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Figma announced Figma Specs, a Markdown-based design reference that teams and AI agents can use to follow a brand’s design rules. It also opened code layers to public beta, announced support for more than 20 tools through its MCP and said Payload will integrate with Figma Make.
Figma announced Figma Specs, a Markdown-based editor for documenting design rules and related resources, alongside wider access to interactive code layers and new integrations at its first Config event in India. The features give teams ways to provide design-system context to Figma’s own and third-party AI agents, as the company seeks to make AI-generated designs and prototypes more consistent with their requirements.
Figma says Specs can be created as a standalone file or placed alongside work on a Figma canvas. Teams can use the editor to describe their design language and refer to canvas elements, embed FigJam diagrams, and include code layers and designs. The document can also bring together design libraries, code libraries and guidelines, giving people and agents a shared reference while they work.
The editor is intended to give agents rules and materials to consult; Figma has not said that this will make their output deterministic. The company’s announcement comes as its agent on canvas has recently become available to a wider user base. Since AI output can vary, Specs is one way Figma says teams can supply more context for the agent’s work.
Figma also moved code layers into public beta. The feature adds code to designs on the canvas so users can create more interactive prototypes. Figma first announced code layers in a private beta in June. Users can ask the agent to turn a design into code or revise part of the code as they iterate, according to the company.
Design Rules for AI Work
The announcements address a practical issue for teams adopting AI in product design: an agent can generate or modify work, but it needs access to the rules, assets and implementation details that shape a particular product. Figma Specs is designed to gather some of that information in a shared, editable reference, rather than leaving teams to rely only on prompts or scattered documents.
That could make the design process easier to coordinate across designers, developers and agents. Code layers also bring coding closer to the canvas, where teams can test and revise prototypes. These are stated capabilities, not evidence that AI output will meet a brand’s standards or be ready to ship. The extent to which the features improve consistency or reduce work remains to be seen.
For Figma, the strategy connects design, prototyping and code with a broader set of AI tools. Support for additional MCP-connected tools and Payload’s planned integration extend that approach beyond the canvas. The announcements matter to users evaluating whether Figma can serve as a place to coordinate more of the path from design exploration to a working, content-managed site.
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Figma’s India Product Push
The announcements were made at Figma’s first Config event in India. The company has been expanding its local presence: according to Figma, it opened its first India office late last year, with sales, partnerships, go-to-market and product support functions. Figma described India as its largest market by users outside the United States and said it works with 40% of the country’s top 100 companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Figma’s agent on canvas had become available to a wider user base in the week before the event, according to the TechCrunch report. Code layers, by contrast, had been in private beta since their announcement in June and are now in public beta. This sequence puts the new Specs editor alongside broader access to AI-assisted design and prototyping tools.
Figma acquired the open-source headless content management system Payload last year. The company now plans to integrate Payload with Figma Make, its product for generating dynamic websites, so users can manage content directly. Figma said Payload downloads had risen sixfold in the preceding 12 months; it did not provide further detail in the source report on how that figure was calculated.
Limits and Rollout Details
Figma has not specified when Figma Specs will be generally available, or whether it is launching first to a limited group. The source report also does not give pricing, availability by plan or technical details about how agents access and interpret the references teams add.
It remains unclear how well Specs will keep different agents aligned with a design system in practice, and how teams will handle conflicts between written guidance, libraries and existing canvas work. Code layers are in public beta, so their behavior and limitations may change as users test them. Figma has not provided a general release date for the feature.
The company announced Payload’s integration with Figma Make, but the report does not establish a launch date or describe the full range of content-management functions that will be available. Figma’s claims about market presence, tool support and Payload downloads are company statements; the report does not provide independent verification or additional measurement details.
Public Beta and Integrations
Users will be able to test code layers through the public beta, while Figma Specs is intended to give teams and agents a common design reference. Figma has not announced a date for Specs’ broader availability. The company also said it is supporting more than 20 new tools through its MCP, including Open Code, Dia, Grok Bot and Indian AI startup Sarvam.
Further details are still needed on the rollout of Payload within Figma Make, including timing and the scope of direct content management. The next indications of how these announcements affect users will come from beta access, product updates and Figma’s release information. Until then, the stated goal is clearer: connect design guidance, code and AI-assisted creation, while the actual results remain to be tested.
Key Questions
What is Figma Specs?
Figma Specs is a Markdown-based editor for documenting a team’s design language. Figma says teams can use it as a standalone file or alongside canvas work, with references to designs, diagrams and libraries.
How is Specs meant to help AI agents?
Teams can use Specs to provide design rules and related context for Figma’s and third-party agents to consult. Figma presents it as a way to steer work toward a brand’s requirements, not as a guarantee that agent output will always follow them.
What are code layers, and who can use them?
Code layers add code to designs on the canvas for more interactive prototypes. Figma announced the feature in a private beta in June and said it is now available in public beta; the report does not provide a general release date.
What is the Payload integration?
Figma says it is integrating the headless content management system Payload, which it acquired last year, with Figma Make for generating dynamic websites and managing content. The timing and full feature set were not specified in the source report.
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