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Program

Claude Certified Architect, Foundations

Preparation for Anthropic’s official credential for architects and developers who build production-grade AI applications with Claude.


What it prepares you for

Four technology pillars

The certification validates working knowledge across four technology pillars: Claude Code, the Agent SDK, the Claude API, and the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Every exam question is grounded in a realistic production scenario, not theory.


The exam

Five domains

  • Agentic Architecture and Orchestration27%
  • Claude Code Configuration and Workflows20%
  • Prompt Engineering and Structured Output20%
  • Tool Design and MCP Integration18%
  • Context Management and Reliability15%

Format

How the exam works

Question type
Multiple choice — one correct answer and three plausible distractors.
Structure
Scenario-based. Four scenarios drawn from a pool of six, each driving a set of questions.
Scoring
Scaled score, pass at 720 out of 1000. No penalty for wrong answers.

Who it is for

Architects and senior engineers going to production

Solution architects and senior engineers with hands-on experience across the Claude API, the Agent SDK, Claude Code, and MCP, who are moving from pilots to production — roughly six months or more of practical experience.


How the training runs

A live cohort, taught by a practitioner

The program runs as a live cohort, practitioner-taught. It pairs hands-on labs and runnable demos with a running capstone project, and full mock exams sat under realistic conditions.

Arrange a cohort for your team

Cohorts run on demand for a team.