diff --git a/packages/backend/src/common/commonRadius.ts b/packages/backend/src/common/commonRadius.ts
index 5f8070eb..ac301b57 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/common/commonRadius.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/common/commonRadius.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { CornerRadius } from "types";
+import { getMixed } from "../host";
 
 export const getCommonRadius = (node: SceneNode): CornerRadius => {
   if ("rectangleCornerRadii" in node) {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export const getCommonRadius = (node: SceneNode): CornerRadius => {
 
   if (
     "cornerRadius" in node &&
-    node.cornerRadius !== figma.mixed &&
+    node.cornerRadius !== getMixed() &&
     node.cornerRadius
   ) {
     return { all: node.cornerRadius };
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/common/commonStroke.ts b/packages/backend/src/common/commonStroke.ts
index d82e1380..8116ba22 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/common/commonStroke.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/common/commonStroke.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { BorderSide } from "types";
+import { getMixed } from "../host";
 
 export const commonStroke = (
   node: SceneNode,
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ export const commonStroke = (
       right: node.strokeRightWeight / divideBy,
       bottom: node.strokeBottomWeight / divideBy,
     };
-  } else if (node.strokeWeight !== figma.mixed && node.strokeWeight !== 0) {
+  } else if (node.strokeWeight !== getMixed() && node.strokeWeight !== 0) {
     return { all: node.strokeWeight / divideBy };
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/common/exportAsyncProxy.ts b/packages/backend/src/common/exportAsyncProxy.ts
index 04af43ab..86d22632 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/common/exportAsyncProxy.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/common/exportAsyncProxy.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { postConversionStart } from "../messaging";
+import { getBackendHost } from "../host";
 
 let isRunning = false;
 
-/*
+/**
  * This is a wrapper for exportAsync() This allows us to pass a message to the UI every time
  * this rather costly operation gets run so that it can display a loading message. This avoids
  * showing a loading message every time anything in the UI changes and only showing it when
@@ -21,25 +22,7 @@ export const exportAsyncProxy = async <
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 30));
   }
 
-  const figmaNode = (await figma.getNodeByIdAsync(node.id)) as ExportMixin;
-  // console.log("getting figma id for", figmaNode);
-
-  if (figmaNode.exportAsync === undefined) {
-    // console.log(node);
-    throw new TypeError(
-      "Something went wrong. This node doesn't have an exportAsync() function. Maybe check the type before calling this function.",
-    );
-  }
-
-  // The following is necessary for typescript to not lose its mind.
-  let result;
-  if (settings.format === "SVG_STRING") {
-    result = await figmaNode.exportAsync(settings as ExportSettingsSVGString);
-    // } else if (settings.format === "JSON_REST_V1") {
-    //   result = await node.exportAsync(settings as ExportSettingsREST);
-  } else {
-    result = await figmaNode.exportAsync(settings as ExportSettings);
-  }
+  const result = await getBackendHost().getNodeExport(node.id, settings);
 
   isRunning = false;
   return result as T;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/compose/composeMain.ts b/packages/backend/src/compose/composeMain.ts
index 18fc7b93..b7c8bf57 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/compose/composeMain.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/compose/composeMain.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
 } from "./builderImpl/composeAutoLayout";
 import { PluginSettings } from "types";
 import { addWarning } from "../common/commonConversionWarnings";
+import { getMixed } from "../host";
 import { getVisibleNodes } from "../common/nodeVisibility";
 
 let localSettings: PluginSettings;
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ const composeContainer = (node: SceneNode, child: string): string => {
 
   if (
     "fills" in node &&
-    node.fills !== figma.mixed &&
+    node.fills !== getMixed() &&
     retrieveTopFill(node.fills as any)?.type === "IMAGE"
   ) {
     addWarning("Image fills are replaced with placeholders in Compose");
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/compose/composeTextBuilder.ts b/packages/backend/src/compose/composeTextBuilder.ts
index 1b0245a3..585666b5 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/compose/composeTextBuilder.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/compose/composeTextBuilder.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { numberToFixedString } from "../common/numToAutoFixed";
 import { ComposeDefaultBuilder } from "./composeDefaultBuilder";
 import { rgbTo6hex } from "../common/color";
 import { retrieveTopFill } from "../common/retrieveFill";
+import { getMixed } from "../host";
 
 // Cache static mappings for performance
 const FONT_WEIGHT_MAP: Record<number, string> = {
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ export class ComposeTextBuilder extends ComposeDefaultBuilder {
 
     // Font size
     if (
-      node.fontSize !== figma.mixed &&
+      node.fontSize !== getMixed() &&
       typeof node.fontSize === "number" &&
       node.fontSize > 0
     ) {
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ export class ComposeTextBuilder extends ComposeDefaultBuilder {
 
     // Font weight
     if (
-      node.fontWeight !== figma.mixed &&
+      node.fontWeight !== getMixed() &&
       typeof node.fontWeight === "number"
     ) {
       const weight = this.mapFontWeight(node.fontWeight);
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ export class ComposeTextBuilder extends ComposeDefaultBuilder {
     }
 
     // Letter spacing
-    if (node.letterSpacing !== figma.mixed && node.letterSpacing !== 0) {
+    if (node.letterSpacing !== getMixed() && node.letterSpacing !== 0) {
       const spacing = commonLetterSpacing(
         node.letterSpacing,
         node.fontSize as number,
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ export class ComposeTextBuilder extends ComposeDefaultBuilder {
 
     // Line height
     if (
-      node.lineHeight !== figma.mixed &&
+      node.lineHeight !== getMixed() &&
       typeof node.lineHeight === "object" &&
       node.lineHeight.unit === "PIXELS"
     ) {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/flutter/flutterContainer.ts b/packages/backend/src/flutter/flutterContainer.ts
index 703ca7c8..7f441f5e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/flutter/flutterContainer.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/flutter/flutterContainer.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { numberToFixedString } from "../common/numToAutoFixed";
 import { getCommonRadius } from "../common/commonRadius";
 import { commonStroke } from "../common/commonStroke";
 import { generateRotationMatrix } from "./builderImpl/flutterBlend";
+import { getMixed } from "../host";
 
 export const flutterContainer = (
   node: SceneNode,
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ const getDecoration = (
     shapeDecorationBorder = generatePolygonBorder(node);
   } else if (node.type === "ELLIPSE") {
     shapeDecorationBorder = generateOvalBorder(node);
-  } else if ("strokeWeight" in node && node.strokeWeight !== figma.mixed) {
+  } else if ("strokeWeight" in node && node.strokeWeight !== getMixed()) {
     shapeDecorationBorder = skipDefaultProperty(
       generateRoundedRectangleBorder(node),
       "RoundedRectangleBorder()",
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ const generateStarBorder = (node: StarNode): string => {
   const innerRadiusRatio = node.innerRadius;
   const cornerRadius = node.cornerRadius;
 
-  const pointRounding = cornerRadius === figma.mixed ? 0 : cornerRadius;
+  const pointRounding = cornerRadius === getMixed() ? 0 : cornerRadius;
   const valleyRounding = 0; // Assuming no valley rounding, modify if needed
   const rotation = 0; // Assuming no rotation, modify if needed
   const squash = 0; // Assuming no squash, modify if needed
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/host.ts b/packages/backend/src/host.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..569b0345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/host.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/**
+ * Seam that lets `packages/backend` run outside the Figma plugin sandbox.
+ * By default every function here reads the live `figma` global, exactly as
+ * before; a host embedding this package in a non-plugin environment (no
+ * `figma` global — e.g. a server converting REST API JSON) must call
+ * `setBackendHost()` once before running any conversion.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Options accepted by {@link BackendHost.getNodeExport} — the same
+ * discriminated union `figma.*.exportAsync()` accepts, so a host
+ * implementation gets exhaustive `format` checking for free and this
+ * package never needs to cast a request past the type checker.
+ */
+export type ExportRequest = ExportSettings | ExportSettingsSVGString;
+
+/**
+ * Everything the conversion path needs from a live Figma document, made
+ * pluggable. Implement this to run `packages/backend` outside the plugin
+ * sandbox — e.g. backed by Figma's REST API instead of `figma.*`.
+ */
+export interface BackendHost {
+  /** Stands in for the plugin API's `figma.mixed` sentinel. */
+  mixed: symbol;
+  /** Replaces `figma.getNodeByIdAsync(id).exportAsync(settings)`. */
+  getNodeExport: (
+    id: string,
+    settings: ExportRequest,
+  ) => Promise<string | Uint8Array>;
+  /** Replaces `figma.variables.getVariableByIdAsync(id)?.name`. */
+  getVariableName?: (id: string) => Promise<string | null>;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The host used when nobody has called `setBackendHost()`: wraps the real
+ * `figma` global, so existing plugin code keeps working unchanged. Returns
+ * `null` when no `figma` global exists (e.g. a server process), in which
+ * case the caller must have configured a host explicitly.
+ */
+function defaultHost(): BackendHost | null {
+  if (typeof figma === "undefined") return null;
+
+  return {
+    mixed: figma.mixed as unknown as symbol,
+    getNodeExport: async (id, settings) => {
+      const node = (await figma.getNodeByIdAsync(id)) as ExportMixin;
+      if (node.exportAsync === undefined) {
+        throw new TypeError(
+          `Node ${id} doesn't have an exportAsync() function.`,
+        );
+      }
+      // exportAsync is overloaded on the SVG_STRING/ExportSettings split
+      // (string vs. Uint8Array return); narrowing on `format` — rather than
+      // casting — is what selects the right overload here.
+      if (settings.format === "SVG_STRING") {
+        return node.exportAsync(settings);
+      }
+      return node.exportAsync(settings);
+    },
+    getVariableName: async (id) =>
+      (await figma.variables.getVariableByIdAsync(id))?.name ?? null,
+  };
+}
+
+let overrideHost: BackendHost | null = null;
+
+/**
+ * Registers the host the conversion path should use going forward. Pass
+ * `null` to revert to wrapping the real `figma` global.
+ */
+export const setBackendHost = (host: BackendHost | null): void => {
+  overrideHost = host;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Returns the active host: whatever was passed to `setBackendHost()`, or a
+ * wrapper around the real `figma` global if nothing was set. Throws if
+ * neither is available — i.e. running outside the plugin without having
+ * configured a host.
+ */
+export const getBackendHost = (): BackendHost => {
+  const host = overrideHost ?? defaultHost();
+  if (!host) {
+    throw new Error(
+      "No backend host configured. Call setBackendHost() before running " +
+        "conversion outside the Figma plugin sandbox.",
+    );
+  }
+  return host;
+};
+
+/**
+ * The active host's mixed-value sentinel, cast back to the plugin API's
+ * literal sentinel type. `BackendHost.mixed` is plain `symbol` so host
+ * authors outside this package don't need `@figma/plugin-typings`, but
+ * callers compare `fontSize`/`fills`/etc. against this value, and
+ * TypeScript only narrows `T | typeof figma.mixed` unions away from a value
+ * typed as the literal `typeof figma.mixed` — not generic `symbol`.
+ */
+export const getMixed = (): typeof figma.mixed =>
+  getBackendHost().mixed as unknown as typeof figma.mixed;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/html/builderImpl/htmlColor.ts b/packages/backend/src/html/builderImpl/htmlColor.ts
index a941b7bc..67318a7a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/html/builderImpl/htmlColor.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/html/builderImpl/htmlColor.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { numberToFixedString } from "../../common/numToAutoFixed";
 import { retrieveTopFill } from "../../common/retrieveFill";
 import { GradientPaint, Paint } from "../../api_types";
+import { getMixed } from "../../host";
 
 /**
  * Helper to process a color with variable binding if present
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ export const htmlDiamondGradient = (fill: GradientPaint) => {
 export const buildBackgroundValues = (
   paintArray: ReadonlyArray<Paint> | PluginAPI["mixed"],
 ): string => {
-  if (paintArray === figma.mixed) {
+  if (paintArray === getMixed()) {
     return "";
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/html/htmlDefaultBuilder.ts b/packages/backend/src/html/htmlDefaultBuilder.ts
index b31dbd9d..31fc35df 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/html/htmlDefaultBuilder.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/html/htmlDefaultBuilder.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   formatStyleAttribute,
 } from "../common/commonFormatAttributes";
 import { HTMLSettings } from "types";
+import { getMixed } from "../host";
 import {
   cssCollection,
   generateUniqueClassName,
@@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ export class HtmlDefaultBuilder {
       this.addStyles(formatWithJSX("background", this.isJSX, backgroundValues));
 
       // Add blend mode property if multiple fills exist with different blend modes
-      if (paintArray !== figma.mixed) {
+      if (paintArray !== getMixed()) {
         const blendModes = this.buildBackgroundBlendModes(paintArray);
         if (blendModes) {
           this.addStyles(
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/html/htmlTextBuilder.ts b/packages/backend/src/html/htmlTextBuilder.ts
index 5cf6baad..31792744 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/html/htmlTextBuilder.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/html/htmlTextBuilder.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   commonLineHeight,
 } from "../common/commonTextHeightSpacing";
 import { HTMLSettings, StyledTextSegmentSubset } from "types";
+import { getMixed } from "../host";
 import {
   cssCollection,
   generateUniqueClassName,
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ export class HtmlTextBuilder extends HtmlDefaultBuilder {
   }
 
   fontSize(node: TextNode, isUI = false): this {
-    if (node.fontSize !== figma.mixed) {
+    if (node.fontSize !== getMixed()) {
       const value = isUI ? Math.min(node.fontSize, 24) : node.fontSize;
       this.addStyles(formatWithJSX("font-size", this.isJSX, value));
     }
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index 3a636fb1..0717c40c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -10,3 +10,9 @@ export {
 } from "./zipGenerator";
 export { run } from "./code";
 export * from "./messaging";
+export {
+  setBackendHost,
+  getBackendHost,
+  type BackendHost,
+  type ExportRequest,
+} from "./host";
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/swiftui/builderImpl/swiftuiTextWeight.ts b/packages/backend/src/swiftui/builderImpl/swiftuiTextWeight.ts
index 240fd167..7ba8bbfb 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/swiftui/builderImpl/swiftuiTextWeight.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/swiftui/builderImpl/swiftuiTextWeight.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+import { getMixed } from "../../host";
 /**
  * Large (Default)
  * https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/ios/visual-design/typography/
  */
 export const swiftuiFontMatcher = (node: TextNode): string => {
-  if (node.fontSize === figma.mixed) {
+  if (node.fontSize === getMixed()) {
     return "";
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/swiftui/swiftuiMain.ts b/packages/backend/src/swiftui/swiftuiMain.ts
index 7fffe3f4..5ecf10a4 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/swiftui/swiftuiMain.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/swiftui/swiftuiMain.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { PluginSettings } from "types";
 import { addWarning } from "../common/commonConversionWarnings";
 import { getVisibleNodes } from "../common/nodeVisibility";
 import { getPlaceholderImage } from "../common/images";
+import { getMixed } from "../host";
 
 let localSettings: PluginSettings;
 let previousExecutionCache: string[];
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ const getSwiftUIImage = (node: SceneNode): string => {
 
   const fills = node.fills;
   const fill =
-    fills !== figma.mixed && Array.isArray(fills)
+    fills !== getMixed() && Array.isArray(fills)
       ? [...fills].reverse().find((candidate) => candidate.visible !== false)
       : undefined;
   if (!fill || fill.type !== "IMAGE") {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/tailwind/conversionTables.ts b/packages/backend/src/tailwind/conversionTables.ts
index 4532d608..5f5f1f66 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/tailwind/conversionTables.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/tailwind/conversionTables.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { numberToFixedString } from "../common/numToAutoFixed";
 import { localTailwindSettings } from "./tailwindMain";
 import { config } from "./tailwindConfig";
 import { rgbTo6hex } from "../common/color";
+import { getBackendHost } from "../host";
 
 export const nearestValue = (goal: number, array: Array<number>): number => {
   return array.reduce((prev, curr) => {
@@ -160,11 +161,16 @@ export const nearestColorFromRgb = (color: RGB) => {
   return { name, value };
 };
 
+/**
+ * Turns a bound Figma Variable ID into a Tailwind-safe class name fragment,
+ * falling back to a sanitized form of the ID itself if the variable's name
+ * can't be resolved (e.g. `getVariableName` isn't implemented by the host).
+ */
 export const variableToColorName = async (id: string) => {
+  const name = await getBackendHost().getVariableName?.(id);
   return (
-    (await figma.variables.getVariableByIdAsync(id))?.name
-      .replaceAll("/", "-")
-      .replaceAll(" ", "-") || id.toLowerCase().replaceAll(":", "-")
+    name?.replaceAll("/", "-").replaceAll(" ", "-") ||
+    id.toLowerCase().replaceAll(":", "-")
   );
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/tailwind/tailwindTextBuilder.ts b/packages/backend/src/tailwind/tailwindTextBuilder.ts
index e8e16dcd..674ab1f4 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/tailwind/tailwindTextBuilder.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/tailwind/tailwindTextBuilder.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { TailwindDefaultBuilder } from "./tailwindDefaultBuilder";
 import { config } from "./tailwindConfig";
 import { StyledTextSegmentSubset } from "types";
 import { localTailwindSettings } from "./tailwindMain";
+import { getMixed } from "../host";
 
 export class TailwindTextBuilder extends TailwindDefaultBuilder {
   getTextSegments(node: TextNode): {
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ export class TailwindTextBuilder extends TailwindDefaultBuilder {
    * example: italic
    */
   fontStyle(node: TextNode): this {
-    if (node.fontName !== figma.mixed) {
+    if (node.fontName !== getMixed()) {
       const lowercaseStyle = node.fontName.style.toLowerCase();
 
       if (lowercaseStyle.match("italic")) {