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Practical guides on agentic architecture, Claude Code, prompt engineering, and exam preparation.
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Agentic Architecture & Orchestration
- Agentic Architecture & Orchestration
Building AI Agents with Claude: Orchestration Patterns That Actually Work
A practical guide to building AI agents with Claude. Covers the agentic loop lifecycle, single-agent vs multi-agent patterns, the coordinator/specialist architecture, the Claude Agent SDK, and what Domain 1 of the certification exam actually tests.
12 min read
- Agentic Architecture & Orchestration
MCP Servers Explained: How the Model Context Protocol Works
A practical guide to the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Explains how MCP servers, clients, and transports work — with runnable code examples and architectural patterns.
11 min read
Claude Code Configuration
- Claude Code Configuration
How to Configure Claude Code with CLAUDE.md: The Complete Guide
A practical guide to configuring Claude Code projects with CLAUDE.md files. Covers the three-level hierarchy, modular organisation with @ path imports, path-specific rules, hooks, MCP servers, and what the certification exam actually tests.
10 min read
- Claude Code Configuration
Claude Code Plugins: What They Are and How to Use Them
A practical guide to Claude Code Plugins. Covers the /plugin command, plugin.json structure, bundling skills, hooks, subagents and MCP servers, installing plugins, and the plugin marketplace.
7 min read
Prompt Engineering & Context Management
- Prompt Engineering & Context Management
Prompt Engineering for Claude: System Prompts, Few-Shot, and Output Validation
A hands-on guide to prompt engineering with Claude. Covers system prompt design, few-shot examples, structured output, and output validation — with runnable code and exam-tested patterns.
10 min read
- Prompt Engineering & Context Management
Context Window Management in Claude: Avoiding the Summarisation Trap
How to manage Claude's context window without losing critical data. Covers the progressive summarisation trap, tool result trimming, the lost-in-the-middle effect, and persistent case facts.
9 min read
- Prompt Engineering & Context Management
Structured Outputs Are Now GA on the Claude API
Structured outputs have moved from beta to GA on the Claude API. Covers what changed, how JSON schema validation works, practical examples with tool_use and direct schema enforcement, and what it means for the exam.
8 min read
Claude Platform Updates & Comparisons
- Claude Platform Updates & Comparisons
Claude Sonnet 4.6: What's New for Architects
A breakdown of Claude Sonnet 4.6 for solution architects. Covers adaptive reasoning, the 1M context window beta, improved agentic search, reduced token consumption, and the Claude Haiku 3 deprecation.
7 min read
- Claude Platform Updates & Comparisons
Claude vs ChatGPT for Developers: An Honest Technical Comparison
A balanced, technical comparison of Claude and ChatGPT for developers. Covers API design, context windows, tool use, structured output, coding performance, pricing, and where each model genuinely excels.
11 min read