Which uses fewer tokens, Figma Console or Figma Developer?

Figma Developer: its tool definitions take about 898 tokens per turn against 36,161 for Figma Console (40.3× more). Tool definitions are resent on every model turn.

Do Figma Console and Figma Developer have the same tools?

No tool names overlap: Figma Console has 121 tools and Figma Developer has 2.

Are Figma Console and Figma Developer hosted or local?

Figma Console: local (stdio). Figma Developer: local (stdio).

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Figma Console vs Figma Developer MCP Server

Figma Console exposes 121 tools and adds about 36,161 tokens to every model turn. Figma Developer exposes 2 tools and adds about 898. Figma Console costs 40.3× as much context. Measured by connecting to each server and counting its tool list, not from the README.

	Figma Consolesouthleft	Figma Developerglips
Context tax	~36,161 tok/turn	~898 tok/turn(leaner)
Tools	121	2
Cost per 1,000 turns (Claude Sonnet 5.5, uncached)	$72.32	$1.80
Security score	100/100	100/100
Cold start	964 ms	1,329 ms
Runs	Local (stdio)	Local (stdio)
Needs keys	None declared	FIGMA_API_KEY
Freshness	Active	Slowing
GitHub stars	2.5k	16k
License	MIT	MIT
Official MCP registry	No	Yes

Install in Claude Code

Figma Console

claude mcp add figma-console -- npx -y figma-console-mcp

Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop, Windsurf

Figma Developer

claude mcp add figma-developer -e FIGMA_API_KEY='<figma-api-key>' -- npx -y figma-developer-mcp --stdio

Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop, Windsurf

Tools

By name, from each server's live tool list. The same name can still behave differently.

Only in Figma Console · 121

figma_get_console_logs
figma_take_screenshot
figma_watch_console
figma_reload_plugin
figma_clear_console
figma_navigate
figma_get_status
figma_reconnect
figma_get_selection
figma_get_design_changes
figma_list_open_files
figma_get_design_system_summary
figma_search_components
figma_get_component_details
figma_get_token_values
figma_get_library_components
figma_execute
figma_update_variable
figma_create_variable
figma_create_variable_collection
figma_delete_variable
figma_delete_variable_collection
figma_rename_variable
figma_add_mode
figma_rename_mode
figma_batch_create_variables
figma_batch_update_variables
figma_setup_design_tokens
figma_instantiate_component
figma_set_description
figma_add_component_property
figma_edit_component_property
figma_delete_component_property
figma_resize_node
figma_move_node
figma_set_fills
figma_set_image_fill
figma_set_strokes
figma_clone_node
figma_delete_node
+81 more

In both · 0

none

Only in Figma Developer · 2

get_figma_data
download_figma_images

Questions

Which uses fewer tokens, Figma Console or Figma Developer?: Figma Developer: its tool definitions take about 898 tokens per turn against 36,161 for Figma Console (40.3× more). Tool definitions are resent on every model turn.
Do Figma Console and Figma Developer have the same tools?: No tool names overlap: Figma Console has 121 tools and Figma Developer has 2.
Are Figma Console and Figma Developer hosted or local?: Figma Console: local (stdio). Figma Developer: local (stdio).

Token counts use the o200k tokenizer on each server's tool definitions as an agent receives them; clients that load tools lazily pay less. Prices are Claude Sonnet 5.5 input at $2/MTok. Want to check one yourself? Run npx mcpskillhub test <package> — how it works.