21st.dev Magic MCP vs Figma MCP Server (Official Remote)

A side-by-side comparison of two Design & Media servers — tools, transport, auth, maintenance, and copy-paste config for each.

	21st.dev Magic MCP Generate beautiful, modern UI components from natural-language descriptions inside your IDE. Unverified stdio (local) API key TypeScript	Figma MCP Server (Official Remote) Official Figma server that brings design context, variables, and components into AI coding tools. Verified HTTP (remote) OAuth Hosted
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	TypeScript	Hosted
Transport	stdio (local)	HTTP (remote)
Auth	API key	OAuth
GitHub stars	5.2k	120
Last commit	5 months ago	2 months ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx @21st-dev/cli@latest install <client> --api-key <key>`	`Add MCP server URL https://mcp.figma.com/mcp (HTTP) and sign in via Figma OAuth`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick 21st.dev Magic MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine.

Pick Figma MCP Server (Official Remote) if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Add 21st.dev Magic MCP

Install / run

npx @21st-dev/cli@latest install <client> --api-key <key>

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "21st-dev-magic-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@21st-dev/magic@latest",
        "API_KEY=\"your-api-key\""
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add Figma MCP Server (Official Remote)

Install / run

Add MCP server URL https://mcp.figma.com/mcp (HTTP) and sign in via Figma OAuth

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "figma-mcp-server-official-remote": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://mcp.figma.com/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop connects to remote servers through the `mcp-remote` proxy (installed on first run via npx). Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

FAQ

21st.dev Magic MCP or Figma MCP Server (Official Remote) — which is better?

Pick 21st.dev Magic MCP if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option, and you want a local (stdio) server that keeps data on your machine. Pick Figma MCP Server (Official Remote) if you want a hosted/remote server with nothing to install, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Can I use both 21st.dev Magic MCP and Figma MCP Server (Official Remote)?

Yes — MCP clients let you enable multiple servers at once. Add both configs to your client's mcpServers and use whichever tool fits the task.

Do 21st.dev Magic MCP and Figma MCP Server (Official Remote) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

Both do. Copy the per-client config below into Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Windsurf.

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