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Claude Certified Developer – Foundations (CCDV-F)
Validates knowledge of building production Claude applications, including API integration, agents, tools and MCP, prompt and context engineering, evals, security and cost.
Summary
Claude Certified Developer – Foundations is Anthropic's exam for engineers who build and ship applications, agents and workflows on Claude. Its 53 questions span eight domains, led by applications and integration, and cover the API, agents, tools and MCP, prompting, evals, security and cost.
Good fit if
- You write Python or TypeScript against the Claude API at a Claude Partner Network organization
- You build agents, tools or MCP servers and want proof of production practice
- Your firm counts certified staff toward its partner tier
Look elsewhere if
- You are outside Claude Partner Network organizations: GitHub Agentic AI or AI-103
- You design and review Claude systems rather than build them: Architect – Foundations
- You are not a software developer: Google Generative AI Leader or AWS AI Practitioner
Prerequisites
Cost
What holders say
The exam tests real build work
Holders describe practical scenarios, such as getting agents to return consistent structured output, rather than recall. They prepared with Anthropic's free courses plus their own building with the API, MCP and Claude Code.
Its hiring value is still unclear
Many candidates take it because their employer encourages or pays for it. Holders say it is too new to show a career effect, and replies are split on whether it helps in hiring.
Certification path
Anthropic's exams are role-based with no prerequisites. Each path starts at a foundations exam and advances to the professional level, Architect – Professional.
Renewal
The certification is valid for 12 months from the day you earn it.
- Validity
- 12 months
- Renewal requirement
- Free online assessment
- Renewal fee
- $0 USD
Review what has changed, then complete the non-proctored assessment on the Anthropic Partner Academy before your certification expires. If it lapses, you retake the full exam at the full fee. Anthropic may require a full retake instead if the exam content changes significantly.
Anthropic certification FAQ ↗Alternatives
CCAR-F$125 required · Entry
Anthropic's foundations-level architect exam, focused on designing agent systems with Claude Code, the Agent SDK and MCP.
GitHub Certified: Agentic AI Developer$165 required · Intermediate
An agentic AI developer certification that anyone can register for.
AI-103$165 required · Intermediate
Microsoft's exam for building AI apps and agents, open to anyone.
FAQ
Who can take the Claude Certified Developer – Foundations exam?
People who work at Claude Partner Network organizations, registering with a recognized company email. Personal emails do not work. You must be 18 or older. Partner Network membership is free for organizations that bring Claude to market.
How much does the Claude Certified Developer – Foundations exam cost?
$125. Select and Preferred partners get 50% off. Global Premier partners take it free until December 31, 2026, then get 50% off.
How many questions are on the exam, and what is the passing score?
53 multiple-choice and multiple-response questions in 120 minutes. The passing score is a scaled 720 on a scale of 100 to 1,000.
Do I need to take another Claude exam first?
No. Anthropic lists no mandatory prerequisites or courses, and the credential is awarded on exam performance alone.
How long is the certification valid?
12 months. Renew before it expires with a free online assessment; if it lapses, you retake the full exam.
Last updated October 2026