This is a set of 6 practice tests for the Claude Certified Architect – Foundations (CCA-F) Certification by Anthropic. See more details on their official certification page (search for "claude-certified-architect-foundations-access-request")
Six full-length exams designed to help you prepare for the real thing. If you've already studied the core technologies - Claude Agent SDK, Claude Code, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and the Claude API, and want to test your knowledge under realistic exam conditions, this is for you.

How the Real Exam Works

The CCA-F is a scenario-based multiple-choice exam. You receive 4 scenarios drawn at random (few examples: customer support agents, multi-agent research systems, CI/CD with Claude Code, structured data extraction, and more). Every question presents a realistic production context - no abstract theory. The passing score is 720 out of 1,000 (scaled). Our practice tests mirror this format: scenario-driven, tradeoff-heavy, and grounded in real-world architecture decisions.

What You'll Practice

Six full-length tests, 60 questions each, 360 questions total. You'll work through questions that mix all five exam domains, so you're practicing the way you'll actually be tested. After each test, you review your answers with detailed explanations for every question.

The Five Domains

• Agentic Architecture & Orchestration (27%) - multi-agent systems, coordinator-subagent patterns, lifecycle hooks

• Tool Design & MCP Integration (18%) - MCP tools and resources, structured error responses, tool description quality

• Claude Code Configuration & Workflows (20%) - CLAUDEmd, custom commands, Skills, plan mode, slash commands

• Prompt Engineering & Structured Output (20%) - tool_use schemas, few-shot examples, batch processing, validation-retry loops

• Context Management & Reliability (15%) - progressive summarization, escalation patterns, scratchpad files, error propagation

How the Exam Loop Works

Take a test. Review your answers. Read the explanations - they map directly to the task statements in Anthropic's official exam guide. Understand what you got wrong and why. Repeat with fresh questions. This cycle - practice, review, improve - is how you build confidence and consistency. You're not memorizing answers. You're training yourself to evaluate tradeoffs in realistic production scenarios under time pressure.

What This Isn't

These are not actual exam questions. We've written them to match the CCA-F exam's study guide and scenario-based style, difficulty level, and domain weighting, but they're original practice material. This course won't guarantee you pass - that depends on your preparation and hands-on experience with Claude. What it does is show you what you've learned, highlight gaps, and let you practice before exam day. Use it alongside the official Anthropic certification resources