install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrew Caskverified · 100%

brew install --cask droid

local Homebrew cask metadata

overview

Package summary

AI-powered software engineering agent by Factory

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

droid

history

Project history and usage

Droid CLI is Factory's terminal software-engineering agent, distributed through installer scripts, npm, and the Homebrew cask named droid.

Project history

Factory's public repository was created in September 2025 and presents Factory as an agent-native development platform spanning CLI, web, Slack/Teams, Linear/Jira, and mobile. Official docs describe droid as Factory's development agent in the terminal.

Adoption history

The official quickstart lists macOS/Linux shell install, Windows PowerShell install, npm install, and Homebrew cask installation. That multi-channel distribution reflects the current AI coding-agent pattern: meet developers in existing terminals and code repositories, then sync with team systems.

How it is used

Users install droid, run it from a project directory, and interact through a full-screen terminal UI. The docs cover codebase analysis, proposed code changes, approvals, security audits, version-control help, slash commands, settings, model selection, sessions, missions, MCP, hooks, plugins, and skills.

Why package nerds care

As a package, Droid is notable because it packages a cloud-connected AI development agent as a familiar terminal binary. Its settings file, local overrides, Homebrew cask, npm package, and direct binary download put a fast-moving AI tool into the same operational lane as classic developer CLIs.

Timeline

2025: Public Factory repository created.
2025: Repository copyright range begins for Factory AI.
2026: Homebrew cask distributes Droid CLI release binaries.

Related projects

Factory's TypeScript and Python SDKs are linked from the official repository.
Droid Action is the GitHub Actions integration for reviews, scans, and PR descriptions.
Factory plugins, MCP integrations, custom droids, hooks, and skills are documented extension surfaces.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for droid. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.factory/settings.json
Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.factory\settings.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`droid`	binary	Homebrew cask binary	droid

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03

manager version0.186.0

manager updated2026-08-01

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	cask:droid
Version	0.186.0
Package manager	Homebrew Cask
Homepage	https://docs.factory.ai/cli/getting-started/overview
Last updated	2026-08-01T01:13:48Z
Pulse	updated
SHA-256	e7b078bd61d3850ec21095719721d0bda808212abfa5076da270975b62e4fa68
Download URL	https://downloads.factory.ai/factory-cli/releases/0.186.0/darwin/arm64/droid
Dependencies	ripgrep
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/droid.yml

Used sources

cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

Install droid with Homebrew Cask