# How Coinbase used Code Connect to guide agents and shrink token costs

DevFeed: [How Coinbase used Code Connect to guide agents and shrink token costs](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-coinbase-used-code-connect-to-guide-agents-and-shrink-token-costs-9753.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/how-coinbase-used-code-connect-to-shrink-token-costs/>)

Author: Jenny Xie

Published: 2026-09-02T20:28:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [Model Context Protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [Code quality](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code-quality.md>), [Accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/accessibility.md>), [Cryptocurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cryptocurrency.md>)

Tags: [accessibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/accessibility.md>), [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coding.md>), [coinbase](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/coinbase.md>), [cost](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cost.md>), [cryptocurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptocurrency.md>), [figma](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/figma.md>), [mcp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp.md>), [mcp-server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mcp-server.md>), [tokens](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tokens.md>), [web](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/web.md>)

## AI overview

The Coinbase Design System team evaluated Code Connect in Figma's MCP server with coding agents. The article reports improved adherence to the design system, better code quality, and an average 22.5% reduction in token costs when converting Figma designs into code.

## Source excerpt

The Coinbase Design System team put Code Connect to the test against coding agents--and found that it boosted design system adherence while cutting token costs by an average of 22.5%.