Figma integrates OpenAI’s AI coding tool, Codex, to allow users to create and modify designs from within their coding environments. The move comes a week after the design firm hit similar collaboration with Anthropic to integrate Claude Code.
This integration allows users to start working with a design in Figma or code in Codex and move between the two platforms easily using Figma’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.
Previously, users could import details from their Figma, Figma Make, or FigJam design files into Codex for code-based implementation.
“With this integration, teams can build on their best ideas—not just their first idea—by combining the best code with the creativity, collaboration, and artistry that comes with Figma’s infinite canvas,” said Loredana Crisan, Figma’s chief design officer.
“Integration makes Codex powerful for a much wider range of manufacturers and businesses because it doesn’t assume you’re a ‘designer’ or an ‘engineer’ first. Engineers can iterate visually without leaving their flow, and designers can work closer to the actual application without becoming full-time coders,” said Codex chief product officer Alexander Embiricos in a statement.
OpenAI first released Codex as a command-line coding assistant last year to compete with Anthropic’s much-lauded Codex Claude. The company later built the coding tool into ChatGPT, and earlier this month released a dedicated MacOS app for Codex.
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MacOS app downloaded a million times in the first week of liberation. The company also released two new Codex models a few days later. OpenAI called the end One million users use Codex weekly.
Figma has been a prominent partner for OpenAI and was one of the first companies to launch an app on ChatGPT in October 2025.
