At its first Config conference held in India, Figma launched Figma Specs, an all-new Markdown-based editor, and opened the public beta of Code Layers to more users, while also advancing the integration of Payload with Figma Make to further refine the AI-assisted design and development workflow.
Figma Specs allows users to define design language in document form, and can exist as standalone files or coexist with canvases. Users can reference canvas elements, embed FigJam diagrams, code layers and design content, and can also integrate design libraries, code repositories and related guidelines, providing teams and AI agents with a centralized design specification that improves how well generated content adheres to brand rules.
Code Layers entered internal testing in the 6th month of this year; this expanded public beta allows users to add code to designs to create interactive prototypes, and use AI agents to convert designs into code or modify code, continuously iterating on prototypes. Figma Chief Design Officer Loredana Crisan said that the number of lines of code generated has now reached 17 times the previous level, but product releases have grown only 1.3 times, reflecting that a large amount of code is used for product exploration and design rather than direct release. In addition, Figma's MCP has added support for more than 20 tools, including Open Code, Dia, Grok Bot and the Indian startup Sarvam.
On the content management front, Figma is integrating Payload, the open-source headless CMS it acquired last year, into Figma Make, to generate dynamic websites and manage content directly. Payload's downloads over the past 12 months have grown sixfold. Figma said that India is its largest market by user count outside the United States, and the platform has partnered with 40% of India's top 100 companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
This update shows that Figma is reducing the uncertainty of AI creation through the integration of design specifications, code generation and content management, driving further convergence of design and software development workflows.