Figma MCP runs on your own machine — the client starts it, so there is no endpoint to ping. 23 installs a week from npm. Last commit 9 Sep 2026.
Figma MCP: list frames in a file and fetch one frame's JSON and image safely. 2 tools.
What the code does
We read the source, 5 d ago · rules 995398eba69f
What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.
const requested = path.isAbsolute(args.out_dir) ? args.out_dir : path.join(OUTPUT_ROOT, args.out_dir);
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This code can reach further than it looks
We found places where it runs commands, builds paths or queries from values it is given. None of that is a flaw by itself — it becomes one when the code changes, and code changes quietly between releases. We re-read it on every one.
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This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.
claude mcp add figma-mcp -e 'FIGMA_TOKEN=<FIGMA_TOKEN>' -- npx -y @scalably-io/figma-mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"figma-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@scalably-io/figma-mcp"
],
"env": {
"FIGMA_TOKEN": "<FIGMA_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}[mcp_servers.figma-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "@scalably-io/figma-mcp"]
env = { FIGMA_TOKEN = "<FIGMA_TOKEN>" }{
"mcpServers": {
"figma-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@scalably-io/figma-mcp"
],
"env": {
"FIGMA_TOKEN": "<FIGMA_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"figma-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@scalably-io/figma-mcp"
],
"env": {
"FIGMA_TOKEN": "<FIGMA_TOKEN>"
}
}
}
}Put your own value in place of
<FIGMA_TOKEN> (Figma personal access token with file_content:read).
The author’s registry entry marks it as required.
Optional settings from the registry entry, left out of the block above:
FIGMA_API_BASE_URL (Figma REST API base URL, default https://api.figma.com/v1), FIGMA_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS (Per-request timeout in milliseconds, default 60000), FIGMA_MAX_JSON_BYTES (Upper bound on a Figma JSON response in bytes, default 104857600), FIGMA_MAX_FRAME_BYTES (Upper bound on a downloaded frame PNG in bytes, default 104857600), FIGMA_OUTPUT_ROOT (Directory that all fetch_frame output directories must stay below, default ./figma-output), FIGMA_ALLOW_HTTP_FOR_TESTS (Test suite only: set to 1 to allow a plain-HTTP loopback API base. Never set it in normal use).
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