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Claude Certified Developer — Foundations

CCDV-F25 of 25 lessons written · about 350 minutes of reading

Building applications on the API, tools, MCP servers and security.

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Domain 1Agents and Workflows14.7%

  1. 1.1Agent architecture and tradeoffs12 min
  2. 1.2Building agents with the Agent SDK11 min
  3. 1.3Loops, subagents, memory and context14 min

Domain 2Applications and Integration33.1%

  1. 2.1From business need to requirements10 min
  2. 2.2Life cycle of a Claude system10 min
  3. 2.3Claude API mechanics16 min
  4. 2.4Engineering foundations15 min
  5. 2.5Designing a Claude application17 min
  6. 2.6Configuration management13 min

Domain 3Claude Code3.1%

  1. 3.1Operating Claude Code14 min

Domain 4Eval, Testing, and Debugging2.6%

  1. 4.1Debugging and error handling14 min

Domain 5Model Selection and Optimization16.8%

  1. 5.1LLM fundamentals14 min
  2. 5.2SDKs, REST and streaming14 min
  3. 5.3Choosing a model13 min
  4. 5.4Cost and token management15 min

Domain 6Prompt and Context Engineering11%

  1. 6.1Context engineering15 min
  2. 6.2Prompt engineering16 min
  3. 6.3Output handling14 min

Domain 7Security and Safety8.1%

  1. 7.1Prompt injection and data leakage16 min
  2. 7.2Guardrails and safe deployment14 min
  3. 7.3Hooks as safety controls12 min
  4. 7.4Identity, secrets and keys14 min

Domain 8Tools and MCPs10.6%

  1. 8.1Tool implementation17 min
  2. 8.2MCP server development16 min
  3. 8.3Agentic customization16 min