Figma Expands MCP Protocol to 20 New Partners, Balancing Data Exposure Risks
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Figma announced at the inaugural Config India conference that it will support 20 new MCP partners, including ClickUp and Linear, as part of its expanded protocol. CEO Dylan Field explained that the decision required weighing the risks of data exposure—more data shared increases the potential for misuse. Field also noted that the protocol still has room for improvement and is more suited to experimental labs than mainstream use. The move reflects Figma’s effort to broaden collaboration while maintaining cautious data governance.
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Figma 扩展 MCP 支持并引入 20 合作伙伴
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At Figma's first Config conference in India, the company announced support for 20 new Model Context Protocol partners including Linear, ClickUp and Mistral, expanding the open standard's integration with design tools. Figma co-founder Dylan Field reiterated that while the company aims to open its ecosystem, MCP is not a perfect protocol and advantages frontier labs. Field also addressed criticism about Anthropic resources not being available via MCP, stating he wants users to be able to use the protocol with Figma data. Figma's CEO cited abuse risks as the reason for not fully exposing data through the protocol.
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