Factory Desktop: parallel Droids on your actual machine
Factory — the coding agent startup behind Droids — launched a native desktop app today for macOS and Windows. The pitch: agent-native software dev that works alongside you, not in some cloud sandbox.
What's different: you run multiple Droids in parallel, each controlling VS Code, browsers, terminals, docs on your actual desktop. There's mobile access to monitor progress, persistent local machines, cloud computers for bigger jobs, and air-gapped deploy for regulated shops. Ollama and vLLM for local models means you're not locked to OpenAI.
The Cursor/Windsurf camp treats the IDE as the surface for agents. Factory is betting the whole desktop is. If you trust an agent with your IDE, why not your browser and docs too? Shipped free to all plans — classic land grab for the 'where do agents live' question before someone else locks it down.
Link: https://factory.ai/
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What's different: you run multiple Droids in parallel, each controlling VS Code, browsers, terminals, docs on your actual desktop. There's mobile access to monitor progress, persistent local machines, cloud computers for bigger jobs, and air-gapped deploy for regulated shops. Ollama and vLLM for local models means you're not locked to OpenAI.
The Cursor/Windsurf camp treats the IDE as the surface for agents. Factory is betting the whole desktop is. If you trust an agent with your IDE, why not your browser and docs too? Shipped free to all plans — classic land grab for the 'where do agents live' question before someone else locks it down.
Link: https://factory.ai/
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