Factory Droid
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-09-08
Factory Droid CLI v0.215.0 adds streaming responses, rendering replies and thinking progressively in the terminal. Managers can now block specific models while keeping newer ones available via the …
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-09-05
LaTeX math rendering now displays mathematical expressions in chat instead of showing raw markup. Settings search lets you find configuration options by name directly from the sidebar.
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-09-04
Factory Droid CLI v0.212.0 and Desktop v0.169.0 now let you select which tools to use with --only-tools, --add-tools, and --remove-tools flags, controlling individual MCP tools or entire servers.
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-09-01
Archive sessions from chat using /archive or Ctrl+X, then restore them from the Archived tab. Sessions without a selected model now default to GPT-5.6 Sol.
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-08-29
You.com MCP server is now available in the MCP server registry, enabling web search and research capabilities directly within Factory Droid.
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-08-21
Factory Droid now lets you download documents that the Documents Droid generates, making it easier to save and share your work.
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-08-20
Factory Droid now includes a search box in the model list, letting you quickly find models without scrolling through the entire list.
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-08-18
Managed BYOK model defaults let organization admins set custom models as defaults for sessions and subagents in Enterprise Controls. The explorer droid now accesses all read-only tools including …
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-08-14
Forking sessions now keeps you in the original session and prints a resume command to open the copy instead of switching automatically.
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-08-07
Factory Droid CLI v0.190.0 and Desktop v0.147.0 now automatically upgrade to Claude Opus 5 in Auto model mode when a task requires a stronger model for better results.
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-07-29
Multi-select questions now let you choose multiple answers when the agent asks you a question. The file preview panel can toggle to fullscreen for better visibility of code and files.
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-07-28
Recurring prompts in Loop now consolidate creating, listing, and cancelling into a single unified tool instead of separate cron utilities.
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-07-27
Slash commands now work while the agent runs, letting you interrupt or control the agent without waiting for its current turn to complete.
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-07-24
Gemini 3.6 Flash is now available as a model option in the selector. You can now disable Factory-provided built-in skills directly from the app settings.
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-07-21
Factory Droid now lets you open artifact previews in your default external application, making it easier to view and edit generated files outside the tool.
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-07-20
Factory Droid CLI v0.176.0 and Desktop v0.133.0 add a new --disable-builtin-skills flag to turn off Factory-provided skills while keeping your custom skill sources active. The desktop app now …
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-07-17
File previews now open automatically when files are generated in the desktop app.
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-07-15
Skill controls now let you disable individual skills and view how skill settings resolve across different scopes.
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-07-14
Factory Droid CLI v0.172.0 and Desktop v0.129.0 add a unified Mission side panel for managing missions within the app. A new button now lets you add local project folders directly, streamlining …
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Factory Droid: news of 2026-07-08
Factory Droid CLI v0.168.0 and Desktop v0.125.0 add the ability to pin local sessions without cloud sync. The desktop app now automatically includes your current working directory in sessions.