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1

Install Droid CLI

curl -fsSL https://app.factory.ai/cli | sh
For the latest installation instructions and platform-specific guidance, visit the Factory AI CLI documentation.
2

Authenticate with Factory AI

To use Droid in Vibe Kanban, you must first authenticate:
  1. Run droid to launch the interactive CLI
  2. Use the /login command within Droid to authenticate
Alternatively, generate an API key from Factory Settings and set it as an environment variable:
export FACTORY_API_KEY=fk-...
For detailed authentication instructions, see the Factory AI documentation.
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Start Vibe Kanban

Once authenticated, launch Vibe Kanban:
npx vibe-kanban
You can now select Factory Droid when creating task attempts.

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Configuration Options

Droid supports several configuration options in Vibe Kanban:
  • Autonomy Level: Controls permission level for file and system operations
    • normal: Read-only mode – safe for reviewing planned changes without execution
    • low: Basic file creation/editing while blocking system changes
    • medium: Development operations with recoverable side effects
    • high: Production operations with security implications or major side effects
    • skip-permissions-unsafe: Bypasses all permission checks (use only in isolated environments) (default)
  • Model: Specify which model to use
  • Reasoning Effort: Control the reasoning depth
    • off: Minimal reasoning
    • low: Light reasoning
    • medium: Balanced reasoning
    • high: Deep reasoning for complex tasks
These options can be configured when creating agent configurations in Vibe Kanban.