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AI Design Tools vs Design Systems: The 15-Minute Floor

Oct 2026· Research Brief· 11 min read

I ran Figma Make, Claude + Figma MCP, and a custom multi-agent React setup against the same complex UI brief. Here is what each produced, where each broke, and the 15-minute floor none of them could clear.

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