Claude Certified Architect – Foundations
Exam code CCAR-F. Everything below comes from the official exam guide v1.0, effective July 2026.
Exam format
- Questions
- 60
- Time limit
- 120 minutes
- Scoring
- 100–1000, scaled
- Pass mark
- 720
- Exam fee
- $125
- Valid for
- 12 months
- Attempts
- 4 per rolling year
- Retake waits
- 14, 30, 90 days
Scoring is criterion-referenced and scaled. Anthropic publishes no raw-percentage conversion, so no percentage pass mark exists.
Domain weighting
5 domains. The proportions below are what the exam actually tests, so practice should mirror them.
- Agentic Architecture & Orchestration27%
- Claude Code Configuration & Workflows20%
- Prompt Engineering & Structured Output20%
- Tool Design & MCP Integration18%
- Context Management & Reliability15%
Practise the real thing
A full question bank for CCAR-F, weighted to the blueprint above — so the proportion you practise matches the proportion the exam tests. Timed 60-question simulation with scaled scoring, plus a written explanation on every option, right and wrong.
One-time payment. Sitting CCAR-F itself costs $125, and a failed attempt means waiting 14 days before you can retake it.
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