Figma Design Handoff to Linear Development Issues

When a Figma design is marked ready for development, extract component specifications and design notes, then automatically create structured Linear issues with design links and exported asset references so engineers can start building immediately.

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  1. 1

    Retrieve Figma file structure and ready frames

    Fetch the design file to identify frames or components marked as ready for development based on naming conventions or status labels.

    • figma:get_file
  2. 2

    Extract design notes and specifications

    Pull comments from the relevant frames to capture designer notes, interaction specifications, and edge case documentation.

    • figma:list_comments
  3. 3

    Export reference images for each component

    Generate PNG or SVG export URLs for the frames so engineers have visual references linked directly from their issues.

    • figma:export_images
  4. 4

    Create Linear development issues

    Open a Linear issue for each ready component with the design specification, Figma frame link, and exported asset URL included in the description.

    • linear:list_projects
    • linear:create_issue
  5. 5

    Confirm handoff in Figma comments

    Post a comment on each frame in Figma confirming the Linear issue number and link so designers and engineers stay aligned.

    • figma:post_comment

Integrations used in this scenario

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Get File

Retrieve the design file structure and ready-for-development frames.

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List Comments

Extract design notes and specifications from file comments.

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Export Images

Generate export URLs for design assets and reference images.

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List Projects

Identify the correct Linear project for the new issues.

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Create Issue

Create development issues with design specs and asset links.

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Post Comment

Leave a comment on the Figma frame confirming issues have been created.

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Connected systems

Integration

Figma

Access and inspect Figma design files, including full node trees, layers, properties, and metadata. Export file nodes as PNG, SVG, JPG, or PDF images. Read, create, and delete comments and reactions on files. Manage file version history. List team projects and project files. Retrieve published components, component sets, and styles from team libraries. Create, update, and delete variables and variable collections (Enterprise). Manage dev resources attached to file nodes. Retrieve library analytics and design system usage data (Enterprise). Read organization activity logs and discovery text events (Enterprise). Configure webhooks to receive notifications for file updates, deletions, version changes, comments, library publishes, and dev mode status changes.

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Integration

Linear

Create, read, update, and delete issues across teams with support for priorities, labels, assignees, due dates, and workflow states. Manage projects that group related issues, and organize work into time-boxed cycles (sprints). Create and manage documents, comments, and file attachments. Search issues using vector similarity or rich filters. Configure teams, workflow states, and labels. Track customers and link them to issues. Subscribe to real-time webhooks for changes to issues, projects, cycles, comments, documents, and more.

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Expected outcomes

Outcome 1

Engineers receive fully specified development issues the moment designs are ready

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Outcome 2

Design assets and specifications are linked directly from Linear issues without manual copy-paste

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Outcome 3

Designers get immediate confirmation that handoff issues have been created

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