Apple Releases Xcode 26.3 with AI Coding Agents That Autonomously Handle Development Tasks
Summary
Apple launches Xcode 26.3 featuring AI coding agents from Anthropic and OpenAI that autonomously handle development tasks, search documentation, explore files, update settings, and verify work visually, now available to developer program members.
Key Points
- Apple releases Xcode 26.3 with agentic coding support, integrating Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex directly into the development environment to help developers build apps faster with autonomous task handling
- The coding agents can search documentation, explore file structures, update project settings, and verify work visually by capturing Xcode Previews throughout the entire development lifecycle
- Xcode 26.3 is available as a release candidate for Apple Developer Program members today, with App Store release coming soon, and supports the Model Context Protocol for compatibility with any agent or tool