Practice : Claude Certified Architect Foundations (CCA-F)

The Claude Certified Architect Foundations exam tests your knowledge across five core domains. Each domain has a different weight on the exam.Please find details of each domain below:Agentic Architecture & Orchestration - 25%Design and implement agentic systems using Claude's Agent SDK. Covers agentic loops, multi-agent orchestration, hooks, workflows, session management, and task decomposition patterns for production-grade AI applications.Agentic Loops & Core API, Multi-Agent Orchestration, Hooks & Programmatic Enforcement, Session Management & WorkflowsTool Design & MCP Integration - 20%Design effective tools and integrate with Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Covers tool description best practices, structured error responses, tool distribution, MCP configuration, and Claude's built-in tools.Tool Description Best Practices, Structured Error Responses, Tool Distribution & Selection, MCP Server ConfigurationClaude Code Configuration & Workflows - 20%Configure Claude Code for development workflows. Covers CLAUDE md hierarchy, custom commands and skills, plan mode, iterative refinement, CI/CD integration, and batch processing.Prompt Engineering & Structured Output - 20%Master prompt engineering techniques for production systems. Covers explicit criteria, few-shot prompting, tool use for structured output, JSON schema design, validation-retry loops, and multi-pass review strategies.Context Management & Reliability - 15%Manage context effectively in production systems. Covers progressive summarization risks, context positioning, escalation patterns, error propagation, context degradation, human review, and information provenance.