# Figma API + MCP vs Melius (slim)

> Figma API + MCP scores 66 (B) on agent readiness against Melius's 54.1 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Melius leads on reliability. Both do design files. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Figma API + MCP scores 66 (B) on agent readiness against Melius's 54.1 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Melius leads on reliability. Both do design files.

- Figma API + MCP: B 66, rank #226 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/figma-mcp.min.md
- Melius: C 54.1, rank #473 of 629 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/melius.min.md
- Figma API + MCP, good for Design-to-code agents and teams already paying for Dev or Full seats. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 86 against 70; Agent ergonomics, 60 against 51; Security & auth, 74 against 43; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Maintenance & community, 84 against 66; Transparency & trust, 73 against 55.
- Melius, good for An agent producing batches of ad creative, product images or short videos on a shared canvas that people then review, with many models behind one key. Ahead on Reliability, 69 against 59.

| Category | Figma API + MCP | Melius |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 59 | 69 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 86 | 70 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 60 | 51 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 74 | 43 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 84 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 73 | 55 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Figma API + MCP | Melius |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Figma | Melius AI, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.figma.com/v1` | `https://api.melius.com/api/v1` |
| Licence | proprietary | Proprietary service under Melius's terms of service. The mel CLI on npm is MIT, with no public source repository found |
| Tools exposed | 35 | 75 |
| MCP registry | `com.figma.mcp/mcp` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-10 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-03-11 | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 456k npm/wk | 9 npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |