I was really excited with Figma Make before they added the credit system, I was able to create a prototype, using my design system and validate with users. But when they implemented the credits it has been really easy for me to run out of credits in short time. So now I've been trying to find a tool that can help me to mimic that process: create prototype, validate ideas, test variations, using the product design system in short time. The issue is that most of these tools work beautifully from scratch and fall apart the moment you bring a real design system in. I tested one recently that returned brown as the primary color for an app that is entirely purple. It completely changed the fonts, and more.

Two have finally surprised me. Wonder held the fonts and colors when I copied a Figma frame in, and its MCP connection with Cursor and Claude makes the design to code path interesting to watch. I tried uploading the design system and although not perfect, it was close. Claude Design just launched, as everybody knows, and does something similar on a full design system upload. The real catch is the weekly credit limit on the Pro tier. Five or six prompts for testing some variations of components and mobile screens and I was done for the week. For anyone whose whole job is moving faster is what actually holds real adoption back.

These tools still have a learning curve and I think their real value right now is in exploration, communicating an idea, generating a starting point, trying a small variation you wouldn't have had time to sketch. Where I think they struggle is everything that comes after that: keeping things consistent as a product evolves, building flows that actually match how users think, and making sure the experience is doing real work for the product, not just looking like one.

In my opinion, UX has never been about the tools. The tools change constantly and we just adapt. What I'm looking for (and what I think most of us are looking for) is something that takes what we already have and lets us explore variations, build prototypes, and get to validation faster. That would actually change how we work.