Speeding Up Layout from Figma with MCP and Cursor

Converting a design from Figma into code is an unavoidable stage of development, one that's often tedious and time-consuming. Even when we work with design systems where colors, fonts, and spacing are standardized, and layers and components are neatly named, transferring styles and double-checking every detail still eats up a lot of time and energy. If you're still stuck in the copy-paste loop and are thoroughly tired of this routine - it's high time to look towards AI and the useful tools it can offer. In this article, I'll show you how to leverage the full power of AI assistants in the design implementation process, using the duo of Cursor IDE and an MCP Server as an example. MCP (Model Context Protocol) is a tool that burst onto the scene in 2025 and quickly found its place in the AI tool ecosystem. Its emergence was a logical step in the evolution of AI agents, which outgrew the limited context of a single model. MCP is an open-source standard that describes how AI agents and appli