Domain 2·33.1% of exam·18 concepts
Applications and Integration
Turn requirements into Claude applications: API mechanics, software-engineering foundations, application and schema design, and configuration management.
2.1
Understanding Requirements (3.4%): Functional and infrastructure requirements based on business requirements and solution architecture.
2.2
Systems Life Cycle (2.8%): Systems life cycle management concepts and frameworks used to develop, implement, operate, and maintain IT systems.
2.3
Claude API Mechanics (6.8%): Claude API behavior and mechanics, including messages, tools, streaming, vision, thinking, caching, invoking Claude through third-party vendors, Messages API data access patterns, batch API use, and tradeoffs between realtime and batch API selection.
2.4
Software Engineering Foundations (7.4%): Core software engineering principles and practices, including REST APIs, JSON, asynchronous programming, version control, SDLC integration, code review, and small- and large-scale refactoring.
2.5
Claude Application Design (8.6%): Design considerations for building Claude applications, including how Claude interprets instructions across interfaces (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai, API, SDKs), content boundaries, schema design, session hygiene, and plugin management.
2.6