Factory AI Release Notes

New features

• Chrome cookie import - The built-in browser can import your Chrome cookies on macOS, so you stay signed in to your sites
• Folder links in chat - Clicking a folder path in Droid's message now opens the Files panel and reveals that folder

Improvements

• Voice dictation answers - Droid's questions now take a dictated answer, and the dictation level meter has a new design
• Remote session footer - The footer now separates a remote session's location from its branch with a dot
• Thinking label shimmer - The shimmer on the thinking label now lines up with the text it covers

Bug fixes

• MCP tools with union inputs - An MCP tool whose input schema uses a top-level union now works instead of failing
• Blocked request errors - A refused request now shows a readable message instead of an empty error
• Saved project in New Session - New Session now shows your saved project right away instead of waiting for your computers to load
• Resuming remote sessions - Resuming a remote session no longer delays your messages while it loads that machine's scheduled runs
• Reserved MCP server names - Adding an MCP server under a reserved name now reports an error instead of saving nothing
• Wiki repository URL matching - The wiki commands now find a repository's wiki when its URL is written in another form
• Plugin MCP server paths - A plugin's MCP server now resolves its plugin folder instead of reporting an unset variable
• Newly added GitHub repositories - Repositories added to your GitHub connection now show up in the repository picker
• Linux in-app updates - Updating the desktop app on Linux now unpacks the release instead of failing
• Stuck background commands - Droid no longer keeps waiting on a command whose process has already exited
• Compaction notice on reopen - Reopening a running session no longer adds compaction notices that were never shown live
• Composer focus after dictation - The chat box takes focus again when dictation ends, so Enter sends your message
• Force restart during resume - Forcing a restart on a computer now works while that computer is still resuming
• Background process shortcut - Pressing down now reaches background processes once a session's Droids have finished
• Crash with many Droids - Resuming a session with many Droids no longer crashes the terminal interface

New features

• Session arrangement tiles - New sessions now open in an empty arrangement slot, and you can drag dividers to resize tiles

Improvements

• Welcome screen title - The welcome screen now leads with its title instead of a decorative label above it
• Update download progress - Running an update now shows how much of the download has finished
• Late connector tools - A turn that began before your connector or MCP tools finished loading now continues once they are ready

Bug fixes

• Archiving offline sessions - Archiving a session on a disconnected machine now succeeds right away, and that machine catches up when it reconnects
• Signed macOS download - The macOS desktop app download is now signed and served from a stable link
• Organization-required review workflows - A required review workflow whose rule names a branch now runs Droid instead of being refused
• Markdown table columns - Narrow columns in a markdown table now keep their words whole when the table shrinks
• Plan status replies - Droid no longer shows a plan status line in the transcript when no work is left
• Replies after interrupted tools - A message sent right after you interrupt a tool now gets an answer instead of another tool call
• Spec comment box - Starting a comment on a long spec now keeps the spec and the comment box in view

Bug fixes

• Machine details after reload - A reloaded desktop window now picks up the local machine's details instead of leaving them unknown (app)
• Browser pane keyboard input - Droid's keystrokes now reach the browser pane they target, and fail clearly when it cannot take focus (app)
• Multi-select custom answer - The custom answer row in a multi-select question now shows a checkbox that checks itself once you type (app)
• Canceling file uploads - An attachment that is still uploading can now be canceled from the chat box (app)
• Network failure toasts - Returning to the app after sleep no longer repeats failed request toasts for background refreshes (app)
• Pattern kill commands - A kill by pattern no longer ends the command that ran it
• Sign-in across tabs - Opening the web app no longer signs you out when another browser tab is stuck refreshing your session
• Reading very large files - Droid now reads a range of a very large file without running out of memory
• Background rm commands - A background command that deletes a file with rm -f is no longer refused
• Pull request in footer - The footer now updates its pull request when the session changes folder
• Organization-required Droid reviews - A review workflow required across an organization now runs Droid on new pull requests
• Subagent transcript scrolling - The subagent transcript popup now keeps following new output as it arrives (app)

New features

• Ask Side Chat about text - Highlighting Droid's response now offers Ask side chat, which opens the side chat with the text quoted
• Resume a session by id - The new /resume command, and /sessions, now open a session directly when you pass its id
• Continue a spec in chat - An approved spec can now continue in a new chat that starts with the spec's context

Bug fixes

• Request timeout retries - A request that times out is now retried instead of immediately failing your turn
• Custom model output limits - Requests to a custom model now stay within the output limit configured for it
• Output after a model switch - A turn that switches models no longer keeps the first model's unfinished reasoning or tool calls
• Browser pane auto-open - The desktop browser pane now opens only after Droid loads a page, and stays closed briefly after you dismiss it
• Secret scan time limit - Scanning a long push history now gets more time before the scan blocks the command
• Connector logos while scrolling - Connector logos in a tool summary no longer paint over the pinned message while you scroll
• Deleted Slack message error - A request started from a Slack message that was deleted now returns a clear error
• Long responses cut short - A response cut off mid-stream is now retried so the turn can finish
• Duplicate usage reports - Usage reported for your own model key is no longer recorded twice when a report is retried
• Right pane key presses - Pressing Enter on a right pane control no longer answers a pending question in chat
• Automation folder icons - A project group in the sidebar now shows the automation folder icon only when every session is an automation
• Process kill commands - Droid now refuses a kill command that would signal its own process

Security

• Excel skill dependencies - The Excel skill now installs a pinned spreadsheet library and skips its install scripts

New features

• Batched design mode comments - Design mode now queues several comments in the browser panel or file preview and sends them as one message (app)

Improvements

• Slack follow-up guidance - A Slack direct message from Droid now tells you to reply in the thread to follow up

Bug fixes

• Windows input wrapping - Long input on Windows now wraps after the mode label, and accented characters and emoji stay whole
• Script startup fallback - Droid now runs commands directly for the rest of a turn when Script fails to start
• Context usage after compaction - The context breakdown now measures the active conversation after a compaction instead of the whole history
• Sidebar update badge - The update badge now aligns with the sidebar buttons and collapses to an icon when narrow (app)
• Cut-off model responses - A response cut off mid-stream is now retried instead of running a tool with incomplete input
• Command output after reload - Tool details in a reloaded session now expand again when hooks ran during it (app)
• Remembered New Chat picks - The model, effort, autonomy, and mode you pick for a new chat now persist (app)
• Duplicate Slack error - An error about a Slack account that cannot be matched no longer appears twice

New features

• Droid doctor checks - Droid doctor can now check model connectivity, MCP servers, and a complete turn when you opt in

Improvements

• Enabling Extra Usage - The limits pane can now turn on Extra Usage in one click when you have an unused balance
• Onboarding checkout step - Signing up now takes the payment method and billing address in one step (app)
• Connector count in header - The startup header now shows how many connectors are connected
• Credits usage chart loading - The credits usage chart now appears before its filter options finish loading (app)

Bug fixes

• Remembered composer settings - The mode and autonomy you last chose now win over organization session defaults (app)
• Background command cleanup - A background command now stops when the Droid process that started it exits
• Selecting skills with Enter - Enter now selects the highlighted skill in the menu, the same as Tab
• Cross-region sign-in - Signing in to an organization in another region no longer loops between regions (app)
• Sidebar session timestamps - Session rows in the sidebar now refresh their age as time passes (app)
• Organization switching - Switching organizations now keeps the organization you selected after the reload (app)
• MCP server recovery - Droid now sees a failed MCP server recover instead of treating it as unavailable

Security

• Mentioned file safety - Text inside a file you mention with @ can no longer change Droid's instructions
• Runtime settings isolation - Hooks, MCP servers, and commands Droid starts no longer inherit the runtime settings file

New features

• Latest model aliases - Model flags and session defaults can now pin the newest model in a tier or version line

Improvements

• Script status lines - Every Script run now ends with a status line carrying its result and wall time
• Script progress reporting - Checking an unfinished Script run now reports its progress instead of calling it stalled
• Ignored exec flag warning - Droid exec now warns which flags have no effect when you drive it with streaming input
• Redesigned support page - The support page now shows version, platform, and connection details with copyable diagnostic rows

Bug fixes

• Script observation windows - A Script call now returns at its own wait window instead of blocking on nested work
• Large attachments in requests - Older images and PDFs are dropped so a turn with large attachments still goes through
• Script runs at exit - Droid exec now waits once for a running Script and names any run it stops
• Request too large errors - A request refused for its size now explains that large attachments or tool output caused it
• Empty update version - Droid update now rejects an empty version instead of quietly installing the latest release
• Empty deployment section - General settings no longer show a deployment section with nothing in it
• Compaction after a model switch - A session that switched models now compacts at the context limit instead of getting stuck
• Responses with no output - Droid now stops with guidance when a model keeps ending its response before any output
• Failed tool calls with images - A failed tool call that produced an image no longer makes the next request fail
• Delegated tasks in exec - Droid exec no longer exits while a task it delegated in the background is still working
• Repeating output recovery - Repeating output later in a turn is now retried instead of ending the turn
• Staying signed in - Droid no longer signs you out when several requests renew your session at the same time

Security

• Credentials in wiki commands - Wiki commands now strip credentials from a repository URL before sending or printing it

New features

• Older chat messages on scroll - Older messages now load as you scroll up instead of needing a button

Improvements

• Remote Control naming - Registering your own computer for remote access is now called Remote Control
• Running Scripts after compaction - Droid keeps track of Scripts still running after a session compacts
• Plugin loading at startup - Startup no longer waits on plugin downloads, and installed plugins stay available while updates finish
• Long Script waits - Droid can now wait on a running Script for about an hour instead of stopping early
• MCP server display names - MCP servers now show their official names in settings, the tools view, and search

Bug fixes

• Context view for custom models - The /context view now sizes itself from a custom model's declared context limit
• Telemetry opt-out - Turning telemetry off now stops every Factory-bound log, trace, and metric from the CLI
• Pinned sessions in the sidebar - Pinned sessions now show their details even when they fall outside your recent history
• Files created under sudo - Running Droid with sudo no longer leaves files in your Factory folder owned by root
• Faster reconnect after sleep - Remote Control reconnects a computer sooner after it sleeps instead of waiting out the full timeout

Security

• Editor MCP server access - The editor MCP server now accepts only local connections and rejects browser requests

New features

• Terminal activity status - Terminals that support it now show whether Droid is working, waiting on you, or done

Improvements

• Headers in managed settings - Organization-managed custom model settings can now carry request headers that hold no credentials
• Faster session opening - Opening a session no longer waits on a load that never started (app)
• Active tool call summaries - Tool summaries now read in present tense with counts while Droid is still working (app)
• Resume by session link - Droid resume now accepts a session link in place of the session id

Bug fixes

• Script permission requests - Script calls whose input is built at run time now ask for permission when they run
• Custom Droid models - A custom Droid set to inherit now keeps the session's model and reasoning effort
• Slash command menu flicker - The slash command menu no longer blinks a loading row or flashes the footer
• Sessions that pull from origin - A first message that pulls from origin no longer leaves the session stuck on a slow fetch (app)
• Disabled models in session defaults - Models your organization disabled now show as unavailable in session default settings (app)
• Session search while typing - Session search now waits for a pause in your typing instead of piling up searches (app)
• Wiki upload cleanup - A wiki upload that asks for cleanup now keeps your local files unless every target succeeded
• Skills in delegated tasks - A task delegated with a leading skill command now starts instead of being refused
• Startup errors in the terminal - Startup failures such as an unknown session id or a bad folder now print in the terminal
• Search limit validation - Session search now rejects an invalid limit instead of silently using a different number
• Exec input format validation - Droid exec now rejects an unknown input format and a message passed with streaming input
• Status pane input - Opening the status pane no longer erases text you type right after it
• Images on custom models - Sending an image to a model that cannot read images now explains how to fix it
• Custom model credential timeouts - A credential command that times out now reports the timeout instead of waiting through another run
• Resuming your own model sessions - Droid exec now resumes a session on your own model credentials without a Factory sign-in
• Dropped file paths - A file path dropped into the composer is now sent as a message instead of an unknown command

New features

• Legacy model upgrades - A session on a legacy model now runs its replacement, and you can keep the legacy model

Improvements

• MCP tools on first message - Your first message can use MCP tools from your last session while servers finish connecting
• Command summary capitalization - Command summaries in a Droid message now start with a capital letter (app)
• Notification volume slider - The notification volume setting now uses the standard slider control with a percentage label (app)
• Script wait visibility - Pending Script waits now stay visible with elapsed time, and failed waits stay listed
• macOS Mission Control overlay - The overlay in macOS Mission Control now fades with a lighter tint and names the session (app)

Bug fixes

• Interrupted Script calls - A Script call left unresolved by a restart is now marked interrupted when the session reopens
• Computer repository selection - Creating a Droid Computer now limits repository selection to the number it can clone (app)
• Hooks that block messages - A hook can now block the message you submit instead of letting the turn run
• Connection retry label - A session that loses its connection now shows a clear Retry connection action (app)
• File links inside links - A file path inside a link opens the file, and a modifier click opens the link (app)
• Reopening Script sessions - Reopening a session with Script output still pending no longer hangs
• Droid Computer startup - A new Droid Computer no longer fails to start before provisioning finishes (app)
• Plugin install files - Installing a plugin now keeps its own MCP server and custom Droid files intact
• Editor MCP server sessions - A session started from an editor that supplies its own MCP servers now opens
• Dismissing new model notices - The New notice for a model your organization disabled can now be dismissed in the model picker

New features

• Message when resuming a session - Text after a session id in a resume command now runs in that session

Improvements

• Script output trimming - Script results too long to keep in full now preserve their start and end

Bug fixes

• Cut-off replies now retry - A reply that ends early on some models now retries instead of showing cut-off output
• Connector list actions - Actions in the connectors list no longer overlap a connector's category tag
• Requests over the model window - Droid now shrinks an oversized request before sending it and stops retries that cannot shrink
• Custom model error guidance - A broken custom model entry now explains the failure and leaves your other models working
• Callout spacing in messages - Callouts in a Droid message keep their padding instead of sitting against the edge
• Resuming a paused computer - A Droid Computer resuming after a pause no longer reports a failed sign-in
• Malformed tool arguments - A tool call with unreadable arguments now returns a correctable error instead of running with invented values
• Oversized message handling - A message larger than the model window is now refused with its size instead of silently trimmed
• Session history after reload - Reloading a session keeps its earliest messages above the newest page

Improvements

• Model discount labels - Model pickers now state a discounted model's savings as a plain percentage off
• Session sidebar sorting - Sort sessions by status so ones needing input come first, and let recently active groups rise (app)
• Legacy model warning - Picking an older model now warns you first and offers to switch to its newer version
• Faster MCP connections - MCP servers you reach over HTTP now connect faster when a session starts

Bug fixes

• Windows command output - Commands Droid runs on Windows no longer write stray output into the terminal interface
• Rejected credential errors - A turn that stops because your model credentials were rejected now reports a credential failure
• Managed settings by region - Droid now reads organization-managed settings from your organization's own region
• Plugin marketplace removal - A plugin marketplace your organization or project provides can no longer be removed by hand
• Slack channel failures - Droid now tells you when a Slack channel you asked for could not be created
• Session transcript recovery - A session whose saved history holds an unusual line separator character now loads instead of failing

Improvements

• Side chat keyboard shortcuts - Side chat now takes multi-line messages and keeps its keys from acting on the main session (app)
• Compression progress spinner - A spinner now shows while a session's history compresses (app)
• Scheduled template refresh - Droid Computer templates now refresh on their own once they fall out of date
• Legacy models toggle - The model picker now groups older models under a legacy toggle and marks them clearly
• Faster first response - Droid now starts answering your first message sooner because setup work no longer blocks it
• Transcript history paging - Alt or Option with the arrow keys now pages a session's full saved history in the terminal

Bug fixes

• Session settings at launch - Launching a session on a Droid Computer now keeps the model and settings you chose (app)
• Readable model errors - A model that cannot be served now reports it is temporarily unavailable instead of an empty error
• Workflow task identifiers - Droid Shield no longer flags a workflow task identifier in a commit as a secret
• Service account session privacy - Sessions you do not operate on a service account's computer stay out of your list and open read-only
• Starting local sessions - You can now start a local session without waiting for the template list to load (app)
• Questions written as text - A question Droid writes as raw markup now appears as a question you can answer
• Interrupted reply handling - A reply cut off mid-stream is now discarded instead of running unfinished tool calls
• Resumed session failures - A resumed session no longer fails when earlier reasoning cannot be reused
• Self-hosted host errors - Setting up a self-hosted GitHub or GitLab host now shows why its hostname failed to resolve
• Session titles from Slack - A session started from Slack no longer shows thread markup in its title
• Slack image attachments - Images attached in Slack no longer add a raw file listing to the conversation
• Sidebar section width - Expanded sidebar sections no longer run past the sidebar edge and hide project actions (app)
• Scoped Git secret scans - Droid Shield now checks only the content a Git command includes, so fewer clean commands are blocked
• Custom model tool calls - Droid no longer drops a tool call when a custom model reports several at once
• MCP server recovery - An MCP server that exited now restarts on the next call instead of failing
• Dropped streamed replies - Droid no longer drops a streamed reply or its error when the stream is compactly formatted
• Locked settings while provisioning - The model and autonomy controls are now disabled while a Droid Computer provisions from a template (app)

Security

• Private Slack channel names - Slack channel settings no longer show private channel names to members who are not in them