Figma has introduced an AI agent that operates directly within its collaborative canvas, allowing users to generate new designs, edit existing ones, and automate tasks using natural language prompts. The feature was announced in May 2026 and is launching first in Figma Design, with plans to extend it to the company’s other products over time.
Users can direct the agent through text prompts to produce design iterations or handle multiple tasks at once by running several agents simultaneously. Figma says the assistant is built on AI models fine-tuned for design work, enabling it to understand design contexts and elements.
Loredana Crisan, Figma’s chief design officer, described the intent behind the feature: “As building software gets easier, what matters most is setting direction: deciding what to work on, how it should function, what the experience should feel like. Teams can now collaborate with agents on the multiplayer canvas to test out ideas, visualize edge cases, and refine concepts together without over-indexing on the more tedious parts.”
The launch builds on recent moves by Figma to integrate AI more deeply into its platform. Over the past several months, the company has struck partnerships with OpenAI and Anthropic to support AI coding tools such as Claude Code and Codex alongside its design software. Figma has also said it wants to bring design and code closer together within its apps over time.
The company is operating in a competitive market that includes Canva, Adobe, Flora, Krea, and Dessn. Last year, Figma acquired node-based design tool Weavy and added new image editing features to its products. Despite concerns that AI could reduce demand for design software, Figma reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of $333.4 million, a 46% increase compared to the same period a year earlier.
Source: TechCrunch