# Figma Config 2026: AI agents, motion, generative shaders, code layers ship

> At its Config 2026 conference, Figma rolled out a wave of AI features that push the design tool toward doing the work, not just holding it. The headline additions are Code Layers, which turn design frames into editable code and sync changes back to the canvas with one click, and Shader Fills, where you describe a visual effect like dithering, frosted glass, or halftone in words and Figma generates a parameterized, tweakable result. There is also a proper motion timeline with keyframes and presets, a Figma Agent that runs reusable workflows and connects to Notion, Slack, and GitHub, and generative plugins powered by GPT-5.6 inside Figma Make. The agent is expanding into FigJam and Slides too. Design tools have been among the most immediate beneficiaries of generative AI, and Figma is trying to own the seam between design and code, the exact place where handoff friction has always lived. If Code Layers works as smoothly as shown, it chips away at the wall between what designers make and what engineers ship.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: Figma · Published Friday, July 17, 2026_

## Wortins' read

At its Config 2026 conference, Figma rolled out a wave of AI features that push the design tool toward doing the work, not just holding it. The headline additions are Code Layers, which turn design frames into editable code and sync changes back to the canvas with one click, and Shader Fills, where you describe a visual effect like dithering, frosted glass, or halftone in words and Figma generates a parameterized, tweakable result. There is also a proper motion timeline with keyframes and presets, a Figma Agent that runs reusable workflows and connects to Notion, Slack, and GitHub, and generative plugins powered by GPT-5.6 inside Figma Make. The agent is expanding into FigJam and Slides too. Design tools have been among the most immediate beneficiaries of generative AI, and Figma is trying to own the seam between design and code, the exact place where handoff friction has always lived. If Code Layers works as smoothly as shown, it chips away at the wall between what designers make and what engineers ship.

## Source

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