Apple has announced a major upgrade for Xcode: support for agentic coding. Apple says that developers can now build apps with coding agents such as Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex directly inside Xcode.
In a post on its Newsroom site today, Apple explains that agents like Claude Agent and Codex can “now collaborate throughout the entire development life cycle.” This includes searching documentation, analyzing file structures, and updating project settings. The agents can even verify work visually using Xcode Previews, then iterating through multiple builds to fix problems. Developers can sign in with their respective accounts for those platforms or enter an API key.
Apple is also making Xcode’s capabilities available with Model Context Protocol, which is the industry’s standard interface between AI systems and traditional platforms. This means that developers have the flexibility to integrate any compatible agent or tool with Xcode, beyond Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex.
Here’s Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations:
“At Apple, our goal is to make tools that put industry-leading technologies directly in developers’ hands so they can build the very best apps. Agentic coding supercharges productivity and creativity, streamlining the development workflow so developers can focus on innovation.”
“This connection combines the power of these agents with Xcode’s native capabilities to provide the best results when developing for Apple platforms, giving developers the flexibility to work with the model that best fits their project,” Apple says.
When Apple announced Xcode 26 at WWDC, the company touted the ability for developers to tap into ChatGPT and other providers to write code, fix bugs, access documentation, and more. Support for agentic coding is a major step beyond that initial integration.
The new features are available starting today with the Xcode 26.3 Release Candidate. Learn more on Apple’s developer website.
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