Claude Certified Developer (Foundations)
AI engineers and software developers who build, integrate, and ship Claude-powered applications, agents, and workflows
25 lessons · 8 domains · exam code CCDV-F
The real exam is 53 questions in 120 minutes and costs $125 USD; you can sit it through Pearson VUE, online proctored or at a test centre. The pass mark is 720 on a 1000-point scale, and the credential is valid for 12 months (Exam Guide v1.0, July 2026). Each domain is weighted differently, so plan your study time accordingly. Full exam guide: domains, weights and rules.
Agents and Workflows
14.7%Agent and workflow architecture, agent construction with the Claude Agent SDK, and common agentic patterns and frameworks.
3 lessons
Applications and Integration
33.1%A third of the exam on its own: Claude API mechanics, software engineering foundations, application design, and configuration management.
6 lessons
Claude Code
3.1%Claude Code's core components and features, the CLAUDE.md hierarchy, repository initialisation, and settings.json configuration.
1 lesson
Eval, Testing, and Debugging
2.6%Debugging and error handling for Claude applications: error identification, recovery strategies, trace analysis, and problem isolation.
1 lesson
Model Selection and Optimisation
16.8%LLM fundamentals, supporting technical concepts, model capability trade-offs, and cost and token management.
4 lessons
Prompt and Context Engineering
11%Context and memory management, prompt engineering principles and methods, and structured output handling.
3 lessons
Security and Safety
8.1%AI application security, guardrails and safe deployment, hooks as safety controls, and identity, secrets, and key management.
4 lessons
Tools and MCPs
10.6%Tool implementation, MCP server development, and choosing among built-in tools, custom tools, Skills, and MCPs.
3 lessons