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Factory AI by dvcrn — Agent Skill

Name: Factory AI
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: dvcrn

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Factory AI Droid CLI

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

Installation

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

Authentication

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

Commands

Interactive Mode

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)

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

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

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

Plugins

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

Usage Patterns

Feature Development

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

Debugging

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

Code Review

droid exec "review the PR for security issues"

Git Operations

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

Deployment

droid exec "deploy to fly.io"

Multi-file Changes

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

---name: factory-aidescription: Use Factory AI's droid CLI for software engineering tasks. Supports interactive mode, exec mode, MCP servers, and plugins.---# Factory AI Droid CLIUse `droid` to build features, debug, refactor, and deploy code.## InstallationAlready installed at: `/Users/mitchellbernstein/.local/bin/droid`## Authentication```bashdroid login# or set FACTORY_API_KEY env varexport FACTORY_API_KEY=your-api-key```## Commands### Interactive Mode```bashdroid # Start fresh sessiondroid "fix the login bug" # Start with promptdroid -r # Resume last sessiondroid -r session-id # Resume specific session```### Non-Interactive (Exec Mode)```bashdroid 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```bashdroid exec --force "fix lint errors" # Auto-apply without confirmationdroid exec --json "analyze code" # JSON outputdroid exec --model claude "task" # Specify model```### MCP Servers```bashdroid mcp list # List installed MCP serversdroid mcp add server-name # Add MCP serverdroid mcp remove server-name # Remove MCP server```### Plugins```bashdroid plugin list # List pluginsdroid plugin add name # Add plugin```## Usage Patterns### Feature Development```bashdroid exec "add a user settings page with dark mode toggle"```### Debugging```bashdroid exec "fix this error: [paste error]"```### Code Review```bashdroid exec "review the PR for security issues"```### Git Operations```bashdroid exec "create a PR for my changes"droid exec "write a good commit message for the staged changes"```### Deployment```bashdroid exec "deploy to fly.io"```### Multi-file Changes```bashdroid# 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

Frequently asked questions

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