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Request for Linux Support for MCP or a Standalone MCP Server

  • August 7, 2025
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Alejandro Gonzalez

Hi Figma team,

I'm reaching out with a request on behalf of several developers on our team who use Linux as their primary development environment.

Currently, the MCP (Multi-Context Preview) feature is locked behind the Figma desktop app, which is only available for macOS and Windows. This poses a challenge for Linux developers who are unable to access or use MCP due to the lack of a supported desktop app.

We’d love to see one of the following:

  1. A Linux version of the Figma desktop app to unlock parity across development environments.

  2. An alternative way to run an MCP server without the desktop app, such as a standalone CLI or server binary that can be installed independently.

This would greatly improve the development experience and make Figma’s workflow more accessible to cross-platform teams.

Thanks for considering this request!

Best answer by ksn

Hey all! I just wanted to stop in with some updates. If you haven’t yet, check on this blog: https://www.figma.com/blog/design-context-everywhere-you-build/

We’ve brought remote access to the Figma MCP server. In consideration of Linux setups, I don’t know if this will completely clear up any pain points you have, but this may be helpful. Just note that this is still in open beta.

Let me know if I missed the mark, and what other feedback you have that I can ask/escalate internally.

Thank you!

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    Bostjan Kamnik

    ran into the same issue. A lot of developers use linux

      Jordan Gigg
      • Jordan Gigg
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      • October 16, 2025

      Im having the same issue

      ksn
      Figmate
      • ksn
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      • October 16, 2025

      Hey all! I just wanted to stop in with some updates. If you haven’t yet, check on this blog: https://www.figma.com/blog/design-context-everywhere-you-build/

      We’ve brought remote access to the Figma MCP server. In consideration of Linux setups, I don’t know if this will completely clear up any pain points you have, but this may be helpful. Just note that this is still in open beta.

      Let me know if I missed the mark, and what other feedback you have that I can ask/escalate internally.

      Thank you!

        Alejandro Gonzalez

        @ksn I wanted to report back on this.

        Shortly after discovering that Linux wasn't supported, I completely stopped using Figma in my workflow. Today I came back to revisit this thread and was pleasantly surprised to see that Figma has introduced remote access to the MCP server.

        As more developers adopt Linux as their primary development environment, it's great to see Figma investing in solutions that make these workflows possible.

        For anyone reading this thread, I tested it today with Claude, and it's working exactly as expected.

        Thank you, @ksn, for following up on this request, and please extend my thanks to the developers and everyone involved in making this possible.
        It's genuinely appreciated.
         

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