Agent skill · software engineering · jeremylongshore
figma-core-workflow-b
Export images, icons, and assets from Figma files via the REST API.
Why this skill is useful
Adds executable scripts for exporting images and assets from Figma via the REST API, which the AI cannot generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires node installed locally. Requires figma account access. About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 2,604 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Figma Core Workflow B -- Asset Export Overview Export images, icons, and assets from Figma files using the REST API. Render specific nodes as PNG, SVG, JPG, or PDF. Build automated asset pipelines for icons, illustrations, and component previews. Prerequisites Completed figma-install-auth setup Node IDs of the frames/components to export (from figma-hello-world) FIGMAPAT and FIGMAFILEKEY env vars set Instructions Step 1: Render Nodes as Images Step 2: Download Exported Images Step 3: Export All Icons from a Frame Step 4: Named Export with Component Metadata Output Images rendered from Figma nodes at specified format and scale Downloaded assets saved to local filesystem Icon library exported as named SVG files Batch processing for large component sets Error Handling Error Cause Solution ------- ------- ---------- null in images map Node is invisible or has 0% opacity Make node visible in Figma 400 Bad Request Invalid node ID format Use pageId:nodeId format (e.g., 0:1) 429 Rate Limited Images endpoint is Tier 1 Batch requests, honor Retry-After Image URL expired URLs expire after 30 days Re-export; do not cache URLs long-term SVG has scale > 1 SVG ignores scale param SVG always exports at 1x Examples Quick Export via curl Resources Figma Images Endpoint Export Settings figma-export-assets (community tool) Next Steps For common errors, see figma-common-errors.
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills jeremylongshore/figma-core-workflow-b