Factory Droid v0.168.0 to v3.6 released in July 2026 brought significant improvements to agent control, file handling, and skill management, along with better support for remote development workflows.
Agent Control and Interaction
- Real-time slash commands: Slash commands now work while the agent runs, letting you interrupt or control it without waiting for the current turn to complete.
- Multi-select questions: When the agent asks a question, you can now choose multiple answers instead of just one.
- Recurring prompts consolidation: Loop now combines creating, listing, and cancelling recurring prompts into a single unified tool.
File Handling and Previews
- Automatic file previews: Generated files now open automatically in the desktop app, and you can open previews in your default external application for easier editing.
- Fullscreen preview panel: The file preview panel can toggle to fullscreen for better visibility of code and files.
Skills and Configuration
- Skill controls: Disable individual skills and view how skill settings resolve across different scopes; a new flag and app setting let you turn off Factory-provided skills while keeping custom sources active.
- Mission side panel: A unified panel now manages missions within the app, with a button to add local project folders directly for streamlined setup.
Remote Development and Platform
- Port forwarding: New command tunnels ports from remote machines to your local system for easier remote development.
- Cloud sync control: New setting lets you control whether your data syncs to the cloud.
- Windows ARM64 support: Native build for ARM-based Windows systems improves performance on those devices.