What you'll learn:
- Build Claude-powered applications using the Claude API, SDKs, streaming, vision, and advanced model capabilities
- Design and build agents, workflows, subagents, and agentic systems using Claude development frameworks
- Apply prompt and context engineering techniques to build reliable, efficient, and production-ready Claude applications
- Implement Claude Code, custom tools, Skills, MCP servers, security guardrails, debugging, and cost optimization
Prepare for the Claude Certified Developer – Foundations (CCDV-F) certification exam while developing practical skills for building real-world applications, agents, and workflows with Claude.
This course is designed around the official CCDV-F exam study guide and takes you through the core concepts and technical skills measured across the certification blueprint. Whether you are preparing for the exam or looking to strengthen your Claude development skills, this course combines exam-focused learning with practical demonstrations and hands-on experience.
Throughout the course, you will learn how to build Claude-powered applications using APIs and SDKs, work with streaming and multimodal capabilities, and design effective agents, workflows, subagents, and custom agent loops. You will also explore Claude Code, including its core components, configuration, Skills, commands, agents, and development workflows.
You will dive into model selection and optimization, learning how to choose between Claude models based on capability, latency, and cost requirements. We will explore token management, prompt caching, LLM fundamentals, and techniques for building efficient Claude applications.
The course also covers prompt and context engineering, including effective instruction design, context management, structured outputs, context drift prevention, and reliable output handling.
Beyond the fundamentals, you will learn how to extend Claude using custom tools, function calling, Skills, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. We will also explore important security concepts such as prompt injection, guardrails, Claude hooks, authentication, authorization, secrets, and API key management.
Finally, you will learn techniques for testing, evaluating, debugging, and troubleshooting Claude applications, helping you understand not only what to build, but how to build Claude solutions that are reliable, secure, and production-ready.
By the end of this course, you will have covered the major knowledge areas of the CCDV-F certification exam while gaining practical experience with the technologies and development patterns behind modern Claude-powered applications.
