This foundation-level course introduces developers to building applications with Claude and the Anthropic API. It covers API usage, prompt design, tool integration, RAG workflows, document processing, agent concepts, application security, evaluation, and responsible AI practices to establish practical skills for Claude-based application development.
Prerequisites
- Basic Programming Knowledge
- Basic Python Knowledge
- Basic API Concepts
- Basic JSON Knowledge
- Basic Generative AI Concepts
What Will You Learn
- Understand Claude and Generative AI Fundamentals
- Work with the Claude API
- Configure API Authentication and Requests
- Apply Prompt Engineering Techniques
- Use Structured Outputs and Tool Use
- Process Documents and Images with Claude
- Build Claude-Powered Applications
- Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Develop Basic Claude Agent Workflows
- Apply AI Safety and Security Practices
- Test and Evaluate Claude Applications
- Optimize Tokens, Latency, and API Costs
- Prepare for the Foundation-Level Certification Assessment
Who Should Do This Training
- Software Developers
- AI Developers
- Python Developers
- Generative AI Developers
- Machine Learning Engineers
- Application Developers
- AI Engineers
- Backend Developers
- Technical Professionals Working with Claude
- Developers Beginning Claude Application Development