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GitHub Certified: Agentic AI Developer (GH-600)
Validates knowledge of running AI coding agents in GitHub workflows, including tool use, state, evaluation, orchestration and guardrails.
Summary
GitHub Certified: Agentic AI Developer (GH-600) tests whether you can run AI coding agents safely inside real GitHub workflows. The exam covers agent architecture, tools and MCP servers, memory and state, evaluating agent output, coordinating several agents, and guardrails.
Good fit if
- You already use Copilot coding agents, custom agents or MCP servers
- You design how agents open pull requests and run in Actions
- You set agent permissions, guardrails and evaluation for your team
Look elsewhere if
- You are new to Git and GitHub: GitHub Foundations
- You use Copilot as an assistant: GitHub Copilot
- You build agents on Azure AI: Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer
Prerequisites
Cost
Renewal
GitHub Certified: Agentic AI Developer is valid for 2 years.
- Validity
- 2 years
- Renewal
- Microsoft renewal process
GitHub is moving its certifications to Microsoft's renewal process, which does not require retaking the full exam. Certifications that expire before that process is available are extended by 6 months.
GitHub Certified: Agentic AI Developer page ↗Alternatives
GitHub Copilot$99 required · Intermediate
GitHub's exam on using Copilot well, a good step before agents.
GitHub Actions$99 required · Intermediate
Deeper CI/CD skills, which the GH-600 exam leans on heavily.
AI-103$165 required · Intermediate
Microsoft's exam for building AI apps and agents on Azure.
CCAR-F$125 required · Entry
Anthropic's architecture exam for building agent systems with Claude.
FAQ
What is the GH-600 exam?
It is the exam for GitHub Certified: Agentic AI Developer, titled Developing in Agentic AI Systems. It covers how to design, run, evaluate, coordinate and govern AI coding agents in GitHub workflows.
Is the GH-600 exam still in beta?
No. It ran as a beta in May 2026 and is now generally available.
How much does the GH-600 exam cost?
$165 in the US. Microsoft prices exams by the country where you test.
Is GH-600 hard?
Candidates describe it as harder than GH-300. Many questions ask you to read YAML, JSON, logs and agent configuration and pick the right setting, so hands-on time with agents and GitHub Actions matters more than reading.
Last updated October 2026