diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert.ts
index 9da425397..9c50397f1 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/convert.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { DEFAULT_FONT_FAMILY, DEFAULT_STROKE_MITER_LIMIT } from '#core/constants
 import { parseVariantName } from '#core/scene-graph/variant-name'
 import { styleToWeight } from '#core/text/fonts'
 
-import { guidToString } from './guid'
+import { guidToString } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/guid'
 import { convertEffects, convertFills, convertStrokes } from './paint'
 import { importStyleRuns } from './style-runs'
 export { importStyleRuns } from './style-runs'
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ import type {
 } from '#core/scene-graph'
 import type { GUID } from '#core/types'
 
-export { guidToString, stringToGuid } from './guid'
+export { guidToString, stringToGuid } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/guid'
 
 export const VARIABLE_BINDING_FIELDS: Record<string, string> = {
   // Corner radius
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/export-node.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/export-node.ts
index acfa2d658..5f480a546 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/export-node.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/export-node.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { bytesToHex } from '#core/bytes/hex'
 import type { SceneGraph, SceneNode } from '#core/scene-graph'
 import type { Color, GUID, Matrix, Vector } from '#core/types'
 
-import { stringToGuid } from './guid'
+import { stringToGuid } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/guid'
 import {
   applyExportSettingsPluginData,
   mergePluginData,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/paint.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/paint.ts
index ed109da78..e1df2c97b 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/paint.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/paint.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { Paint, Effect as KiwiEffect } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
+import { guidToString } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/guid'
 
 import { normalizeColor } from '#core/color'
-import { guidToString } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/guid'
 import type {
   Fill,
   FillType,
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/style-refs.ts b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/style-refs.ts
index a5a445e0e..5436f73ca 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/style-refs.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/style-refs.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import type { GUID, NodeChange } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
-
-import { guidToString } from '#core/kiwi/fig/node-change/guid'
+import { guidToString } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/guid'
 
 const TEXT_STYLE_FIELDS = [
   'fontSize',
diff --git a/packages/kiwi/package.json b/packages/kiwi/package.json
index b0bb2bc6c..c8a77f171 100644
--- a/packages/kiwi/package.json
+++ b/packages/kiwi/package.json
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
       "import": "./dist/fig/container.js",
       "default": "./dist/fig/container.js"
     },
+    "./fig/guid": {
+      "types": "./dist/src/fig/guid.d.ts",
+      "bun": "./src/fig/guid.ts",
+      "import": "./dist/fig/guid.js",
+      "default": "./dist/fig/guid.js"
+    },
     "./fig/parse": {
       "types": "./dist/src/fig/parse.d.ts",
       "bun": "./src/fig/parse.ts",
diff --git a/packages/kiwi/scripts/smoke-dist.ts b/packages/kiwi/scripts/smoke-dist.ts
index bdd88b584..7c7f4fc71 100644
--- a/packages/kiwi/scripts/smoke-dist.ts
+++ b/packages/kiwi/scripts/smoke-dist.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { getSchemaBytes, initCodec, isCodecReady } from '../dist/fig/codec.js'
 import { buildFigKiwi, parseFigKiwiChunks } from '../dist/fig/container.js'
+import { guidToString } from '../dist/fig/guid.js'
 import { parseFigKiwiContainer } from '../dist/fig/parse.js'
 import { figmaSchema, getKiwiMessageType, parseSchema, validateSchema } from '../dist/index.js'
 
@@ -33,3 +34,7 @@ const figKiwi = buildFigKiwi(new Uint8Array([1]), new Uint8Array([2]))
 if (parseFigKiwiChunks(figKiwi)?.length !== 2) {
   throw new Error('Failed to read built FIG Kiwi container chunks')
 }
+
+if (guidToString({ sessionID: 1, localID: 2 }) !== '1:2') {
+  throw new Error('Failed to format built FIG GUID helper')
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/guid.ts b/packages/kiwi/src/fig/guid.ts
similarity index 86%
rename from packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/guid.ts
rename to packages/kiwi/src/fig/guid.ts
index e86d1fcfc..73aa97342 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/kiwi/fig/node-change/guid.ts
+++ b/packages/kiwi/src/fig/guid.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import type { GUID } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/codec'
+import type { GUID } from './types'
 
 export function guidToString(guid: GUID): string {
   return `${guid.sessionID}:${guid.localID}`
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ export function guidToString(guid: GUID): string {
 
 export function stringToGuid(str: string): GUID {
   const match = str.match(/^(?:VariableID:|VariableCollectionId:)?(\d+):(\d+)$/)
-  if (match)
+  if (match) {
     return { sessionID: Number.parseInt(match[1], 10), localID: Number.parseInt(match[2], 10) }
+  }
   const [session, local] = str.split(':')
   return { sessionID: Number.parseInt(session, 10), localID: Number.parseInt(local, 10) }
 }
diff --git a/packages/kiwi/tests/guid.test.ts b/packages/kiwi/tests/guid.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d420cf564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/kiwi/tests/guid.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
+
+import { guidToString, stringToGuid } from '../src/fig/guid'
+
+describe('Figma GUID helpers', () => {
+  test('formats GUID structs as Figma IDs', () => {
+    expect(guidToString({ sessionID: 12, localID: 34 })).toBe('12:34')
+  })
+
+  test('parses plain Figma IDs', () => {
+    expect(stringToGuid('12:34')).toEqual({ sessionID: 12, localID: 34 })
+  })
+
+  test('parses variable-prefixed Figma IDs', () => {
+    expect(stringToGuid('VariableID:12:34')).toEqual({ sessionID: 12, localID: 34 })
+    expect(stringToGuid('VariableCollectionId:56:78')).toEqual({
+      sessionID: 56,
+      localID: 78
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/kiwi/tsdown.config.ts b/packages/kiwi/tsdown.config.ts
index 7f32c29d5..5390a1db4 100644
--- a/packages/kiwi/tsdown.config.ts
+++ b/packages/kiwi/tsdown.config.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     fig: './src/fig/index.ts',
     'fig/codec': './src/fig/codec.ts',
     'fig/container': './src/fig/container.ts',
+    'fig/guid': './src/fig/guid.ts',
     'fig/parse': './src/fig/parse.ts'
   },
   plugins: [rawText()],
diff --git a/tests/engine/io/subgraph.test.ts b/tests/engine/io/subgraph.test.ts
index 0144270ed..ad80c7bbd 100644
--- a/tests/engine/io/subgraph.test.ts
+++ b/tests/engine/io/subgraph.test.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
 
 import { exportFigFile, extractExportGraph, parseFigFile } from '@open-pencil/core/io'
 import { initCodec } from '@open-pencil/core/kiwi'
-import { guidToString } from '@open-pencil/core/kiwi/fig/node-change/guid'
 import { SceneGraph } from '@open-pencil/core/scene-graph'
+import { guidToString } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/guid'
 import { parseFigBuffer } from '@open-pencil/kiwi/fig/parse'
 
 describe('export subgraph extraction', () => {