# Factory Droid: Mission side panel and local project folder support

> Introduces a unified Mission side panel and a one-click way to add a local project folder, plus fixes for password-protected PDFs, MCP token refresh, and markdown rendering.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Tool** | Factory Droid |
| **Version** | v0.172.0 |
| **Kind** | release |
| **Published** | 2026-07-14 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-21 |
| **Significance** | 2/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | feature, fix |

## What changed


- **Mission side panel** (app): unified panel for managing missions
- **Add project folder** (app): new button to add a local project folder
- **Text editing**: editing keys now consistent across all input fields
- **`/clear`**: now preserves current model and autonomy settings
- **Password-protected PDFs**: no longer lock up the session
- **MCP authentication**: sign-ins refresh tokens silently, avoid duplicate auth prompts
- **Markdown line breaks**: soft line breaks render correctly


## Sources

- [page_diff](https://docs.factory.ai/changelog/release-notes#v0.172.0) — retrieved 2026-08-21


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