Curriculum

Claude Certified Architect – Foundations (CCA-F) Study Guide

Master the 5 domains of the Claude Certified Architect – Foundations (CCA-F) exam through deep, focused study.

foundation

F1 · Messages API F2 · Tool Use F3 · MCP F4 · Claude Code F5 · Agent SDK F6 · JSON Schema F7 · Prompt Basics F8 · Agentic Concepts

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hub

Exam Weight 27%

Agentic Architecture & Orchestration

Task 1.1 · Agentic Loop Lifecycle Task 1.2 · Hub-and-Spoke Orchestration Task 1.3 · Task Tool & allowedTools Task 1.4 · Programmatic vs Prompt Enforcement Task 1.5 · Hooks & Triggers Task 1.6 · Fixed vs Dynamic Decomposition Task 1.7 · Named Session Resume

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build

Exam Weight 18%

Tool Design & MCP Integration

Task 2.1 · Tool Description & Selection Task 2.2 · Error Handling & isError Task 2.3 · Tool Count & Reliability Task 2.4 · MCP Server Scope Task 2.5 · Built-in Tool Responsibilities

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terminal

Exam Weight 20%

Claude Code Configuration

Task 3.1 · Config Hierarchy Task 3.2 · Commands vs Skills Task 3.3 · Frontmatter Paths & Globs Task 3.4 · Plan Mode & Exploration Task 3.5 · Examples Over Descriptions Task 3.6 · CI & Non-interactive Mode

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edit_note

Exam Weight 20%

Prompt Engineering & Optimization

Task 4.1 · Specific Criteria & Rules Task 4.2 · Few-shot Calibration Task 4.3 · Structured Output via tool_use Task 4.4 · Semantic Validation & Retry Task 4.5 · Batch API Task 4.6 · Multi-pass Review

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memory

Exam Weight 15%

Context Management & Reliability

Task 5.1 · Progressive Summarization Task 5.2 · Escalation Triggers Task 5.3 · Structured Error Context Task 5.4 · Context Degradation Task 5.5 · Monitoring & Accuracy Task 5.6 · Provenance & Source Mapping

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