# Factory Droid v0.176.0: Windows ARM64 desktop, disable builtin skills, usage cap alerts

> Factory Droid ships a native Windows ARM64 desktop build, adds a flag to disable builtin skills while keeping user skill sources, and emails admins as usage approaches configured caps. Session recovery is fixed to handle tool cancellation and repair existing corruption, and auto model selection retries on unavailable models.

| | |
|---|---|
| **Tool** | Factory Droid |
| **Version** | v0.176.0 |
| **Kind** | release |
| **Published** | 2026-07-20 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-21 |
| **Significance** | 3/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | feature, fix |

## What changed


- **Windows ARM64**: Native Windows ARM64 desktop app build
- **Disable builtin skills**: `--disable-builtin-skills` flag turns off Factory-provided skills while keeping user skill sources
- **Usage cap alerts**: Admin email alerts as usage approaches configured caps
- **Session recovery**: Tool cancellation no longer corrupts session history; existing corruption repaired automatically
- **Auto model retries**: Auto model turns retry automatically when a model is unavailable
- **Disconnected prompts**: Permission and input prompts suppressed while disconnected
- **macOS sleep**: Notification sounds no longer prevent macOS sleep
- **PDF generation**: PDF generation errors surface immediately instead of hanging


## Sources

- [page_diff](https://docs.factory.ai/changelog/release-notes#v0.176.0) — retrieved 2026-08-21


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