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Claude Code Expert

Claude Certified Architect – Foundations

Practitioners who design and build agentic systems on Claude — configuring Claude Code, designing tools and MCP integrations, and managing context and reliability in production.

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Exam details

Exam code
CCAR-F
Number of items
60
Exam structure
4 scenarios drawn from a bank of 6
Time limit
120 minutes
Passing score
720 on a scale of 100–1,000
Exam fee
$125 USD
Validity
12 months
Item format
Multiple-choice and multiple-response items; each item states how many responses to select
Delivery
Proctored: online proctored and/or test center, per program policy
Result reporting
Pass/fail with scaled score (100–1,000), plus percent-correct by domain on the score report

Fee is a list price; partner-tier discounts apply automatically at checkout. Registration requires a company email on a domain in the Claude Partner Network.

Blueprint — 5 domains

Weights are the approximate proportion of scored items drawn from each domain.

1

Agentic Architecture & Orchestration

27%
  • 1.1Agentic Loops
  • 1.2Orchestration Patterns
  • 1.3Guardrails & Safety
  • 1.4Claude Agent SDK
  • 1.5Multi-Agent Systems
  • 1.6Human-in-the-Loop
  • 1.7Error Recovery & Resilience
2

Tool Design & MCP Integration

18%
  • 2.1Tool Schema Design
  • 2.2MCP Server Implementation
  • 2.3MCP Client Integration
  • 2.4Tool Error Handling
  • 2.5Tool Selection & Routing
3

Claude Code Configuration & Workflows

20%
  • 3.1Configuration & Settings
  • 3.2CLAUDE.md Files
  • 3.3Hooks & Automation
  • 3.4Permissions & Security
  • 3.5Slash Commands & MCP
  • 3.6CI/CD Integration
4

Prompt Engineering & Structured Output

20%
  • 4.1System Prompts
  • 4.2Structured Output
  • 4.3Prompt Chaining
  • 4.4Few-Shot & Examples
  • 4.5Prompt Optimisation
  • 4.6Output Validation
5

Context Management & Reliability

15%
  • 5.1Context Window Management
  • 5.2Prompt Caching
  • 5.3Long Conversations
  • 5.4Rate Limiting & Quotas
  • 5.5Monitoring & Observability
  • 5.6Production Reliability

Official sample questions

The exam guide publishes 12 sample questions with answer keys and rationale. This guide states they are drawn from the practice test — the other three exams' guides say theirs are explicitly not from the live item bank, which makes these the closest thing to real items Anthropic publishes. They are Anthropic's questions, so we link them rather than republish them: open the guide →

Source

Every figure above is from the official Claude Certified Architect – Foundations exam guide, v1.0, effective July 2026. Anthropic notes the guide is subject to change without notice; we check it for changes and republish when it moves.

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