Apple is building AI-powered coding agents from OpenAI and Anthropic directly into Xcode. New Integration in Xcode 26.3 Anthropic’s Cloud Agent and OpenAI’s Codex will give developers the ability to write and edit code, update project settings, search documents, and more.
Xcode is the software developers can use to create and test apps for iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Both Cloud and ChatGPT were previously available inside Xcode, but this latest update will allow AI agents to take actions inside the app instead of just providing coding assistance.
Apple is also making Xcode available through the Model Context Protocol, an open-source standard that will enable developers to plug other AI tools into apps.
The news of Apple’s Xcode update comes just a day after the launch of OpenAI This is an AI-powered codecs app On Mac, which lets developers write code with a team of AI agents. Apple says Xcode 26.3 will be available to Apple Developer Program members starting today, with “a release on the App Store coming soon.”
