Factory

Frequently asked questions

What is Factory?

Factory is an AI coding tool covered in the agents.dancingteeth 2026 catalog. Autonomous Droid agents across the SDLC on desktop, CLI, SDK, IDE, web, and Slack — every plan includes all products; cloud and local background agents; Plus and up add Droid Computers (Factory-managed cloud machines for remote Droids); BYOK with a free usage allowance on individual plans, and a free switch to Droid Core (open-weight models) when you hit standard rate limits; enterprise airgap build runs Droid with no outbound internet, on your own model endpoints; OpenCompute (private preview, Oct 14 2026) is a self-hosted orchestrator that spins up Droid sandboxes on demand inside your own cloud accounts or data centers (Kubernetes, EC2, AWS Lambda MicroVMs, or an in-house platform via gRPC drivers) over an outbound-only TLS connection, so internal repos, registries, and services stay private.

Who is Factory best for?

Droid agents across the SDLC on self-serve plans from Pro $20/mo up to Enterprise, including airgapped deployments and self-hosted Droid sandbox fleets on your own infrastructure via OpenCompute (private preview).

When should I skip Factory?

You want a free plan or trial (only application-based Science/OSS access), you are a solo tinkerer who does not want rolling rate limits on a $20+ subscription, or you meant Warp Factories / Slack Code.

What are the main trade-offs of Factory?

Pros: Autonomous Droid agents across the SDLC on desktop, CLI, SDK, IDE, web, and Slack — every plan includes all products; cloud and local background agents; Plus and up add Droid Computers (Factory-managed cloud machines for remote Droids); BYOK with a free usage allowance on individual plans, and a free switch to Droid Core (open-weight models) when you hit standard rate limits; enterprise airgap build runs Droid with no outbound internet, on your own model endpoints; OpenCompute (private preview, Oct 14 2026) is a self-hosted orchestrator that spins up Droid sandboxes on demand inside your own cloud accounts or data centers (Kubernetes, EC2, AWS Lambda MicroVMs, or an in-house platform via gRPC drivers) over an outbound-only TLS connection, so internal repos, registries, and services stay private. Cons: No free plan or trial on the pricing page — paid from $20/mo; rolling rate limits (Plus ~5x and Max ~10x Pro usage), with Extra Usage purchases past them; SSO/SAML, ZDR, audit logs, on-prem, and data residency sit in sales-led Business/Enterprise tiers; airgap builds are enterprise-only and drop cloud features such as session sync, Slack, and built-in web search; OpenCompute is private preview only (request through your Factory account team), still needs a live connection to Factory's control plane (not offline), and leaves your team running the infrastructure, upgrades, and capacity; its open-source release is announced with no date or license yet.

Does Factory support AGENTS.md, SKILL.md, or MCP?

This card lists AGENTS.md as Supported, SKILL.md as Supported, and rules/memory as Repository context; skills portable across CLI, IDE, and desktop.. Free options: No free plan or trial listed. Pro $20/mo; Plus $100/mo (~5x Pro usage, Droid Computers); Max $200/mo (~10x Pro usage, early access); Teams $60/mo per team + $40/mo per seat (up to 10 seats); Business and Enterprise via sales. Individual plans include a free BYOK allowance. Researchers (Factory for Science) and OSS contributors can apply for free access. Pricing: factory.com/pricing..