Layerbridge

Lets an assistant read, edit and export the Figma file currently open in a local Figma plugin, without using the Figma REST API.

What you can do

Layerbridge connects an assistant to the Figma file open in a local plugin, so it can read and edit that file and export content from it. It works through the plugin rather than the Figma REST API, which the description says avoids rate limits. An optional Figma personal access token enables additional REST-based tools such as comments, versions and team files. A run_script tool can execute Plugin API code in the open file when explicitly enabled.

When to use it

Useful when you want an assistant to inspect or modify the Figma document you currently have open, or to export assets from it, without hitting REST API rate limits. It suits local, desktop-based design workflows where the plugin is running alongside the assistant.

Requirements

Runs as a local process on the user's machine, installed from the npm package layerbridge over stdio, and is desktop only. It needs the Figma plugin running and connected on a local port (FIGMA_BRIDGE_PORT, which must match the plugin panel). FIGMA_ACCESS_TOKEN is optional and only needed for the REST tools. Export tools write to the working directory by default; FIGMA_BRIDGE_OUTPUT_ROOTS can add folders.