From Figma to Code: Dev Mode, Auto Layout to Flexbox, Variables to Tokens and AI-Assisted Handoff with the Figma MCP Server
Moving from Figma to code means carrying intent, not numbers: Auto Layout's FILL and HUG map to Flexbox, Variables to DTCG tokens, and design components to code components through Code Connect. We convert Bookstore's cart bar from Auto Layout JSON to CSS, measure copied pixels breaking at 768 pixels and in dark mode, catch drift between Figma variables and tokens, and describe the Figma MCP server's plan conditions from the official documentation.
14 Nov 2026
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