figma vs Local MCP
figma is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by figma. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Official MCP Registry, Claude: knowledge-work-plugins, Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). Local MCP is an MCP server published by local-mcp.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 4 (Official MCP Registry, Claude Code: claude-plugins-community, npm registry (MCP servers), Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-21. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  figma |   Local MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Listed Version: 2.2.157 Forks (GitHub): 206 Stars (GitHub): 2 096 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Listed Version: 1.0.3 Forks (GitHub): 206 Stars (GitHub): 2 096 Not marked · First seen |
Listed Version: 3.0.421 Downloads/month (npm): 10 964 Downloads/week (npm): 1 023 Forks (GitHub): 12 Stars (GitHub): 73 Not marked · First seen |
| Claude: knowledge-work-plugins | Listed Version: 2.2.157 Forks (GitHub): 206 Stars (GitHub): 2 096 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 2.2.124 Forks (GitHub): 206 Stars (GitHub): 2 096 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 1 Not marked · First seen |
| npm registry (MCP servers) | Not listed | Listed Version: 3.0.421 Downloads/month (npm): 10 964 Downloads/week (npm): 1 023 Forks (GitHub): 12 Stars (GitHub): 73 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | figma | Local MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 4 | 4 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 2 096 (better) | 73 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 206 (better) | 12 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-15 (better) | 2026-10-14 (worse) |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (mcp.figma.com/mcp) | Remote server or your machine |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | Not published | 1, secrets among them: 0 |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 17 | 10 |
| Licence (differs) | Not stated | MIT |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/figma/mcp-server-guide | github.com/colibird-ai/local-mcp-releases |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 10 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 2 days ago | Responded 23 h ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
figma
Figma design platform integration. Access design files, extract component information, read design tokens, and translate designs into code. Bridge the gap between design and development workflows.
Local MCP
Mac & Windows: let ChatGPT, Claude & Cursor use your email, calendar, iMessage, Teams, files.
How to run each
figma As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install figma@claude-plugins-officialLocal MCP As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http local-mcp https://local-mcp.com/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Both endpoints responded at the last daily check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
The marketplaces of figma publish no settings it asks for, so we do not compare settings.
What it can do: figma · What it can do: Local MCP · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Package data comes from the public npm registry (registry.npmjs.org). Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.