Independent prep guide
The Claude Certified Architect prep, condensed.
30 curated lessons across 5 domains, 60+ practice questions, a full mock exam, and a spaced-repetition drill mode — free, no signup required.
The five exam domains
View curriculum →Domain 1
Agentic Architecture & Orchestration
27%
7 modules
Design multi-step Claude agents: when to use loops vs. orchestrator-worker, how to compose subagents, and how to evaluate agent outputs.
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Domain 2
Tool Design & MCP Integration
18%
5 modules
Define tools that Claude uses reliably — schema design, error contracts, MCP servers, and resource exposure.
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Domain 3
Claude Code Configuration & Workflows
20%
6 modules
CLI features, hooks, slash commands, skills, settings.json, IDE plugins, and Agent SDK workflows.
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Domain 4
Prompt Engineering & Structured Output
20%
6 modules
System prompts, structured outputs, JSON mode, multi-shot examples, and prompt caching.
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Domain 5
Context Management & Reliability
15%
6 modules
Token budgets, context compaction, retries, observability, and production reliability patterns.
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Diagnostic
15 minutes. Find your weakest domain in one short pass.
Drill mode
Spaced repetition over the 25 highest-yield concepts.
Mock exam
60 minutes. 25 weighted questions. Realistic score breakdown.
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