Install Figmaboy
Download Figmaboy for your platform
Install the Codex CLI and sign in once if you want to use the Codex tab. Open a design and select Codex in the right sidebar. Figmaboy supplies its bundled design tools automatically.
No MCP setup is required inside Figmaboy. The installer includes the design tools used by its Codex tab.
Install the desktop app
Section titled “Install the desktop app”Figmaboy installers contain the desktop app and its matching figmaboy-mcp server.
Debian or Ubuntu
Section titled “Debian or Ubuntu”Download the .deb file, then install it:
cd ~/Downloadssudo apt install ./Figmaboy_*_amd64.debLaunch Figmaboy from the application menu or run figmaboy.
Fedora or RHEL
Section titled “Fedora or RHEL”Download the .rpm file, then install it:
cd ~/Downloadssudo dnf install ./Figmaboy_*_x86_64.rpmAppImage and other Linux distributions
Section titled “AppImage and other Linux distributions”Download Figmaboy_*.AppImage, make it executable, and run it:
chmod +x ~/Downloads/Figmaboy_*.AppImage~/Downloads/Figmaboy_*.AppImageThe built-in Codex tab uses the bundled AppImage sidecar. There is nothing else to configure.
Run the AppImage with appimage-run:
appimage-run ~/Downloads/Figmaboy_*.AppImageChoose the DMG for your processor:
| Mac | Check with | Download |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Silicon | uname -m prints arm64 |
aarch64 DMG |
| Intel | uname -m prints x86_64 |
x86_64 DMG |
Open the DMG and drag Figmaboy into Applications.
The builds are ad hoc signed but not notarized. If macOS blocks the first launch, verify the release checksum, then approve Figmaboy in System Settings > Privacy & Security.
Windows
Section titled “Windows”Download and run the NSIS .exe installer or the MSI package. Both include figmaboy-mcp.exe beside the installed desktop app.
Current Windows builds are not code-signed and may trigger SmartScreen. Download only from the official GitHub release and compare the SHA-256 hash with SHA256SUMS before running the installer.
Test the connection
Section titled “Test the connection”For the built-in chat, open a design and ask:
Inspect the current Figmaboy page and summarize its layer structure. Do not change it.
Codex should return the active page and its layer structure. If it does not, restart the Codex connection or reopen Figmaboy.
Update Figmaboy
Section titled “Update Figmaboy”Install the new desktop build over the current one. Figmaboy updates the bundled design tools with the application.
Verify release checksums
Section titled “Verify release checksums”Every release includes SHA256SUMS.
On Linux:
cd ~/Downloadssha256sum --ignore-missing --check SHA256SUMSOn macOS, run shasum -a 256 <filename> and compare the result with the matching line in SHA256SUMS.
On Windows PowerShell:
Get-FileHash .\Figmaboy_*.exe -Algorithm SHA256Continue with the Quickstart.