Claude Certified Developer - Foundations CCDV-F · also written CCD-F

Is the CCD-F certification worth it?

Yes, if you build, integrate, and ship Claude-powered applications, agents, or workflows for work - the CCD-F is Anthropic's claude code certification for exactly that scope.

Its heaviest domain, Applications & Integration, is 33.1% of the exam, covering Claude API mechanics, core software-engineering practice, and application design across Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai, API, and SDKs. That makes CCD-F distinct from CCA-F's architecture focus and CCA-P's senior-ownership focus. At $125 it matches CCA-F's list price and undercuts CCA-P's $175.

Who should take the CCD-F?

AI/ML engineers and senior software engineers shipping production Claude apps, agents, and workflows are the intended CCD-F audience - this is Anthropic's claude developer certification, not an architecture or non-technical credential.

There are no mandatory prerequisites or courses, but Anthropic recommends 1-5 years of software-engineering experience, 6+ months hands-on with Claude or a comparable LLM system, proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript, and fluency with REST APIs and CLI tools. Non-technical roles fit CCA-A instead.

How much does the CCD-F cost? Is it free?

$125 USD list price through Pearson VUE - the same as the CCA-F flagship exam. The checkout price you actually pay reflects any discount that applies to your partner tier.

The exam fee is not free. Every account includes the diagnostic, quick check and reading pages, sampled across all 8 CCD-F domains, plus a weakest-domain warm-up. Full mocks (53 questions) require a paid plan.

How hard is the CCD-F? Format + pass rate

The CCD-F is a 53-question, 120-minute exam scored on a 100-1,000 scale with a 720 pass mark - a criterion-referenced bar, not a percentile. Anthropic does not publish an official pass rate.

At 53 items over 120 minutes, CCD-F allows about 2.3 minutes per question - the most time-per-question of any of the 4 Claude certifications - but the content leans heavily technical: Applications & Integration alone is a third of the exam, and Model Selection & Optimization (16.8%) tests LLM fundamentals like tokens, context windows, and sampling.

How long should I prepare for the CCD-F?

Applications & Integration (33.1%) and Model Selection & Optimization (16.8%) together are just under half the CCD-F exam - prioritize hands-on API, tool, and caching practice over memorized definitions.

Start with the diagnostic to find your weakest of the 8 domains, use the warm-up to close the biggest gap, then work the full 53-question, 120-minute mock before booking. Note Claude Code itself is only 3.1% here.

Yes - the Claude Certified Developer - Foundations (CCD-F, exam code CCDV-F) is Anthropic's hands-on builder certification: a 53-question, 120-minute, proctored exam scored out of 1000 with a 720 pass mark.

Not as a standalone credential - Claude API mechanics (messages, tools, streaming, vision, caching, Batches API) are tested inside CCD-F's Applications & Integration domain, which at 33.1% is by far the heaviest domain on the exam.

AI/ML engineers and senior software engineers shipping production Claude apps, agents, and workflows. Anthropic recommends (but does not require) 1-5 years of software-engineering experience, 6+ months hands-on with Claude, and proficiency in Python and/or TypeScript.

$125 USD list price - the same as the CCA-F flagship exam. The checkout price shown reflects any discount that applies to your partner tier.

53 scored items over 120 minutes - about 2.3 minutes per question, the most time-per-question of any of the 4 Claude certifications.

Registration and scheduling run through the Anthropic Partner Network (on the Anthropic Partner Academy) and Pearson VUE - partner-network access is required. Register on the Partner Academy, complete checkout (the fee reflects your partner-tier discount), then schedule your proctored session with Pearson VUE.

Claude Code is a narrow, hands-on domain at just 3.1% of CCD-F - it covers core components, interaction modes, and configuration, but it is CCA-F, the Architect exam, that dedicates a full 20% domain to Claude Code configuration and workflows.

CCD-F's heaviest domain, Applications & Integration, is weighted far above anything on CCA-F. CCA-F tests broad agentic-architecture and design judgment; CCD-F tests hands-on shipping - API integration, tool/MCP construction, model selection, and testing/security.

12 months from the date it is awarded. Renewal before then is a free, non-proctored assessment on the Anthropic Partner Academy; if the credential lapses, you must retake the full exam at the full fee.

Yes, after a waiting period that increases with each failed attempt: 14 days after the first fail, 30 days after the second, 90 days after the third. Up to 4 attempts within a rolling 12-month period, and the exam fee applies to each attempt.

Yes - CCD-F registration runs exclusively through the Anthropic Partner Network (via the Partner Academy), with Pearson VUE handling scheduling and delivery. There is no direct-to-consumer registration path.

Yes - a diagnostic (no account needed), a weakest-domain warm-up, and a full-length timed 53-question mock are all live today, sampled from the CCD-F question bank across all 8 domains. Full mocks require a paid plan.