Factory Droid v0.198.0

Factory Droid v0.198.0 was released on .

Summary

CLI v0.198.0, Desktop v0.155.0: Diff lines wrap by default, plus fixes for diff search, the model selector, empty sessions, and mission models Improvements - Diff line wrapping - Long lines in a di...

Release Context

  • This was the 2nd Factory Droid release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
  • It shipped 2 days after Factory Droid v0.197.0 (August 15, 2026).

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Release Notes

CLI v0.198.0, Desktop v0.155.0: Diff lines wrap by default, plus fixes for diff search, the model selector, empty sessions, and mission models 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

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