Factory Droid v0.209.0

Factory Droid v0.209.0 was released on .

Summary

CLI v0.209.0, Desktop v0.166.0: Session archiving from chat, a new default model, faster startup, and steadier app views New features - Archive sessions from chat - Archive the current session with...

Release Context

  • This was the 12th Factory Droid release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
  • It shipped 3 days after Factory Droid v0.208.0 (August 29, 2026).

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Release Notes

CLI v0.209.0, Desktop v0.166.0: Session archiving from chat, a new default model, faster startup, and steadier app views New features - Archive sessions from chat - Archive the current session with /archive or Ctrl+X, and restore sessions from the Archived tab Improvements - New default model - Sessions with no model selected now default to GPT-5.6 Sol - Faster startup with organization settings - The CLI now starts on time when organization settings load slowly, applying them once they arrive Bug fixes - Diff text selection - Text selected in a diff no longer clears when the session sidebar updates (app) - Environment panel visibility - The environment panel now stays visible while repository details load or refresh (app) - File link line targets - Opening a file link now centers the target line in the file view (app) - Droid Core model suggestion - Running out of credits now suggests an available Droid Core model instead of a retired one

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