# Factory Droid 0.189.0: command palette session filtering, faster defaults

> The command palette now filters sessions as you type instead of showing a fixed list. Session default changes take effect immediately. Fixes include better error messages for failing status lines, custom model key helper startup, and empty response handling.

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|---|---|
| **Tool** | Factory Droid |
| **Version** | v0.189.0 |
| **Kind** | release |
| **Published** | 2026-08-06 |
| **Observed** | 2026-08-21 |
| **Significance** | 2/5 |
| **Breaking** | no |
| **Categories** | feature, fix |

## What changed


**New features**
- Command palette now filters sessions as you type instead of showing a fixed list (app)

**Improvements**
- Changing a session default in settings takes effect immediately instead of pausing while it saves

**Bug fixes**
- A failing custom status line now names the problem and points to `/statusline` instead of leaving a blank row
- Custom models that get their key from a helper command now start up instead of failing without a static API key
- A turn ending with an empty response now finishes successfully instead of failing with a no-output error
- File paths in responses are only shown as links when they can actually be opened, with tooltip showing where they open (app)
- Sending a message moves that session back to the top of recent sessions immediately (app)


## Sources

- [page_diff](https://docs.factory.ai/changelog/release-notes#v0.189.0) — retrieved 2026-08-21


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