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Claude Certified Developer — Foundations

Anthropic · Topic 5 of 5

Integrating MCP and the SDKs

Wiring Claude into real systems: the official Anthropic SDKs, connecting MCP servers, tools vs resources vs prompts, .mcp.json configuration with environment-variable secrets, and testing/evaluating LLM-backed features.

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What this topic covers

  1. 01The Official Anthropic SDKs300m
  2. 02Connecting MCP Servers300m
  3. 03Tools, Resources, and Prompts360m
  4. 04Configuring Servers: .mcp.json and Secrets300m
  5. 05Testing and Evaluating LLM Features360m

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