figma-create-new-file

**MANDATORY prerequisite** — you MUST invoke this skill BEFORE every `create_new_file` tool call. NEVER call `create_new_file` directly without loading this…

INSTALLATION
npx skills add https://github.com/figma/mcp-server-guide --skill figma-create-new-file
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SKILL.md

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Parse the arguments from the skill invocation. If editorType is not provided, default to "design". If fileName is not provided, default to "Untitled".

Workflow

Step 1: Resolve the planKey

The create_new_file tool requires a planKey parameter. Follow this decision tree:

-

User already provided a planKey (e.g. from a previous whoami call or in their prompt) → use it directly, skip to Step 2.

-

No planKey available → call the whoami tool. The response contains a plans array. Each plan has a key, name, seat, and tier.

  • Single plan: use its key field automatically.
  • Multiple plans: ask the user which team or organization they want to create the file in, then use the corresponding plan's key.

Step 2: Call create_new_file

Call the create_new_file tool with:

Parameter

Required

Description

planKey

Yes

The plan key from Step 1

fileName

Yes

Name for the new file

editorType

Yes

"design", "figjam", or "slides"

Example:

{

  "planKey": "team:123456",

  "fileName": "My New Design",

  "editorType": "design"

}

Step 3: Use the result

The tool returns:

  • file_key — the key of the newly created file
  • file_url — a direct URL to open the file in Figma

Use the file_key for subsequent tool calls like use_figma.

Important Notes

  • The file is created in the user's drafts folder for the selected plan.
  • Supported editor types are "design", "figjam", and "slides".
  • If use_figma is your next step, load the figma-use skill before calling it.

Editor-specific notes

Slides — newly created files have an empty grid

A slides file produced by this tool starts with zero rows and zero slidesfigma.getSlideGrid() returns [], not a default first slide. The page's only child is the SLIDE_GRID node itself, which is empty until you create content. The first call to figma.createSlide() implicitly creates row 0 and inserts the new slide there.

If your follow-up use_figma script assumes at least one slide exists (e.g. to read theme tokens off it), guard for the empty case or call createSlide() first. See figma-use-slides → slide-grid for full details.

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