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Anthropic · Claude Certified Architect — Foundations

Four weeks
to the badge. A production-grade study program. 24 study days. Exam on Monday, 20 July 2026.

Questions
60 scenario MCQ
Time
120 min
Pass score
720 / 1000
Format
Proctored closed book
Plan length
Exam date
0/24 days
Readiness estimate
100 / 1000
Passing score: 720 out of 1000
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Study library

All 8 resources from the LinkedIn post are numbered ①–⑧ at the top. Everything below is curated additional material verified against real URLs.

From the LinkedIn post — 8 resources

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① CCA Study RepositoryCommunity study materials, domain guides, scenario notes (4 languages)↗ ② CCA Exam GuideCommunity exam guide — domain breakdown, tips, and sample items↗ ③ Complete Claude Architect Study GuideFree study guide, 25 practice questions, domain breakdowns, 12-week plan↗ ④ Anthropic Academy (Official)17 free official courses — the highest-leverage prep available↗ ⑤ Official Claude DocumentationThe canonical reference for everything in the exam↗ ⑥ Claude Code Documentation & TutorialsFull reference: CLAUDE.md, hooks, skills, SDK, CI/CD↗ ⑦ Claude Prompt Engineering GuideXML tags, CoT, few-shot, extended thinking, caching — official guide↗ ⑧ CCA Practice Exams500+ questions, 5 full mocks, adaptive practice, AI tutor — free to start↗

Anthropic Academy — week-by-week

free
Claude 101Week 1 · core features — start here↗ Building with the Claude APIWeek 1 · ~8-hr flagship — Messages API, streaming, tool use, caching↗ Introduction to SubagentsWeek 2 · delegation, context isolation, subagent design↗ Claude Code in ActionWeek 2 · CLAUDE.md, hooks, CI/CD, the Claude Code SDK↗ Introduction to Agent SkillsWeek 2 · SKILL.md, triggers, progressive disclosure↗ Introduction to MCPWeek 2 · build servers & clients; all 3 primitives↗

Anthropic engineering deep-dives

Building effective agentsWeek 2 · the canonical agent-patterns essay — read twice↗ Agents with the Agent SDKWeek 2 · build your own harness with the SDK↗ Writing effective tools for agentsWeek 2 · tool-spec design, description engineering, error handling↗ Claude Code best practicesWeek 2 · CLAUDE.md, workflows, automation, CI/CD↗ Effective context engineeringWeek 3 · managing the context window in production↗ Long-running agent harnessesWeek 3 · the claude-progress.txt pattern, multi-context workflows↗

Official documentation

Claude developer docsThe canonical reference — bookmark this↗ Tool use overviewHow the agentic loop runs; tool_choice modes↗ MCP connectorRemote MCP servers via the Messages API↗ Prompt engineering overviewStructured, reliable prompting — the official guide↗ Claude Code documentationFull reference: config, hooks, skills, SDK, CI/CD↗

Hands-on code

GitHub
Anthropic CookbookRunnable tool-use, RAG, sub-agent, and streaming recipes↗ Anthropic Courses (notebooks)Hands-on notebooks for API, tool use, and prompt engineering↗ Prompt engineering interactive tutorialChapter-by-chapter exercises — complete chapters 1–5 in Week 1↗ Tim Warner's CCAR-F repoReference architectures, domain guides, and scenario walk-throughs↗ Visual study guide (HTML)All 5 domains, 6 scenarios, flashcards, mock quiz — single self-contained file↗

Practice exams

third-party
AnthropicCertifications — adaptive practice500+ questions, 5 full mocks, AI tutor, spaced repetition — free to start↗ AnthropicCertifications — full course30 lessons, animated diagrams, exam traps, scenario quizzes↗ TutorialsDojo CCAR-F Practice ExamsSection tests, timed mode, flashcards, cheat sheets, video course↗ TutorialsDojo — free samplerScenario-based questions in the real exam format — no cost↗ Udemy CCAR-F Practice ExamsTimed mode, detailed explanations, aligned to latest blueprint↗ TutorialsDojo study guideDomain-by-domain breakdown, key skills, prep strategy — free↗ Towards AI — 8-part seriesComprehensive guide to passing on first attempt, with scenario walk-throughs↗

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