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Claude Certified Architect — Foundations

This repository contains study materials for the Claude Certified Architect — Foundations certification.

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Certificate Example

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Study Guide

PDF Version

EPUB Version

Anki Deck (Practical Test)

Video Materials

How to Use

Free Anthropic Courses

13 free courses & certificates from Anthropic Academy:

  1. Claude 101 — Learn Claude for everyday work. Core features and best practices.
  2. AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations — The foundational thinking course.
  3. Introduction to Agent Skills — Build, configure, and share Skills in Claude Code.
  4. Building with the Claude API — Function calling, tool use, streaming, SDKs, and production patterns.
  5. Claude Code in Action — Integrate Claude Code into your dev workflow.
  6. Intro to Model Context Protocol — Build MCP servers and clients from scratch in Python.
  7. MCP: Advanced Topics — Sampling, notifications, file system access, and transport for production MCP servers.
  8. AI Fluency for Students — AI skills for learning, career planning, and academic success.
  9. AI Fluency for Educators — For faculty and instructional designers applying AI Fluency into teaching.
  10. Teaching AI Fluency — Teach and assess AI Fluency in instructor-led settings.
  11. AI Fluency for Nonprofits — Increase organizational impact while staying mission-true.
  12. Claude with Amazon Bedrock — The full AWS accreditation course, now open to everyone.
  13. Claude with Google Cloud's Vertex AI — Work with Claude through Google Cloud's Vertex AI, from setup to production.

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What is this?Study materials for the Claude Certified Architect — Foundations certification: a multilingual study guide, practical-test Anki decks, and video materials.
What do I actually get when I open the repository?The study guide in Markdown, PDF, and EPUB, practical-test Anki decks, a NotebookLM video in English, and an example of the certificate.
How am I supposed to study with it?Read the guide in your preferred language, work through its scenarios and questions, then rehearse key patterns in the Practical Exercises section.
Does the repository include the certification exam itself?No — the repo is study material only. You request access to the official course/exam portal through a link in the README.
What topics does the practical part cover?Key patterns for building on Claude: tool design, MCP integration, structured output, context management, and reliability.
Can I drill exam-style questions before the real test?Yes — Anki decks for the practical test come in 8 languages: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Chinese, Portuguese (Brazil), and Spanish.
Are there free courses beyond the guide?The README links 13 free courses and certificates from Anthropic Academy, from Claude 101 and AI Fluency to MCP advanced topics and Claude with Amazon Bedrock or Google Vertex AI.
Can I add a translation for my language?Yes — contribute a translation as .md files, and the PDF version is generated automatically after the pull request is merged.
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