Figma is trying to become more than just a design platform by adding more AI and bringing the coding and prototyping layer closer to its canvas. To that end, it acquired the team behind vibration coding and AI agent platform Bud (formerly Orchids).

“Figma is one of, if not the most, defining product companies of our time to capitalize on this. It’s where ideas begin, iterate, and come to life, and it’s a natural home for this exciting new era of work,” Bud CEO Kevin Lu posted on X.

The Y Combinator-backed startup started as a vibe coding platform that allowed users to create apps for mobile, web, Slack, browser, and more. It was later renamed Bud, an agent platform that can access various services, browse the web, and write code to automate tasks.

Under the agreement, the startup will shut down Bud and Orchids by July 18, requiring users to migrate their projects by then.

Earlier this year, citing a security researcher, the BBC reported that apps built on Orchids were susceptible to cyberattacks.

Figma didn’t specify how it intends to use this team, but recent product launches hint that the public company wants to give teams more tools to build and prototype apps, not just come up with static concepts. Last year it launched Figma Make for creating web applications. This year, it integrated with tools like Codex and Claude Code and launched its own agents.