The Definitive Guide to
Claude Intelligence
Master the foundational schematics and agentic protocols required to pass the Claude Certified Architect Foundations exam. Practical lessons, exam traps, and hands-on build exercises.
The five exam domains
View curriculum →Agentic Architecture & Orchestration
Design multi-step Claude agents: when to use loops vs. orchestrator-worker, how to compose subagents, and how to evaluate agent outputs.
Tool Design & MCP Integration
Define tools that Claude uses reliably — schema design, error contracts, MCP servers, and resource exposure.
Claude Code Configuration & Workflows
CLI features, hooks, slash commands, skills, settings.json, IDE plugins, and Agent SDK workflows.
Prompt Engineering & Structured Output
System prompts, structured outputs, JSON mode, multi-shot examples, and prompt caching.
Context Management & Reliability
Token budgets, context compaction, retries, observability, and production reliability patterns.
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