"This is achieved via Model Context Protocol (MCP), an open protocol that lets AI agents work with external tools and structured resources. Xcode acts as an MCP endpoint that exposes a bunch of machine-invocable interfaces and gives AI tools like Codex or Claude Agent access to a wide range of IDE primitives like file graph, docs search, project settings, and so on."
"While AI chat and workflows were supported in Xcode before, this release gives them much deeper access to the features and capabilities of Xcode. This approach is notable because it means that even though OpenAI and Anthropic's model integrations are privileged with a dedicated spot in Xcode's settings, it's possible to connect other tooling that supports MCP, which also allows doing some of this with models running locally."
Xcode 26.3 adds support for full-fledged agentic coding tools via a side-panel interface that assigns tasks to AI agents with prompts, and tracks their progress and changes. The integration uses the open Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing Xcode to act as an MCP endpoint and expose machine-invocable interfaces and IDE primitives such as the file graph, docs search, and project settings to agentic models. OpenAI's Codex and Anthropic's Claude Agent receive privileged integrations, but any tooling that supports MCP can connect, including locally running models. The release candidate is rolling out imminently before the final release.
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