust port of 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 total
• Full design automation — styles, variables, components, prototypes, and content
• Design strategies included — read_design_strategy, design_strategy, and more prompts built in

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.

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

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

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

Related Projects

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

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 strings, so callers can match on
  specific failure modes (NotConnected, Timeout, etc.).
• Pure-Rust PDF merging via lopdf — no external CLI dependency.
• First-class CLI via clap with derived help text and validation.

Contributing

Issues and PRs are welcome.

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