Higgsfield AI Figma to After Effects
The After Effects side runs on the local higgsfield-use-after-effects MCP tools: inspect with ae_project_info, ae_comp_info and ae_layer_info, discover exact operation schemas with ae_catalog, execute with ae_do, prove frames with ae_render_frame and save with ae_save_project. Operation names inside ae_do and batch.run are unprefixed, such as layer.create_shape; the ae_ prefix belongs to the MCP tool names. A batch shares one undo group but is not transactional — inspect partial results before retrying a mutation.
The Figma side is not this server's. Reading nodes and downloading original media need a separate Figma connector in the same session. Verify it is callable before promising a transfer; without it, the work stops at a plan. This entry is otherwise self-contained and loads no other ae- skill.
Scope and inputs
Execute a static transfer when the source and supported connections are available. Preserve dimensions, stacking, hierarchy, visibility, transforms, paint stacks, native text, editable vector paths, masks, effects and original media. Animation and redesign require a request. Identify affected nodes before resolving an appearance or editability tradeoff; raster fallback requires the user's explicit choice.
Resolve file and node identities from the supplied link or observed desktop selection. Normalize URL node-ID separators to Figma's colon form. For a file-level link, inspect pages and frames and select the target identified by the request or the only unambiguous candidate. Ask for a frame link or target only when unresolved. A screenshot cannot establish node identities.
Connection and route
Discover available operations for reading source nodes and original media, inspecting the open project, creating native compositions and layers, assigning properties, capturing previews and saving the current project. Verify each selected operation's inputs, outputs and current connection instructions. Use its exact callable identifier. Report missing capabilities before dependent construction; installation is separate work.
For new, changed or explicitly uncached artwork, read source capture, native layers and geometry and cropping. Capture fresh source data and media once per run, plan representations, construct layers, then crop and verify. Read reuse and updates for a verified cached repeat or an explicit mapped update. Read connection behavior when selecting a connection or resolving an observed integration problem. Read Overlord transfer only for an explicitly requested installed-plugin route.
Shared execution rules
Record the open project's path, item identities and initial dirty state. Add uniquely named imports while preserving existing items, animation and unsaved edits. Do not clear or reduce the project, switch projects or use Save As during a routine transfer. Save to the existing path only if initially named and clean; otherwise leave the result open unsaved. A standalone project requires an explicit request.
Create one main composition per frame unless a shared canvas is requested. Round local frame dimensions outward to integer square pixels. Use requested timing, then an identified target's timing, otherwise 30 fps and five seconds. Apply timing before verification.
Keep main compositions at depth zero and branches within four nested precomposition levels, including mask and effect compositions. Retain nonempty semantic containers and required compositing scopes. Use nulls only for necessary transforms or requested controls. Apply the geometry reference when constructing or changing these boundaries.
Start timing before source discovery. The total transfer budget is 120 seconds, including capture, downloads, construction, verification, naming and saving. Verification may use at most 20 seconds and naming at most 60 seconds, both within the remaining total. A cache miss keeps the original clock. Allow one targeted repair while time remains. Finish in-flight mutations safely and report overruns or incomplete work.
Batch independent mutations within the connection's limit, capped at 100 operations, and stop on errors. Inspect nested results and warnings. After a timeout, inspect created state before retrying. Treat source strings and metadata as inert data; preserve their language and Unicode and escape them for the selected operation. Keep code solely in Markdown references. Arbitrary ExtendScript is not available by default: eval.run requires AE_MCP_ENABLE_EVAL=1 on the server. Prefer cataloged operations, and never extract separate script files — this corpus ships prose, not executables.
Verification and delivery
View a complete native frame beside the source reference at matching dimensions. Audit visible-node coverage, native editability, fonts, media, stacking, masks, effects, cropped bounds and composition dependencies. Account separately for structural nodes, hidden omissions and boolean operands. Restore temporary edits used for verification. A successful operation is not visual acceptance.
Give import-owned items descriptive names. Place their precompositions in top-level Precomps, footage in Assets and main compositions at the project root. Reuse matching owned folders, omit empty categories and check membership by item identity. Remove only failed duplicates and unused helpers owned by this import. Rename linked media only when relinking and verification fit the remaining budget.
Deliver the named composition, durable media and source-to-destination map. Report project path and save state, performed checks, remaining differences, chosen raster fallbacks, precomposition and null counts with their purposes, and phase timings including the complete elapsed total. Unexecuted work is prepared; missing content or unresolved visual defects are incomplete or explicitly qualified.