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Claude Code Course: CLAUDE.md, Hooks & Subagents (CCAR-F)

October 18, 2026 · 12 min

Chapters

  1. The Short Answer
  2. The Map
  3. The Claude dot M D Hierarchy
  4. Imports and Rules
  5. Commands and Skills
  6. Plan Mode or Direct Execution
  7. Hooks
  8. Subagents
  9. Claude Code in C I
  10. Sessions and Refinement
  11. Practice Questions
  12. Recap

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The Claude Code half of the Claude Certified Architect (CCAR-F) exam, as of October 2026, from Anthropic's exam guide v1.0 and the Claude Code docs: the CLAUDE.md hierarchy (user, project, directory), @imports and .claude/rules with path globs, commands and skills (context: fork, allowed-tools, argument-hint), plan mode versus direct execution, hooks (PreToolUse, PostToolUse, exit code 2), subagents (fresh context, Explore, Task vs Agent tool), running Claude Code in CI with -p, --output-format json and --json-schema, and session resume. Domain 3 is 20% of the exam. Ends with 4 original practice questions. Independent guide, not affiliated with Anthropic.

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Chapters
0:00 The Short Answer
1:02 The Map
1:59 The Claude dot M D Hierarchy
3:00 Imports and Rules
4:02 Commands and Skills
5:08 Plan Mode or Direct Execution
5:57 Hooks
6:59 Subagents
7:54 Claude Code in C I
8:58 Sessions and Refinement
9:55 Practice Questions
11:48 Recap

Exam facts are from the official Anthropic (Claude Certification Program, Claude Code documentation) pages as of 2026-10-27. Fees and rules can change, so confirm on the official site before you enroll. Open Exam Hub is an independent study resource, not affiliated with Anthropic. Practice questions are not from a real exam. Narration is an AI-generated voice.

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"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Reminiscing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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