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Unable to use Xcode's "Generate Fix for Issue" feature

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
macos, swift
Domain
desktop-dev, devtools

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue in Xcode 26.1 using the listed steps and inspect the Copilot for Xcode integration and available logs. Done means Xcode’s “Generate Fix for Issue” action reaches Copilot and suggests a fix for the selected warning or error.

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Description

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Describe the bug
I want to be able to use Xode's "Generate Fix for Issue" feature, but it doesn't work with Copilot for Xcode.

Versions

  • Copilot for Xcode: 0.44.0 (0.44.0)
  • Xcode: 26.1 (17B55)
  • macOS: 26.0.1 (25A362)

Steps to reproduce

  1. In Xcode, in the source code editor, click on a warning or error.
  2. In the pop-up that opens, click Generate Fix for Issue > Generate

Expected Result
The AI suggests a fix for the warning/error.

Actual Result
I get this model dialog instead:

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Logs
Copilot for Xcode does not log anything when this happens.

Dominant language
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