The AI revolution won't save you from your design debt

Figma recently dropped the MCP server and yeah.. This one is different.

AI agents can now consume design data straight from your Figma file. Not just the layer "inspect" stuff. We're talking full-blown context: Tokens, variables, component structure, and even design intent!

This should be a game-changer for everyone, right?

Well, no.
If your file is structured, you get structured output.
If it's a pile of chaos?

Well... garbage in, garbage out.

Here's the kicker:

Teams who've put in the work, building proper design systems, governed, maintained, and aligned design with dev...? Are about to take off 🚀

Like actually fly!
Those mofo's are gonna build things 10x faster, with half the pain.
Like zero-to-feature velocity. Production-ready code because design was already code-aware.

Meanwhile...

The teams still treating design systems like a "nice to have."
Still dragging around legacy files with Frame 8293 inside a Group 93 inside an auto-layout sh*t show?
They're about to feel the burn.

Now AI tools are here, and guess what? They amplify what you already have.
They'll treat your design debt like... Well, debt. With interest.

This is the "rich get richer" moment for design teams.

Not because of privilege, but because of preparation.
Because some teams treated design systems like strategy. Others treating it like side quests.

What about you? Do you think this is just a hype?

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