Factory has added managed application connections to Droid, its AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition →. Users select an application and sign in; Droid then discovers relevant tools as tasks require them. A connection works across its desktop, command-line, web, and mobile interfaces. The announcement describes this managed access alongside support for custom tools.
Role-based Personas help enterprise administrators recommend the right connections during setup, but a recommendation does not grant access: each person still connects their account. Administrators can disable a connector, blocking its calls even in existing sessions. The mechanism separates finding useful tools from authorizing their use.
Terms in this piece · Glossary
AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
MCP — The Model Context Protocol — an open standard that lets any AI assistant plug into any tool or data source without custom integration code.
