Claude SDK & Certification Prep
Study maps and practical lessons for the Associate, Developer, and Architect certification levels.
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About this resource
This study track builds on our course material and our reading of the published exam domains. It is not endorsed by Anthropic. The lessons teach the underlying engineering discipline, with searchable study maps and decks you can work through at your own pace.
9 modules
Study maps
Prepare for your exam
Search the exam domains and track what you’ve reviewed.
Deep-dive decks
Explore a topic
Learn one concept through an illustrated slide deck.
Slide decks open sideways on portrait phones.
Agent SDK Anatomy
Understand the agent loop and the core building blocks of the Claude Agent SDK.
The Interception Point
Use hooks to inspect, control, and transform agent tool calls.
One Protocol, Any Tool
Learn how MCP connects agents to tools, resources, and prompts.
Cheap Until Called
Package reusable instructions with skills and load them when needed.
One Prompt, A Tree of Agents
Delegate work to subagents with isolated context and scoped tools.
You Decide, Claude Code Enforces
Control agent access with permission modes, rules, and sandboxing.
- exam tiers
- 3
- domains
- 20
- subdomains
- 85
- deck slides
- 78
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