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Claude Certified Architect – Foundations
overview
Tests whether you can make sound trade-off decisions when building real solutions with Claude Code, the Claude Agent SDK, the Claude API and MCP. Every question sits inside a production scenario, such as a customer support agent, a multi-agent research pipeline, Claude Code in CI/CD, developer tooling or structured data extraction. It rewards practical judgement about architecture and configuration, not recall.
Who it's for. Solution architects who design and ship production applications with Claude, typically with six months or more hands-on with the Claude API, the Agent SDK, Claude Code and MCP.
- Exam code
- CCAR-F
- Questions
- 60, multiple choice and multiple response
- Time
- 120 minutes
- Structure
- Scenario-based, with 4 scenarios drawn at random from a bank of 6
- Passing score
- 720 on a 100–1,000 scale
- Fee
- $125 USD
- Valid for
- 12 months
- Delivery
- Proctored, online or at a Pearson VUE test centre
where it sits
domain map
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| Agentic architecture and orchestration | 27% |
| Tool design and MCP integration | 18% |
| Claude Code configuration and workflows | 20% |
| Prompt engineering and structured output | 20% |
| Context management and reliability | 15% |
Domains and weights from Anthropic's official exam guide.
study guides
Study guides are in preparation.
practice questions
Practice questions are in preparation.
resources
- Claude Developer Platform documentation — The API
- Claude Code documentation — CLAUDE.md
- Model Context Protocol — Tool and resource interface design.