The update enables developers to use coding agents such as Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex directly within Xcode to tackle tasks and app creation.

Xcode 26.3 offers agentic coding capabilities with Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex.

Apple is expanding Xcode's role from code editor to active collaborator, adding built-in agentic coding tools that can plan, execute, and iterate on development tasks alongside developers.

Xcode can now connect to external AI coding agents, making it possible to prototype working apps with minimal programming experience.

The new feature, launched with the beta version of Xcode 26.3, enables AI to actively build, test and fix applications inside the ...