Claude Certified Developer Foundations (2026) Practice Exams for Anthropic
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Claude Certified Developer Foundations
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What the Claude Certified Developer – Foundations exam tests
CCDV-F (Claude Certified Developer – Foundations) is Anthropic's role-based certification for engineers who build with Claude. It validates that you can build, integrate and ship production-grade applications, agents and workflows on the Claude platform at a foundational level. It is aimed at AI engineers, technical leads and senior software engineers.
- Exam code
- CCDV-F
- Role and level
- Developer, Foundations
- Questions
- 53, multiple choice and multiple response
- Time allowed
- 120 minutes
- Exam fee
- $125 USD per attempt
- Validity
- 12 months
- Delivery
- Online proctored or at a Pearson VUE test centre
- Language
- English only
Eight domains, and one that carries a third of the exam
Many candidates expect Claude Code to dominate. In the blueprint, building and integrating applications is by far the biggest area, and Claude Code is a small slice.
Applications and Integration
The largest domain. Anthropic's guide breaks it into areas such as:
- Claude Application Design: instruction handling, content boundaries, schema design, session hygiene8.6%
- Software Engineering Foundations: REST, JSON, async code, version control, code review, refactoring7.4%
- Claude API Mechanics: messages, tools, streaming, vision, thinking, caching, batch use6.8%
Model Selection and Optimization 16.8%
Choosing the right model for each job and managing cost and token use.
Agents and Workflows 14.7%
Building agents and workflows, including with the Agent SDK, and knowing which pattern fits a task.
Prompt and Context Engineering 11.0%
Writing clear prompts and managing what goes into the context window.
Tools and MCPs 10.6%
Tool use and MCP server development.
Security and Safety 8.1%
Protecting Claude applications, including defence against prompt injection and safe handling of secrets.
Claude Code 3.1%
Only one or two questions, so easy points if you have used it on real projects.
Eval, Testing, and Debugging 2.6%
Checking that a Claude application works, and finding faults when it does not.
Bar lengths are drawn relative to the largest domain. Percentages come from Exam Guide v1.0 and total 100%.
Core concepts worth revising
Many questions come down to knowing which option fits which situation. Make sure you can explain each of these without notes.
| Topic | What you should be able to say |
|---|---|
stop_reason | end_turn means Claude has finished. tool_use means run the tool and send the result back. max_tokens means the reply was cut off. |
tool_choice | auto lets Claude decide, any forces some tool call, and naming a tool forces that exact tool. |
| Realtime vs batch | The Batch API trades speed for savings: results can take up to 24 hours, at about half the cost. Use it for work that is not urgent. |
| Prompt caching | Reuses a repeated prompt prefix to cut cost and latency. Cached content expires after a short default period of about 5 minutes. |
| Model choice | Match the model to the step: faster, cheaper models for simple tasks and more capable models where deeper reasoning is needed. |
Is CCDV-F the right Claude exam for you?
Best suited to
- AI engineers, technical leads and senior software engineers.
- Developers who build features on the Claude API, SDKs and tooling.
- Teams that want a credential showing they can ship Claude to production.
Helpful background
- Real hands-on experience building with Claude.
- Solid software engineering basics such as REST, JSON, async code and version control.
- Comfort reading and reasoning about application code, since scenarios assume it.
Suggested Study Plan for the CCDV-F Exam
A clear routine makes your study time count. Use this plan to prepare for the Anthropic Claude Certified Developer Foundations exam:
- Read the official Anthropic exam guide for CCDV-F and note the topic weights
- Take a free CCDV-F practice test without notes to find your starting score
- Read every answer explanation, even for questions you got right
- Go back to the domains where you scored lowest, then test those topics again
- Take full-length, timed tests until your scores are steady before you book the exam
Includes all practice questions, PDF + online test engine and 90 days of free updates
Is the CCDV-F Exam Right for You?
The Anthropic Claude Certified Developer Foundations exam is taken by candidates at different stages of their careers. This preparation is a good fit if you:
- Are preparing for CCDV-F for the first time and want to know what to expect
- Already work in this field and want a credential that proves your skills
- Need CCDV-F for a new job, a promotion or an employer requirement
- Have taken the exam before and want to focus on the topics you missed
- Have finished studying and want to check your readiness before booking
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CCDV-F Exam Preparation FAQs
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Our CCDV-F questions are built around the current Anthropic Claude Certified Developer Foundations exam objectives. They follow the same topics, question formats and difficulty level you can expect in the real exam, so nothing on exam day feels unfamiliar.
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You get two formats: a downloadable PDF for offline study and access to our online test engine for exam-style practice.
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The PDF is your offline study guide. Download it and review the questions and explanations anytime, even without internet. The online test engine is on our website and works like the real exam: it has timed mock exams, instant scoring and results, so you can practice under exam conditions and track your progress.
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Yes. Take a free practice test to see the question style, the explanations and the test engine before you get full access.
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We update the questions whenever Anthropic changes the exam objectives. Every purchase includes 90 days of free updates to both the PDF and the test engine, and the latest update date is shown in the Exam Overview on this page.
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Yes. The online test engine lets you take full-length mock exams with a timer, or practice in untimed study mode. You get your score as soon as you finish.
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