Figma Multi-Environment Setup Skill

Figma Multi-Environment Setup

Overview

Configure separate Figma API credentials and file targets per environment. Use different PATs with minimal scopes, point to different Figma files, and prevent accidental production operations from dev.

Prerequisites

Separate Figma PATs for each environment
Secret management solution
Environment detection in application

Instructions

Step 1: Environment Strategy

| Environment | PAT Scopes | Figma File | Cache TTL | |-------------|-----------|------------|-----------| | Development | file_content:read | Copy of design file | 10s (fast iteration) | | Staging | file_content:read, file_comments:read | Staging branch/file | 60s | | Production | file_content:read, webhooks:write | Production design file | 300s |

Step 2: Configuration by Environment

// src/config/figma.ts
interface FigmaEnvConfig {
  token: string;
  fileKey: string;
  cacheTTL: number;
  webhookPasscode?: string;
  maxConcurrency: number;
}

function getFigmaConfig(): FigmaEnvConfig {
  const env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';

  const configs: Record<string, Partial<FigmaEnvConfig>> = {
    development: {
      token: process.env.FIGMA_PAT_DEV!,
      fileKey: process.env.FIGMA_FILE_KEY_DEV!,
      cacheTTL: 10_000,
      maxConcurrency: 1,
    },
    staging: {
      token: process.env.FIGMA_PAT_STAGING!,
      fileKey: process.env.FIGMA_FILE_KEY_STAGING!,
      cacheTTL: 60_000,
      maxConcurrency: 3,
    },
    production: {
      token: process.env.FIGMA_PAT_PROD!,
      fileKey: process.env.FIGMA_FILE_KEY_PROD!,
      cacheTTL: 300_000,
      maxConcurrency: 5,
      webhookPasscode: process.env.FIGMA_WEBHOOK_PASSCODE,
    },
  };

  const config = configs[env];
  if (!config?.token) throw new Error(`Figma token not configured for env: ${env}`);
  if (!config?.fileKey) throw new Error(`Figma file key not configured for env: ${env}`);

  return config as FigmaEnvConfig;
}

Step 3: Environment Files

# .env.development
FIGMA_PAT_DEV="figd_dev-token-read-only"
FIGMA_FILE_KEY_DEV="devFileKey123"

# .env.staging
FIGMA_PAT_STAGING="figd_staging-token"
FIGMA_FILE_KEY_STAGING="stagingFileKey456"

# .env.production (stored in secret manager, not in repo)
FIGMA_PAT_PROD="figd_prod-token"
FIGMA_FILE_KEY_PROD="prodFileKey789"
FIGMA_WEBHOOK_PASSCODE="webhook-secret"

# .env.example (committed to repo as template)
FIGMA_PAT_DEV=
FIGMA_FILE_KEY_DEV=

Step 4: Secret Management

# GitHub Actions -- use environment-scoped secrets
gh secret set FIGMA_PAT_PROD --env production --body "figd_..."
gh secret set FIGMA_PAT_STAGING --env staging --body "figd_..."

# Google Cloud Secret Manager
echo -n "figd_prod-token" | gcloud secrets create figma-pat-prod --data-file=-
echo -n "figd_staging-token" | gcloud secrets create figma-pat-staging --data-file=-

# Load in Cloud Run
gcloud run deploy my-service \
  --set-secrets="FIGMA_PAT_PROD=figma-pat-prod:latest"

Step 5: Environment Guards

// Prevent production-specific operations in non-production
function requireProduction(operation: string) {
  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
    throw new Error(
      `${operation} is only allowed in production. ` +
      `Current env: ${process.env.NODE_ENV}`
    );
  }
}

// Prevent destructive operations in production
function blockInProduction(operation: string) {
  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
    throw new Error(`${operation} is blocked in production for safety`);
  }
}

// Usage
async function createWebhook(config: any) {
  requireProduction('createWebhook'); // Only in prod
  return fetch('https://api.figma.com/v2/webhooks', { ... });
}

async function deleteAllCachedData() {
  blockInProduction('deleteAllCachedData'); // Never in prod
  await cache.clear();
}

Output

Per-environment Figma configuration
Secrets stored in appropriate secret managers
Environment guards preventing cross-env mistakes
Template env files for team onboarding

Error Handling

| Issue | Cause | Solution | |-------|-------|----------| | Wrong file in dev | Using prod file key | Verify FIGMA_FILE_KEY_DEV | | PAT expired in CI | 90-day expiry | Set rotation reminder per environment | | Staging webhook pointing to prod | Wrong endpoint URL | Verify webhook endpoint per env | | Config not loading | Missing NODE_ENV | Set NODE_ENV in deployment config |

Resources

Next Steps

For observability setup, see figma-observability.

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