Recraft MCP Server (Official) vs Figma Context MCP (figma-developer-mcp)

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

	Recraft MCP Server (Official) Official Recraft server for raster and vector image generation, vectorization, and editing. Verified stdio (local) API key Stale TypeScript	Figma Context MCP (figma-developer-mcp) Popular community server that feeds Figma layout data to coding agents via a Figma API token. Verified stdio (local) API key TypeScript
Category	Design & Media	Design & Media
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Transport	stdio (local)	stdio (local)
Auth	API key	API key
GitHub stars	60	15k
Last commit	10 months ago	19 days ago
Verified
Actively maintained
Install	`npx -y @recraft-ai/mcp-recraft-server@latest`	`npx -y figma-developer-mcp --stdio`
Repo	Open	Open

Verdict

Pick Recraft MCP Server (Official) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you need the broadest set of tools.

Pick Figma Context MCP (figma-developer-mcp) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Add Recraft MCP Server (Official)

Install / run

npx -y @recraft-ai/mcp-recraft-server@latest

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "recraft-mcp-server-official": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@recraft-ai/mcp-recraft-server@latest"
      ],
      "env": {
        "RECRAFT_API_KEY": "<your-api-key>",
        "IMAGE_STORAGE_DIRECTORY": "/absolute/path/to/output/dir"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add Figma Context MCP (figma-developer-mcp)

Install / run

npx -y figma-developer-mcp --stdio

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "figma-context-mcp-figma-developer-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "figma-developer-mcp",
        "--stdio"
      ],
      "env": {
        "FIGMA_API_KEY": "<your-figma-api-token>"
      }
    }
  }
}

FAQ

Recraft MCP Server (Official) or Figma Context MCP (figma-developer-mcp) — which is better?

Pick Recraft MCP Server (Official) if you want the official, vendor-maintained server, and you need the broadest set of tools. Pick Figma Context MCP (figma-developer-mcp) if you prefer the more popular, battle-tested option.

Can I use both Recraft MCP Server (Official) and Figma Context MCP (figma-developer-mcp)?

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 Recraft MCP Server (Official) and Figma Context MCP (figma-developer-mcp) work with Claude, Cursor and Windsurf?

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

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