Factory Droid v0.199.0
Factory Droid v0.199.0 was released on .
Summary
CLI v0.199.0, Desktop v0.156.0: The explorer droid can use every read-only tool, agent questions are easier to answer from the keyboard, and diagrams and long sessions render better in the app New...
Release Context
- This was the 3rd Factory Droid release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 1 day after Factory Droid v0.198.0 (August 17, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
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Release Notes
CLI v0.199.0, Desktop v0.156.0: The explorer droid can use every read-only tool, agent questions are easier to answer from the keyboard, and diagrams and long sessions render better in the 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
Other Recent Factory Droid Releases
- v0.245.0 (October 20, 2026)
- v0.243.0 (October 16, 2026)
- v0.244.0 (October 16, 2026)
- v0.242.0 (October 15, 2026)
- v0.240.0 (October 13, 2026)
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