Skill

/figma-use

Run Figma Plugin API scripts for canvas writes, inspections, variables, and design-system work. Prerequisite for every other Figma skill in this catalogue.

One skill from open-design.

shell

$ npx -y skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill figma-use --agent claude-code

Installs just this skill. Get the whole plugin for auto-invocation.

How it fires

How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.

Fires itselfClaude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.
You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
Slash command/figma-use

Context preview

The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.

Run Figma Plugin API scripts for canvas writes, inspections, variables, and design-system work. Prerequisite for every other Figma skill in this catalogue.

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SKILL.md

figma-use.SKILL.md

---
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
  category: figma
  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 Open Design 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:

```bash
# Inspect the upstream README for exact paths