talktofigma-desktop-mcp
TalkToFigma Desktop MCP
Skill by ara.so — Design Skills collection.
TalkToFigma Desktop is a cross-platform desktop application that bridges Figma and AI coding assistants through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It provides 50+ MCP tools for reading and manipulating Figma designs, enabling AI agents to directly interact with design files through a WebSocket server and stdio-based MCP servers.
Architecture Overview
MCP Client (Cursor/Claude Code) → stdio MCP Server → WebSocket (port 3055) → Desktop App → Figma Plugin
The desktop app manages:
- WebSocket server on port 3055 for real-time communication
- stdio MCP servers spawned independently by each AI client
- Channel-based routing for multi-client support
- System tray interface for server management
Installation
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