Factory AI Release Notes

New features

• Archive sessions from chat - Archive the current session with /archive or Ctrl+X, and restore sessions from the Archived tab

Improvements

• New default model - Sessions with no model selected now default to GPT-5.6 Sol
• Faster startup with organization settings - The CLI now starts on time when organization settings load slowly, applying them once they arrive

Bug fixes

• Diff text selection - Text selected in a diff no longer clears when the session sidebar updates (app)
• Environment panel visibility - The environment panel now stays visible while repository details load or refresh (app)
• File link line targets - Opening a file link now centers the target line in the file view (app)
• Droid Core model suggestion - Running out of credits now suggests an available Droid Core model instead of a retired one

New features

• Verified domain invitations - Organization owners can now require people on verified email domains to join by invitation instead of creating a new organization

Improvements

• Sharper image reading - Screenshots, diagrams, and tables now keep fine detail when Droid resizes images
• New session progress - The /new and /clear commands now show progress while your next session is created
• You.com MCP server - You.com is now available in the MCP server registry for web search and research
• Faster slash commands - Built-in slash commands now run immediately instead of waiting for command discovery to finish

Bug fixes

• Mission milestone validation - Mission milestones now run their validation steps even after a session is interrupted, paused, or resumed
• Windows plugin hooks - Plugin hooks now run on Windows when their command path contains spaces
• Unresponsive MCP servers - Unresponsive MCP servers no longer stall the CLI, and a notice names the server that failed
• Airgapped session warnings - Airgapped sessions no longer log blocked connection warnings, and /bug explains it cannot send reports
• Exit command - Typing /exit now quits the CLI instead of running a different suggested command
• Local session loading - Opening a local session from the sidebar now shows a loading state while its details load (app)
• Desktop integration sign-in - Connecting an integration from Desktop now uses the organization you selected (app)

Improvements

• Cross-repository guidance - Droid now applies project guidance when searching or listing files outside the current repository
• Faster CLI startup - The CLI now accepts input sooner by postponing work until it is needed

Bug fixes

• Session reconnections - Long-running sessions now continue cleanly when Droid needs to reconnect
• Responsive session controls - Session archiving, renaming, and selection no longer hang when favorites fail to refresh
• First message cancellation - You can now cancel your first message immediately after sending it
• Custom model context limits - Droid now recognizes more custom model context limit errors and recovers normally
• Sleeping laptop commands - Running commands no longer time out solely because your laptop went to sleep
• Connected tool cancellation - Interrupting a turn now cancels active connected tool calls instead of leaving the session stuck

New features

• Mark sessions unread - You can now mark a session as unread from its sidebar menu for later review (app)

Improvements

• Smoother background updates - Background updates now keep the CLI responsive while you type

Bug fixes

• VS Code windows - Opening a project in VS Code now creates a new window and handles folder paths correctly (app)
• Smoother account switching - Switching organizations now starts a fresh session, while logout returns directly to the login screen
• Local session creation - Local sessions can now start without waiting for organization defaults to load (app)
• Pending session requests - Pending questions and approvals now remain available when a session reconnects (app)
• Clearer file failures - Failed file changes now display a clear error state without misleading diff details (app)

New features

• Droid diagnostics - Use Droid doctor to diagnose connectivity and local setup issues with focused or JSON output

Improvements

• Quicker one-shot commands - One-shot commands now start without waiting for unrelated connections unless the command needs them

Bug fixes

• MCP connections - MCP connections now work reliably across the CLI and app without repeatedly asking you to reconnect
• Resumed session state - Resuming a session now restores pending questions and approvals without stale working states or duplicate replay
• Completed responses - Responses now finish cleanly instead of hanging after Droid has completed its answer

New features

• Edit queued messages - You can now move a queued or pending steering message back into the composer to change its text or attachments before it is sent (app)

Improvements

• Retention change warnings - Turning on or shortening session retention now warns you that existing sessions past the limit are permanently deleted before you save

Bug fixes

• Inline skill commands - You can now start a skill command after other text in your request, and text that begins with an unmatched slash submits normally instead of being blocked
• Session switching - Switching between sessions no longer flashes, drops focus in the composer, or scrolls the page unexpectedly (app)
• Session reload on focus - A session now reloads when you focus the window again, so it recovers after the app has been minimized (app)
• Voice dictation at usage limits - Voice dictation now stops cleanly when you reach a usage limit instead of continuing to record audio it cannot transcribe (app)
• Large document attachments - Attaching a very large spreadsheet or document no longer stalls the session on every turn (app)

New features

• Image generation control - Org admins can now turn off image generation for everyone in the organization
• Voucher redemption - You can now redeem a voucher from your billing settings, including on an annual plan (app)

Improvements

• Faster CLI startup - The CLI now starts up faster
• Markdown table rendering - Markdown tables in a session now render more clearly (app)
• Message actions on hover - The actions for a message now appear when you hover over it (app)
• Generated document downloads - Documents Droid generates now finish as files you can download (app)
• Apply changes tooltip - A tooltip now explains why Apply changes is unavailable (app)

Bug fixes

• Lifecycle hooks - Lifecycle hooks now run again instead of being skipped
• Local plugin caches - A damaged local plugin cache now repairs itself instead of leaving your plugins unavailable
• Chinese translations - Simplified Chinese text in the interface is now translated correctly
• Unarchived sessions - Your sessions now load right after you unarchive one (app)
• Session state across pages - Your open session is kept when you move to another page in the app and come back (app)
• Overage preference updates - Your overage preference now shows the new setting right after you change it (app)
• Self-hosted Git connections - You can again start a self-hosted Git provider connection from Source Control settings (app)
• Stray startup notification - The app no longer shows a startup notification when it connects to your local machine (app)
• Complete org member list - The org members list now shows every member of your organization

Improvements

• Failed pull confirmation - When a Git pull fails, Droid now asks before changing your working tree to fix it instead of doing so on its own
• Faster session startup - File search tooling now loads only when it is needed, so a session is ready to use sooner
• Model list search - The model list now has a search box, so you can find a model without scrolling through the whole list (app)

Bug fixes

• Background process IDs - Starting a command in the background now reports its real process ID, so you can check on it or stop it
• MCP server reauthentication - Connections to MCP servers now stay authenticated instead of asking you to sign in again on the next reconnect
• Inherited subagent reasoning - A subagent can now inherit the session's reasoning setting instead of being forced onto a fixed one (app)

New features

• SDK custom system prompts - The TypeScript SDK can now set a custom system prompt for a session, and it is kept when the session resumes
• Managed BYOK model defaults - Org admins can now pick BYOK custom models as managed defaults for sessions and subagents in Enterprise Controls
• Service account model policies - Service accounts now appear in Enterprise Controls model policies, so admins can set which models each one may use

Improvements

• Explorer tool access - The built-in explorer droid can now use every read-only tool, including command execution, web search, and MCP tools, while file edits stay blocked
• Question prompt keyboard controls - You can now pick answers with Space or the number keys, move between questions with Tab, and go back to edit an answer you already gave
• Mermaid diagram rendering - Diagrams in a session now render with the official Mermaid engine, so more diagram types display correctly (app)
• Faster session rendering - Long sessions and streaming command output now render with less lag, so scrolling and typing stay responsive while the agent runs (app)
• Mission model settings - You can now choose the models and reasoning defaults a mission uses from its settings (app)

Bug fixes

• Agent question context - The context the agent includes with a question now stays visible while you answer it

Improvements

• Diff line wrapping - Long lines in a diff now wrap by default so you can read them without scrolling sideways (app)
• Clearer empty response error - When a model finishes without producing an answer, the message now explains why and suggests retrying or switching models

Bug fixes

• Diff search navigation - Stepping to the next or previous diff search match now scrolls to it instead of stopping when the match is still loading (app)
• Model selector search - The model selector keeps focus in its search box so your typing is no longer lost while filtering models (app)
• Chat activity while thinking - The chat keeps showing the running tool while the agent is thinking instead of clearing it (app)
• Empty draft sessions - Sessions that were opened but never used no longer pile up in your session list and resume picker
• Missions after sleep - A mission now moves a stuck worker onto a fresh one after your machine sleeps instead of hanging
• Mission model defaults - A mission now starts with the mission models from your defaults, and every connected client shows the models the run is actually using

Improvements

• Fork stays in place - Forking a session now keeps you in the original session and prints a resume command you can use to open the copy
• Credit usage page - Credit usage now has its own page instead of living inside Analytics (app)

Bug fixes

• Pull request indicator - The linked pull request indicator stays visible when a status lookup briefly fails instead of disappearing
• SessionStart hook context - Context added by a SessionStart hook is kept for the session instead of being dropped
• Model credit rates - Credit usage for Grok 4.5 and GPT-5.3-Codex fast mode is now reported at the correct rate

Improvements

• Escape interrupt confirmation - Pressing Escape while the agent is running now asks whether to stop it, and remembers your choice (app)

Bug fixes

• Stable sidebar width - The sidebar keeps the width you set when you resize the window or collapse and reopen it (app)
• Text selection after resizing - Text stays selectable and clicks keep working after a panel resize is interrupted (app)
• Recent sessions in the sidebar - Your most recent sessions stay visible in the sidebar instead of being crowded out by sessions with many child sessions (app)
• Polling tool calls - A turn no longer stops early when the same tool call is repeated to watch output that keeps changing
• Plugin file watching - Droid no longer uses up your system's file watchers when you have plugin marketplaces installed, and cleans up files left behind by an interrupted install

New features

• Session messages in the SDK - Sessions returned by the TypeScript SDK session list can now fetch their own messages directly
• Specification mode SDK helper - The TypeScript SDK can now take a session out of specification mode with a single call

Bug fixes

• Pinned mission proposals - A pinned mission proposal now keeps its heading and full text instead of rendering garbled
• Custom model credential errors - A custom model whose endpoint has no working credentials now reports the problem right away instead of retrying the same request several times
• Copied text line breaks - Copying text out of a session now keeps its line breaks instead of collapsing everything onto one line (app)
• Idle todo spinner - The todo list no longer shows a spinner when nothing is running (app)