Claude Certified Developer Foundations (CCDV-F): Exam Domains, Weights and Topics
This article summarises the Claude Certified Developer Foundations (CCDV-F) exam guide published by Anthropic: what the certification validates, the exam format, what the domain weights mean, and the topics listed under each domain. What CCDV-F validates Anthropic's exam guide states that the certification "validates that an individual can build, integrate, and ship production-grade applications,…
The Claude Certified Developer Foundations (CCDV-F) exam, offered by Anthropic, validates an individual's ability to build, integrate, and ship production-grade applications, agents, and workflows using Anthropic's Claude platform at a foundational level. The exam is intended for technical professionals with software engineering experience, experience with Claude or comparable LLM-based systems, proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript, and fluency with REST APIs and CLI tools.
The exam consists of 53 multiple choice and multiple response questions, with a passing score of 720 on a scale of 100 to 1,000. The exam is divided into eight domains, each with a specific weight indicating its relative importance. The domains and their estimated number of questions are Applications and Integration (33.1%, 17-18 questions), Model Selection and Optimization (16.8%, 9 questions), Agents and Workflows (14.7%, 8 questions), Prompt and Context Engineering (11.0%, 6 questions), Tools and MCPs (10.6%, 5-6 questions), Security and Safety (8.1%, 4 questions), Claude Code (3.1%, 1-2 questions), and Eval, Testing, and Debugging (2.6%, 1-2 questions). The exam fee is US$125 and the certification is valid for 12 months from the award date.
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