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Claude Certified Architect — Professional practice exams
This is a free practice platform for the Claude Certified Architect — Professional certification. It holds 200 exam-style questions tagged to all 38 objectives in the exam blueprint, sits you 63-item timed mock exams scored the way the real one is, and tells you which objectives you are weak on. Everything runs in your browser. No account, no sign-up, and nothing you do here leaves the device.
- Question pool
- 200items
- Mock form
- 63items
- Time limit
- 120minutes
- Pass mark
- 720of 1000
- Domains
- 7weighted
- Objectives
- 38all covered
Built by Junaid Muhammad · Claude Certified Architect, Professional
I built this to get myself through the CCAR-P, and it worked, I passed.
If the course gets you there too, drop me a hello. I would like to hear how your sitting went, and what can be improved.
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What is on the Claude Certified Architect — Professional exam
The exam is organised into 7 weighted domains covering 38 objectives in total. The weight is the share of a scored form each domain takes, so it is also the share of your revision it deserves. Integration is the heaviest at 19%; developer productivity is the lightest at 7%.
| Domain | Weight | Objectives | On a mock | In the pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D1Solution Design & Architecture | 17% | 6 | 11 | 34 |
| D2Models, Prompting & Context Engineering | 13% | 5 | 8 | 26 |
| D3Integration | 19% | 8 | 12 | 38 |
| D4Evaluation, Testing & Optimization | 16% | 6 | 10 | 32 |
| D5Governance, Safety & Risk Management | 14% | 5 | 9 | 28 |
| D6Stakeholder Communication & Lifecycle | 14% | 5 | 9 | 28 |
| D7Developer Productivity & Enablement | 7% | 3 | 4 | 14 |
weights from the published exam blueprint · pool counts from this site’s question bank
Every exam objective, with practice questions
The score report you get after a real sitting grades you objective by objective, not just domain by domain. Every objective below has its own drill drawn from the question pool, so a report that says you were weak on one row maps to somewhere specific to go.
D1Solution Design & Architecture
- 1.1Translate business problems into Claude-based AI solutions(6)
- 1.2Design end-to-end architectures (input → processing → output → feedback loops)(6)
- 1.3Select appropriate architectural patterns (workflow, agentic, augmented LLM)(6)
- 1.4Design multi-agent systems and orchestration strategies(5)
- 1.5Apply decomposition techniques for complex problem solving(5)
- 1.6Align solutions to business value pillars (efficiency, transformation, productivity, cost, performance SLAs)(6)
D2Models, Prompting & Context Engineering
- 2.1Select appropriate Claude models based on trade-offs(6)
- 2.2Design system prompts, templates, and guardrails(5)
- 2.3Apply prompt engineering techniques (zero-shot, few-shot, chain-of-thought)(5)
- 2.4Optimize context windows and manage token usage(5)
- 2.5Implement prompt reuse strategies (caching, modular prompts, Skills)(5)
D3Integration
- 3.1Evaluate tool/agent configuration for capability bloat(5)
- 3.2Analyze authentication and authorization requirements to identify security gaps(5)
- 3.3Evaluate accuracy-latency trade-offs and justify configuration decisions(5)
- 3.4Analyze observability challenges and select monitoring strategies at scale(5)
- 3.5Design a RAG pipeline with appropriate chunking and indexing strategies(5)
- 3.6Apply retrieval strategies matched to data shape and query pattern(5)
- 3.7Evaluate connection protocols and select the appropriate integration mechanism (MCP, API/CLI, agent-to-agent)(4)
- 3.8Evaluate progressive discovery vs. monolithic context strategy(4)
D4Evaluation, Testing & Optimization
- 4.1Define evaluation metrics (accuracy, latency, cost, safety, security)(6)
- 4.2Design evaluation datasets and test frameworks using mixed methodologies(5)
- 4.3Conduct A/B testing and iterative improvements(5)
- 4.4Diagnose system issues (prompt failure, hallucinations, model mismatch)(5)
- 4.5Optimize token usage, latency, and cost-performance trade-offs(5)
- 4.6Monitor system performance using logging and observability tools(6)
D5Governance, Safety & Risk Management
- 5.1Implement guardrails and safety controls(6)
- 5.2Identify risks, limitations, and failure modes of LLM systems(6)
- 5.3Apply human-in-the-loop validation strategies(5)
- 5.4Ensure compliance with regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, FedRAMP)(6)
- 5.5Address ethical AI considerations (bias, fairness, transparency)(5)
D6Stakeholder Communication & Lifecycle
- 6.1Conduct structured discovery and requirement gathering(6)
- 6.2Communicate architectural decisions and trade-offs(6)
- 6.3Manage stakeholder feedback loops and expectation alignment (including SLAs)(6)
- 6.4Document architectures and provide implementation guidance(5)
- 6.5Support lifecycle phases (discovery, design, handoff, monitoring, iteration)(5)
Frequently asked questions
Is this practice exam free?
Yes. Every question, every practice mode and the whole dashboard are free, with no account and no sign-up. There is no paid tier and nothing is held back; all 200 questions are reachable from the first visit.
How many questions are on the Claude Certified Architect - Professional exam?
A scored form runs to 63 questions with a 120-minute limit. The timed mock on this site matches that shape: 63 items drawn in the same domain proportions as the published blueprint, on the same clock.
What score do you need to pass the Claude Certified Architect - Professional exam?
The pass mark is 720 on a scaled range of 100 to 1000. Scaled scoring means the raw number you got right is converted onto a fixed scale, so 720 is not the same as getting 72% of the items right. This site scores its timed mocks on the same scale and shows the margin between your result and the cut.
Are these the real exam questions?
No. Every question here is original, written against the published exam blueprint. Real exam content is confidential and sitting an exam commits you to keeping it that way, so no reputable practice set contains it. These items are built to test the same objectives at the same level, which is the part that actually transfers.
What topics does the exam cover?
Seven weighted domains: solution design and architecture, models and prompting and context engineering, integration, evaluation and testing, governance and safety, stakeholder communication and lifecycle, and developer productivity. Integration is the heaviest at 19% and developer productivity the lightest at 7%. Between them they hold 38 graded objectives.
Who is allowed to take the exam?
People at organisations in the Claude Partner Network. Registration requires a work email on a recognised partner company domain. A personal address will not complete sign-up. Firms that are not partners can apply to join. This catches a lot of people out, so it is worth checking before you plan any study.
How much does the Claude Certified Architect - Professional exam cost?
$175 at list price, with an automatic 50% discount for Select, Preferred and Global Premier partners. The three Foundations-level exams cost less: $99 for Associate and $125 each for Developer and Architect. The credential is valid for 12 months, after which a free renewal assessment keeps it current.
How long should you study for it?
It depends far more on your production experience than on hours logged. Someone who has shipped a retrieval pipeline and an agent loop is mostly revising vocabulary; someone who has only used the chat interface is learning the subject. A useful signal is the timed mock on this site: sit one cold, and the gap between your scaled score and 720 tells you more than any recommended hour count.
Is my progress saved if I close the tab?
Yes. Every answer, score, bookmark and mistake is written to your browser's local storage, and timed mocks, guided tests and extended runs can be resumed where you left them. Nothing is uploaded anywhere, which also means clearing your browser data clears your history.
Is this site affiliated with Anthropic?
No. This is an independent, unofficial study resource with no affiliation with, sponsorship by, or endorsement from Anthropic. For the official exam blueprint, booking and policies, go to Anthropic directly.
Keep reading
The practice modes are the point of this site, but a question bank cannot tell you how the exam is shaped, who is allowed to sit it, or where people lose marks. Those are written up separately.
- The CCAR-P exam format: length, timing and how scoring worksHow many questions are on the Claude Certified Architect — Professional exam, how long you get, what the 720 pass mark means on a scaled score, and what the score report shows you afterwards.
- The CCAR-P blueprint: 7 domains, 38 objectives, and where the marks areThe Claude Certified Architect — Professional blueprint in full: all seven domains with their weights, what each one asks of you in practice, and how to turn the weights into a plan.
- Who can take the CCAR-P exam, what it costs, and how to registerThe Claude Certified Architect — Professional exam costs $175 and is open only to people at Claude Partner Network organisations. A personal email address will not register. Costs, eligibility, retake rules and how long the credential lasts.
- CCAR-F or CCAR-P? Choosing between the four Claude certificationsAnthropic runs four Claude certifications: Associate, Developer, Architect Foundations and Architect Professional. What each one covers, who it is for, what it costs, and whether you need Foundations before Professional.
- Is the Claude Certified Architect certification worth it?What the Claude Certified Architect — Professional credential is actually worth, who it pays off for, and why the answer depends more on your employer than on you.