Claude Certified Architect Foundations (CCA-F) Exam 2026

Claude Certified Architect Foundations (CCA-F) Exam is Anthropic’s first official technical certification, launched March 12, 2026 as part of the Claude Partner Network. It validates the ability to design, deploy, and maintain production-grade applications using the Claude ecosystem, including the Claude Agent SDK, Claude Code, and the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This is an architecture-level credential — it tests system design decisions, not everyday Claude usage or prompt trivia.WHO IT IS FOR:Solution architects building production applications with ClaudeAI developers shipping agentic systems using the Claude Agent SDK and MCPDevOps and platform engineers integrating Claude Code into CI/CD pipelinesEngineering leads managing Claude-enhanced teams and deployment standardsRecommended experience: at least 6 months of hands-on experience with the Claude API and Claude Code.EXAM DOMAINS for Claude Certified Architect Foundations (CCA-F) Exam Questions 2026Domain 1 – Agentic Architecture and Orchestration (27%) Designing multi-agent systems, task decomposition, hub-and-spoke orchestration models, agentic loops, subagent coordination, and reliability patterns for autonomous systems.Domain 2 – Tool Design and MCP Integration (18%) Designing Model Context Protocol servers and clients, managing tool boundaries, SSE transport trade-offs, authentication patterns, and writing reliable tool schemas.Domain 3 – Claude Code Configuration and Workflows (20%) CLAUDE markdown hierarchy, custom slash commands, CI/CD pipeline integration, persistent project context, and AI-first development workflows.Domain 4 – Prompt Engineering and Structured Output (20%) JSON schema enforcement, few-shot techniques, validation retry loops, programmatic enforcement vs. prompt-based guidance.Domain 5 – Context Management and Reliability (15%) CALM framework, prompt caching with cach