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Agentic Architecture & Orchestration (27%)

A coding agent calls tools inside a loop. A developer needs to decide when to terminate the loop. Which is the correct, robust termination signal?

AStop when the assistant’s text no longer contains a completion word like “done.”
BStop after a fixed maximum of 10 iterations, regardless of state.
CKeep executing tools and looping while the response’s stop_reason is tool_use; stop when stop_reason is end_turn.
DStop as soon as any tool returns an error.

✓ Correct: C

The API reports why generation stopped via stop_reason. tool_use means run the tools, append results, and loop back; end_turn means Claude is finished, so the loop ends. Parsing text for completion words is a brittle anti-pattern. A fixed iteration cap is a safety backstop, not the main control. Stopping on the first tool error prevents the agent from recovering.

Claude Code Configuration & Workflows (20%)

A team adds Claude Code to a CI pipeline to auto-review pull requests. The job hangs indefinitely and times out instead of producing output. Which fix resolves it?

ASet CLAUDE_HEADLESS=true.
BRun claude with the -p (print) flag and pass the prompt as an argument.
CAdd the --batch flag.
DRedirect stdin from /dev/null.

✓ Correct: B

Without -p, claude starts an interactive session and waits on stdin for input that never comes, so it hangs. The -p / --print flag runs headless: take the prompt, print the result to stdout, exit. CLAUDE_HEADLESS and --batch are not real flags. Redirecting stdin from /dev/null is a hack that doesn’t give the print-and-exit behaviour you actually want.

Tool Design & MCP Integration (18%)

You’re designing a tool that queries an external inventory API for an agent. The API sometimes returns “item not found” or rate-limit errors. How should the tool handle these to maximise the agent’s ability to recover?

ARaise an exception that terminates the agent loop so a human can intervene.
BReturn a structured result describing the error (clear message and error type) as the tool result, so Claude can read it and decide how to proceed.
CReturn an empty string so Claude assumes there’s no data.
DRetry silently inside the tool until the API eventually succeeds.

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What is the Claude Certified Architect (CCA) Foundations exam? +

The CCA Foundations exam itself is Anthropic's official certification, testing knowledge across five domains: Agentic Architecture & Orchestration, Claude Code Configuration & Workflows, Prompt Engineering & Structured Output, Tool Design & MCP Integration, and Context Management & Reliability. This website is a separate, independent practice resource — it is not operated by, affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic, and it does not administer the official exam.

How many questions are on the CCA Foundations exam? +

The CCA Foundations exam consists of 60 scenario-based questions — multiple-choice and multiple-response, each item stating how many responses to select — with a 120-minute time limit. Our practice platform offers 400 independent practice questions across all five domains.

What is the passing score for the CCA exam? +

The CCA Foundations exam uses a scaled scoring system of 100–1,000. The passing score is 720 out of 1,000 — this is a scaled score, not a percentage of questions answered correctly.

Which domain has the most weight on the CCA exam? +

Agentic Architecture & Orchestration carries the highest weight at 27%, followed by Claude Code Configuration & Workflows and Prompt Engineering & Structured Output at 20% each, Tool Design & MCP Integration at 18%, and Context Management & Reliability at 15%.

How long does it take to prepare for the CCA Foundations exam? +

There's no published data on typical preparation time for the CCA-F exam, so we don't publish a specific timeframe. A practical approach is to review the domain weights in the exam blueprint, assess your own experience against each domain's task statements, and prioritize practice on your weakest areas — starting with Agentic Architecture & Orchestration, the highest-weighted domain at 27%. Our Quick Sprint mode (10 questions, 20 minutes) works well for daily practice, with a full 120-minute exam simulation recommended in the final days before your test.

What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and why is it on the CCA exam? +

MCP (Model Context Protocol) is Anthropic's open standard for connecting Claude to external tools and data sources. It accounts for 18% of the CCA exam and covers designing effective tool interfaces, structured error responses (isError, error categories, retryable flags), distributing tools across agents with tool_choice configuration, MCP server scoping (.mcp.json vs ~/.claude.json), MCP resources, and built-in tools (Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Grep, Glob).

What does the Prompt Engineering & Structured Output domain cover on the CCA Foundations exam? +

This domain accounts for 20% of the exam. It covers designing prompts with explicit criteria to reduce false positives, applying few-shot examples for consistent formatting and judgment on ambiguous cases, enforcing structured output using tool use and JSON schemas, implementing validation-retry loops for extraction quality, and designing batch processing and multi-pass review strategies.

What types of questions appear on the CCA practice exam? +

All questions are scenario-based — you are placed in a real-world architectural situation and must choose the best decision. Topics include agent loop design, tool selection, prompt optimization, and context window management.

How is the CCA Foundations practice exam different from other AI certifications? +

The CCA Foundations exam is specific to Anthropic's Claude and covers Claude-specific capabilities like the CLAUDE.md configuration system, Claude Code, and the Model Context Protocol. It focuses on practical architecture decisions rather than general AI theory.

What happens after passing the CCA Foundations exam? +

The CCA Foundations certification demonstrates expertise in building production-grade Claude-powered applications.