Figma Skills Explained

This video breaks down what Figma Skills are, how they work, and how to actually use them to improve consistency, automate repetitive work, and connect your design system to in Claude Code. Figma Skills let AI agents properly interact with the Figma canvas, so you’re not just generating random UI, you’re working with real structure, real components, and real systems. 🔗 KEY LINKS 📣 JOIN THE COMMUNITY: https://uicollective.co/ ❎ Follow me on X: https://x.com/KirkMDesign Figma article: https://www.figma.com/blog/the-figma-... Figma Skills: https://www.figma.com/community/skills Why Join UI Collective Academy? Get access to premium courses, premium downloads, and so much more on the way (I am largely building this solo...trying to make design education available for all, support goes a long way!) ↪️ Need a design system? (also included in the academy): https://collectivekit.co/ 🔗 VIDEOS TO WATCH Build a Design System:    • Build a Design System - Full Course   Complex Design System Setup:    • Design System & Figma Variable Set Up - Fu...   AI & Design Systems:    • AI + Design Systems in 2026: The Workflow ...   Design with Claude Code:    • Design with Claude Code: The Designer’s Guide   🔗 MORE LINKS Let us build or fix your design system: https://designsystemlabs.co/ [email protected] 📣 Save 20% on the Annual Mobbin plan: http://mobbin.com/uicollective Figma MCP Documentation: https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/artic... 0:00 An Introduction 0:31 Current State of Figma Skills 1:55 What is a Figma Skill 3:43 Getting Started with Figma Skills 5:27 Connecting Figma MCP Inside of Claude 6:12 Uploading Our Figma Skills 10:00 Testing Our Figma Skills 11:11 Reviewing Output 12:04 Adding Additional Skills 13:13 Reviewing AI Audit Results 15:38 Why This Matters 16:49 Outro