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design-md-figma

Figma plugin that turns your style guide into DESIGN.md and SKILL.md for AI

πŸ’Ž Hidden gemβ˜… 153 starsβ‘‚ 20 forksMITupdated 2026-05
β–¦ visual β€” this project's README ships no embeddable screenshot,
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// project facts

Project facts

design-md-figma is an open-source design project by bergside (bergside/design-md-figma on GitHub). It has 153 GitHub stars and 20 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 25 May 2026.

GitHub stars
153
Forks
20
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
25 May 2026
Category
Design
Listing
Hidden gem β€” a shorter page for a lesser-known project
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Install the plugin

    Add it from the Figma community page.

  2. Open your file

    Load the design with your styles.

  3. Extract guidelines

    The plugin reads local styles.

  4. Export files

    Get DESIGN.md and SKILL.md for your AI.

// features

Why people love it

Figma native

Runs inside your design file.

Style extraction

Reads colors, type and components.

DESIGN.md output

Design rules as a markdown file.

SKILL.md output

Agent-ready skill files.

AI-tool ready

For Claude Code, Codex, Cursor.

MIT licensed

Free for commercial use with attribution.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 β€” Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/bergside/design-md-figma.git
    cd design-md-figma
  2. Step 2 β€” Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 β€” Run it

    Follow the project's launch command β€” Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains design-md-figma?

It is an open-source project at bergside/design-md-figma with 162 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.

Is it free for commercial use?

MIT licensed β€” commercial use allowed with attribution.

Which AI tools accept the output?

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other AI tools.

What gets extracted?

Local style guidelines β€” colors, typography, components.

DESIGN.md vs SKILL.md?

One documents the design; the other packages it as an agent skill.

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Get design-md-figma

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