# Factory Droid v0.164.0: grouped slash commands, cloud sync control

> Factory Droid organised slash commands by category, added a cloud sync toggle, fixed MCP tool name handling for dots, restored OAuth sign-in for certain MCP servers, and fixed background process persistence in droid exec. Agent-spawned background processes now survive after droid exec exits.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Tool** | Factory Droid |
| **Version** | v0.164.0 |
| **Kind** | release |
| **Published** | 2026-07-02 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-21 |
| **Significance** | 2/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | feature, fix |

## What changed


- **Grouped slash commands**: commands organised by category
- **Cloud sync control**: new setting to toggle cloud data sync
- Linear model picker shows clean model names
- Computer provisioning wizard copy clarified
- Fix: MCP tool names with dots accepted per spec
- Fix: sign-in restored for MCP servers rejecting certain OAuth client registrations
- Fix: background processes spawned by agents keep running after droid exec exits
- Fix: CLI honors $EDITOR for allow/deny lists on headless hosts
- Fix: handling of invalid Gemini reasoning blocks
- Fix: connecting to a droid computer by exact name
- Fix: cross-org login issues


## Sources

- [page_diff](https://docs.factory.ai/changelog/release-notes#v0.164.0) — retrieved 2026-08-21


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