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CCDV-FClaude Certified Developer - Foundations
Build Claude applications, agents and integrations, then demonstrate sound decisions across tools, evaluation, security and production reliability.
Request CCDV-F ($175)
The total includes the published $125 exam fee and a $50 service fee. Payment opens after we confirm your place.
Request CCDV-FLast verified: 30 July 2026
CCDV-F at a glance.
| Role fit | Engineers building Claude applications and agents |
|---|---|
| Exam items | 53 |
| Exam time | 120 minutes |
| Scaled passing score | 720 |
| Credential validity | 12 months |
| Published exam fee | $125 |
| Service fee | $50 |
| Total through Timo | $175 |
The total includes one official exam attempt. Payment opens after we confirm your place. Fees and policies can change.
Choose CCDV-F when it matches your work.
- You build applications or services with the Claude API.
- You design tool schemas, execute tool calls and return results safely to the model.
- You use Claude Code, MCP, evaluation, tracing or production controls in engineering work.
Topics to cover for CCDV-F.
Use the public exam guide as your checklist, then practise each topic in a work scenario.
API and model choices
Select a model and API pattern, manage context and tokens, and connect structured responses to the application.
Production prompting
Use system instructions, examples and output contracts that can be tested and versioned.
Tools and agent loops
Define narrow tools, validate arguments, return clear results and stop loops with limits and checkpoints.
Claude Code workflows
Configure project instructions, permissions, review and source control for repeatable engineering work.
Model Context Protocol
Use MCP clients and servers for tools and resources with authentication and clear trust boundaries.
Evaluation and observability
Create test cases, inspect failures and track quality, latency and cost before release.
Security and reliability
Protect secrets, limit tool permissions, handle prompt injection, retries, malformed output and timeouts.
Practice project: A support-triage agent that calls approved customer and policy tools, returns structured output, escalates low-confidence decisions and records an evaluation trace.
Exam access, preparation and registration support.
- An individual account used for certification access and registration.
- The official guide and preparation resources available for CCDV-F.
- Registration support and one official exam attempt.
- The option to add a guided study session.
- After passing, the option to receive job alerts and project opportunities from Timo.
Opportunity alerts are optional. Certification does not guarantee an interview, project or job.
Add a live review when you want direct feedback.
Bring your study priorities, diagnostic result, questions and one relevant work example.
Private session, 60 minutes: $199
One-to-one review of your weak topics, practice results, questions and work example. You leave with a focused study plan.
Small group, up to five people: $49 per person
Guided review of key topics, practical examples and live Q&A. You leave with topic priorities and notes from the discussion.
Open group, up to ten people: $29 per person
Guided review of common exam topics and live Q&A. You leave with a final revision checklist.
Guided sessions are optional. Tick the ones you want quoted on the request form.
Request a place, prepare, then schedule the exam.
Send your CCDV-F request
Enter your name and email, tick any optional guided session and send the request. This form charges nothing.
Confirm and prepare
Timo confirms your place and the total, sends the payment details, then sends the steps for the official guide, preparation and registration.
Schedule and take the exam
Pearson VUE provides online or test-centre scheduling and proctoring. Use the same legal name as your government-issued ID. After a pass, Anthropic awards the credential and Credly issues the badge.