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Claude Certified Developer – Foundations (CCDV-F)

Anthropic's certification for engineers who build, integrate, and ship production-grade applications, agents, and workflows on the Claude platform.

CCDV-F validates that you can independently own or significantly contribute to building, integrating, and shipping Claude-powered systems: building agents with the Claude Agent SDK, integrating the API and client SDKs, operating Claude Code, writing prompts, running evals, and building custom tools and MCP servers.

Unofficial material, not affiliated with Anthropic. Questions are AI-generated based on public documentation, with no guarantee of passing the official exam.

Quick facts

Exam fee
$125 USD
Number of items
53
Time limit
120 minutes
Passing score
720 out of 1,000
Validity period
12 months
Prerequisites
None mandatory — 1–5 years of software engineering experience recommended

Domains covered

Agents and Workflows14.7%Applications and Integration33.1%Claude Code3.1%Eval, Testing, and Debugging2.6%Model Selection and Optimization16.8%Prompt and Context Engineering11%Security and Safety8.1%Tools and MCPs10.6%

Official links

Official Exam Guide (PDF)Anthropic Partner AcademyCertifications FAQSchedule your exam (Pearson VUE)Claude Partner Network signup

Practice today

Our CCDV-F question bank and mock exam are in production. In the meantime, try our live simulados for the Claude Certified Architect – Foundations certification — many domains (Claude Code, MCP, prompt engineering) overlap.

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Frequently asked questions

Who should take the CCDV-F exam?

AI/ML engineers, technical leads, and senior software engineers with 1–5 years of software engineering experience and at least 6 months of hands-on experience with Claude or a comparable LLM system. It is not intended for non-technical users or roles limited to writing prompts.

How is CCDV-F different from CCA-F (Architect) and CCAO-F (Associate)?

CCAO-F targets non-technical professionals who use Claude for productivity. CCDV-F targets developers who build and ship applications. CCA-F targets solution architects who make architecture-level tradeoffs across agentic systems, MCP, and CI/CD. Developers implement what architects decide.

What happens if I don't pass?

You can retake the exam after a waiting period that increases with each attempt (14 days, then 30, then 90), up to four attempts within a rolling 12-month period. The exam fee applies to each attempt.

Can I just register directly, or do I need to be an Anthropic partner?

Registration goes through the Claude Partner Network, not directly through Pearson VUE. The good news: the network itself is free and open to any company bringing Claude to market, with no minimum size. Join with a corporate email (personal addresses like Gmail won't work), then register the exam through the Anthropic Partner Academy.