At Config India on 2026-10-15 Figma launched agent-oriented features: Code Layers (running code on the canvas) in open beta on all plans, Specs (collaborative Markdown spec containers) in open beta on paid plans, Guidelines in open beta and Code Sources in closed beta. The Figma MCP server can now generate code layers and read/write Specs, with 20 new MCP partner integrations including OpenCode and JetBrains Junie.
Key Takeaways
- ✓Code Layers: open beta on all plans, created from designs, local folders, GitHub, MCP or Chrome-extension page capture; uses AI credits, free on paid plans through 2026-11-04
- ✓Specs: open beta on Professional/Organization/Enterprise across web, desktop and mobile; pasting a Spec link into a coding agent carries Markdown, frame references, code layers and Code Connect snippets
- ✓MCP: the figma-spec skill lets agents read, create and update Specs; use_figma canvas writes remain a free beta with up to 20 KB output per call
- ✓Design systems: Guidelines open beta and Code Sources closed beta (import from a GitHub repo or npm package) on paid plans; Payload lands in Figma Make, with downloads up 6x in 12 months per Figma
- ✓Ecosystem: 20 new MCP partner integrations including OpenCode, Dia, JetBrains Junie and Meta Muse; the Figma agent is generally available
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Background
With coding cheap, teams build to think, but vibe-coded prototypes stay single-player and coding agents miss context. In Build by design (2026-10-15), Figma CEO Dylan Field framed the Config India launches as bringing teams, agents, design, code and context onto one canvas.
What shipped
Code Layers (open beta, all plans) puts running code on the canvas, created from designs, local folders, MCP, GitHub or Chrome-extension page capture. Specs (open beta, paid plans) is a collaborative Markdown container that embeds FigJam boards, frames and canvas nodes; pasting a Spec link into a coding agent carries the Markdown, frame references, code layers and Code Connect snippets. Guidelines (open beta) and Code Sources (closed beta, imports from a GitHub repo or npm package) give agents design-system context, and Payload comes to Figma Make.
Benchmarks
Figma published no performance or accuracy benchmarks; it says MCP changes reduce errors and token usage without giving numbers. Verifiable figures: Code Layers is free on paid plans through 2026-11-04, use_figma returns up to 20 KB per call, and 20 new MCP partner integrations shipped.
Getting started
MCP clients can install the figma-spec skill to read and write Specs and use use_figma to write to the canvas (developer docs). Test on a duplicate file first; access rolls out over the coming weeks.
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