How do you connect an AI agent to Figma via MCP?
Essence
A screenshot of a design is pixels. The Figma MCP server (Figma's official MCP server) gives an agent structure: the layer hierarchy and auto layout, variables, styles, components, and how they map to your code. The agent stops guessing spacing and colors from an image and reads them from the design. Connecting takes a couple of minutes, but the real value comes from a tidy design file and Code Connect.
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