# Figma Desktop

**Type:** Official

**Source Type:** Local Package

**Source:** Figma Dev Mode

**Description:** Figma Desktop MCP server connects AI assistants to your local Figma Desktop application via Figma's built-in MCP endpoint. It enables reading the currently selected frame, components, and design tokens — useful for design-to-code workflows.

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## Setup

### Prerequisites

Figma Desktop must be running with **Preferences → Enable local MCP Server** turned on. The server listens on `http://127.0.0.1:3845/mcp`. No credentials are required because the connection is local-only.


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Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
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```

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Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.