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generate_figma_design not available in Claude Code connector?

  • February 23, 2026
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Alex Xie

The generate_figma_design tool — documented as "Claude Code only, remote only" in Figma's developer docs(https://developers.figma.com/docs/figma-mcp-server/tools-and-prompts/) — is not available in my Claude Code session despite the Code to Canvas feature being officially announced on Feb 17, 2026.

 

My setup:

  - Figma MCP remote server is connected and working (all other tools like get_design_context, get_screenshot, whoami etc. work fine)

  - Full seat on a Pro tier Figma plan

  - Figma desktop app is running

  - Claude connector browser shows Figma connector version 1.0.3

 

The tool simply isn't exposed in the tool list. Is this a version/rollout issue on the connector side, or are there additional requirements to access this tool?

    22 replies

    Wolfgang_Wire
    • Wolfgang_Wire
    • New Member
    • February 24, 2026

    Same here – I am using claude code in the terminal, and it states the following:

    (MCP server is enabled in figma and conected in claude code)

      Matteo Aliano
      • Matteo Aliano
      • New Member
      • February 24, 2026

      I’m having the same issue, everything set up correctly (following the official guidelines). 
      Figma mcp server is connected and authenticated, restarted claude code, tried both from claude code extension as well as from cli, but when I prompt:

      Start a local server for my app and capture the UI in a new Figma file.

      I get this:
       

      The Figma MCP tools available are designed to read from Figma designs (extract design context, screenshots, metadata) — they don't support creating new Figma files or capturing live UI into Figma.

      I can start your dev server, but to get your UI into Figma you'd need a different approach:

      • Manually: Take screenshots and paste them into a Figma file
      • Figma plugin: Use a plugin like "HTML to Figma" to import a live page
      • Browser extension: Tools like "html.to" can convert pages to Figma layers

      Want me to just start the dev server for now?

       

      Alex Xie
      • Alex Xie
      • Author
      • New Member
      • February 24, 2026

      Found the solution:

      claude mcp add --transport http figma-remote-mcp https://mcp.figma.com/mcp

      Seems like claude code to figma feature is not available through connector. 

      atley
      • atley
      • New Member
      • February 25, 2026

      this is not working for me, even when i add the remote mcp.

      i can see with /mcp <generate_figma_design> is not available as a tool.

      atley
      • atley
      • New Member
      • February 25, 2026

      ok fixed it, you have to disconnect/disable/unauthorize previous instances of any connector/MCP and restart claude.

        Wolfgang_Wire
        • Wolfgang_Wire
        • New Member
        • February 26, 2026

        Found the solution:

        claude mcp add --transport http figma-remote-mcp https://mcp.figma.com/mcp

        Seems like claude code to figma feature is not available through connector. 

         

        Thanks, I was hesistant to use the remote server so far, but I can confirm it works with this.

        Is there any info from Figma on when “generate_figma_design” is supported with the local desktop MCP server?

        Dave Rolnitzky

        I tried disconnecting, removing all instances of the figma plugin, reauthorized the remote MCP, and the generate_figma_design tool is still not listed. Anyone else have that issue or a solution?

        Kristen Zhou
        • Kristen Zhou
        • New Member
        • March 2, 2026

        also still not working for me. anyone figured it out?

        Alina Pijevscaia

        I also dont have the generate_figma_design tool. Reinstalled and reconected a couple of times, Dont get it
         

         

        yyqlol
        • yyqlol
        • New Member
        • March 3, 2026

        also not working for me…

        Unfortunately, the Figma MCP tools I have access to are read-only — they can fetch designs from Figma but cannot create or push content into Figma. There's no programmatic "write" capability available through the Figma Desktop MCP.

        Miemo Penttinen

        Same issue here, super-frustrating to watch a bunch of tutorials where things “just work” and then at the very early phases of your own tests end up realizing you can’t seem to be able to do any of that fancy stuff for real yourself, because the tooling just is not there.

        Claude has not been able to help, it started hallusinating about generating code to be pasted into Figma’s Web Inspector view as a “solution” 😅

        Celyn_L
        Figmate
        • Celyn_L
        • Figmate
        • March 11, 2026

        Hi everyone — Celyn from Figma Community Support here.

        Thanks so much for flagging this and for sharing your experiences.

        I’ve raised this with the relevant team and will share an update here as soon as I have more information.

        In the meantime, you may want to try the workarounds shared by the community to see if they help: 

        • claude mcp add --transport http figma-remote-mcp https://mcp.figma.com/mcp
        • Disconnect / disable / unauthorize any previous connector or MCP instances

        • Restart Claude before reconnecting

        Appreciate your patience while the team looks into this.

        RobSteel
        • RobSteel
        • New Member
        • March 11, 2026

        Had the same issue.

         

        I added “--scope user”  which works across all projects:

         

        claude mcp add --scope user --transport http figma https://mcp.figma.com/mcp

         

        Had to authenticate after this - but working now. 

          ElsalehSalah
          • ElsalehSalah
          • New Member
          • March 15, 2026

          Tried everything still cant find the generate_figma_design

           

          ElsalehSalah
          • ElsalehSalah
          • New Member
          • March 15, 2026

          Tried everything still cant find the generate_figma_design

           

          I have fixed it, had to remove all the figma mcps even in cursor 
          and used 
           

          claude mcp add --transport http figma-remote-mcp https://mcp.figma.com/mcp

           

            Celyn_L
            Figmate
            • Celyn_L
            • Figmate
            • March 16, 2026

            Hey ​@RobSteel ​@ElsalehSalah — thanks for flagging this.

            Glad to hear it’s working for you both now, and I appreciate you sharing the workarounds as well!

            For anyone else who may still be experiencing this issue, please hang tight — the team is still looking into it.

            I’ll share an update here as soon as I have more information 🙏

            Luis Nunez
            • Luis Nunez
            • New Member
            • March 17, 2026

            I still have this problem despite having tried everything they mention.

            henryt564
            • henryt564
            • New Member
            • March 18, 2026

            I still have this problem despite having tried everything they mention.

            Same here man - really annoying

            Lacey Wright
            • Lacey Wright
            • New Member
            • March 18, 2026

            This is incredibly frustrating. No matter what I do, I can’t seem to fix whatever seems to be causing the issue.

            Balazs_Guti1
            • Balazs_Guti1
            • New Member
            • March 20, 2026

            tried everything and it doesn’t work for me either :(

            Lacey Wright
            • Lacey Wright
            • New Member
            • March 20, 2026

            This is incredibly frustrating. No matter what I do, I can’t seem to fix whatever seems to be causing the issue.

            I tried so many things, and what finally did it is that I had to also disconnect the Claude desktop plugin for Figma. The only thing that can be connected is the MCP server in Claude CLI. For some reason, that made it work for me. 

            Jon D.
            • Jon D.
            • New Member
            • March 23, 2026

            Tried everything, including Figma CS steps:

            • claude mcp add --transport http figma-remote-mcp https://mcp.figma.com/mcp
            • Disconnect / disable / unauthorize any previous connector or MCP instances

            • Restart Claude before reconnecting


            I don’t have the Claude desktop plugin for Figma.
            I also disconnected the Chrome Claude plugin.
            Nothing seems to work.

            Now I’m not able to reconnect to the Figma MCP and in debugging hell to get it back.

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