Anthropic · Architect · Foundations
Claude Certified Architect – Foundations
Exam code: CCAR-F
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Exam at a glance
- Questions
- 60
- Time limit
- 120 minutes
- Passing score
- Scaled 720 / 1,000
- Validity
- 12 months
- Exam fee
- $125 (paid to Anthropic)
- Format
- Scenario-based (4 scenarios from a bank of 6); multiple-choice and multiple-response, proctored
Exam facts from the official Anthropic exam guide. Read the official guide ↗
What's on the exam
- Agentic Architecture & Orchestration27%
- Claude Code Configuration & Workflows20%
- Prompt Engineering & Structured Output20%
- Tool Design & MCP Integration18%
- Context Management & Reliability15%
Domain weights are the approximate share of scored items, per the official blueprint.
Who this exam is for
Built for solution architects who design and implement production applications with Claude, typically with 6+ months of hands-on experience across the Claude APIs, Agent SDK, Claude Code, and MCP.
Prerequisites: No mandatory prerequisites. 6+ months building with Claude APIs, the Agent SDK, Claude Code, and MCP is recommended.
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