{"version":"0.73.0","date":"2026-03-11","dateFormatted":"March 11, 2026","url":"https://docs.factory.ai/changelog/release-notes#v0.73.0","jsonUrl":"https://docs.factory.ai/changelog/releases/0.73.0.json","summary":"Emacs keybindings, remote access flag, faster response times, and reliability improvements","surfaces":["cli"],"changes":[{"type":"feature","surface":"cli","title":"Additional Emacs keybindings"},{"type":"feature","surface":"cli","title":"`--remote-access` flag"},{"type":"improvement","surface":"cli","title":"Faster time to first token"},{"type":"improvement","surface":"cli","title":"Session reconnection reliability"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Spec mode model handling"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Auto-update reliability"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Mission Control layout"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Tool confirmation double-click"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Tool format tolerance"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Unicode character handling"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"MCP OAuth security"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Multiple CLI instance isolation"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Tool filtering in exec mode"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Model provider switching"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Worktree branch handling"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Droid Computer connect modal"}],"security":[],"deprecations":[],"contentText":"New features\n\n- Additional Emacs keybindings - Added more Emacs-style keyboard shortcuts for text editing in the CLI\n- --remote-access flag - Remote session access now requires the explicit --remote-access flag for improved security\n\nImprovements\n\n- Faster time to first token - Reduced time to first response by ~8% through lazy loading and caching optimizations\n- Session reconnection reliability - Pending requests are now preserved and replayed when reconnecting after a disconnection (Factory App)\n\nBug fixes\n\n- Spec mode model handling - Fixed spec mode using the wrong model for thinking block processing\n- Auto-update reliability - Fixed auto-update failures on read-only directories and Windows updates getting stuck in a pending state\n- Mission Control layout - Fixed layout stability issues in Mission Control\n- Tool confirmation double-click - Fixed tool confirmation buttons firing twice on a single click\n- Tool format tolerance - Improved tolerance for format variations in AskUser and TodoWrite tool responses\n- Unicode character handling - Fixed crashes caused by broken Unicode characters in messages\n- MCP OAuth security - Improved OAuth state verification for MCP server connections\n- Multiple CLI instance isolation - Fixed interference between multiple concurrent CLI instances\n- Tool filtering in exec mode - Fixed incorrect tool filtering when running in exec mode\n- Model provider switching - Fixed issues when switching between model providers mid-conversation\n- Worktree branch handling - Fixed error when using worktrees with an already checked-out branch\n- Droid Computer connect modal - Fixed VS Code config display in the Droid Computer connect modal (Factory App)"}