Frame Relay MCP server

Frame-Relay

Turn your Figma components into a design kit your AI coding agent follows.

New to this? Follow the step-by-step setup guide for designers.

Status: public beta. Commands below install the beta tag of the CLI. Expect rough edges and tell us what you find with the beta feedback form.

Frame-Relay is for designers who already work with AI coding tools like OpenCode or Antigravity, and for small teams that want their Figma system to stay the source of truth while AI writes the UI. You keep designing in Figma. Your agent gets exact components, tokens and rules instead of guessing from screenshots.

How it works

so exports stay predictable.

1. Design in Figma. Build components the usual way, using the naming contract

design tokens, icons and screenshots as plain JSON and image files.

1. Export with the plugin. The Frame-Relay plugin turns your file into a kit: component specs,

and MCP client configs into your project.

1. Run sync. One command writes React + Tailwind components, token CSS, rule files for your AI,

screens that match the design. Rules files keep it from inventing raw buttons or hard-coded colors.

1. Build with your AI agent. Your agent reads the kit through the MCP server, then builds

Live mode is the optional fifth step: pair Figma with your agent and let it read the layer you have selected. See Live mode. Export mode always works without it.

60-second quickstart

# 1. Create a React + TypeScript app (Vite shown here; any React app works)
npm create vite@latest my-app -- --template react-ts
cd my-app

# 2. Add Tailwind CSS v4
npm install tailwindcss @tailwindcss/vite
# Then add the tailwindcss() plugin to vite.config.ts and
# `@import "tailwindcss";` to src/index.css.

# 3. In Figma: run the Frame-Relay plugin, open the Export tab, click Export Kit (.zip)

# 4. Set up Frame-Relay and sync the kit
npx @frame-relay/cli@beta init --yes
npx @frame-relay/cli@beta sync --from ~/Downloads/frame-relay-kit-my-file.zip

# 5. Check the setup
npx @frame-relay/cli@beta doctor

Open the folder in OpenCode (or your AI tool), then ask: "Build a settings page with the kit components." The agent calls the MCP server for the component list, props and tokens, and builds.

Getting the Figma plugin: Frame-Relay is coming to Figma Community. Until it is approved, open Figma desktop, go to Plugins, Development, Import plugin from manifest, and pick packages/plugin/manifest.json from this repo.

Full walkthrough: Getting started. Ideas first: Concepts.

Setup guide for designers

These steps are written for a designer who has never used a terminal. A terminal is a window where you type short commands to your computer. Your AI coding tool has one built in.

Part 1: Get ready (once)

Step 1. Install Node.js. Go to nodejs.org, download the LTS version, and install it like any other app. Why: Frame-Relay runs on Node.js. Without it, your computer can't run the commands below.

Step 2. Install an AI coding tool. Pick one: Cursor, Antigravity, OpenCode or Claude Code. Install it and sign in. Why: This is the AI that will build your app. Frame-Relay teaches it to use your designs.

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.