# Better code, fewer tokens: The benefits of Code Connect in MCP

DevFeed: [Better code, fewer tokens: The benefits of Code Connect in MCP](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/better-code-fewer-tokens-the-benefits-of-code-connect-in-mcp-10102.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/the-benefits-of-code-connect-in-mcp/>)

Author: Tom Weightman

Published: 2026-08-05T18:16:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [MCP Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mcp-server.md>), [Model Context Protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [agentic-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/agentic-coding.md>), [Front end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/frontend.md>), [Code quality](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-quality.md>)

Tags: [agentic-coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic-coding.md>), [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [case-study](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/case-study.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [code-quality](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-quality.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>)

## AI overview

Figma's Code Connect gives coding agents production-component context through the Figma MCP server. Evaluations found shorter task durations, higher code quality, and lower token usage when Code Connect templates were available.

## Source excerpt

When going from design to code, agents lack the context of your production components. With Code Connect in Figma's MCP, they get that context. We measured its impact on token usage, task duration, and code quality.