Hi Windsurf team and community,
I'm facing an issue with the Figma MCP integration in the latest Windsurf desktop app.
My setup:
- Figma plan: Professional
- Seat type: Expert (Full seat) (confirmed via whoami)
- MCP server: Official remote server (https://mcp.figma.com/mcp)
- Re-connected multiple times + restarted Windsurf
What works:
- Read tools are available (get_design_context, get_screenshot, get_metadata, etc.)
- Code Connect mapping tools
- create_new_file, generate_diagram, etc.
What doesn't work:
The write-to-canvas tool use_figma (the main tool for creating frames, components, auto-layout, and modifying designs directly on the Figma canvas) is not appearing in the available tools list.
The Figma MCP catalog explicitly lists Windsurf as supporting Read and Write access for Figma Design files. However, in practice, only read + Code Connect tools are loaded.
Steps I've already tried:
- Removed and re-added the Figma MCP server
- Re-authenticated
- Tested with both normal Design files and Draft files
- Confirmed Full seat via whoami
Has anyone else experienced this? Is use_figma fully implemented in Windsurf yet, or is there a missing skill / configuration step I'm not aware of?
For comparison, many users report that the same remote Figma MCP shows the full use_figma tool immediately in Cursor.
Any help or official update on when full write-to-canvas support will be stable in Windsurf would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
