Claude Certified Architect (Foundations)

60 items in 120 minutes across 5 domains: Agentic Architecture & Orchestration (27%), Tool Design & MCP Integration (18%), Claude Code Configuration & Workflows (20%), Prompt Engineering & Structured Output (20%), Context Management & Reliability (15%). Scoring is scaled from 100 to 1,000, and you need 720 to pass.

Solution architects and technical practitioners designing Claude-powered agentic systems. That's Anthropic's stated audience, and the full profile sits in section 3 of the official exam guide. There's no prerequisite exam and no formal experience requirement; the credential is awarded on exam performance alone.

The study material is. All 30 lessons, the quick-reference cards, the glossary and the diagnostic test are free to everyone. The full-length mock exams and drill mode are a one-time purchase. Anthropic's own $125 exam fee is separate, and is paid to Anthropic when you sit the real thing.

It depends on how much production Claude work you've already done. The curriculum is 30 lessons weighted to match the blueprint, so the 27% domain carries more of them than the 15% one. Most people work through a domain at a time, using the diagnostic first to find out which ones they can move quickly through.

Registration runs through Anthropic's Partner Academy, which is currently open to people at organisations in the Claude Partner Network and needs a company email on that domain. That access gap is exactly why this site exists: complete preparation for people who can't get through the partner door.

Waiting periods of 14, 30, and 90 days after failed attempts, up to four attempts in a rolling twelve months, fee per attempt. Your score report breaks the result down by domain, so you can see which areas cost you the attempt before booking another.

No. This is an independent community resource, not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic. Every exam fact on this page comes from Anthropic's published exam guide and is attributed to it.