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#030: Building an AI-ready design system: Code → Figma with MCP
3 min read
For most of my career the work went one way: I designed in Figma, a developer turned it into code, and when something did not survive the trip we sorted it out between us. Then I handed that same route to an AI, and what came back was unsettling mainly because it looked fine.
It read m...
Oct 29, 2026
ai
design systems
figma
mcp
#028: What MCP is, reads, and how to prep your Figma file
3 min read
An agent reading your Figma file over MCP sees more than most designers assume, and misses things nobody warns you about. I read my own files to find where the line runs.
First, what MCP actually is, because the name makes it sound far bigger than it is. Think of it as a USB-C cable. B...
Sep 10, 2026
ai
claude
figma
mcp
#022: Five things an agent needs to read your Figma typography
3 min read -
I ran my own Figma file through last week, the way an agent reads it, and got two of these wrong. So this is the list I made for myself rather than one I am handing down. Walk it yourself, or point an agent at the file if you have Figma connected over MCP.
None of it is new. It is o...
Jul 30, 2026
ai
figma
mcp
typography