Figma’s design agent, now with custom tools and greater context

This post details the expansion of the Figma design agent with custom tools and enhanced context. Key technical contributions include: the ability for the agent to generate custom plugins and shader effects/fills (leveraging WebGPU), improved context integration through direct file attachments, Figma file references, web search, and MCP connectors to external tools (GitHub, Atlassian, Slack, Linear, Hex). It also introduces custom skills for creating reusable workflows and sharing them within teams, and makes iteration history visible to collaborators by default. This represents a significant step in agentic workflows for design, moving beyond simple generation to collaborative tool creation and context-aware assistance.