Anthropic's Claude Architect Guide In 39 Minutes

Description

Master Claude Code: https://www.skool.com/earlyaidopters/about Claude Architect Study Guide: https://markkashef.gumroad.com/l/claude-architect-study-guide --- Anthropic just released an official certification program -- the Claude Certified Architect. It's a real exam, pass or fail, built around 5 core domains. I read all 40 pages of the official exam guide so you don't have to. In this video I break down every concept across all 5 domains with diagrams, live demos, and plain English explanations -- whether you're going for the cert or just want to master Claude Code. --- Timestamps 00:00 - Anthropic just dropped a real certification 01:39 - The 5 domains explained 02:03 - Domain 1: Agentic Architecture (27%) 03:25 - The Agentic Loop 04:07 - Anti-patterns to avoid 05:18 - Hub-and-Spoke: coordinator + subagents 06:38 - The narrow decomposition mistake 07:34 - Live demo: spawning 3 subagents in parallel 08:49 - Prompts vs Hooks (most important concept) 10:00 - When to use hooks over prompts 10:55 - Live demo: /hooks in Claude Code 11:42 - Domain 2: Tool Design & MCP (18%) 12:07 - Why tool descriptions matter most 13:10 - The tool overload problem 13:54 - MCP server scoping: project vs user level 15:48 - tool_choice: auto, any, forced 16:57 - Domain 3: Claude Code Configuration (20%) 18:51 - The 3-layer CLAUDE.md hierarchy 20:04 - Path-specific rules (.claude/rules/) 21:06 - Commands vs skills vs plan mode 22:25 - Claude Code in CI/CD pipelines 23:40 - The -p flag and --output-format json 24:31 - Why you need a separate review session 25:45 - Domain 4: Prompt Engineering (20%) 26:26 - Few-shot examples vs instructions 27:15 - Guaranteed JSON with tool_use 28:06 - The validation loop 29:23 - Domain 5: Context Management (15%) 29:45 - The lost in the middle effect 30:37 - 3 ways to fix context bloat 31:46 - /memory in Claude Code 32:24 - When to escalate to a human 33:41 - Error propagation done right 35:00 - The 5 rules that apply across every domain 37:12 - Interactive study prompts (X post resource) 38:47 - Free study guide + where to go next --- Book a Consultation: https://calendly.com/d/crfp-qz3-m4z #ClaudeCode #ClaudeCertifiedArchitect #Anthropic #AIAgents #ClaudeCodeTutorial #AIAutomation #MCPServers #PromptEngineering #AgenticAI #ClaudeArchitect