Official Exam Details¶
Claude Certified Architect – Foundations (CCA) · Launched March 12, 2026
| Questions | Duration | Passing score | Exam fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 MCQ | 120 minutes | 720 / 1000 | $99 |
The 5 official domains → how this guide covers them
Info
Two domains ("Agentic Architecture & Orchestration" and "Claude Code Configuration & Workflows") together account for 47% of the exam. The single most tested concept is programmatic enforcement vs. prompt-based enforcement.
| Official Domain | Weight | Guide Sections |
|---|---|---|
| Tool Design & MCP Integration | 18% | 1. Messages API · 2. Tool Design · 3. Error Handling · 4. MCP |
| Claude Code Configuration & Workflows | 20% | 5. Agent Skills |
| Agentic Architecture & Orchestration | 27% | 6. Agent SDK · 7. Agentic Patterns · 8. Workflows |
| Prompt Engineering & Structured Output | 20% | 9. Prompt Engineering |
| Context Management & Reliability | 15% | 10. Context Management |
The 6 exam scenarios
| # | Scenario | Primary domains |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Customer Support Resolution Agent | 1, 2, 5 |
| 2 | Code Generation with Claude Code | 2, 3, 1 |
| 3 | Multi-Agent Research System | 1, 5, 4 |
| 4 | Developer Productivity with Claude | 3, 1, 2 |
| 5 | Claude Code for CI/CD | 3, 4 |
| 6 | Structured Data Extraction | 4, 2, 5 |
Warning
Each question is framed inside one of these production systems. You answer as the architect of that specific system — not in the abstract. Every question has one correct and three distractor responses.
Format, scoring & access
| Format | 60 multiple-choice questions · closed-book · no AI assistance |
| Scoring | Scaled score 100–1,000 · passing score 720 · results within 2 business days |
| Fee | $99 · free for the first 5,000 Claude Partner Network employees |
| Access | Register through Anthropic Academy on Skilljar via the Claude Partner Network |
| Experience req. | 6+ months hands-on experience with Claude API and Claude Code recommended |
| Exam level | "~301 level" — tests architectural judgment, not prompting literacy |
Official preparation resources
- Building with the Claude API — 8.1-hour flagship course. Full spectrum from Messages API to advanced agentic architectures and RAG pipelines.
- Introduction to Model Context Protocol — covers MCP fundamentals, tools, resources, and prompts. Maps directly to Domain 2.
- Claude Code developer training — covers Claude Code configuration, workflows, and skills. Maps to Domain 3 (20% weight).
- AI Fluency: Frameworks & Foundations — principles of effective AI collaboration and responsible system design.
- Claude Code on Coursera — part of the Generative AI Software Engineering Specialization (Vanderbilt University).
Success
All 13 Anthropic Academy courses are free and open to everyone at anthropic.skilljar.com — no paid Claude subscription or partner access required to study.
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