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With Code Layers, Specs, and Payload in beta plus twenty new agent partners, the design tool is repositioning itself as a place where software gets built, not just designed.
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Today at Config India, we announced new ways of building in Figma → Collab with code on the canvas with Code Layers (open beta) → Shape and share context with Specs (open beta) → Give your agent more design system context with Guidelines (open beta) and Code Sources (closed beta) → Ship websites with Payload (rolling out in the coming weeks)Read original on X
Live from Config India, the keynote featuring our CEO and founder, @zoink is starting nowRead original on X
Together at last: design and code on the canvas Code Layers are here, now in open beta Live from Config IndiaRead original on X
Wake up babe the Figma Chrome extension can now capture your website code and bring into Figma as a code layer Live from Config IndiaRead original on X
We shared a sneak peek of a new dedicated place to bring all the pieces of your design system together, plus a couple updates: → Guidelines (open beta) → Code sources (closed beta) Live from Config IndiaRead original on X
Introducing Specs: a new medium for markdown that brings context into, out of, and across Figma AND it’s collaborative AND has unique-to-Figma visual features Live from Config IndiaRead original on X
We’re bringing the power of Payload into Figma → Create, build, ship with real data and content now in Figma Make Live from Config IndiaRead original on X
Announcing 20 new MCP partners at Config India (!!) Amp, ClickUp, Dia, Junie by JetBrains, Linear, Meta Muse, Mistral, Notion, OpenCode, Sarvam Agents, Agentforce Vibes, Amazon Quick, Amplitude Wave, Cline, Delta, Dust, Glass, Gradial, Writer, Zed, Microsoft 365 CopilotRead original on X
Now teams can explore and build code-backed prototypes on the canvas with Code Layers, now in open beta 0:00 Intro 0:43 Starting from code 2:26 Explore code concepts on the canvas 3:57 Edit in both code and design 6:36 Merge ideas togetherRead original on X
Figma opens its canvas to code and agents at Config India
Figma opens its canvas to code and agents at Config India
Figma brings website code onto the canvas at Config India
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