Factory AI Release Notes

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 inst…

Improvements - Session artifact actions - Session records now report viewed, updated, closed, and merged pull requests and issues, not only created ones - Enterprise command lists - Custom blocked commands collapse behind a count, and long command lists scroll in place - Faster Windows startup - Droid starts faster on Windows by skipping a redundant console setup step Bug fixes - Startup with many sessions - Droid no longer freezes at startup on machines that hold thousands of sessions - Pending questions across restarts - A question Droid is waiting on now survives a restart, so you can still answer it - Session message order - A session now lists its messages in the order they happened - Task reports after hooks - A background task now reports its full result even when a hook ran during the turn - Faster reply after connection failure - Droid now starts its reply immediately instead of waiting out a retry delay after a failed connection - Parallel tool results with images - A turn where parallel tools return images or documents no longer fails with some models - Slack channel lists - Slack channel lists now show only real channels, not the conversations behind Droid sessions - Images attached in earlier turns - Sending a message no longer deletes the images you attached in earlier turns - File path chip size - A file path in a Droid message now matches the height of nearby inline code - Image input for GLM-5.3-Flash - An image you attach now reaches the model instead of bei…

New features - Custom models in terminal - You can now add, edit, and remove your own custom models from the terminal - Scheduled loops indicator - A pill above the chat input lists a session's loops and can pause, resume, or stop them (app) - Quote a Droid reply - Select text in a Droid response and add it to your next message as a quote (app) - Voice dictation key - Pick a single key that starts and stops voice dictation, or turn the shortcut off (app) - PDF viewer - PDF files now open in a scrolling viewer with a page rail, thumbnails, and zoom (app) - Save files outside the workspace - The Files panel can now save a file that lives outside your workspace folder (app) Improvements - Custom model JSON editing - You can now edit one of your own custom models as a form or as raw JSON (app) - Session list edge fades - The session list now fades at its top and bottom edges while you scroll (app) - Smoother file opening - Opening a file from a tool call no longer stutters as the side pane slides in (app) - Faster repository lists - Pages that list your repositories now load much faster - Side chat controls - Side chat now shows its tool calls live and lets you stop or clear a question (app) - Idle Slack channel archiving - Channels Droid opens for a session in Slack are archived once they sit idle - Migration files pill - A Migration pill above the chat input opens the files for an active migration (app) Bug fixes - Mobile onboarding payment - Onboarding on a phone now walks thr…

New features - Migration files view - When a /migrate workflow is active, the files panel can show its plan and validation documents (app) - Delegation audit events - Audit logs now record who started a Droid session from a connected tool - Image generation model choice - You can now choose which model Droid uses when it generates an image - Expand attached images - You can now open an attached image at full size before you send it (app) - Skills anywhere in a message - You can now complete and highlight a skill anywhere in your message, not only at the start - Migrate workflow command - Run /migrate to take large work from an agreed plan to a verified outcome Improvements - Slack post attribution - Slack messages Droid posts outside your conversation now name the person who asked - Command palette coverage - The command palette now reaches every page and setting, with category tabs and ranked results (app) - Mid-session plugin discovery - Entering a repository during a session now loads that project's plugins - In-place context compression - /compress now summarizes your current session, and /handoff starts a summary-only successor - Faster file suggestions - Mentioning a file now returns suggestions faster, including in very large repositories Bug fixes - Custom model fallback - A session set to a custom model you no longer have now falls back to an available one - macOS sign-in reliability - Signing in now succeeds on macOS when the system keychain cannot be used - Newline…

Improvements - Settings search focus - Opening settings now puts your cursor in the search box so you can type right away (app) - Light mode diff colors - Syntax colors in light mode diffs are now dark enough to read comfortably (app) - Sessions awaiting your confirmation - The sidebar now bolds sessions that are waiting for you to confirm a tool call (app) - New model badge - The model selector now marks recently added models as new (app) - Skill activation in chat - Chat now shows a skill activation as a muted skill row instead of an ordinary message (app) - Inline settings editing - You can now review and apply more settings changes in chat instead of opening the settings page (app) - Diagram zoom steps - The expanded diagram view now zooms in ten percent steps for finer control (app) - Tool schemas from the SDK - The SDK can now require input schemas when listing the tools a session offers - Recent models in composer - The composer model selector now lists the models you picked most recently (app) - Running subagent indicator - Droid now shows an indicator in the terminal and app while your subagents keep running Bug fixes - Model choice in Spec Mode - Your main model now stays as you chose it while Spec Mode runs with its own model - Context limit compaction - Reaching the context limit now compacts your session instead of failing to summarize it - Droid Shield staged commits - Droid Shield now scans what a staged commit records instead of refusing to run it - Leftover h…

New features - Notification volume setting - You can now set the volume of Droid's notification sounds in terminal and app settings - Copy draft shortcut - Ctrl+Shift+C now copies your unsent message in the terminal and confirms the copy - Organization managed ServiceNow connector - Administrators can now set up ServiceNow so members connect it with their own account - Voucher credit redemption - You can now redeem a voucher for account credit and keep your current plan (app) Improvements - Background task handling - Droid now finishes its reply while background tasks keep running instead of waiting for their reports - Repository picker in Changes - Sessions with several repositories now switch repository in Changes, while Files and Terminal stay in the session folder (app) - Session title search - Command-K search now finds sessions by title and ranks title matches above message matches (app) - Fixing Droid Shield blocks - When you ask, Droid can now fix files Droid Shield flagged and rerun the blocked command - Origin sync on hover - The origin sync menu on the new session page now opens on hover, without the branch comparison indicator (app) Bug fixes - Droid Shield command scanning - Droid Shield now scans commits and pushes whose output is redirected instead of refusing to check them - Voucher credit confirmation - Billing settings now highlights credit from a voucher you just redeemed, and voucher previews quote clearer prices (app) - File tree path truncation - File pa…

New features - Open files in default app - You can now open a session's files with your operating system's default application (app) - Stop a running subagent - You can now stop a running subagent from its panel in the session transcript (app) Improvements - Droid Shield false positives - Droid Shield now stops fewer safe Git commands and flags fewer harmless strings as secrets - Faster plugin marketplace installs - Installing and updating plugins from a Git marketplace now downloads only the files those plugins need - Environment panel on narrow layouts - Environment now opens in a popover when the session is too narrow for the side rail (app) - Streaming table columns - Markdown tables in chat now size their columns to the content while they stream (app) - Connector catalog entries - Three more connectors now show their icon and category in connector settings (app) - Branch menu styling - The branch menu in environment and diff views now matches the rest of the app's menus (app) - Windows menu styling - Windows title bar menus now use muted labels with hover and focus highlighting that follows your theme (app) Bug fixes - Desktop sign-in failures - Failed desktop sign-ins now stop retrying and report back to the window you started in (app) - Connector settings navigation - Opening connector settings from a session now stays in the app instead of a new browser window (app) - Session selection after archive - Archiving a session no longer replaces the session you just opened…

New features - Manage computer from session - You can now check usage, update Droid, reconnect, or reboot a session's computer from the session (app) - Computer secrets settings - Computer secrets settings now separate personal and organization secrets with search and role-aware controls (app) - Plan selection during onboarding - Onboarding now lets you choose a plan before entering payment details (app) - Download specification proposals - You can now download a specification proposal as a Markdown file from its review panel (app) Improvements - QA setup self review - The QA setup command now reviews the files it generates before showing you the summary - Review action version findings - Reviews no longer report a finding only because the review action version is pinned or older - Steadier session list - The session list now stays responsive while sessions update, instead of redrawing every row (app) - Composer during streaming - The composer now stays responsive while a reply streams in (app) Bug fixes - Diagram label wrapping - Diagram labels now wrap correctly when the display is scaled, in previews, lightboxes, and exports (app) - Standalone browser sessions - The browser pane now stays closed when Droid starts a browser it does not manage (app) - Session repository row - Sessions on a computer with no cloned repository no longer show a repository row (app) - Specification review comments - Comments you leave on a specification are now kept when you request changes (app)…

New features - Fork sessions from sidebar - You can now fork a session from its row in the session list (app) - Organization managed Databricks connector - Administrators can now set up Databricks so members connect it with their own account - PyCharm editor option - You can now open a session's files in PyCharm from the editor menu (app) - Hook risk level setting - Hooks that rewrite a command can now be set to keep its existing risk level Improvements - Streaming chat tables - Markdown tables in chat now reveal complete rows as they stream instead of partial ones (app) - Default autonomy level - Sessions now default to medium autonomy instead of off when you have not chosen one (app) - Typing during startup - New sessions now let you type your first message while Droid finishes starting up - Custom model list length - The model picker now shows eight custom models before you expand the full list - Custom model credential notices - Sessions now tell you at startup when a custom model's credentials could not be resolved - Legacy custom model migration - Custom models saved in the older configuration file now move into your settings at startup Bug fixes - Onboarding payment errors - Onboarding now explains payment and promotion failures and offers a way to continue (app) - Custom model credential commands - Credential commands for custom models now run once per session start instead of twice - Windows plugin installs - Plugin installs and session saving on Windows no longer fa…

New features - Force reboot computers - You can now force reboot an unresponsive computer from its actions menu, keeping persisted files (app) - Repository selection in panels - Files, diffs, previews, and new terminals can now target another repository without moving Droid's working directory (app) - VSCodium editor option - You can now open a session's files in VSCodium from the editor menu (app) - Open sessions in new tabs - Ctrl or Command clicking a session now opens it in a new browser tab or desktop window (app) - Organization skill policy - Organizations can now disable skills, and members see them marked as disabled by their organization - Windows MSIX installer - Windows desktop is now available as a signed MSIX package that updates in place under device policy - Slack channel lookup - Droid can now list the Slack channels it can post to when you name a channel Improvements - Windows window chrome - The Windows app now has a compact title row, text menus, and a continuous rounded frame (app) Bug fixes - Session notification clearing - Desktop notifications for a session now clear when you open or focus that session (app) - File change labels - File changes now show consistent Create and Edit labels across approvals, failures, and subagent results - Read-only session controls - Read-only session banners now keep their close control instead of hiding it (app) Deprecations - Legacy repository enrollment controls - Repository settings no longer show the retired enrollme…

New features - Settings changes in chat - Droid can now propose settings changes in chat for you to review and apply (app) - Session draft indicator - Sessions holding an unsent message now show a draft mark in the session list (app) Improvements - Cleaner plan updates - Successful plan updates no longer add rows to the transcript, and the pinned plan stays - Custom model capabilities - Custom models now take reasoning and image support from the base model you select - Slack help guide - Sending !help in Slack now lists each command and explains which identity a session runs as Bug fixes - MCP tool readiness - Exec sessions that wait for MCP servers now also wait for their tools to register - Session filter menu height - Long project lists in session filter menus now scroll inside a capped menu (app) - Thinking output alignment - Thinking labels and text now line up with tool names and render in italics - Command blocklist matching - Blocked command patterns now match package runner commands that pin a package version - Task result recovery - A Task that already finished now reports its result instead of a timeout - Session type filter - The session Type filter now stays open while you select several options (app) - Pinned message handoff - A newer message now layers above the pinned message instead of overlapping it while scrolling (app) - Oversized request recovery - Requests rejected for being too large now compact and retry instead of failing the turn

New features - Slack connect command - Sending !connect in Slack now replies with instructions to connect to that session's computer Improvements - Image and PDF limits - Sessions that pass the image or PDF limit now stay faster as you add more attachments - Model picker labels - Droid Core models no longer repeat the label in each name, keeping it in the section heading - Wrapping chat tables - Wide markdown tables now wrap to fit the message column before falling back to scrolling - Connector refresh status - The connectors view now shows the last refresh time and refreshes on demand with R - Connector loading tooltip - The composer tool button now says connectors are loading instead of referring to MCP Bug fixes - Promotion code verification - Onboarding now offers a retry when a promotion code cannot be verified, or continues without it - Template launches across windows - Starting a session from a template now creates one computer instead of one per open window - Messages during reconnects - Approval and question messages now stay visible when a session's connection is replaced - Azure AI Services credentials - Custom Azure credentials now accept AI Services endpoints alongside Azure OpenAI ones - Inline diff comment threads - Opening and closing an inline diff comment now settles immediately instead of animating

New features - Sidebar settings shortcut - The sidebar profile row now has a settings button that opens general settings (app) - Local session policy - Organizations can now stop members from starting Local desktop sessions and require remote targets - Hidden files in Files panel - The Files panel now lists dot-prefixed entries and lets you toggle their visibility (app) Improvements - Grouped organization settings - Organization session defaults are now grouped into separate searchable sections in settings - Expandable session panes - Files, diffs, and browser panes now expand to full width from the session toolbar (app) - Integration connection errors - A failed connection attempt now returns to settings with the reason and where to fix it (app) - Slack participant mentions - Droid can now mention the right people by handle when replying in a Slack thread - Task parent session IDs - The sessions API now reports the parent session that launched each subagent session Bug fixes - Voice dictation composer - The composer hides the recording waveform when dictation is off and keeps your draft (app) - Connector tool updates - Connector tool changes now apply on the next turn after you leave tool settings - Pinned messages on mobile - Chat on narrow mobile screens no longer overlays the pinned message on the transcript - Copy session link - Copying a session link now gives its hosted address, and local-only sessions hide the action (app) - Image-heavy session compaction - Compaction…

New features - Work role preference - You can now see and change the work role you picked during onboarding in settings (app) - Delegation help command - Sending !help in a connected Slack or Linear thread now replies with usage guidance Improvements - Faster first response - Droid now starts your first reply without waiting on usage limit checks to finish Bug fixes - File citation line ranges - File citations written with an en dash between line numbers are now clickable in chat (app) - Large session resume - Large sessions now resume with their latest messages and page back through older history (app) - Find in focused panel - Pressing find in a diff or file view now searches that panel instead of the transcript (app) - Startup theme detection - Terminal theme detection no longer waits for settings to load, so startup finishes sooner

Improvements - Smoother command animations - Long-running commands now keep a steady animation speed instead of visibly slowing down Bug fixes - Large request retries - Oversized requests now recover without repeating the same connection failure - Startup input handling - Terminal detection no longer leaves stray characters in the input field when Droid starts - MCP allowlist autocomplete - Selecting an MCP server suggestion now adds an allowlist entry that permits the selected server (app) - Retried response cleanup - Droid now removes unfinished response text and tool call displays before retrying an interrupted reply - Model policy name matching - Allowed models no longer fail organization policy checks when saved under an earlier name - Browser tab shortcuts - Browser tab shortcuts no longer switch Factory sessions, while numbered session shortcuts remain available in Desktop

New features - Managed computers on Pro - The Pro plan now includes managed computers with five compute hours each month Improvements - MCP allowlist wildcards - Organization MCP server allowlists now accept hostname wildcards, so one entry can cover many hosts - Connector connection updates - Connectors now show as connected right after you finish authorizing, instead of after a delay (app) - Generated image previews - Generated images now show a loading frame, then reveal the image with open and download actions (app) Bug fixes - Gemini stream recovery - Gemini responses that fail mid-stream now retry instead of ending with missing content - Model selector shortcut - The keyboard shortcuts list now shows Ctrl+N for the model selector on every platform (app) - Pending session launches - New sessions now finish starting instead of being dropped mid-launch (app) - Onboarding subscription button - The onboarding payment step now labels its button Start subscription and matches the charge notice (app) - Droid wordmark rendering - The Droid wordmark on the new session screen now renders cleanly without visible seams (app)