{"version":"0.227.0","versions":{"cli":"0.227.0","desktop":"0.184.0"},"date":"2026-09-25","dateFormatted":"September 25, 2026","url":"https://docs.factory.ai/changelog/release-notes#v0.227.0","jsonUrl":"https://docs.factory.ai/changelog/releases/0.227.0.json","summary":"Model selector improvements, inline settings in chat, Droid Shield Git scanning, and transcript and compaction fixes","surfaces":["cli","app","api","enterprise"],"changes":[{"type":"improvement","surface":"app","title":"Settings search focus","description":"Opening settings now puts your cursor in the search box so you can type right away (app)"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Model choice in Spec Mode","description":"Your main model now stays as you chose it while Spec Mode runs with its own model"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Context limit compaction","description":"Reaching the context limit now compacts your session instead of failing to summarize it"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Droid Shield staged commits","description":"Droid Shield now scans what a staged commit records instead of refusing to run it"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Leftover hook sessions","description":"Sessions that leftover hook entries created are now archived out of your session list"},{"type":"improvement","surface":"app","title":"Light mode diff colors","description":"Syntax colors in light mode diffs are now dark enough to read comfortably (app)"},{"type":"improvement","surface":"app","title":"Sessions awaiting your confirmation","description":"The sidebar now bolds sessions that are waiting for you to confirm a tool call (app)"},{"type":"improvement","surface":"app","title":"New model badge","description":"The model selector now marks recently added models as new (app)"},{"type":"improvement","surface":"app","title":"Skill activation in chat","description":"Chat now shows a skill activation as a muted skill row instead of an ordinary message (app)"},{"type":"improvement","surface":"app","title":"Inline settings editing","description":"You can now review and apply more settings changes in chat instead of opening the settings page (app)"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Transcript after compaction","description":"Your earlier messages now stay in the transcript after compaction and when you resume a session"},{"type":"improvement","surface":"app","title":"Diagram zoom steps","description":"The expanded diagram view now zooms in ten percent steps for finer control (app)"},{"type":"fix","surface":"enterprise","title":"Organization managed connector setup","description":"Saving an organization managed Databricks or ServiceNow app no longer fails"},{"type":"improvement","surface":"api","title":"Tool schemas from the SDK","description":"The SDK can now require input schemas when listing the tools a session offers"},{"type":"improvement","surface":"app","title":"Recent models in composer","description":"The composer model selector now lists the models you picked most recently (app)"},{"type":"improvement","surface":"cli","title":"Running subagent indicator","description":"Droid now shows an indicator in the terminal and app while your subagents keep running"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Spec Mode subagent resume","description":"Resuming a subagent from a Spec Mode session now keeps the mode it started with instead of switching to read-only"}],"contentText":"Improvements\n\n- Settings search focus - Opening settings now puts your cursor in the search box so you can type right away (app)\n- Light mode diff colors - Syntax colors in light mode diffs are now dark enough to read comfortably (app)\n- Sessions awaiting your confirmation - The sidebar now bolds sessions that are waiting for you to confirm a tool call (app)\n- New model badge - The model selector now marks recently added models as new (app)\n- Skill activation in chat - Chat now shows a skill activation as a muted skill row instead of an ordinary message (app)\n- Inline settings editing - You can now review and apply more settings changes in chat instead of opening the settings page (app)\n- Diagram zoom steps - The expanded diagram view now zooms in ten percent steps for finer control (app)\n- Tool schemas from the SDK - The SDK can now require input schemas when listing the tools a session offers\n- Recent models in composer - The composer model selector now lists the models you picked most recently (app)\n- Running subagent indicator - Droid now shows an indicator in the terminal and app while your subagents keep running\n\nBug fixes\n\n- Model choice in Spec Mode - Your main model now stays as you chose it while Spec Mode runs with its own model\n- Context limit compaction - Reaching the context limit now compacts your session instead of failing to summarize it\n- Droid Shield staged commits - Droid Shield now scans what a staged commit records instead of refusing to run it\n- Leftover hook sessions - Sessions that leftover hook entries created are now archived out of your session list\n- Transcript after compaction - Your earlier messages now stay in the transcript after compaction and when you resume a session\n- Organization managed connector setup - Saving an organization managed Databricks or ServiceNow app no longer fails\n- Spec Mode subagent resume - Resuming a subagent from a Spec Mode session now keeps the mode it started with instead of switching to read-only"}