{"version":"0.218.0","versions":{"cli":"0.218.0","desktop":"0.175.0"},"date":"2026-09-11","dateFormatted":"September 11, 2026","url":"https://docs.factory.ai/changelog/release-notes#v0.218.0","jsonUrl":"https://docs.factory.ai/changelog/releases/0.218.0.json","summary":"Faster CLI startup, a role setting, delegation help, session resume, and chat fixes","surfaces":["cli","app"],"changes":[{"type":"fix","surface":"app","title":"File citation line ranges","description":"File citations written with an en dash between line numbers are now clickable in chat (app)"},{"type":"feature","surface":"app","title":"Work role preference","description":"You can now see and change the work role you picked during onboarding in settings (app)"},{"type":"feature","surface":"app","title":"Delegation help command","description":"Sending !help in a connected Slack or Linear thread now replies with usage guidance"},{"type":"fix","surface":"app","title":"Large session resume","description":"Large sessions now resume with their latest messages and page back through older history (app)"},{"type":"fix","surface":"app","title":"Find in focused panel","description":"Pressing find in a diff or file view now searches that panel instead of the transcript (app)"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Startup theme detection","description":"Terminal theme detection no longer waits for settings to load, so startup finishes sooner"},{"type":"improvement","surface":"cli","title":"Faster first response","description":"Droid now starts your first reply without waiting on usage limit checks to finish"}],"contentText":"New features\n\n- Work role preference - You can now see and change the work role you picked during onboarding in settings (app)\n- Delegation help command - Sending !help in a connected Slack or Linear thread now replies with usage guidance\n\nImprovements\n\n- Faster first response - Droid now starts your first reply without waiting on usage limit checks to finish\n\nBug fixes\n\n- File citation line ranges - File citations written with an en dash between line numbers are now clickable in chat (app)\n- Large session resume - Large sessions now resume with their latest messages and page back through older history (app)\n- Find in focused panel - Pressing find in a diff or file view now searches that panel instead of the transcript (app)\n- Startup theme detection - Terminal theme detection no longer waits for settings to load, so startup finishes sooner"}