Figma Specs and code layers: Figma’s plan for designing with agents

Figma used its first Config event in India, on 14 October 2026, to show how it wants teams and AI agents to work together on the canvas. TechCrunch reported the main announcements.

Figma Specs

Specs is a Markdown-based editor for writing down a team’s design language. A spec can be its own file or sit on the canvas, and it can reference canvas elements, FigJam diagrams, code layers and designs. Both people and agents can use it as the source of truth while they design.

Context for agents

Teams can also gather design libraries, code libraries and guidelines in one place, so an agent can follow the rules of a design system instead of guessing. Figma also connected Payload, the open-source CMS it acquired last year, to Figma Make for building content-driven sites, and added more tools to its MCP server.

Code layers in open beta

Code layers, which add real code to designs for more interactive prototypes, moved from private to public beta. You can ask the agent to turn a design into code or change existing code.

What it means for design files

Well-named components, variables and written guidelines are no longer only for human handoff; they are what agents read.