Program guide
Everything about the certification program that is not specific to a single exam. The four certifications each have their own folder at the repository root with a study guide, the official exam guide PDF, study notes, and practice questions.
The whole journey, end to end:
flowchart LR
C[Prep courses on Partner Academy] --> R[Register and pay]
R --> X[Proctored exam, 120 minutes]
X -->|pass at 720 or above| B[Credly badge, valid 12 months]
X -->|fail| W[Wait 14, 30, then 90 days and retake]
W --> X
B --> N[Free renewal assessment before expiry]
N --> B| Page | Read it when |
|---|---|
| Learning paths and courses | Choosing a certification, or picking courses to prepare with |
| Anthropic courses | All 21 official courses: what each teaches, where to enroll, and which exam it serves |
| Cheat sheets (Associate, Developer, Architect F, Architect P) | One printable page per exam: facts, weights, the rules that decide questions, timing, and traps |
| Course notes | The maintainer's take on each course: what it is worth, what to watch for, and the order to take them |
| Study strategy | You have chosen an exam and want a plan |
| Official resources | Anthropic's documentation, courses, engineering articles, videos, and code, mapped to each exam |
| Progress tracker | Tick each domain as you cover it; progress is weighted by exam share |
| Practice engine | A shuffled, timed, scored exam drawn from the 100-question bank, in the browser or a terminal |
| Practice with Claude | Generating blueprint-based practice questions with Claude, within the exam NDA |
| Registration and scheduling | Booking the exam, fixing partner email issues, preparing your machine |
| Certification policies | Retakes, validity, renewal, appeals, proctoring rules |
| Frequently asked questions | Quick answers, from pricing to badges |
| Glossary | The program's terms, defined once |
| Official sources | Provenance of every mirrored PDF |
| Prompts for Claude | Copyable prompts that turn Claude into a tutor: diagnostics, drills, plans, and score analysis |
| Official videos | Anthropic's own videos, arranged by exam, including the complete AI Fluency course |
| Flashcards | Every fact, weight, and rule as a deck for Anki, Quizlet, or RemNote |
| Share this | Links, ready-to-use copy, and images for passing this on |
| Maintenance guide | Contributing to or maintaining this repository |
Official PDFs in this folder: the Anthropic Certification Exam Policy, the Certification Terms and Conditions, and the illustrated Exam Registration Guide. Each certification's exam guide sits in that certification's folder.