Figma adds an AI assistant to its collaborative canvas

Figma has added an AI agent to its collaborative canvas that users can direct with natural language prompts. The agent can generate new designs, edit existing ones and automate tasks such as producing iterations of designs. Users can run multiple agents simultaneously for different tasks. The company said the agent understands design contexts because it uses models fine-tuned for design. Figma chief design officer Loredana Crisan said teams can now collaborate with agents on the multiplayer canvas to test ideas, visualize edge cases and refine concepts together. The agent is launching initially in Figma Design with plans to expand to other products over time. Figma wants to integrate design and code more closely in its apps. The company has partnerships with Anthropic and OpenAI to support AI CLI tools such as Claude Code and Codex alongside its software. Figma competes with Canva, Adobe, Flora, Krea and Dessn. It acquired node-based design tool Weavy last year and has added image-editing features. In the first quarter of 2026 Figma reported revenue of 333.4 million dollars, which was 46 percent higher than a year earlier.