How good are you at Claude, really?
Free study guides, timed mock exams that feel like the real thing, and daily practice — for all four Claude certifications. Find your level. Then raise it.
Independent study resource — not affiliated with Anthropic.
Start where you are
Four doors, one ladder. Pick the sentence that sounds like you today.
Bystander → Operator
“I've never really built anything with AI.”
14 Days of Claude: 30 minutes a day, one real build a day — apps, automations, live on the internet by Day 14. No code needed.
Join the challenge →
Operator
“I use Claude every day — I want proof.”
The Claude Associate certification: study modules, domain quizzes, and two full timed mocks. Walk in knowing you'll pass.
Start Associate prep →
Architect
“I ship with the API or Claude Code.”
The technical ladder: Developer → Architect → Architect Pro. Deep modules on agents, MCP, and production reliability — plus the Daily 5 code track.
Climb the ladder →
Catalyst
“I'm responsible for my team's AI adoption.”
Run the team fluency assessment: one link, your whole team's level distribution on one dashboard — and a clear picture of who needs what next.
Assess your team →
Not sure? Take the 10-minute assessment and get your level. Product manager? Your path is here →
The four Claude certifications
Claude Associate
CCAO-F · $99
Business professionals who use Claude as a daily productivity tool
Claude Developer
CCDV-F · $125
Developers building applications on the Claude API, Claude Code, MCP, and Agent Skills
Claude Architect
CCAR-F · $125
Solution architects designing and shipping enterprise-grade Claude applications to production
Claude Architect Pro
CCAR-P · $175
Mid-senior solution architects and AI/ML engineers running Claude in production
Always current — that's the whole point
The Claude certification program changes monthly. Every fact on this site carries a verified date, our updates page logs every change we detect — and The Pulse gives you 60 seconds of AI news that actually mattered today.
Built by people taking the exams
CruxLevel is built by theCRUX — the team that runs Claude bootcamps for thousands of professionals. Our founder is taking all four certifications himself and publishing every step. The story →