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figma-use

design

A mandatory prerequisite skill for the `use_figma` MCP tool. It loads the Plugin API rules, critical gotchas, and reference docs that must be in context before executing any JavaScript in a Figma file

Setup & Installation

npx skills add https://github.com/openai/figma-use --skill figma-use
or paste the link and ask your coding assistant to install it
https://github.com/openai/figma-use
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What This Skill Does

A mandatory prerequisite skill for the `use_figma` MCP tool. It loads the Plugin API rules, critical gotchas, and reference docs that must be in context before executing any JavaScript in a Figma file. Covers node creation, variable binding, auto-layout, components, and multi-step workflows. Without this skill loaded first, `use_figma` calls fail in ways that are hard to diagnose because the rules around `return`, page context, fill reassignment, and font loading are non-obvious and have no helpful defaults.

When to use it

  • Working with figma use functionality
  • Implementing figma use features
  • Debugging figma use related issues