CCAR-F · Foundations

Claude Certified Architect — Foundations

Deep, hands-on work: agent orchestration, tool and MCP design, Claude Code configuration.

for Engineers building agentic systems with Claude Code and the Agent SDK

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Practice by domain · blueprint weights
609 questions · 5 domains
Practice all of D1 · Agentic Architecture & Orchestration164Practice →
Design and implement agentic loops for autonomous task execution27Drill →
Orchestrate multi-agent systems with coordinator-subagent patterns24Drill →
Configure subagent invocation, context passing, and spawning24Drill →
Implement multi-step workflows with enforcement and handoff patterns22Drill →
Apply Agent SDK hooks for tool call interception and data normalization24Drill →
Design task decomposition strategies for complex workflows20Drill →
Manage session state, resumption, and forking23Drill →
This exam
Exam code
CCAR-F
Items
60
Exam fee
$125

Same for all four: 120 minutes, pass at 720/1000, proctored via Pearson VUE, valid 12 months. Cost & registration →

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