Factory Droid v0.208.0
Factory Droid v0.208.0 was released on .
Summary
CLI v0.208.0, Desktop v0.165.0: Sharper image reading, resilient MCP servers, faster slash commands, Windows hook fixes, and verified domain invitations New features - Verified domain invitations -...
Release Context
- This was the 11th Factory Droid release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped the same day as Factory Droid v0.208.1 (August 29, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
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- v0 2026.09.01 (September 1, 2026)
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Release Notes
CLI v0.208.0, Desktop v0.165.0: Sharper image reading, resilient MCP servers, faster slash commands, Windows hook fixes, and verified domain invitations 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)
Other Recent Factory Droid Releases
- v0.245.0 (October 20, 2026)
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- v0.240.0 (October 13, 2026)
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