Claude Certified Architect — Foundations

Comprehensive study resource covering all 5 exam domains. Study the concepts, practice with scenario-based questions, and review detailed explanations.

5 Domains
720 / 1000 Passing Score
55+ Practice Questions
6 Exam Scenarios
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Study Guide
Deep explanations of all 5 domains, task statements, concepts, edge cases, and counterexamples. Cross-linked to official docs.
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Practice Exam
55+ scenario-based multiple choice questions. Explanations reveal after each answer. Filter by domain or run a full mixed exam.
Exam Domains
27% Domain 1
Agentic Architecture & Orchestration
Agentic loops · stop_reason · Multi-agent · Hooks · Task decomposition · Session management
18% Domain 2
Tool Design & MCP Integration
Tool descriptions · Structured errors · tool_choice · MCP scoping · Built-in tools
20% Domain 3
Claude Code Config & Workflows
CLAUDE.md hierarchy · Rules · Skills · Slash commands · Plan mode · CI/CD
20% Domain 4
Prompt Engineering & Structured Output
Explicit criteria · Few-shot · tool_use schemas · Validation-retry · Batch API · Multi-pass review
15% Domain 5
Context Management & Reliability
Lost-in-middle · Progressive summarization · Escalation · Error propagation · Provenance
Exam Scenarios

4 of these 6 scenarios are presented at random on the real exam. Questions are scenario-framed.

🎧 Scenario 1

Customer Support Resolution Agent
Domains: 1, 2, 5

💻 Scenario 2

Code Generation with Claude Code
Domains: 3, 5

🔬 Scenario 3

Multi-Agent Research System
Domains: 1, 2, 5

🛠️ Scenario 4

Developer Productivity with Claude
Domains: 2, 3, 1

⚙️ Scenario 5

Claude Code for CI/CD
Domains: 3, 4

📊 Scenario 6

Structured Data Extraction
Domains: 4, 5
Exam Format
720
Minimum passing score (of 1000)
4
Options per question (one correct)
4/6
Scenarios selected at random
0
Penalty for guessing (guess freely)