Factory Droid Guide
Factory’s terminal agent for implementation, review, custom agents and automated missions.
Last verified: · How we verifySuitable workflows
Teams taking a local coding workflow into scripted tasks and multi-agent projects.
Limitations and billing
Rolling limits, extra usage and BYOK rules differ; Missions may require extra usage to be enabled.
Capabilities we verified
This is an evidence-based shortlist, not an exhaustive feature inventory. Omitted capabilities have not been checked for this record.
Pricing & usage
See official pricing
Factory subscription, rolling limits and optional extra usage. The cost of metered usage or an external agent can be separate from the subscription.
Check official pricing ↗Models & access
Use Factory’s available model pool or configure custom model credentials.
Official model information ↗Install and start the CLI
Use the official installer for your OS; the npm package is another documented option.
Installation command · npm
npm install -g droidOpen your project folder in a terminal, then run:
droidAccount and authentication
Complete browser sign-in, or use FACTORY_API_KEY for scripted execution.
Project configuration and tools
Use /settings, /droids and /skills to configure work. droid mcp manages external tools.
First task to try
Ask Droid to review a change, inspect its findings, then run a small approved correction.
Script usage
This example asks for a project summary. Tool permissions still apply; a prompt is not a sandbox.
droid exec "Summarize the project structure without modifying files."Related CLI tools
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Project evaluation checklist
- Open a small, familiar project and confirm that your essential language tooling works.
- Give the agent one bounded change with an observable acceptance criterion.
- Review the diff, run the project’s checks and compare the result with your current workflow.
- Inspect usage after the task. Estimate a month of similar work, including any separate model or agent bill.