{"version":"0.209.0","versions":{"cli":"0.209.0","desktop":"0.166.0"},"date":"2026-09-01","dateFormatted":"September 1, 2026","url":"https://docs.factory.ai/changelog/release-notes#v0.209.0","jsonUrl":"https://docs.factory.ai/changelog/releases/0.209.0.json","summary":"Session archiving from chat, a new default model, faster startup, and steadier app views","surfaces":["cli","app"],"changes":[{"type":"fix","surface":"app","title":"Diff text selection","description":"Text selected in a diff no longer clears when the session sidebar updates (app)"},{"type":"fix","surface":"app","title":"Environment panel visibility","description":"The environment panel now stays visible while repository details load or refresh (app)"},{"type":"fix","surface":"app","title":"File link line targets","description":"Opening a file link now centers the target line in the file view (app)"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Droid Core model suggestion","description":"Running out of credits now suggests an available Droid Core model instead of a retired one"},{"type":"improvement","surface":"cli","title":"New default model","description":"Sessions with no model selected now default to GPT-5.6 Sol"},{"type":"improvement","surface":"cli","title":"Faster startup with organization settings","description":"The CLI now starts on time when organization settings load slowly, applying them once they arrive"},{"type":"feature","surface":"cli","title":"Archive sessions from chat","description":"Archive the current session with /archive or Ctrl+X, and restore sessions from the Archived tab"}],"contentText":"New features\n\n- Archive sessions from chat - Archive the current session with /archive or Ctrl+X, and restore sessions from the Archived tab\n\nImprovements\n\n- New default model - Sessions with no model selected now default to GPT-5.6 Sol\n- Faster startup with organization settings - The CLI now starts on time when organization settings load slowly, applying them once they arrive\n\nBug fixes\n\n- Diff text selection - Text selected in a diff no longer clears when the session sidebar updates (app)\n- Environment panel visibility - The environment panel now stays visible while repository details load or refresh (app)\n- File link line targets - Opening a file link now centers the target line in the file view (app)\n- Droid Core model suggestion - Running out of credits now suggests an available Droid Core model instead of a retired one"}