Factory Droid v1.8.0

Factory Droid v1.8.0 was released on .

Summary

Droid 1.8.0 is here: one Identity page for keys and service accounts, clearer connector rate-limit notices, and the Script tool now runs on Windows. Curious what else changed?

Release Context

  • This was the 68th Factory Droid release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
  • It shipped the same day as Factory Droid v1.9.0 (November 11, 2026).
  • Factory Droid: ships every 1.6 days — 23 releases in the last month.

Why it matters: Windows Script tool now runs without extra installs.

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Release Notes

CLI v1.8.0, Desktop v1.8.0: Identity settings page, connector rate-limit notices, and Windows Script and exec fixes Improvements - Identity settings page - API keys and service accounts now share one Identity page in Settings, and old links redirect Bug fixes - Model defaults autonomy levels - The model defaults popover now offers the same autonomy levels as the composer - Animated image frame limit - Animated image generation now caps at 16 frames instead of accepting more and then failing - Exec session machine conflicts - Exec now refuses to take over a session another machine holds and points you to resume - New API key reveal - A new API key now appears as soon as you create it, without waiting for the list - Blocked Git actions button - The Git actions button no longer draws a gray box behind its icon while Droid works - Connector rate limit notices - Connector settings now name the rate limit you hit instead of showing a raw error - Script tool on Windows - The Script tool now runs on Windows without a separately installed Visual C++ runtime

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