bridge-troubleshooting
Installation
SKILL.md
Bridge Troubleshooting
figma-mcp-rust talks to Figma through a companion Figma plugin over a local websocket (default ws://127.0.0.1:1994). Every tool call needs that plugin running in Figma Desktop. Use this checklist when calls fail.
Error: "plugin not connected"
The MCP server is running but no Figma plugin is attached.
- Open Figma Desktop (not the browser) and open the file to work on.
- If the plugin is not installed yet:
- Download plugin.zip from https://github.com/alvinindra/figma-mcp-rust/releases
- In Figma Desktop: Plugins, then Development, then "Import plugin from manifest"
- Select manifest.json from the extracted plugin.zip
- Run the plugin (Plugins, Development, figma-mcp-rust) and keep its window open.
- Confirm the plugin UI shows a connected state, then retry the tool call.
The plugin window must stay open; closing it disconnects the bridge.