CCAR-F

Claude Certified Architect — Foundations

The deeper foundation exam — architecture, design decisions and the trade-offs behind them. Covers Claude Code and developer tooling, prompt and context engineering, agentic patterns, integration, and governance foundations.

Exam facts

Approximate · verify with vendor

Format

~60 items · ~120 min

Delivery

Pearson VUE (proctored)

Price

$125 USD

Pass threshold

720 / 1000 (72%)

Validity

~12 months

Credential

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Mode

Number of questions

Domains (optional — all by default)

Agentic Architecture & Orchestration150Claude Code Configuration & Workflows98Context Management & Reliability101Prompt Engineering & Structured Output98Tool Design & MCP Integration69