jake metz

@goldkey @figma @paper @figma states one of the things that helps improve their MCP is using Code Connect. However, it's only available under an Organization plan. Not very friendly for us solo builders

As a design tool for humans, @figma remains supreme. But @paper as a design tool, but more like a design frontend, for ai coding agents via mcp is elite. Figma should just buy Paper. But if they don't, here is what both need: Figma - Upgrade your MCP. We need for our agents to be able to actually edit designs. Paper - Add PDF export. Add ability to create reusable components. Add plugins.

@froessell How does the feature discovery phase work? You have a prompt library you reuse to run the phases? How is claude able to do research on Mobbin since it's a paid feature?

@froessell @Adobe What did you use them for and what replaced the Adobe usage?

Cancelled my @Adobe subscription after being a subscriber since launch back in 2012. Feels weird, but I haven't used the apps in months and couldn't justify the subscription anymore.

@ridd_design @joindiveclub Video & sharing is the only way I’ve personally watched

I'm at a crossroads with @joindiveclub and would love your advice... Video is gaining popularity very quickly. And for a design show the ceiling does feel higher. However I don't want to alienate audio-only listeners (honestly I might fit in this category) Some options on my mind: - go all in on video and screensharing - only release on Spotify/Apple when not screenshare heavy so if you see it in your app you know it's audio friendly - go back to prioritizing episodes with less screensharing - something else?

Apparently, this is called an em dash and many others have noticed this dilemma in AI generated copy

I can spot AI content from a mile away when it overuses "--" . I find that very annoying but I guess it's not a big deal if it's from @figma website.

@stephenhaney Using web standards is going to be such a game changer

@JakeMetzDev Yesss

Hello! Today we're releasing Paper Desktop Paper is now a canvas for Cursor, Claude Code, Codex. Any agent can read and write html to Paper. • push or pull from your codebase • pull real data from anywhere • less work, more design What will you ship? Sound on 🎶

@tomkrcha Amazing! Can only imagine the roadmap is huge but @solid_js support would be great

pencil.dev We have also shipped some key updates recently: - Codex support on canvas - Much requested Windows app - Multi-window support - Custom fonts - PDF export And tons of improvements: - Huge performance improvements when working with large files - Much better Copy/Paste logic (pastes in place, in hierarchy) - Antigravity Gemini support - VSCode Copilot support - OpenCode CLI support - Gemini CLI support - Kiro CLI support - Paste SVG directly on canvas - Ultralight mode (hide all UI to focus on your design only, super useful when running an agent and don't want any distractions) - Support for IME (Input Method Editor) for languages like Chinese, Japanese, and Korean - Paste files into chat - Export layers as JPG, PNG, WebP formats - Prompt Gallery - Support for 3rd-party logins for desktop Claude agent (e.g. AWS Bedrock, Vertex AI and custom configurations) - Enter API key for Claude/Codex - Keep slots when pasting nodes across documents - Added startAngle, sweetAngle, innerRadius for ellipses to allow drawing pie charts and donut charts and arcs - Linux ARM build and mcp - Pencil Documentation + .pen file format specs - Variables chaining - Opus 4.6, Sonnet 4.6 support

Pencil just crossed 100,000 users! Today we are introducing SWARM mode. A team of AI design agents working with you in parallel. Your autonomous design agency. Download now.

@froessell @sharyph_ We all ride. Thank you 🙏

@JakeMetzDev @sharyph_ I'll post the skill :)

@sharyph_ @froessell Agreed. I’m an software engineer and “market research” falls into the out-of-my-purview categories while doing side projects. Niche hunter would be very helpful in getting ahead of the feedback loop

@froessell I really like the App Niche Hunter approach too. Automating the "scour 1-star reviews for pain points" phase is such a smart way to ensure you are building something people actually want instead of just guessing.

I’m an engineer and even I love these design channels. You’re sleeping if you haven’t checked out @jayneildalal and @joindiveclub

boristane.com/blog/how-i-use… This has helped a ton in “how to work with AI”

@adrianmg Pencil and Dessn look quite promising in that they use components from your codebase. I reckon we still have a little ways to go though for a full one shot depending on how dynamic the website is of course.

Who has been succesfully one-shotting Design to Front-end in React? Give me your tips, MCPs, skills, and what not. It's the most frustrating part of wrangling with agents so far

@stephenhaney @adrianmg Thissss. Can’t wait for Paper to keep growing. MCP on roadmap as coming soon tho

@adrianmg Where is your design source from? I'll DM you Paper Desktop MCP... designs in Paper are html/css so there is no translation issue

@_kejk AI is currently still a tool and not a complete replacement. The convo you had about "over prompting" as opposed to actually solving the problem is a great overview of this in action. youtu.be/7_VEb9iDW2c?t=…

@GabriellaHach See yall aren’t accepting any new signups. Blowing up ✊ Keep up that blood, sweat, and tears. Working on that project would be a dream

Question: "What voodoo magic did you put in Dessn" Answer: Blood, sweat & tears

@ptsi @Dessn_ai Interesting. I see they aren’t taking any new signups right now either. Wonder what’s up with that.

Two more promising vibe design tools! @Dessn_ai Design right in your code base with your own components  x.com/nztm_tw/status… Looks great - bummer is that it takes 24 hours at the moment to onboard/index even a small repo.

3 amazing new “vibe design” tools that caught my eye in the last two weeks: Stitch by Google Excellent vibe design, now with Skills x.com/stitchbygoogle… Pencil It’s like Figma operated by Claude Code x.com/tomkrcha/statu… Agentation Give AI feedback on specific design elements & iterate live x.com/benjitaylor/st…

Anthropic have just buried OpenAI and ChatGPT with this ad lmfao There’s no coming back from that

@Dessn_ai Been looking high and low for a tool that was able to use your design system and wow Dessn looks dope. Not really "bridging" the gap between design and code but rather "closing" it Absolutely going to be playing around and figuring how to get it into my workflow.

"It has the potential to be the next Figma"