# Design workspace and canvas APIs for AI agents (slim)

> 5 design workspaces & canvases ranked by the Anchor benchmark. Leader Figma API + MCP (B). Design tools and shared canvases an agent can read from and write to. Files, frames, components, variables, boards and comments. Compared on what the API can change as well as read, design-to-code support, MCP servers and how access is scoped.

- Full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/design.md (~1,700 tokens) · this version ~380 tokens · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/design.json · canonical https://www.anchorterminal.com/categories/design
- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-04

- Tools: 5 · agent-ready (BB+): 0 · accept x402: 0 · JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools.json · by capability: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/capabilities.json
- Capabilities: design.files, design.components, design.canvas, design.comments, design.code

| # | Tool | Grade | Score | Confidence | x402 | Auth | Where | Slim |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 164 | Figma API + MCP | B | 66.1 | medium | no | OAuth or key | hosted | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/figma-mcp.min.md |
| 175 | Miro API + MCP | B | 65.3 | medium | no | OAuth | hosted | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/miro.min.md |
| 238 | Lucid API + MCP | C | 60.9 | medium | no | OAuth or key | hosted | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lucid.min.md |
| 340 | Framer Server API | D | 52.8 | medium | no | API key | local | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/framer.min.md |
| 408 | Penpot API + MCP | E | 43.8 | medium | no | Token | hosted | https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/penpot.min.md |