{"version":"0.249.0","versions":{"cli":"0.249.0","desktop":"0.206.0"},"date":"2026-10-24","dateFormatted":"October 24, 2026","url":"https://docs.factory.com/changelog/release-notes#v0.249.0","jsonUrl":"https://docs.factory.com/changelog/releases/0.249.0.json","summary":"Resumable update downloads, faster session opening, plugin MCP counts, and CLI and app fixes","surfaces":["cli","app"],"changes":[{"type":"improvement","surface":"app","title":"Session opening speed","description":"Opening a session is now faster on machines that hold many project folders"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Spec folder in settings","description":"Settings now shows the folder specs save to, and a Default row keeps it unset"},{"type":"improvement","surface":"app","title":"Suggestion menu responsiveness","description":"The slash and mention menus now respond faster as you move through their entries"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Update checks after sign-in","description":"Droid now checks for an update after you sign in instead of skipping it for that run"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Startup draft slash menu","description":"A slash command typed while Droid starts now opens its menu without another keypress"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Resumable update downloads","description":"An update download interrupted by a dropped connection now resumes instead of failing"},{"type":"improvement","surface":"app","title":"Slack channel context notice","description":"Droid now says it sees only the opening message in a Slack channel it did not create"},{"type":"fix","surface":"cli","title":"Plugin MCP server count","description":"The startup header now counts MCP servers that come from plugins"}],"contentText":"Improvements\n\n- Session opening speed - Opening a session is now faster on machines that hold many project folders\n- Suggestion menu responsiveness - The slash and mention menus now respond faster as you move through their entries\n- Slack channel context notice - Droid now says it sees only the opening message in a Slack channel it did not create\n\nBug fixes\n\n- Spec folder in settings - Settings now shows the folder specs save to, and a Default row keeps it unset\n- Update checks after sign-in - Droid now checks for an update after you sign in instead of skipping it for that run\n- Startup draft slash menu - A slash command typed while Droid starts now opens its menu without another keypress\n- Resumable update downloads - An update download interrupted by a dropped connection now resumes instead of failing\n- Plugin MCP server count - The startup header now counts MCP servers that come from plugins"}