Comparison

figma vs Arm MCP Server

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). Arm MCP Server is an MCP server published by arm. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Official MCP Registry, Docker MCP Catalog). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-14. 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

Where each is published
Marketplace	figma	Arm MCP Server
Claude Code: claude-plugins-official	Listed Version: 2.2.127 Forks (GitHub): 203 Stars (GitHub): 2 069 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Official MCP Registry	Listed Version: 1.0.3 Forks (GitHub): 203 Stars (GitHub): 2 069 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Listed Version: 2.4.0 Forks (GitHub): 20 Stars (GitHub): 91 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11
Claude: knowledge-work-plugins	Listed Version: 2.2.127 Forks (GitHub): 203 Stars (GitHub): 2 069 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot	Listed Version: 2.2.124 Forks (GitHub): 203 Stars (GitHub): 2 069 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11	Not listed
Docker MCP Catalog	Not listed	Listed Version: sha256:ea7c4d1daeb9 Forks (GitHub): 20 Stars (GitHub): 91 Not marked · First seen 2026-10-11

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

figma vs Arm MCP Server
Fact	figma	Arm MCP Server
Marketplaces that list it (differs)	4 (better)	2 (worse)
Stars (GitHub) (differs)	2 069 (better)	91 (worse)
Forks (GitHub) (differs)	203 (better)	20 (worse)
Last release	Not published	Not published
Where it runs (differs)	Remote server (mcp.figma.com/mcp)	On your machine (docker.io/armlimited/arm-mcp:2.4.0)
Transport (differs)	Streamable HTTP	stdio
Tools it declares (differs)	Not published	7
Environment variables it asks for	Not published	Not published
Parts of the bundle (differs)	15	Not a bundle
Licence (differs)	Not stated	Apache-2.0
Repository (differs)	github.com/figma/mcp-server-guide	github.com/arm/mcp
Changes in the last 7 days	0	0
First seen	2026-10-11	2026-10-11
Endpoint at the last check (differs)	Responded 19 h ago	no remote endpoint we check

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

In its own words, on Claude Code: claude-plugins-official:

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.

Arm MCP Server

In its own words, on Official MCP Registry:

Official Arm MCP server for code migration, optimization, and Arm architecture guidance

How to run each

figma As a Claude Code plugin

Claude Code

/plugin install figma@claude-plugins-official

Arm MCP Server As a local MCP server: Docker image

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport stdio arm-mcp -- docker run -i --rm run --rm -i -v "<YOUR_WORKSPACE_PATH>:/workspace" -v "<YOUR_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH>:/run/keys/ssh-key.pem:ro" -v "<YOUR_SSH_KNOWN_HOSTS_PATH>:/run/keys/known_hosts:ro" docker.io/armlimited/arm-mcp:2.4.0

Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.

Only figma has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints

Tools each declares

The marketplaces of figma publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.

Settings each asks for

Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.

What it can do: figma · What it can do: Arm MCP Server · 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 the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on 2026-10-14. We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.