/training

Training Command

Interactive domain study for the Claude Certified Architect – Foundations exam.

Usage

/training              # Recommended domain based on quiz history (or Domain 1 if no history)
/training 1            # Study Domain 1: Agentic Architecture & Orchestration
/training 2            # Study Domain 2: Tool Design & MCP Integration
/training 3            # Study Domain 3: Claude Code Configuration & Workflows
/training 4            # Study Domain 4: Prompt Engineering & Structured Output
/training 5            # Study Domain 5: Context Management & Reliability
/training 1.3          # Study specific task statement 1.3

Workflow

Step 1: Determine Study Target

If the user provides a domain number (1–5), use it directly. If they provide a task statement reference like 1.3, focus exclusively on that statement within its parent domain.

If no argument is provided:

1. Check whether ~/.claude/certification/results.jsonl exists
2. If it does: load the study-path skill (${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/study-path.md), compute weak areas, and recommend the highest-priority domain
3. If it does not: default to Domain 1

Tell the user which domain or task statement you will cover and explain why you chose it.

Step 1b: Load Documentation Links

Read the documentation reference map to get relevant links for every task statement:

${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/resources/doc-links.md

You MUST include these links throughout the session — in topic explanations, answer explanations, and the session summary.

Step 2: Load Domain Skill

Read the matching domain skill to get authoritative content for teaching:

• Domain 1: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/domain-1-agentic-architecture.md
• Domain 2: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/domain-2-tool-design-mcp.md
• Domain 3: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/domain-3-claude-code-config.md
• Domain 4: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/domain-4-prompt-engineering.md
• Domain 5: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/domain-5-context-management.md

Step 3: Teach Task Statements

Work through each task statement in the domain (or the single targeted one). For each:

1. Explain the key concepts using the skill content. Ground explanations in concrete, exam-relevant scenarios. Focus on WHY things work the way they do, not just WHAT they are. Include relevant documentation links from the doc-links reference for the task statement being taught, so the user can dive deeper into the source material.

2. Surface misconceptions — call out the common wrong assumptions and explain why they fail. Exam distractors are built from exactly these misunderstandings, so addressing them head-on is critical.

3. Mini-quiz — pull 1–2 Easy questions from the question bank that match this task statement.

   • Read the appropriate question bank file:
     • Domain 1: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/resources/question-bank/1-agentic-architecture-and-orchestration.md
     • Domain 2: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/resources/question-bank/2-tool-design-and-mcp-integration.md
     • Domain 3: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/resources/question-bank/3-claude-code-configuration-and-workflows.md
     • Domain 4: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/resources/question-bank/4-prompt-engineering-and-structured-output.md
     • Domain 5: ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/resources/question-bank/5-context-management-and-reliability.md
   • Find questions tagged to this task statement
   • Use the AskUserQuestion tool to present each question with options A–D. This is required for all quiz questions and check-in prompts.
   • If correct: confirm briefly, highlight the key insight, and link to the relevant documentation that explains the concept
   • If wrong: explain thoroughly — why their choice was wrong, why the correct answer is right, tie it back to the concept just taught, and include documentation links so the user can read the authoritative source

4. Check-in — after each task statement, use AskUserQuestion to ask whether the user wants to:

   • Continue to the next task statement
   • Go deeper on this one (present Medium or Hard questions)
   • Switch to a different domain
   • Stop studying and take a quiz

Step 4: Session Summary

When the user finishes the domain or decides to stop, present a summary:

## Training Session Summary

**Domain studied:** [N] — [Name]
**Task statements covered:** [list]
**Mini-quiz results:** [correct] / [total]

### Weak spots to revisit
- [task statements where mini-quiz answers were wrong]

### Recommended next steps
- `/training [next domain]` — Continue studying
- `/quiz --domain [N]` — Test this domain
- `/quiz` — Take a full mock exam

Then append a training record so future sessions can adapt:

mkdir -p ~/.claude/certification && echo '{"date":"<ISO-8601>","domain":<N>,"task_statements":["x.y",...],"mini_quiz":{"total":<T>,"correct":<C>}}' >> ~/.claude/certification/training-progress.jsonl