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

From plugin
open-design
96k164 skills1 command1 MCP
Install
$ npx -y skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill figma-use --agent claude-code

How it fires

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

  • Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
  • 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.

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 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/skills

Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (`figma-use`) or with one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.

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