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Claude Certified Architect – Professional
overview
Validates that you can design, build and deliver production-grade Claude solutions end to end. You choose models, architectures and API patterns, integrate with enterprise systems including RAG and MCP, and build in evaluation, security, compliance and governance. You also carry those decisions to stakeholders and through the full lifecycle, from discovery to handoff and iteration.
Who it's for. Mid- to senior-level solution architects, AI and ML engineers and technical leads. Typically they have three or more years in systems architecture or platform engineering and six months or more running Claude or similar LLM systems in production.
- Exam code
- CCAR-P
- Questions
- 63, multiple choice and multiple response
- Time
- 120 minutes
- Passing score
- 720 on a 100–1,000 scale
- Fee
- $175 USD
- Valid for
- 12 months
- Delivery
- Proctored, online or at a Pearson VUE test centre
where it sits
Architect track
Developer track
Start now with the live hub: Architect Foundations.
domain map
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| Solution design and architecture | 17% |
| Claude models, prompting and context engineering | 13% |
| Integration | 19% |
| Evaluation, testing and optimization | 16% |
| Governance, safety and risk management | 14% |
| Stakeholder communication and lifecycle management | 14% |
| Developer productivity and operational enablement | 7% |
Domains and weights from Anthropic's official exam guide.