Claude Certified Developer – Foundations (CCDV-F)

Certification Overview

Agents & Workflows

• Understand agent architecture patterns.
• Build intelligent AI workflows.
• Develop custom agent loops.
• Implement multi-step automation.

Claude API Integration

• Integrate Claude using APIs and SDKs.
• Work with streaming responses.
• Manage batch processing workflows.
• Handle API errors effectively.

Application Development

• Design Claude-powered applications.
• Manage sessions and schemas.
• Configure application components.
• Build scalable AI solutions.

Claude Code

• Configure CLAUDE.md files.
• Manage Skills and Commands.
• Use Claude Code efficiently.
• Improve developer productivity.

Testing & Debugging

• Analyze application failures.
• Perform trace-based debugging.
• Handle runtime errors.
• Improve application reliability.

Model Selection & Optimization

• Select appropriate Claude models.
• Balance cost and performance.
• Optimize token consumption.
• Implement caching strategies.

Prompt & Context Engineering

• Create effective prompts.
• Manage context windows.
• Prevent context drift.
• Validate AI-generated outputs.

Security & Safety

• Protect against prompt injection.
• Apply secure development practices.
• Manage identities and secrets.
• Implement AI guardrails.

Tools & MCP Servers

• Build custom tools.
• Develop MCP servers.
• Configure external integrations.
• Design reusable AI capabilities.

Production Deployment

• Monitor application performance.
• Manage operational workflows.
• Optimize scalability.
• Support continuous improvement.