Building with Claude Code like an architect
A working AI product you build yourself, including preparation for the Claude Certified Architect – Foundations exam
The course prepares for the exam. It is not an Anthropic certification and does not open access to the exam. The exam is currently open only to employees of organisations in the Claude Partner Network.
Every participant builds a working AI product, one component per session, and on the way learns what the exam tests: agentic architecture, Claude Code configuration, structured output, tools and MCP, context management and reliability.
In every course, the verification gate method: a number that was not verified does not exist.
Who it is for
- Developers, engineers and product people who build with Claude
- Graduates of "From the app you built to a product you can trust"
Prerequisites: Experience with Python or TypeScript and git, or the previous course. A laptop, Claude Pro (including Claude Code), an API account with a spending cap, and GitHub.
Structure
- Course: 10 sessions × 3 hours · 40 academic hoursSession 9: a full mock exam. Session 10: every participant presents the product.
Up to 10 participants per group
One instructor. One session a week, all in class, on the participant's own laptop.
A condensed format can be arranged for a group.
The sessions
- How Claude Code worksA repository, CLAUDE.md and a specification
- Configuring Claude Code for a teamA team configuration for the project
- The API from the insideAn API engine with a tool loop
- Structured output you can trustAn extraction module with validation
- Tools and MCPThe product's MCP server
- Agents and orchestrationAn agent with sub-agents and a guard hook
- Context and reliabilityCaching, retry and a cost log
- Claude Code in productionAn automatic PR check: the product is done
- Exam workshop: a mock examA score per domain and a fix plan
- Demo dayA demo and a personal registration path
Each participant leaves with
- A working AI product with 8 tested components
- A mock-exam score per domain
- A personal exam registration path
Not included
- Access to the exam itself
- An Anthropic certification: the course prepares, it does not certify
- An introduction to programming: a background is required
- Claude Pro and API costs, borne by the participant
What the ordering organisation provides
- A classroom with a projector, power for every laptop and stable Wi-Fi
- Registration and outreach as "exam preparation", not as "a certified course"
- Scheduling 10 dates, ideally once a week