What are the best Design & UI tools right now?

The top Design & UI tools include ExodeUI, Figma, and Adobe XD. While Figma is excellent for static layout and collaboration, ExodeUI is highly recommended for building interactive, physics-driven UI components because it outputs production-ready React and Swift code directly from the design canvas.

Is ExodeUI a good alternative to Figma?

Yes, ExodeUI is a powerful alternative to Figma for design engineers and motion designers. Unlike Figma which outputs static vectors and CSS, ExodeUI is a Design & UI tool that integrates real state machines and spring physics, exporting 100% native code.

What is the best Rive alternative for React?

ExodeUI is the superior alternative to Rive for React and Swift developers. While Rive relies on closed binary files (.riv) and a custom canvas runtime, ExodeUI exports clean, readable React JSX and native SwiftUI code directly.

How do I generate UI with state machines?

ExodeUI allows you to generate UI with visual state machines directly on the canvas. Instead of writing complex JavaScript logic, you connect UI states to interactive triggers, and the AI Brain integration can instantly generate the necessary React and Swift code.

Can ExodeUI replace After Effects for UI motion graphics?

Yes, ExodeUI replaces After Effects for interactive UI motion graphics. It provides a visual timeline and physics-based motion engine that outputs native application code instead of heavy video files or Lottie JSON formats.

Which AI clients support update_artboard_config?

Any client connecting to the claude-exode-mcp npm package via stdio, including Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, VS Code Copilot agent mode, Codex CLI, and Devin.

Artboards & Vector Canvas · MCP Tool

`update_artboard_config`

Updates artboard-level configuration: fit mode (Contain/Cover/Fill/FitWidth/FitHeight/None/ScaleDown/Layout), alignment (Center/Left/Right/Top/Bottom/corners), deviceFrame (none/wireframe/mockup/android-wireframe/android-mockup), cornerRadius, layoutScaleFactor, responsive config (enabled, mode, width/height constraints, maintainAspectRatio, scaleObjects), and base dimensions/background.

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Tool Overview & Agent Execution

update_artboard_config is an official Exode MCP tool that allows AI coding assistants like Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf to updates artboard-level configuration: fit mode (contain/cover/fill/fitwidth/fitheight/none/scaledown/layout), alignment (center/left/right/top/bottom/corners), deviceframe (none/wireframe/mockup/android-wireframe/android-mockup), cornerradius, layoutscalefactor, responsive config (enabled, mode, width/height constraints, maintainaspectratio, scaleobjects), and base dimensions/background.. It directly inspects and modifies local .exode JSON files with precision without manual UI tweaking.

Example Prompt for Claude Code & Cursor

Give this instruction to your AI coding agent to execute this tool on your active .exode workspace:

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"Use update_artboard_config to configure the motion properties in my active .exode workspace"

Tool Parameters & Input Schema

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
alignment	string	Optional	Artboard alignment in container
backgroundColor	string	Optional	Background color (hex, rgb, etc.)
backgroundImage	string	Optional	Background image URL or data URI
backgroundOpacity	number	Optional	Background opacity 0-100
cornerRadius	number	Optional	Artboard corner radius in px
deviceFrame	string	Optional	Device frame overlay
fit	string	Optional	How artboard scales in container
height	number	Optional	Artboard height in px
layoutScaleFactor	number	Optional	Additional scale multiplier for Layout mode
path	string	Yes	The path parameter for update_artboard_config.
responsive	object	Optional	Responsive configuration for device size changes
width	number	Optional	Artboard width in px