Xcode 26.3: Apple Legalizes Agentic Coding

On February 3, 2026, Apple released Xcode 26.3 with native support for agentic SDKs from Anthropic and OpenAI. Developers can now integrate autonomous assistants directly into the development environment without workarounds.

This acknowledges a paradigm shift: Apple understands that future code is written not by humans, but by "human + agent" teams. IDE-level support for third-party LLMs makes app creation faster but also raises questions about the role of junior developers in the iOS ecosystem.

Source: Anthropic / Apple