OpenAIOpenAI's Codex now features a "Build iOS Apps plugin" that enables viewing, testing, and hot reloading iOS app edits directly within Codex. This integration allows autonomous agents to interact with iOS apps in an in-app browser and SwiftUI previews.
serve-sim, which provides a streaming simulator, and SnapshotPreviews for extracting SwiftUI previews.This update provides Codex with the ability to integrate an iOS development loop directly into the AI agent's workflow, enabling direct interaction with the app's UI. This capability extends Codex's plugin architecture and its use case gallery for building iOS apps.
Developers can use this plugin to leverage the serve-sim project's capabilities, which include driving an iOS simulator through CLI commands for gestures, hardware buttons, rotation, and camera injection. The serve-sim project functions as an Agent Skill (reusable capabilities for AI agents), allowing for more iterative and autonomous iOS development within Codex.
More of the iOS app loop, now inside Codex. The Build iOS Apps plugin lets Codex view and test your iOS app in the in-app browser, open SwiftUI previews, and hot reload edits without leaving Codex. https://t.co/SksapiJFjY
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