--- collection: productivity-apps collection_name: Productivity & Collaboration week_start: 2026-08-10 title: Agent skills spread across design and chat tools release_count: 11 generated: 2026-08-17 canonical: https://releases.sh/collections/productivity-apps/digest/2026-08-10 --- # Agent skills spread across design and chat tools Figma's agent platform expanded significantly this week with skill discovery, custom skill authoring, and MCP server support for running Weave tools from Codex, Claude, or Cursor. Linear also clarified initiative ownership with team assignment and private visibility options. ### Agent capabilities go mainstream Figma made the clearest statement yet that its agent platform is a first-class surface. The company [added skill discovery, creation, and sharing for the Figma agent](/release/rel_5z1cKxmqQ5N30OzyXIgB3-figma-adds-skill-discovery-creation-and-sharing-for-the-figma-agent), including Community discovery and custom skill authoring — a meaningful step beyond the curated skills that shipped with the agent's launch. For teams building repeatable workflows inside Figma, the ability to find and publish skills through the Community ecosystem mirrors the plugin marketplace model that helped Figma's integrations thrive. Even more significant for developers is the [Figma MCP server now running Weave tools from Codex, Claude, or Cursor](/release/rel_FtQCfKb9Ht8fTsSFQ3Hk1-figma-mcp-server-now-runs-weave-tools-from-codex-claude-or-cursor). This bridges Figma's automation layer directly into the three most-used AI coding environments. A developer in Cursor can now trigger a Weave tool that updates design tokens or regenerates prototypes without leaving their editor. The combination of custom skills plus MCP access means the agent's capabilities are no longer confined to the Figma browser — they're accessible wherever AI-assisted workflows happen. Supporting this expansion, [Code Connect 1.5.3](/release/rel_s96QGkbWMO2jHPwyhfuJq-code-connect-1-5-3-adds-preview-dedup-flag-and-instance-id) shipped a `--unique` flag for `figma connect preview` that de-duplicates outputs, plus an `InstanceHandle` that now exposes the Figma node ID matching the Plugin API's `SceneNode.id`. That node ID exposure matters for anyone building tooling that needs to correlate design instances with their underlying scene graph positions. ### Typography goes responsive Figma also [added text wrap options](/release/rel_x8PKq-sTB5elt_8FM_cXV-figma-adds-text-wrap-options-to-make-text-responsive-across-screens) with two new settings: Balance and Pretty. Both can be applied to a text layer, a text style, or an individual paragraph. Balance evens out line lengths for a tidier look across breakpoints, while Pretty enables things like hanging punctuation and better paragraph breaks. For design systems teams, the ability to set these at the text style level means responsiveness can be standardized across every component that uses that style — a small change with outsized impact on how consistently text reflows between mobile and desktop frames. ### Planning gets clearer ownership Linear upgraded initiatives with [team leader assignment and private visibility](/release/rel_Pz_d4eMq6mMA0XNt6OK4V-linear-team-initiatives-add-owner-assignment-and-private-visibility). Assigning a leading team to an initiative now makes responsibility explicit — useful for strategy work that spans multiple squads. Initiatives led by private teams become visible only to members, creating a safe space for confidential roadmap planning that shouldn't leak to the broader org. Linear also extended its MCP server to support Okta-managed employee access for Enterprise workspaces with SAML, so permissions carry over without per-user sign-in. ### SDK polish across the board The Notion JS SDK shipped three releases worth noting. [v5.25.0](/release/rel_9maSK2gE9Upj6sxr8Tv3u-notion-sdk-js-v5-25-0-lets-page-writes-filter-returned-properties) added a `filter_properties` parameter to page creation and update calls, matching the existing behavior on `pages.retrieve()` — a performance win for applications that create pages with dozens of properties but only need a few in the response. [v5.25.1](/release/rel_5ZlquTNQRpaPC-p5pmWwa-notion-sdk-js-v5-25-1-tightens-type-guards-for-data-sources-and-databases) tightened `isFullDataSource` and `isFullDatabase` type guards to also require the title field, preventing incorrect narrowing of partial objects. And [v5.25.2](/release/rel_02yt2bddugUjhj99jj1jL-notion-sdk-js-v5-25-2-adds-does-not-equal-filter-for-verification-properties) added a `does_not_equal` condition to verification property filters, rounding out the SDK's query capabilities for compliance-style workflows. Elsewhere, [Slack 26.08.20](/release/rel_-d8LTDXii0_2de2tWkV9s-slack-26-08-20) fixed HDR video playback on iOS, and [Notion v1.7.328](/release/rel_zUiO-geC_8sRar00wuXCY-notion-v1-7-328-bug-fix-release) was a routine bug-fix release. The [Discord August 11 changelog](/release/rel_I1tELBY_oKtaEhRq8P4J2-discord-update-august-11-2026-changelog) rounded out the week's quieter updates. The through-line this week is boundaries coming down: Figma's agent skills now reach into coding tools, Linear's initiatives can span public and private spaces, and Notion's SDK keeps closing gaps between what the API accepts and what power users expect. ## Releases covered ### Discord - [Discord Update: August 11, 2026 Changelog](https://releases.sh/release/rel_I1tELBY_oKtaEhRq8P4J2-discord-update-august-11-2026-changelog) ### Figma - [Figma adds skill discovery, creation, and sharing for the Figma agent](https://releases.sh/release/rel_5z1cKxmqQ5N30OzyXIgB3-skills-for-figma-agent-gain-discovery-and-creation) - [Figma MCP server now runs Weave tools from Codex, Claude, or Cursor](https://releases.sh/release/rel_FtQCfKb9Ht8fTsSFQ3Hk1-weave-tools-run-in-codex-claude-cursor-via-figma-mcp) - [Code Connect 1.5.3 adds preview dedup flag and instance ID](https://releases.sh/release/rel_s96QGkbWMO2jHPwyhfuJq-preview-dedup-flag-instancehandle-gains-node-id) - [Figma adds text wrap options to make text responsive across screens](https://releases.sh/release/rel_x8PKq-sTB5elt_8FM_cXV-text-wrap-options-make-text-responsive) ### Linear - [Linear team initiatives add owner assignment and private visibility](https://releases.sh/release/rel_Pz_d4eMq6mMA0XNt6OK4V-team-initiatives-get-leaders-private-team-visibility) ### Notion - [Notion SDK JS v5.25.0 lets page writes filter returned properties](https://releases.sh/release/rel_9maSK2gE9Upj6sxr8Tv3u-page-writes-can-now-filter-returned-properties) - [Notion SDK JS v5.25.1 tightens type guards for data sources and databases](https://releases.sh/release/rel_5ZlquTNQRpaPC-p5pmWwa-isfulldatasource-and-isfulldatabase-now-require-title-field) - [Notion SDK (JS) v5.25.2 adds does_not_equal filter for verification properties](https://releases.sh/release/rel_02yt2bddugUjhj99jj1jL-verification-filters-accept-does-not-equal) - [Notion v1.7.328 bug fix release](https://releases.sh/release/rel_zUiO-geC_8sRar00wuXCY-notion-v1-7-328-bug-fix-release) ### Slack - [Slack 26.08.20](https://releases.sh/release/rel_-d8LTDXii0_2de2tWkV9s-slack-26-08-20)