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The Figma Agent is Generally Available
Figma is expanding its AI agent to general availability, allowing teams to integrate custom design library guidelines and cross-platform file searching.
What: The Figma agent now supports markdown-based design guidelines for context-aware assistance, live canvas collaboration tracking, and custom skills on the Starter plan.
Why it matters: Figma is betting that design systems, not just individual files, are the primary context needed to make AI agents useful for professional design workflows.
Deep dive
- Design System Integration: Users can upload markdown files with rules and antipatterns to guide the AI's output.
- Live Collaboration: Teammates can watch agents interact with the canvas in real time by clicking the chat pile.
- File Context: Users can now prompt the agent to reference specific Figma files, FigJam boards, or Figma Slides content.
- Generative Expansion: AI image editing features are now stable, and custom skills are accessible to Starter plan users.
Original article
The Figma agent is generally available
The Figma agent is exiting beta with improved latency, the ability to search for Figma files in a chat, and guidelines users can configure to give the agent context about design libraries.
- Add guidelines to a Figma design library. Upload markdown files with rules, best practices, antipatterns, and more. These files are read by the agent every time a user prompts with the library enabled.
- Watch your teammates’ agents work live on the canvas. Click the chat pile to see or follow teammates’ agents.
- Prompt the agent to search for files across the platform. Ask the agent to insert or reference design files, sticky notes from FigJam, content from Figma Slides, and more.
- Click the + button in the lower left corner of the prompt box and click attach Figma files to add context from across the Figma platform.
- Copy and paste Figma nodes directly into the prompt box to add context and reference images.
- Generative plugins are now generally available.
- Select an image model to perform image edits using the agent’s on-canvas entrypoint.
- Use the agent to brainstorm, create, and publish custom skills.
- Custom skills are now available on starter.
Learn how product designers use the Figma agent for craft, speed, and creative expression.
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