import-tokens-figma — design tokens → Figma variables

Create and update Figma variables from a token source (DTCG tokens.json, a Tailwind/SCSS export, or a plain token object). Aliases and multi-mode values are supported. Re-running is safe: variables are matched by saved Figma id → key → exact name, so an update edits in place rather than duplicating.

Skill boundaries

• `use_figma` rules — load the official `figma-use` skill first; it is the full Figma Plugin API reference. Essentials these scripts rely on: plain JS with top-level await + return (no IIFE, no figma.closePlugin(); console.log is not returned), inputs inlined as const at the top of each script, colors in 0–1 range, load fonts before any text op, await figma.getNodeByIdAsync(...), and atomic errors (a failed script applies nothing — read the error, fix, retry).
• Reverse direction (Figma → code) → export-tokens-figma.

Workflow

1. Parse the source into the canonical token list — deterministically. For DTCG input (incl.

anything export-tokens-figma produced), run the bundled parser instead of flattening by hand:

   node scripts/parse-tokens.mjs tokens.tokens.json --default-mode Light --collection Brand
   # --strip-prefix "ds-"   drops a leading name prefix on import (e.g. ds-color/x → color/x)

It prints the exact COLLECTION_NAME / MODES / TOKENS constants to paste into the apply script — handling $type→Figma type, {ref} aliases, multi-mode ($extensions…modes), dimension unit stripping, and variableId round-trip. For non-DTCG sources (a Tailwind/SCSS export), export to DTCG first or hand-build the TOKENS array: { name: "Color/Brand/Primary", type: "COLOR"|"FLOAT"|"STRING"|"BOOLEAN", values: { <mode>: literal | { reference: "{Color.Brand.500}" } }, figmaVariableId? }.

1. Decide conflict policy. Default: code wins on values, but never delete Figma-only variables

without asking. Confirm the target collection name and the mode list (first = default).

1. Apply. Put the parsed data into the constants at the top of

scripts/apply-tokens.js and run it via use_figma (skillNames: "import-tokens-figma"). It runs two passes — literals first, then aliases — and returns { created, updated, errors, variableIds }.

1. Report & validate. Surface created/updated counts and any errors. Run a read-back (the

export-tokens-figma read script or get_variable_defs) to confirm values landed.

Notes & gotchas

• Two-pass is required — alias targets must exist before createVariableAlias. The script

handles this; don't collapse it into one pass.

• Colors accept hex strings (3/6/8 digit) and are converted to {r,g,b,a} 0–1 automatically.
• Scopes: new variables default to ALL_SCOPES, which pollutes every picker. After import,

consider setting variable.scopes (see manage-variables-figma) to the right surfaces.

• Round-trip: importing a file previously produced by export-tokens-figma is the happy path —

the stashed variableId makes matching exact.