Part 6 of 6 · Connect Claude to Figma
Checklist — Connect Claude to Figma
What a 2, a 3 and a 4 look like for AI and design, and how you know you've earned a 4.
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The Score rates this checkpoint from two questions: whether an AI assistant is connected to your Figma files, and who made the first draft the last time you needed a landing page or a set of ad creatives. This is what each rating looks like in practice.
0 or 1: not started, or ad hoc
- Nothing is connected. At most, screenshots get pasted into a chat.
- First drafts come from an agency or freelancer working from a brief, or you make them by hand with an AI image or copy tool on the side.
A 2: in place, not connected to AI
- You have the AI account and a tidy Figma file, but they aren’t connected.
- First drafts are made in Figma, from your own components, without AI.
- Your design system is at a 2 or better, so there’s something worth connecting to.
A 3: connected, used sometimes
Everything in a 2, plus:
- Claude, or a similar assistant, is connected to your Figma files through an MCP server or plugin.
- You use it now and then for pages or assets.
- AI has drafted pages in Figma from your components, though you still fix a fair bit.
- Your rules are written down and given to the AI when you use it.
A 4: connected, and part of how work gets done
Everything in a 3, plus:
- Working with AI in Figma is part of the weekly routine for pages and assets.
- AI drafts new pages and creative on-system: your components, your variables, your templates.
- Drafts are reviewed and shipped the same day, not rebuilt.
- When a draft goes wrong, you fix the rules or the system, so it doesn’t happen again.
You’ve earned a 4 when…
- Your first move on a new page or a set of ad creatives is a conversation, not a brief.
- AI drafts arrive using your real components, not lookalikes.
- Review is about choices, not repairs.
- A landing page can go from idea to reviewed and shipped in a day.
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