Factory Droid v0.240.0
Factory Droid v0.240.0 was released on .
Summary
CLI v0.240.0, Desktop v0.197.0: Droid doctor checks, connector counts in the startup header, one-step onboarding checkout, plus CLI and app fixes New features - Droid doctor checks - Droid doctor c...
Release Context
- This was the 46th Factory Droid release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped the same day as Factory Droid v0.241.0 (October 13, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
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Release Notes
CLI v0.240.0, Desktop v0.197.0: Droid doctor checks, connector counts in the startup header, one-step onboarding checkout, plus CLI and app fixes New features - Droid doctor checks - Droid doctor can now check model connectivity, MCP servers, and a complete turn when you opt in Improvements - Enabling Extra Usage - The limits pane can now turn on Extra Usage in one click when you have an unused balance - Onboarding checkout step - Signing up now takes the payment method and billing address in one step (app) - Connector count in header - The startup header now shows how many connectors are connected - Credits usage chart loading - The credits usage chart now appears before its filter options finish loading (app) Bug fixes - Remembered composer settings - The mode and autonomy you last chose now win over organization session defaults (app) - Background command cleanup - A background command now stops when the Droid process that started it exits - Selecting skills with Enter - Enter now selects the highlighted skill in the menu, the same as Tab - Cross-region sign-in - Signing in to an organization in another region no longer loops between regions (app) - Sidebar session timestamps - Session rows in the sidebar now refresh their age as time passes (app) - Organization switching - Switching organizations now keeps the organization you selected after the reload (app) - MCP server recovery - Droid now sees a failed MCP server recover instead of treating it as unavailable Security - Mentioned file safety - Text inside a file you mention with @ can no longer change Droid's instructions - Runtime settings isolation - Hooks, MCP servers, and commands Droid starts no longer inherit the runtime settings file
Other Recent Factory Droid Releases
- v0.245.0 (October 20, 2026)
- v0.243.0 (October 16, 2026)
- v0.244.0 (October 16, 2026)
- v0.239.0 (October 12, 2026)
- v0.239.1 (October 12, 2026)
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