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Framelink vs. Figma's Official MCP
Both MCPs connect Figma to your AI coding agent. The difference is in what they send.
| Framelink | Figma MCP | |
|---|---|---|
| Output format | Descriptive JSON | Prescriptive React/Tailwind |
| Size | ~25% smaller* | Larger, more verbose |
| Style names | Preserved | Lost |
| Component props | Preserved | Preserved |
| Nested components | Accurately represented | Flattened (misleading) |
| Deduplication | Styles + auto-detected duplicates | Components only |
*Based on a few admittedly haphazard tests. I should probably do more.
Descriptive vs. Prescriptive
Framelink sends descriptive data: “this element has a 1px border and 16px padding.” Your AI decides how to build it using your components, your patterns, your conventions.
Figma's MCP sends prescriptive React and Tailwind code: “here's a div with leading-[22.126px] and text-[color:var(--neutral\/dark-100\%,black)].” Your AI copies it—weird arbitrary values and all.
Prescriptive output poisons the context. The LLM sees auto-generated code structure and mimics it instead of using your codebase's patterns. You end up refactoring the AI's output instead of just using it.
See the difference
Same design element, different output. Framelink is 24% smaller here.
{
"nodes":[
{
"id":"646:28242",
"name":"Main Pages Section",
"type":"FRAME",
"layout":"layout_G54OLD",
"children":[
{
"id":"646:28243",
"name":"Main Pages Title",
"type":"TEXT",
"layout":"layout_LMZM50",
"text":"Company",
"textStyle":"UI/Label - Large",
"fills":"fill_I39900"
},
{
"id":"646:28244",
"name":"Homepage Links",
"type":"FRAME",
"layout":"layout_VCPWB2",
"children":[
{
"id":"646:28245",
"name":"Homepage Link 1",
"type":"TEXT",
"layout":"layout_LMZM50",
"text":"Open in Github",
"textStyle":"UI/Button - Large",
"fills":"fill_WSZPZ6"
},
{
"id":"646:28246",
"name":"Homepage Link 2",
"type":"TEXT",
"layout":"layout_LMZM50",
"text":"Documentation",
"textStyle":"UI/Button - Large",
"fills":"fill_WSZPZ6"
},
{
"id":"646:28247",
"name":"Homepage Link 3",
"type":"TEXT",
"layout":"layout_LMZM50",
"text":"Sponsor us",
"textStyle":"UI/Button - Large",
"fills":"fill_WSZPZ6"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"styles":{
"layout_G54OLD":{
"mode":"column",
"gap":"24px",
"sizing":{
"horizontal":"fixed",
"vertical":"hug"
},
"dimensions":{
"width":193
}
},
"layout_LMZM50":{
"mode":"none",
"sizing":{
"horizontal":"hug",
"vertical":"hug"
}
},
"layout_VCPWB2":{
"mode":"column",
"alignSelf":"stretch",
"gap":"8px",
"sizing":{
"horizontal":"fill",
"vertical":"hug"
}
},
"fill_WSZPZ6":[
"#000000"
]
}
}Both MCPs use the same Figma API under the hood, so rate limits are identical. Pretty much only an issue for users on Figma's free plan.