Ingest Figma

Ingest Figma

Extract design system from a Figma file using the REST API. Falls back to SVG-import if no token available.

Preflight

1. Bash(test -n "$FIGMA_TOKEN" && echo has-token || echo no-token) — check env var
2. If no-token:
   • Tell user: "No FIGMA_TOKEN found. Two options: (a) Get a token at https://www.figma.com/developers/api#access-tokens and export FIGMA_TOKEN=... in your shell, or (b) export the frame as SVG in Figma (Right-click frame → Copy as → Copy as SVG) and paste the file to artifacts/ingested/ — I'll parse the SVG."
   • Stop; wait for user response.

Parse URL

Figma URL format: https://www.figma.com/(file|design|proto)/<fileKey>/<name>?node-id=<nodeId>

Extract:

• fileKey — alphanumeric after /file/ or /design/
• nodeId — query param node-id (URL-decoded, often contains :)

Steps (token path)

1. Fetch file nodes:

   Bash(curl -H "X-FIGMA-TOKEN: $FIGMA_TOKEN" \
     "https://api.figma.com/v1/files/<fileKey>/nodes?ids=<nodeId>&depth=2" \
     -o /tmp/figma-<ts>.json)
   

2. Fetch style definitions:

   Bash(curl -H "X-FIGMA-TOKEN: $FIGMA_TOKEN" \
     "https://api.figma.com/v1/files/<fileKey>/styles" \
     -o /tmp/figma-styles-<ts>.json)
   

3. Parse JSON:

   • Colors: walk document.children → find fills with type === 'SOLID' → extract color {r,g,b} → convert to hex
   • Effects (shadows): find effects with type === 'DROP_SHADOW'
   • Text styles: find style with fontFamily, fontSize, fontWeight, lineHeightPx
   • Components: traverse for type === 'COMPONENT' and type === 'COMPONENT_SET'
   • Local styles from /styles: styles endpoint returns named variables

4. Write:

   artifacts/ingested/figma-<fileKey>-tokens.json
   

   Same schema as ingest-github, plus "source": { "figma_url": "...", "file_key": "...", "node_id": "..." }.

5. Offer next step:

   • "Extracted X colors, Y text styles, Z components from Figma. Saved to artifacts/ingested/figma-<fileKey>-tokens.json."
   • Continue with /create-design-system or start artifact skill.

Steps (SVG fallback path)

1. User drops SVG file in artifacts/ingested/
2. Read the SVG content
3. Extract fill="#..." / stroke="#..." / style="...color..." attributes
4. Recognize <text> elements for font info (font-family, font-size, font-weight)
5. Build partial tokens.json with "source": { "svg": "<path>" } + confidence flags
6. Note: SVG export loses component structure, only visual primitives

Rate limits

Figma API: 50 req/min for free tier. Fetching one frame + styles = 2 requests, well under limit.

Security

FIGMA_TOKEN in env only — never written to disk or logged.