Factory 0.20 Beta is here!

We’re excited to announce Factory 0.20 Beta, featuring expanded model options and significant improvements to context management.

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🌟 Highlights

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Enhanced Model Selection

• Expanded Model Lineup: Access to powerful new models
  • O3, O3-Mini, and O4-Mini support
• Context-Aware Suggestions: Intelligent model recommendations
  • Automatic suggestion to switch to longer-context models when needed

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GitHub Integration

• Git Worktrees:
  • Support for syncing with Git worktrees, allowing you to work with multiple branches in parallel
• Public GitHub Issues:
  • You can now add public GitHub issues as context to sessions

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🔧 Experience Improvements

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Context Management

• Indexing:
  • Improved visibility of indexing status for better workflow planning
• Local File Sync:
  • Improved syncing between context panel and local file edits

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Tool Experience

• Tool UI Refinements: More intuitive tool interactions
  • Improved parameter handling
  • Improved display of tool execution status
  • Fixed issues with tools appearing when connections aren’t available

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Performance Optimizations

• Faster Local Repository Indexing:
  • Parallel batch processing for quicker indexing
  • Optimized retrieval for more reliable file access