Figwright vs Font Proof MCP

A side-by-side look at the Figwright and Font Proof 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 requiredFont Proof MCP logoFont Proof MCPArchitecture & Design · Local subprocess (stdio)Create and modify Font Proof documents programmatically (PDF font proofs, live from Glyphs.app).52GoodAuth: not declared

Verdict: choose Figwright for architecture & design work as a local process; choose Font Proof 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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Font Proof MCP logoChoose Font Proof MCP when

  • You need dedicated capabilities in the Architecture & Design domain.
  • You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
  • You have the keys it needs: FONT_PROOF_MCP_PATH.
  • You want tools like create_proof, create_complete_proof, open_proof.
Explore Font Proof MCP

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

SpecFigwright logoFigwrightFont Proof MCP logoFont Proof MCP
CategoryArchitecture & DesignArchitecture & Design
Quality signal69/100 · Great52/100 · Good
Install commandConfirmedConfirmed
TransportLocal subprocess (stdio)Local subprocess (stdio)
AuthNo auth requiredNot declared
PricingFreeNot declared
Required env varsNone listedFONT_PROOF_MCP_PATH
Verified ownerCommunity listingCommunity listing
GitHub stars1,1550
Directory activity 6 views 0 installs 0 upvotes 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
Tools317

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…

Font Proof MCP tools 17

  • create_proof
  • create_complete_proof
  • open_proof
  • get_proof_info
  • open_in_app
  • add_section
  • update_section
  • delete_section
  • reorder_sections
  • duplicate_section
  • set_section_content_bulk
  • update_section_settings
  • +5 more on the listing page

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"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Font Proof MCP

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "font-proof-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "font-proof-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FONT_PROOF_MCP_PATH": "YOUR_FONT_PROOF_MCP_PATH_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

Figwright is categorized under Architecture & Design and uses a local stdio subprocess. Font Proof MCP belongs to Architecture & Design and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick Figwright for architecture & design work and Font Proof 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. Font Proof 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 font-proof-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. Font Proof MCP has 52/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.