Figma restricts remote MCP server to whitelisted clients, mitsuhiko slams it for missing the point of open protocols
mitsuhiko · x · 2026-09-30
- Developer Armin Ronacher (mitsuhiko) publicly called out Figma: its remote MCP server only accepts clients on an official supported list, and the Pi client was rejected for not being on it.
- Figma's Gayani confirmed the restriction, pointing to the MCP catalog for the current list and a form to request future additions.
- Ronacher's verdict: "Evidently Figma does not understand the point of open protocols" — an open protocol gated by a client whitelist reignites debate about vendors privatizing open ecosystems.
Related event: Figma's MCP Whitelist Restrictions Draw Backlash(2 posts)→
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