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# figma-mcp-go
> A **zero-cost, unlimited** Figma MCP server — no API key, no rate limits, just a single Go binary.
Works with Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot, and any MCP-compatible AI tool.
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## Why this exists
Most Figma MCP servers rely on the **Figma REST API**.
That sounds fine… until you hit this:
| Plan | Limit |
|------|-------|
| Starter / View / Collab | **6 tool calls/month** |
| Pro / Org (Dev seat) | 200 tool calls/day |
| Enterprise | 600 tool calls/day |
If you're experimenting with AI tools, you’ll burn through that in minutes.
I didn’t have enough money to pay for higher limits.
So I built something that **doesn’t use the API at all**.
## Setup
Watch the video:
[](https://youtu.be/DjqyU0GKv9k)
### 1. Configure your AI tool
.vscode/mcp.json
```json
{
"servers": {
"figma-mcp-go": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@vkhanhqui/figma-mcp-go"
]
}
}
}
```
.mcp.json
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"figma-mcp-go": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@vkhanhqui/figma-mcp-go"]
}
}
}
```
### 2. Install the Figma plugin
1. In Figma Desktop: **Plugins → Development → Import plugin from manifest**
2. Select `manifest.json` in the [plugin.zip](https://github.com/vkhanhqui/figma-mcp-go/releases)
3. Run the plugin inside any Figma file
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## Available tools
### Document & Selection
| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `get_document` | Full current page tree |
| `get_metadata` | File name, pages, current page |
| `get_selection` | Currently selected nodes |
| `get_node` | Single node by ID |
| `get_nodes_info` | Multiple nodes by ID |
| `get_design_context` | Depth-limited tree — token-efficient for large files |
| `scan_text_nodes` | All text nodes in a subtree |
| `scan_nodes_by_types` | Nodes matching given type list |
### Styles & Variables
| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `get_styles` | Paint, text, effect, and grid styles |
| `get_variable_defs` | Variable collections and values |
| `get_local_components` | All components in the file |
| `get_annotations` | Dev-mode annotations |
### Export
| Tool | Description |
|------|-------------|
| `get_screenshot` | Base64 image export of any node |
| `save_screenshots` | Export images to disk (server-side, no API call) |
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## Contributing
Issues and PRs are welcome.
## References
- [magic-spells/figma-mcp-bridge](https://github.com/magic-spells/figma-mcp-bridge)
- [grab/cursor-talk-to-figma-mcp](https://github.com/grab/cursor-talk-to-figma-mcp)
- [gethopp/figma-mcp-bridge](https://github.com/gethopp/figma-mcp-bridge)
