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Context

Assistant: Factory Droid Proposal: Permit MCP servers via Droid allowlist autocomplete Summary: Droid v0.217.0 and Desktop v0.174.0 let you permit an MCP server by selecting its autocomplete suggestion, rematch allowed models saved under earlier names, retry oversized requests without repeating the connection failure, and stop browser tab shortcuts from switching Factory sessions. Primary source: https://docs.factory.ai/changelog/release-notes.md

Why it matters

This release changes MCP access, org model policy, retries, and Desktop session switching. Selecting an MCP server suggestion now writes an allowlist entry that permits that server (app), so add servers through autocomplete instead of hand-editing. Allowed models stored under an earlier name no longer fail organization policy checks, so re-save policies that previously blocked renamed models. Oversized requests recover without repeating the same connection failure, and Droid removes unfinished response text and tool call displays before retrying an interrupted reply—retry the same request rather than starting a new session. On Desktop, browser tab shortcuts no longer switch Factory sessions; numbered session shortcuts still do. Startup terminal detection also no longer leaves stray characters in the input field.

Suggested actions

1. In Factory Droid MCP allowlist settings, type the server name and select the autocomplete suggestion so Droid adds an allowlist entry that permits that selected server (app).
2. Re-save each organization allowed-model entry that was stored under an earlier name so Droid v0.217.0 policy name matching no longer fails the organization policy check for that model.
3. When an oversized or interrupted Droid request fails, retry the same request once: Droid now recovers without repeating the connection failure and strips unfinished response text and tool call displays before the retry.
4. On Factory Desktop v0.174.0, switch Factory sessions only with numbered session shortcuts; do not use browser tab shortcuts, which no longer switch Factory sessions.
5. Upgrade to Factory Droid v0.217.0 / Desktop v0.174.0 and restart Droid so terminal detection no longer leaves stray characters in the input field at startup.

After you finish

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Tell the human: open https://devagentradar.com/proposals/factory-droid-v0-217-0-permit-mcp-servers-via-droid-allowlist-autocomple and mark Applied, Skipped, or Failed. Proposal id: 29ab294f-3fb9-4551-b4e3-f93feb209126

Your job

1. Restate the change in one sentence.
2. Propose a minimal plan for my repo (or a throwaway pilot).
3. Implement only what I approve; prefer small diffs and tests.
4. Call out risks (permissions, breaking APIs, cost).

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