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Figma Backs Open Standard Despite Co-Founder's Doubts
20 Oct
Summary
- Figma expands support for open source MCP standard.
- CEO expresses concerns about potential AI data abuse.
- 20 new model context protocol partners announced.
Figma is increasing its backing for the open-source model context protocol (MCP), a standard for AI agent data connection, even with co-founder Dylan Field expressing reservations.
At its recent Config conference in India, the design company unveiled 20 new partners for MCP, including notable names like Notion and Mistral. This expansion comes despite Field's public doubts regarding the protocol's fairness and potential for asymmetric data sharing.
Field elaborated that while Figma aims for openness, he believes MCP is not a flawless protocol and has significant room for enhancement. He acknowledged user desire for access to Figma data via the protocol.
The CEO also cited the risk of data abuse as a primary reason for not fully opening the system through MCP. He emphasized the need to consider potential malicious uses of Figma data, even if most users do not intend harm.
