Figma has unveiled a suite of new features intended to standardize how AI agents interact with its design environment, transitioning the platform toward what CEO Dylan Field describes as a “full-stack creative canvas.” Announced at the company’s first Config India event in Bengaluru, these updates introduce structured governance and deeper code integration to ensure AI agents follow enterprise-grade design rules rather than operating with non-deterministic freedom.
The centerpiece of the update is Figma Specs, a Markdown-based editor that allows teams to define specific design rules and documentation. By providing a grounded “rulebook” in a format easily parsed by large language models, Specs addresses the tendency of AI to deviate from brand guidelines or technical constraints. This feature provides a shared reference point for both human designers and automated agents, ensuring that generated components remain consistent with established design systems.
Public Beta for Code Layers
Figma also announced that Code Layers has moved from private to public beta, making the feature available to users across all subscription plans. Code Layers allows teams to build using elements that are backed by real code, narrowing the gap between static design prototypes and functional software. This shift is paired with a deeper integration of Payload, Figma’s acquired headless CMS, into “Figma Make.” While Code Layers focuses on internal prototyping, the Payload integration is designed to enable the generation of dynamic, production-ready websites directly from the canvas.
Standardizing Agent Communication
To facilitate a broader ecosystem of third-party tools, Figma is expanding its support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The platform now supports more than 20 new tools and agents through MCP, including Sarvam AI, Grok Bot, and Open Code. This protocol serves as an open standard that allows these external agents to read and write to the Figma canvas with higher precision.
These platform-wide updates follow the general availability of the Figma Agent, which reached GA on October 6, 2026. As the tool moved out of its initial testing phases, it began utilizing AI credits for enterprise and professional users.
The decision to debut these features at Config India highlights the region’s importance to the company’s growth. India currently stands as Figma’s largest market outside the United States, with the platform used by 40% of the top 100 companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
