A live-proctored exam on building, testing, deploying and monitoring agents with LangChain, LangGraph and LangSmith. Documentation is allowed during the exam.
What it signals
Practical assessment
Includes interactive, code or case-study items. Proctored MCQ with interactive use of a LangSmith workspace
Identity assurance
Proctored with identity verification. Online, live proctored. Semi-open-book: LangSmith app, LangChain docs and LangChain Academy allowed; web search and AI assistants prohibited
Depth
Associate. Associate level.
Experience expected
Under 6 months. No stated requirement beyond courses
Portability
Mostly vendor-specific. LangChain product stack
– Verifiability
Not rated. Badge/registry not verified
For hiring managers
New and cheap; framework-specific (LangChain/LangGraph/LangSmith). One free resit included (per search snippet of official KB).
What it covers
Published exam outline
Building Agents25%
Testing Agents25%
Deploying Agents25%
Monitoring Agents25%
By topic
GenAI apps
Some (10 to 20%). LLM app concepts embedded in agent building
Agents
Core focus (over 35%). Entire blueprint is the agent lifecycle
Classical ML
Not covered. Not covered
Operations
Core focus (over 35%). Deploying and monitoring are 50%
Data
Not covered. Not covered
Responsible AI
Not covered. No domain verified
Exam details
Who the provider says it is for. Engineers building, testing, deploying and monitoring agents
Format
Multiple choice; candidates get a dedicated LangSmith organisation that questions refer to
Delivery
Online, live proctored. Semi-open-book: LangSmith app, LangChain docs and LangChain Academy allowed; web search and AI assistants prohibited
Code or hands-on work
Multiple-choice, but questions involve inspecting a live LangSmith workspace; no code writing verified
Prerequisites
Five free LangChain Academy foundation courses (LangChain, Deep Agents, reliable agents, monitoring production agents, LangSmith Deployment)