Firecrawl MCP Server ranks higher at 62/100 vs Conduit for Figma at 34/100. Capability-level comparison backed by match graph evidence from real search data.
| Feature | Conduit for Figma | Firecrawl MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Type | MCP Server | MCP Server |
| UnfragileRank | 34/100 | 62/100 |
| Adoption | 0 | 1 |
| Quality |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| Ecosystem | 1 | 1 |
| Match Graph | 0 | 0 |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Capabilities | 12 decomposed | 13 decomposed |
| Times Matched | 0 | 0 |
Create Figma design elements (text, shapes, components, images) programmatically through MCP protocol by translating natural language or structured commands into Figma API calls. The system maps high-level design intent to Figma's object model, handling layer creation, property assignment, and parent-child relationships in the design hierarchy.
Unique: Operates as an MCP server, enabling bidirectional design automation through Claude or other MCP-compatible clients without requiring custom Figma plugins or browser extensions. Abstracts Figma's REST API into conversational design commands.
vs alternatives: Integrates directly into LLM workflows via MCP protocol, enabling design generation as part of multi-step AI reasoning chains, whereas Figma plugins require manual UI interaction or separate API orchestration.
Apply visual styling (colors, typography, spacing, effects) to multiple design elements simultaneously through batch operations. The capability translates style specifications into Figma's property model, applying fills, strokes, typography settings, and layout properties across selected or filtered element sets in a single coordinated operation.
Unique: Implements batch styling through MCP protocol, allowing style application to be triggered from LLM reasoning chains with natural language specifications like 'apply primary brand color to all buttons' rather than manual Figma UI interaction.
vs alternatives: Enables programmatic design token application at scale through conversational interfaces, whereas Figma's native batch operations require manual UI selection and Figma plugins require custom development per use case.
Manage Figma design file metadata, versions, and organizational properties through MCP protocol. The capability enables file creation, renaming, version tracking, and property management, supporting design file lifecycle operations and version control integration.
Unique: Provides programmatic file and version management through MCP protocol, enabling design file lifecycle operations integrated into development workflows and CI/CD pipelines.
vs alternatives: Automates design file management through LLM-driven workflows, whereas Figma's UI requires manual file operations and existing design tools typically don't integrate version management with development workflows.
Manages colors and fills for design elements, supporting solid colors, gradients, and image fills. Binds colors to Figma color variables, enabling dynamic theming and bulk color updates. Supports color palette management, enabling creation and organization of color systems. Implements color extraction and analysis for understanding design color usage. Coordinates with design system variables to maintain color consistency across designs.
Unique: Integrates color management with Figma's variable system, enabling dynamic theming and bulk color updates through variable changes. Supports color palette management and extraction for design system documentation.
vs alternatives: More maintainable than static color application because variable-bound colors update automatically when variables change; enables design-to-code pipelines where colors are extracted as design tokens for CSS generation.
Configure and apply auto layout properties to design frames, enabling responsive component behavior through MCP commands. The system translates layout specifications (direction, spacing, alignment, sizing) into Figma's auto layout model, automatically arranging child elements and maintaining responsive behavior across different viewport sizes.
Unique: Exposes Figma's auto layout engine through MCP protocol, enabling responsive layout configuration via natural language commands like 'create a horizontal stack with 16px spacing' without requiring Figma UI interaction.
vs alternatives: Integrates layout automation into LLM workflows, allowing responsive design generation as part of multi-step design reasoning, whereas Figma's UI requires manual configuration and design-to-code tools often lose layout semantics in translation.
Create, update, and organize Figma components and design variables programmatically through MCP protocol. The capability manages component definitions, instances, overrides, and design variable bindings, enabling systematic component library construction and design token management without manual Figma UI interaction.
Unique: Manages Figma's component and variable systems through MCP protocol, enabling design system construction via conversational commands like 'create a button component with color and size variables' integrated into LLM workflows.
vs alternatives: Automates component library creation through natural language specifications in LLM contexts, whereas Figma's UI requires manual component creation and existing design system tools typically operate outside Figma's native component model.
Export design assets (images, SVGs, PDFs) and generate HTML/CSS code from Figma designs through MCP commands. The system translates Figma design properties into web-standard formats, extracting visual properties, layout specifications, and component structures into exportable code and assets.
Unique: Generates HTML/CSS directly from Figma designs through MCP protocol, enabling design-to-code workflows within LLM contexts where the AI can reason about design properties and generate corresponding code in a single interaction.
vs alternatives: Integrates design-to-code generation into LLM reasoning chains, allowing AI to generate both designs and implementation code, whereas traditional design-to-code tools are separate applications requiring manual handoff between design and development.
Manage Figma pages, frames, and element selections programmatically through MCP protocol. The capability enables navigation, creation, and manipulation of page hierarchies, frame organization, and element selection for targeted operations on specific design areas.
Unique: Provides programmatic page and selection management through MCP protocol, enabling design file organization and element targeting via natural language commands like 'select all buttons on the components page' within LLM workflows.
vs alternatives: Automates design file organization through conversational interfaces integrated into LLM contexts, whereas Figma's UI requires manual navigation and existing automation tools typically operate outside the design file structure.
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Scrapes a single URL and converts HTML content to clean markdown using Firecrawl's content extraction pipeline. The firecrawl_scrape tool accepts a URL and optional parameters (formats, headers, wait time, screenshot capability) and returns structured markdown output with automatic cleanup of boilerplate, navigation, and ads. Implements MCP tool handler pattern that marshals arguments through the @mendable/firecrawl-js client library to Firecrawl's backend processing engine.
Unique: Integrates Firecrawl's proprietary content extraction engine (which uses ML-based boilerplate removal and semantic content identification) through MCP protocol, enabling AI agents to access production-grade web scraping without managing browser automation or parsing logic themselves. The markdown conversion is handled server-side rather than client-side, reducing latency and ensuring consistent output formatting.
vs alternatives: Cleaner markdown output than regex-based scrapers like Cheerio or Puppeteer-only solutions because Firecrawl uses ML models to identify main content; simpler than self-hosted solutions because it's fully managed and requires only an API key.
Scrapes multiple URLs in a single operation using Firecrawl's batch processing pipeline. The firecrawl_batch_scrape tool accepts an array of URLs and shared options, submitting them to Firecrawl's backend which processes them in parallel and returns an array of markdown-converted content objects. Implements batching through the @mendable/firecrawl-js client's batch method, which handles request queuing, parallel execution, and result aggregation without requiring client-side coordination.
Unique: Implements server-side parallel batch processing through Firecrawl's backend rather than client-side loop iteration, reducing network round-trips and enabling true concurrent scraping. The batch operation is atomic from the MCP client perspective — a single tool call returns all results, simplifying agent orchestration logic.
More efficient than sequential scraping loops because Firecrawl handles parallelization server-side; simpler than managing Promise.all() with individual scrape calls because batching is a first-class operation with built-in error handling.
Firecrawl MCP Server scores higher at 62/100 vs Conduit for Figma at 34/100.
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Packages the Firecrawl MCP server as a Docker container with environment-based configuration, enabling deployment to containerized infrastructure (Kubernetes, Docker Compose, cloud platforms). The Dockerfile builds a Node.js runtime with the server code and exposes configuration through environment variables, allowing operators to deploy without modifying code. Supports both cloud and self-hosted Firecrawl instances through configuration.
Unique: Provides production-ready Docker packaging with environment-based configuration, enabling zero-code deployment to containerized infrastructure. The Dockerfile handles Node.js runtime setup and dependency installation, reducing deployment complexity.
vs alternatives: Simpler than manual deployment because Docker handles environment setup; more portable than binary distribution because containers run consistently across platforms.
Registers the Firecrawl MCP server in the Smithery registry, enabling one-click installation and discovery through Smithery's MCP client marketplace. The server is published to Smithery with metadata (description, tags, configuration schema) allowing users to discover and install it without manual setup. Smithery handles server distribution, version management, and client integration.
Unique: Leverages Smithery's MCP server registry to enable one-click installation without manual configuration, reducing friction for end users. Smithery handles server discovery, versioning, and client integration, abstracting deployment complexity.
vs alternatives: More user-friendly than manual installation because Smithery handles discovery and setup; more discoverable than GitHub-only distribution because Smithery provides a centralized marketplace.
Supports connecting to self-hosted Firecrawl instances in addition to Firecrawl's cloud service through configurable API endpoint. The FIRECRAWL_API_URL environment variable allows operators to specify a custom Firecrawl endpoint, enabling deployment scenarios where Firecrawl runs on-premises or in a private cloud. The @mendable/firecrawl-js client library handles endpoint abstraction, routing all API calls to the configured endpoint.
Unique: Enables flexible deployment by supporting both cloud and self-hosted Firecrawl instances through simple endpoint configuration, allowing operators to choose deployment model without code changes. The endpoint abstraction is handled by @mendable/firecrawl-js, making self-hosted support transparent to MCP server code.
vs alternatives: More flexible than cloud-only solutions because self-hosted option is available; simpler than maintaining separate server implementations because endpoint configuration is unified.
Discovers all URLs within a website by crawling from a base URL and building a sitemap-like structure. The firecrawl_map tool accepts a base URL and optional parameters (max depth, include patterns, exclude patterns) and returns a hierarchical array of discovered URLs with metadata about page structure. Uses Firecrawl's crawler to traverse internal links up to specified depth, filtering by inclusion/exclusion patterns, and returns the complete URL graph without fetching full page content.
Unique: Provides lightweight URL discovery without content extraction, allowing agents to plan scraping strategy before committing credits to full content fetches. The depth-based crawling with pattern filtering enables selective discovery — agents can discover only URLs matching specific criteria (e.g., /blog/* paths) without exploring entire site.
vs alternatives: More efficient than scraping every page to build a sitemap because it skips content extraction; more reliable than parsing robots.txt or sitemaps.xml because it performs actual crawling and discovers dynamically-linked content.
Crawls an entire website and extracts content from all discovered pages in a single asynchronous operation. The firecrawl_crawl tool accepts a base URL and options (max pages, allowed domains, exclude patterns, scrape options) and returns a crawl ID for polling. The crawler discovers URLs, extracts markdown content from each page, and stores results server-side. Clients poll firecrawl_crawl_status to retrieve results as they complete, implementing an async job pattern rather than blocking until completion.
Unique: Implements server-side asynchronous crawling with job-based result retrieval, decoupling the crawl initiation from result consumption. The MCP server handles polling coordination through firecrawl_crawl_status, allowing AI agents to initiate long-running crawls and check progress without blocking. Firecrawl's backend manages the entire crawl lifecycle including URL discovery, content extraction, and result storage.
vs alternatives: More scalable than sequential scraping because crawling happens server-side in parallel; simpler than managing Puppeteer/Playwright browser pools because Firecrawl abstracts browser automation and handles rate limiting internally.
Polls the status of an in-progress or completed website crawl and retrieves extracted content. The firecrawl_crawl_status tool accepts a crawl ID and returns current progress (pages crawled, pages remaining, completion percentage), status state (running/completed/failed), and paginated results. Implements polling pattern where clients repeatedly call this tool with the same crawl ID to check progress and incrementally retrieve content as pages are processed, supporting streaming-like result consumption.
Unique: Provides non-blocking status and result retrieval for asynchronous crawls, enabling agents to manage long-running operations without blocking. The polling pattern with pagination allows incremental result consumption — agents can start processing results before the entire crawl completes, reducing end-to-end latency for large crawls.
vs alternatives: More flexible than blocking crawl operations because agents can check progress and retrieve partial results; simpler than webhook-based result delivery because polling requires no external infrastructure setup.
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