Figma Design System Builder
warpdotdev/warp
Builds or updates a design system in Figma from a codebase in ordered phases: discovery, variables and tokens, components, theming and documentation, with checkpoints.
Run Figma Plugin API scripts for canvas writes, inspections, variables, and design-system work.
Install Figma Use
$ npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill figma-use -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install nexu-io/open-design figma-use --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/figma-use .claude/skills/figma-use && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "figma-use" agent skill from https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/tree/main/skills/figma-use into .claude/skills/figma-use/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "figma-use", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/tree/main/skills/figma-useType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill figma-use -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install nexu-io/open-design figma-use --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/figma-use .agents/skills/figma-use && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "figma-use" agent skill from https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/tree/main/skills/figma-use into .agents/skills/figma-use/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "figma-use", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill figma-use -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install nexu-io/open-design figma-use --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/figma-use .cursor/skills/figma-use && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "figma-use" agent skill from https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/tree/main/skills/figma-use into .cursor/skills/figma-use/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "figma-use", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design.git --path skills/figma-use--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill figma-use -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install nexu-io/open-design figma-use --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/figma-use .gemini/skills/figma-use && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "figma-use" agent skill from https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/tree/main/skills/figma-use into .gemini/skills/figma-use/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "figma-use", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install nexu-io/open-design figma-useInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill figma-use -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/figma-use .github/skills/figma-use && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "figma-use" agent skill from https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/tree/main/skills/figma-use into .github/skills/figma-use/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "figma-use", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill figma-use -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install nexu-io/open-design figma-use --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/figma-use .opencode/skills/figma-use && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "figma-use" agent skill from https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/tree/main/skills/figma-use into .opencode/skills/figma-use/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "figma-use", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
figma-use- GitHub stars
- 100k
- Token cost
- ~296 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 101 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 245
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
At a glance
Run Figma Plugin API scripts for canvas writes, inspections, variables, and design-system work.
- Tasks that involve Design systems
- SKILL.md covers What it does, Source and How to use
- Reaches github.com
What it does
Figma Use is an agent skill from nexu-io/open-design. Run Figma Plugin API scripts for canvas writes, inspections, variables, and design-system work. Prerequisite for every other Figma skill in this catalogue.
Its SKILL.md is about 300 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Frontend & Design, covering Design systems. It works with Figma. The repository describes itself as: 🎨 Best DeepSeek Harness Design Plugin. The open-source Claude Design alternative. 🖥️ Local-first desktop app. 🖼️ Your coding agent becomes the design engine: prototypes… The licence is Apache-2.0.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Design systems
Example prompts
- “/figma-use”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d9dd6fe. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are bash).
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
github.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Figma Use loads about 296 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 101 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from nexu-io/open-design at commit d9dd6fe, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© nexu-io). 101 words, ~296 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/figma-use/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- figma-use
- description
- Run Figma Plugin API scripts for canvas writes, inspections, variables, and design-system work. Prerequisite for every other Figma skill in this catalogue.
- triggers
- figma use, figma plugin api, figma canvas, figma scripts
- od.mode
- design-system
- od.category
- figma
- od.upstream
- https://github.com/figma/skills
figma-use
Curated from Figma's MCP server guide.
What it does
Run Figma Plugin API scripts for canvas writes, inspections, variables, and design-system work. Prerequisite for every other Figma skill in this catalogue.
Source
- Upstream: https://github.com/figma/skills
- Category:
figma
How to use
This catalogue entry advertises the skill in OpenDesign so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory:
# Inspect the upstream README for exact paths
open https://github.com/figma/skillsThen ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (figma-use) or with
one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.
© nexu-io, Apache-2.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/figma-use of nexu-io/open-design.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit d9dd6fe
Compare with similar skills
Figma Use next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figma Use this skillnexu-io/open-design | 100k | — | ~296 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Figma Design System Builderwarpdotdev/warp | 65k | 2 repos | ~4.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Figma use_figma Plugin API Ruleswarpdotdev/warp | 65k | 4 repos | ~4.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Figma Design System Rules Generatorwarpdotdev/warp | 65k | 3 repos | ~4.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Figma Code Connect Componentswarpdotdev/warp | 65k | 2 repos | ~4.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| Cc DesignZeroZ-lab/cc-design | 827 | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | None |
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Questions about Figma Use
What does Figma Use do?
Run Figma Plugin API scripts for canvas writes, inspections, variables, and design-system work. Figma Use is an agent skill from nexu-io/open-design. Run Figma Plugin API scripts for canvas writes, inspections, variables, and design-system work.
When should I use Figma Use?
Figma Use fits situations like: tasks that involve Design systems.
How do I install Figma Use in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill figma-use -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/figma-use in nexu-io/open-design) into .claude/skills/figma-use in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Figma Use in Codex?
Run `npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill figma-use -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/figma-use in nexu-io/open-design) into .agents/skills/figma-use in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Figma Use in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill figma-use -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/figma-use, .gemini/skills/figma-use, .github/skills/figma-use and .opencode/skills/figma-use in your project.
What does Figma Use need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Figma Use is instructions for the agent only.
Does Figma Use access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: github.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Figma Use safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Figma Use use?
Figma Use is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Figma Use use?
About 296 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Figma Use?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Figma Use: Figma Design System Builder (warpdotdev/warp, 65k stars), Figma use_figma Plugin API Rules (warpdotdev/warp, 65k stars), Figma Design System Rules Generator (warpdotdev/warp, 65k stars) and Figma Code Connect Components (warpdotdev/warp, 65k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Figma Use?
nexu-io (a GitHub organization) maintains it in nexu-io/open-design, which has 100,100 GitHub stars. The repository holds 245 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.
Source: nexu-io/open-design on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.