Factory AI Droid

Use Factory AI's droid CLI to interactively build, debug, refactor, review, and deploy code, with support for plugins, MCP servers, and multiple AI models.

Factory AI Droid CLI

Use droid to build features, debug, refactor, and deploy code.

Installation

Already installed at: /Users/mitchellbernstein/.local/bin/droid

Authentication

bash

droid login
# or set FACTORY_API_KEY env var
export FACTORY_API_KEY=your-api-key

Commands

Interactive Mode

bash

droid                           # Start fresh session
droid "fix the login bug"       # Start with prompt
droid -r                        # Resume last session
droid -r session-id             # Resume specific session

Non-Interactive (Exec Mode)

bash

droid exec "analyze this file"
droid exec "commit my changes with a good message"
droid exec "deploy to fly.io"
droid exec --help               # Show exec options

Options for Exec

bash

droid exec --force "fix lint errors"    # Auto-apply without confirmation
droid exec --json "analyze code"        # JSON output
droid exec --model claude "task"        # Specify model

MCP Servers

bash

droid mcp list                    # List installed MCP servers
droid mcp add server-name         # Add MCP server
droid mcp remove server-name      # Remove MCP server

Plugins

bash

droid plugin list                 # List plugins
droid plugin add name             # Add plugin

Usage Patterns

Feature Development

bash

droid exec "add a user settings page with dark mode toggle"

Debugging

bash

droid exec "fix this error: [paste error]"

Code Review

bash

droid exec "review the PR for security issues"

Git Operations

bash

droid exec "create a PR for my changes"
droid exec "write a good commit message for the staged changes"

Deployment

bash

droid exec "deploy to fly.io"

Multi-file Changes

bash

droid
# Then in interactive mode:
@src/components/
@src/api/
Implement authentication flow

Notes

• Droid has deep codebase understanding across your org
• Supports model flexibility (OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, etc.)
• MCP servers for extended capabilities
• Session-based memory for context continuity