Claude Certified Architect – Foundations Reference Materials

Complete Claude API reference covering messages, tool use, streaming, vision, and all model parameters. The primary resource for understanding Claude's capabilities.

Official guide to implementing tool use with Claude, including tool definitions, input schemas, response handling, and best practices for agentic workflows.

The official MCP specification for connecting Claude to external tools and data sources. Covers protocol architecture, transport layers, and implementation details.

Comprehensive guide to Claude Code including CLAUDE.md configuration, slash commands, hooks, headless mode, and CI/CD integration patterns.

Guide to Claude's extended thinking capability, including budget_tokens configuration, use cases, and integration with tool use and streaming.

Documentation on prompt caching for reducing latency and cost. Covers cache_control markers, TTL behavior, and optimization strategies.

Official SDK for building multi-agent systems with Claude. Covers AgentDefinition, Task tool, agent teams, and orchestration patterns.

Guide to writing effective CLAUDE.md files for Claude Code projects, including hierarchy, content structure, and project-specific configuration.

Documentation on Claude's vision capabilities for image analysis, document processing, and multimodal workflows relevant to structured data extraction scenarios.

Anthropic's guide to building agentic systems with Claude, covering agentic loops, multi-agent patterns, error recovery, and production deployment strategies.

Anthropic's official prompt engineering guide covering system prompts, chain-of-thought, structured output, and advanced prompting techniques for Claude.

Open-source collection of code examples, tutorials, and patterns for building with Claude. Includes agentic examples, RAG patterns, and tool use demos.