Digest for Friday 7 August 2026

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Design tokens are the bridge for AI agents, not just devs
Figma's design-systems blog argues that well-structured design tokens are now the key interface between human-made design systems and AI coding agents. Loosely structured tokens produce messy, inconsistent agent output.
figma.com6 Aug
Adoption
Figma's canvas is now open to AI agents
Figma has opened its design canvas to AI agents, letting them work alongside humans in the same file with shared context. Over half of big-spending customers were already using the built-in Figma agent weekly by end of July 2026.
qz.com6 Aug