Claude Certified Architect study guides

Free, original self-study courses covering every domain on the exam blueprint, with click-to-reveal knowledge checks throughout. Two independent guides per exam. Pick whichever fits how you want to study.

CCAR-F · Foundations

Guide 1

Complete self-study guide

29 chapters 30 knowledge checks

A concise domain-by-domain walkthrough of agentic architecture, tool design & MCP, Claude Code workflows, prompt engineering, and context management, plus a dedicated practice-questions chapter.

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Guide 2

Standalone course with worked examples

30 chapters 92 knowledge checks

A deeper course covering the Claude Agent SDK, the Claude API, MCP, and Claude Code, with worked examples, official-style scenarios, and a full practice exam built in.

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CCAR-P · Professional

Guide 1

Design, ship & govern Claude systems

37 chapters 84 knowledge checks

Solution design through evaluation, governance, safety, stakeholders, and developer enablement across all seven domains, with a mock exam at the end.

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Guide 2

Complete self-study course & reference

24 chapters 54 knowledge checks

A reference-style companion covering all seven CCAR-P domains, from solution architecture and context engineering to lifecycle management and operational enablement.

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Unofficial study aid. These are original study guides written to the published exam guides for the Claude Certified Architect: Foundations (CCAR-F) and Professional (CCAR-P) certifications. They are not official course material and this tool is not affiliated with or endorsed by Anthropic. Looking for practice exams instead? See Practice Exams.