In recent months, Figma has partnered with OpenAI and Anthropic to support AI CLI tools such as Claude Code and Codex to allow users to use these coding environments alongside its design software. The company is now testing its own take on intelligent AI technologies through a new AI agent that works within its collective canvas.
Figma says users can use natural language text prompts to direct the new AI agent to create new designs, edit existing ones, or automate tasks such as creating iterations of existing designs. Users can even enable multiple agents that can do different tasks simultaneously.
The company claims that the AI assistant understands contexts and design elements as it runs on AI models that are fine-tuned for design use.
“As building software becomes easier, what matters most is setting direction: deciding what to work on, how it will work, what the experience will be like. Teams can now collaborate with agents on the multiplayer canvas to test ideas, visualize extreme cases, and refine concepts together without over-indexing on the most tedious parts,” Figmaris said in a designer statement.
The dealer is initially launching on Figma Design, and the company plans to eventually make it available on its other products as well. Figma said that, over time, it wants to bring design and code even closer to its apps.
Facing stiff competition from the likes of Canva, Adobe, Flora, Krea and Dessn, last year Figma acquired the node-based design tool Weavy and added new image editing capabilities to its products.
The company has done well, despite fears that artificial intelligence will affect the work of designers and demand for the software they use: In the first quarter of 2026, Figma reported revenue of $333.4 million, up 46% from a year earlier.
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