Figwright vs Figma To Code MCP

A side-by-side look at the Figwright and Figma To Code MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

Figwright logoFigwrightArchitecture & Design · Local subprocess (stdio)Bidirectional Figma server over a local WebSocket relay: turn a selection into framework-aware code (reusing your components and tokens), or author frames, text, styles, variables, and whole screens back onto the canvas. 92 tools, any MCP client, no Dev Mode seat or paid tier.69GreatAuth: no auth requiredFigma To Code MCP logoFigma To Code MCPArchitecture & Design · Local subprocess (stdio)MCP server to extract Figma design information and convert it to mostly css for coding agents.56GoodAuth: not declared

Verdict: choose Figwright for architecture & design work as a local process; choose Figma To Code MCP for architecture & design as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

Figwright logoChoose Figwright when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Architecture & Design domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
  • Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
  • You want tools like Read, Write, Grounding.
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Figma To Code MCP logoChoose Figma To Code MCP when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Architecture & Design domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
  • You want tools like get_figma_design, get_image_fills, render_node_images.
Explore Figma To Code MCP

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

SpecFigwright logoFigwrightFigma To Code MCP logoFigma To Code MCP
CategoryArchitecture & DesignArchitecture & Design
Quality signal69/100 · Great56/100 · Good
Install commandConfirmedConfirmed
TransportLocal subprocess (stdio)Local subprocess (stdio)
AuthNo auth requiredNot declared
PricingFreeNot declared
Required env varsNone listedNone listed
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars1,1557
Directory activity 6 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 5 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
Tools34

Tools & capabilities

Figwright tools 3

  • Readselection, document and node inspection, styles, variables, components, fonts, prototype reactions and flows, motion (animation) state, screenshots, original image-fill assets, PDF export, and video export of animated frames (MP4 / GIF / WebM); plus `list_files` / `use_file` for working across more…
  • Writecreate and edit frames, text, shapes (lines, polygons, stars, boolean operations, flattening), auto-layout, alignment and distribution, effects, images (as a new layer or into an existing layer's fill), styles, variables (including importing a team library's variables and styles, and switching a fr…
  • Grounding`get_design_context` for faithful, de-duplicated design context, and `component_map` / `token_map` / `icon_map`, which join Figma data to your codebase so codegen reuses what you already have; plus `design_diff`, which reports what changed in a design against a saved baseline so you update only the…

Figma To Code MCP tools 4

  • get_figma_designFetches CSS-aligned, LLM-optimized design data. Supports SVG export to custom dir.
  • get_image_fillsRetrieves image fill URLs from a Figma file
  • render_node_imagesRenders Figma nodes as PNG images
  • read_vector_svgReads vector node data as SVG

Ready-to-paste client configs

Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.

Figwright

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "awdr74100-figwright": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@figwright/mcp@latest"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Figma To Code MCP

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "figma-to-code-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@tmegit/figma-to-code-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Figwright is categorized under Architecture & Design and uses a local stdio subprocess. Figma To Code MCP belongs to Architecture & Design and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Figwright for architecture & design work and Figma To Code MCP for architecture & design.

Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.

Figwright is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. Figma To Code MCP has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.

Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add awdr74100-figwright and figma-to-code-mcp as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, Figwright has a quality signal of 69/100 (Great) with 6 views, 0 installs and 1,155 GitHub stars. Figma To Code MCP has 56/100 (Good) with 5 views, 0 installs and 7 GitHub stars.