Claude Certification Guides
CCAR-PProfessionalArchitect track

Claude Certified Architect, Professional

Mid- to senior-level architects, AI/ML engineers and tech leads building production Claude solutions.

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267 practice questions · 38 lessons · start with lesson 1

Questions
63
Time
120 min
Pass mark
720 / 1000
Official fee
$175 USD
Delivery
Pearson VUE
Valid for
12 months

Exam facts as published by Anthropic at time of writing. Eligibility and booking: Anthropic Academy.

Practice

  • Diagnostic test

    20 questions across all domains. Shows where you are weak before you start reading.

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    63 questions in 120 minutes, weighted like the real blueprint, scored on the 1000-point scale.

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    Every key term as a flip card, filtered by domain.

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    The one-page sheet to read the night before.

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    What the exam actually emphasised, in their words.

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Curriculum

Weights follow the official blueprint.

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  1. Domain 1 · 17% of the exam

    Solution Design & Architecture

    Translate business requirements into Claude solution architectures and choose the right pattern.

    0/6Drill this domain

  2. Domain 2 · 13% of the exam

    Claude Models, Prompting & Context Engineering

    Select models, engineer context and prompts for production, and manage long-horizon tasks.

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  3. Domain 3 · 19% of the exam

    Integration

    Integrate Claude with enterprise systems: APIs, MCP, cloud platforms, files, batch and streaming.

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  4. Domain 4 · 16% of the exam

    Evaluation, Testing & Optimisation

    Build evals, test agents, run regressions and optimise cost and quality in production.

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  5. Domain 5 · 14% of the exam

    Governance, Safety & Risk Management

    Manage prompt injection, data handling, compliance, human oversight and responsible deployment.

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  6. Domain 6 · 14% of the exam

    Stakeholder Communication & Lifecycle Management

    Communicate with stakeholders, run pilots, manage change and own the solution lifecycle.

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  7. Domain 7 · 7% of the exam

    Developer Productivity & Operational Enablement

    Roll out Claude Code and agentic tooling across teams with governance and measurable outcomes.

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