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Apple is bringing agentic coding to Xcode.

On Tuesday, the company announced the release of Xcode 26.

3, which will allow developers to use agentic tools, including Anthropic’s Claude Agent and OpenAI’s Codex, directly in…

3 Release Candidate is available to all Apple Developers today from the developer website and will hit the App Store a …

This latest update comes on the heels of the Xcode 26 release last year, which introduced support for ChatGPT and Claud…

The integration of agentic coding tools allows AI models to tap into more of Xcode’s features to perform their tasks an…

The models will also have access to Apple’s current developer documentation to ensure they use the latest APIs and the …

At launch, the agents can help developers explore their project, understand its structure and metadata, then build the …

Image Credits:Apple To prepare for this launch, Apple said it worked closely with both Anthropic and OpenAI to design t…

Specifically, the company said it did a lot of work to optimize token usage and tool calling, so the agents would run e…

Xcode leverages MCP (Model Context Protocol) to expose its capabilities to the agents and connect them with its tools.

That means that Xcode can now work with any outside MCP-compatible agent for things project discovery, changes, file ma…

Developers who want to try the agentic coding feature should first download the agents they want to use from Xcode’s se…

They can also connect their accounts with the AI providers by signing in or adding their API key.

A drop-down menu within the app allows developers to choose which version of the model they want to use (e.

In a prompt box on the left side of the screen, developers can tell the agent what sort of project they want to build o…

For instance, they could direct Xcode to add a feature to their app that uses one of Apple’s provided frameworks, and h…

Image Credits:Apple As the agent starts working, it breaks down tasks into smaller steps, so it’s easy to see what’s ha…

It will also look for the documentation it needs before it begins coding.

The changes are highlighted visually within the code, and the project transcript on the side of the screen allows devel…

This transparency could particularly help new developers who are learning to code, Apple believes.

To that end, the company is hosting a “code-along” workshop on Thursday on its developer site, where users can watch an…

At the end of its process, the AI agent verifies that the code it created works as expected.

Armed with the results of its tests on this front, the agent can iterate further on the project if need be to fix error…

(Apple noted that asking the agent to think through its plans before writing code can sometimes help to improve the pro…

) Plus, if developers are not happy with the results, they can easily revert their code back to its original at any poi…