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Extract Design System Using Figma MCP
Use Figma MCP (Model Context Protocol) to extract a complete design system from Figma files, including components, styles, and tokens.
Use Case
Automatically extracting design systems from Figma files using MCP, creating design token libraries, or generating implementation-ready design system documentation.
Prompt
Using Figma MCP, extract a comprehensive design system from the specified Figma file. Perform the following:
1. Access Figma File
- Connect to Figma using MCP
- Load the specified file/component library
- Identify design system pages or components
2. Extract Color Styles
- Primary colors
- Secondary colors
- Semantic colors (success, error, warning, info)
- Neutral colors
- Color tokens with names and values
- Export as CSS variables or design tokens
3. Extract Typography Styles
- Text styles (headings, body, captions)
- Font families
- Font sizes and scale
- Font weights
- Line heights
- Letter spacing
- Text styles as tokens
4. Extract Component Library
- Button components (all variants and states)
- Input components
- Card components
- Navigation components
- Form components
- Icon library
- Component properties and variants
5. Extract Effects and Styles
- Shadow styles
- Blur effects
- Border styles
- Corner radius values
- Opacity values
6. Extract Spacing System
- Spacing tokens
- Padding/margin values
- Grid system
- Layout constraints
7. Extract Design Tokens
- Organize all extracted values as design tokens
- Use consistent naming conventions
- Group by category (colors, typography, spacing, etc.)
- Export in multiple formats (JSON, CSS variables, etc.)
8. Component Documentation
- Component usage guidelines
- Variant descriptions
- State descriptions
- Interaction patterns
9. Implementation Ready Output
- CSS/SCSS variables
- Design tokens JSON
- Component specifications
- Usage examples
Format the output as a complete, implementation-ready design system with all tokens, components, and documentation.How to use
- 1Set up Figma MCP first: Follow the official guide to configure Figma MCP access. You'll need a Figma API token and MCP server configured in your AI tool.
- 2Have your Figma file ready: Identify which Figma file contains your design system (it could be a dedicated design system file or a component library in your main project)
- 3Get the Figma file URL or file key: You can find this in your Figma file's share URL (the long string after /file/ in the URL)
- 4Modify the prompt: Replace "specified Figma file" with your actual file URL or file key, or let MCP know which file/page to access
- 5Paste the modified prompt into your AI tool that supports MCP (like Claude with MCP servers configured)
- 6Review the extracted design system: The AI will connect to Figma via MCP and extract all components, styles, and tokens
- 7Ask follow-up questions: "Export colors as CSS variables" or "Create a React component library from the extracted components" or "Generate design tokens in JSON format"
Pro Tips
- • Figma MCP requires setup - check your AI tool's documentation for MCP server configuration
- • You need a Figma personal access token to enable MCP access - get it from Figma Settings > Account > Personal Access Tokens
- • If you have multiple component libraries, specify which one: "Extract from the Components page in [file name]"
- • The extracted design tokens can be used directly with tools like Style Dictionary or converted to code using other prompts
- • Save the extracted output - you can use it as a reference for building your implementation
Tags
design-systemfigmamcpextractiondesign-tokenscomponentsautomation
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