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Figma ·

Figma MCP server expands to Cursor, Warp, Claude Code and more

The Figma MCP server now works across Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Claude Code, Warp, and more. Drop it in and your AI coding agent writes against actual components and variables rather than guessing at them.

Google Stitch ·

Stitch relaunches as AI-native vibe design platform

Google overhauled Stitch into an infinite canvas you design by talking to. Voice Canvas, DESIGN.md for portable brand rules, Agent Manager for parallel directions, and an MCP server connecting to Cursor, Claude, and AI Studio.

Google Stitch ·

Stitch SDK: generate UI screens programmatically

A developer SDK for Stitch — feed it a text prompt and get back HTML and a screenshot. Useful for rapid prototyping pipelines, bulk UI generation, or integrating Stitch into your own tools.

Figma ·

How we rebuilt the foundations of component instances

By replacing a decade-old architecture with a reactive foundation, we made common operations in large design systems up to 50% faster and unlocked a new way to build dynamic features.

Figma ·

Design’s influence is expanding, and here’s why that feels hard

As AI accelerates creation and raises expectations, designers are navigating a field that’s bigger, faster, and more demanding than ever.

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Penpot ·

Penpot vs. Figma: Which design platform is right for enterprise teams?

Compare Penpot and Figma on the criteria enterprise teams care about most: data sovereignty, pricing predictability, developer integration, and long-term scalability.

Sketch ·

Sketch ships local MCP server and 2026.1 beta

Sketch quietly launched a local MCP server — connect Claude, Codex, or any MCP-compatible tool to your designs for code generation and design queries. Off by default, local only, so you control what gets access. The 2026.1 beta also lands with 150+ improvements: selection colours, a smarter eyedropper that picks up colour variables, and a redesigned workspace invite flow.

Penpot ·

6 best Adobe XD alternatives

In this guide, we’ll explore six of the best Adobe XD alternatives, following its sunset in June 2023, highlighting their features, pros and cons, and which tools may serve as the best long-term replacement for your team.

Penpot ·

How Penpot makes design and developer collaboration seamless

Penpot bridges the design-development gap by eliminating the translation layer that creates friction in traditional workflows.

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v0 ·

You can now try Opus 4.6 fast mode (in research preview) in v0.2.5x faster than standard Opus. 50% off for the next week.Claude (@claudeai)Our teams have been building with a 2.5x-faster version of Claude Opus 4.6.We’re now making it available as an early experiment via Claude Code and our API.— https://x.com/claudeai/status/2020207322124132504— v0 (@v0) Feb 7, 2026

v0 ·

Start building at v0.app— v0 (@v0) Feb 6, 2026

v0 ·

v0's code editor is now powered by VS Code. Get all the features you're used to, from the editor to the extensions.Available on both the web and iOS app.— v0 (@v0) Feb 6, 2026

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Claude Code ·

Finding 1: The longer models reason, the more incoherent they become. This holds across every task and model we tested—whether we measure reasoning tokens, agent actions, or optimizer steps. x.com

Codex ·

The Codex app is here. Let’s dig in. Join @romainhuet, @dkundel, @embirico, @thsottiaux, and @ajambrosino to talk about your skills, automations, and how Codex changes how software gets built. Reply with your questions. We might answer them live. x.co x.com

Codex ·

We’re excited to launch the Codex app, a command center for building with agents. It gives you a focused space to manage multiple agents at once, run work in parallel, and collaborate with agents over long-running tasks. openai.com/codex x.com

Codex ·

The Codex app is available starting today on macOS, with Windows coming soon. For a limited time, Codex is available through ChatGPT Free and Go subscriptions—and we’re doubling rate limits for Plus, Pro, Business, Enterprise, and Edu users—across th x.com

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Rive ·

🔴 Winners announced live TODAY at 11am PST x.com

Framer ·

Read the full story with Clémence Guillemot, designer at 27b ↓ framer.com/stories/i-d/ x.com

Framer ·

At @i_D, editorial campaigns are bold, visual, and fast-moving. 27-b.com uses Framer to bring them to life with full-bleed visuals, rich motion, and total creative control, all in under a week x.com

Framer ·

Why do I feel like we’re building kubernetes for agents now? x.com

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LottieFiles ·

Before adding motion: Easy to miss. After adding motion: Impossible to ignore. x.com

LottieFiles ·

Tutorial: Turn static UI into interactive animation. 👀 Watch how using @figma + Lottie Creator can create UI interactions with no code needed. Learn now ▶️ lottie.link/interactions-f… x.com

Replit ·

Apparently this person runs a VC firm. Imagine getting a 23andme test for “due diligence.” x.com

LottieFiles ·

Designer’s daily struggle be like… x.com

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Rive ·

"This project shows that Rive isn’t just for animation, it’s capable of handling complete interactive experiences with proper game architecture" x.com

Replit ·

Remember spending hours setting up development environments, learning SQL, and configuring database connections just to build a basic analytics dashboard? Those days are over. In a recent webinar, Vino Duraisamy, @Snowflake Developer Advocate, a x.com

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Rive ·

Thanks to everyone who joined us at Rive HQ in SF last night 👋 Great convos, great people, and lots of Rive energy. Stay tuned for more Rive events coming soon 👀 x.com

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Claude Code ·

On December 8, the Perseverance rover safely trundled across the surface of Mars. This was the first AI-planned drive on another planet. And it was planned by Claude. x.com

Claude Code ·

Plugin support is available today as a research preview for all paid plans. Org-wide sharing and management is coming soon. Learn more: claude.com/blog/cowork-pl… x.com

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Paper ·

the Quartr Apple poster, made in Paper 🩵 x.com

Cursor ·

We're proposing an open standard for tracing agent conversations to the code they generate. It's interoperable with any coding agent or interface. x.com

Dessn ·

A user "went back to Cursor for a bit" (we were mid-migration for them) but came back reeeeaaal quick 🥰 x.com

GitHub Copilot ·

Why did TypeScript work when so many languages didn't? Anders Hejlsberg, the mind behind Turbo Pascal, Delphi, C#, and TypeScript shares his thoughts and learnings. x.com

GitHub Copilot ·

🇪🇺 The EU wants to boost open source with better funding and a new strategy, and they're looking for your feedback. Here's your chance to shape the future of EU tech policy. Share your opinion by February 3. Learn more.👇 x.com

Spline ·

Liquid Glass in Hana is just on another level: ✨Works in both 2D and 3D shapes 🍷Stacked Glass 🍺 Refraction controls ⚡️ Real-time Follow this thread to learn more! x.com

Google Stitch ·

Stitch API Keys are here! 🔑✨ Last week we launched the Stitch MCP Server, Gemini CLI Extension, and Agent Skills. They opened new doors, and now you can say goodbye to the OAuth dance. 🕺🚫 Just generate a key in Settings and connect your tools instan x.com

Zed ·

Download Zed and view the full changelog here: zed.dev/releases/stable x.com

Zed ·

Build Dev Containers from scratch in Zed (command palette > `projects: initialize dev container`) + Podmand support (via `use_podman` setting). Thanks KyleBarton! x.com

Bolt.new ·

Today at 12pm PT 🎦 Join our Integrations Series w/ @picahq and learn step-by-step how to connect your Bolt project to Airtable. We’ll build a support ticket portal where users submit tickets and admins view, respond to, and update their status. You won't want t x.com

Tempo Labs ·

Figma + Cursor = Tempo It feels like a visual design platform but lives in your production React codebase. The ultimate tool for design engineers. x.com

Zed ·

Zed (@zeddotdev) on X x.com

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Subframe ·

New in Subframe: Multiple layouts Layouts let you apply consistent navigation, footers, or containers across pages. Custom layouts unlock more page variations for your product that you can switch between with a single click. x.com

GitHub Copilot ·

RT @jlengstorf: GitHub Copilot CLI (and SDK) with Cassidy Williams x.com

Tempo Labs ·

I've been tasked with training my replacement x.com

Sketch ·

Get full control over what you share with Previews

Tags: Web App With previews in the web app, you can choose which pages or prototypes from a document to share — and keep the rest hidden. There’s no need to copy work to a clean document, or worry about clients digging through the “Rough Ideas” page. You can share a preview link with anyone to view in their browser, no Sketch account required. You can choose if previews are password protected, and also when to expire them so their links no longer work. When you set up a preview, you can choose t

Sketch ·

Get better previews when you share in Slack

Tags: Web App With our first-party Slack integration you can connect your Workspace and see rich previews of any document or comment link you share. We already show link previews in Slack for public documents, but now you’ll see them for private documents in your Workspace once you’ve connected it. We’ve got some exciting plans to make this Slack integration even more useful, but for now, we hope you’ll enjoy seeing a little more of your documents in everyone’s favorite virtual workplace. Docume

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