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DimensionOpenPencil MCP ServerMCP server bundled with the open-source AI-native design editor OpenPencilFirecrawl MCP ServerFirecrawl's official MCP server for web search, scraping, and structured extraction for AI agents
FMRS59 / 100 · C75 / 100 · B
Reliability8 / 2013 / 20
Security and permissions12 / 2012 / 20
Maintenance11 / 2016 / 20
Documentation15 / 2017 / 20
Setup experience13 / 2017 / 20
Best for
  • Teams already using the OpenPencil desktop app or CLI who want AI agents to automate design workflows
  • Developers who need local, offline, account-free read/write access to Figma-compatible files
  • Engineering teams wanting to integrate design-file inspection or export into CI pipelines
  • Scenarios needing clean, structured web context fed to an AI assistant
  • Users already on the Firecrawl platform who want to call its scraping capability directly via MCP
Not for
  • Users who require official Figma support or an officially hosted service (OpenPencil is an unofficial third-party alternative, not affiliated with Figma)
  • Scenarios needing strictly read-only, minimal-privilege access (the eval capability runs the full Figma Plugin API, i.e. arbitrary scripts)
  • Non-technical users who are not comfortable with command-line tools or MCP client configuration
  • Simple static-page scraping where you don't want to depend on a third-party API and incur call costs
  • Sites that explicitly disallow automated access (robots.txt)
Required permissions
  • Local filesystem read/write, scoped by OPENPENCIL_MCP_ROOT (defaults to the current working directory)
  • RPC access to the live document/canvas when the desktop app is running
  • Local network listening on a Unix socket and 127.0.0.1:7600 when using the HTTP transport
  • Requires a Firecrawl API key to call; cost and quota are governed by the Firecrawl account
  • firecrawl_agent/firecrawl_interact perform automated browser interaction, which may trigger login or form-submission flows on the target site
Risks and side effects
  • The eval-related capability exposes the full Figma Plugin API, allowing arbitrary scripts to run against a design file — risk of accidental or malicious data modification/deletion
  • The project is explicitly under active development with acknowledged rough edges, so behavior can change between releases
  • It is an unofficial, community-built Figma alternative, not endorsed by or affiliated with Figma or an MCP protocol owner
  • Bulk crawl/map tools can generate significant request volume against a target site — respect the site's rate limits and terms of service
  • firecrawl_agent's interactive action chain is longer — define task boundaries clearly before running it to avoid accidentally triggering actions on a sensitive site
Supported clientsClaude Code, Cursor, WindsurfClaude Desktop, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, Amp
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