# Claude Certified Architect

> Claude Code plugin for studying the Claude Certified Architect (Foundations) certification exam. Covers all 5 domains, 30 task statements, and 6 scenarios from the official Anthropic exam guide.

- **Type:** MCP server
- **Install:** `agentstack add mcp-carolinacherry-claude-certified-architect`
- **Verified:** Yes — security-reviewed for prompt injection and unsafe behavior
- **Seller:** [carolinacherry](https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/carolinacherry)
- **Installs:** 0
- **Category:** [AI & ML](https://agentstack.voostack.com/c/ai-and-ml)
- **Latest version:** 0.1.0
- **License:** MIT
- **Upstream author:** [carolinacherry](https://github.com/carolinacherry)
- **Source:** https://github.com/carolinacherry/claude-certified-architect
- **Website:** https://anthropic.skilljar.com/claude-certified-architect-foundations-access-request

## Install

```sh
agentstack add mcp-carolinacherry-claude-certified-architect
```

Requires the [AgentStack CLI](https://agentstack.voostack.com/docs/cli). Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and any MCP-compatible agent.

## About

# Claude Certified Architect — Exam Prep

A Claude Code plugin for studying the Claude Certified Architect — Foundations (CCA-F) certification exam.

Covers all 5 domains, 30 task statements, 6 exam scenarios, anti-patterns, and decision rules from the [official Anthropic exam guide](https://anthropic.skilljar.com/claude-certified-architect-foundations-access-request).

## Install

```
/plugin marketplace add carolinacherry/claude-certified-architect
/plugin install claude-certified-architect
```

Restart Claude Code after installation.

## Usage

```
/claude-certified-architect              # Exam overview, pick a domain
/claude-certified-architect 1            # Study Domain 1 (Agentic Architecture)
/claude-certified-architect quiz         # 10-question practice exam, all domains
/claude-certified-architect quiz 3       # Focused quiz on Domain 3
```

Practice questions use Claude Code's interactive selector for answer selection.

## Domains

| # | Domain | Weight |
|---|--------|--------|
| 1 | Agentic Architecture and Orchestration | 27% |
| 2 | Tool Design and MCP Integration | 18% |
| 3 | Claude Code Configuration and Workflows | 20% |
| 4 | Prompt Engineering and Structured Output | 20% |
| 5 | Context Management and Reliability | 15% |

## Exam Scenarios

Questions are framed within these production contexts (4 of 6 selected per exam):

1. Customer Support Resolution Agent
2. Code Generation with Claude Code
3. Multi-Agent Research System
4. Developer Productivity Tools
5. Claude Code for CI/CD
6. Structured Data Extraction

## Exam Format

- 60 scenario-based multiple-choice questions
- 120 minutes, proctored
- Passing score: 720 / 1000
- No penalty for guessing
- Currently available to Anthropic partners

The certification is partner-exclusive, but the knowledge tested applies to anyone building production applications with Claude Code, the Claude Agent SDK, or the Claude API.

## What This Plugin Teaches

- Agentic loop lifecycle and the three anti-patterns the exam tests
- Multi-agent orchestration with hub-and-spoke coordinator patterns
- When to use programmatic enforcement (hooks) vs prompt-based guidance
- Tool description design as the primary mechanism for tool selection
- Structured error responses with error categories and retry logic
- CLAUDE.md hierarchy, path-specific rules, and CI/CD integration
- Few-shot prompting, structured output with tool_use, and validation-retry loops
- Context preservation, escalation triggers, and information provenance

## Browser-Based Study Guide

For a visual, interactive experience with 60 practice questions, timed quizzes, and progress tracking, see [CCA Prep](https://github.com/carolinacherry/cca-prep-public).

## Source

Based on the [Claude Certified Architect — Foundations Certification Exam Guide](https://anthropic.skilljar.com/claude-certified-architect-foundations-access-request) published by Anthropic.

## License

MIT

## Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

- **Author:** [carolinacherry](https://github.com/carolinacherry)
- **Source:** [carolinacherry/claude-certified-architect](https://github.com/carolinacherry/claude-certified-architect)
- **License:** MIT
- **Homepage:** https://anthropic.skilljar.com/claude-certified-architect-foundations-access-request

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.

## Pricing

- **Free** — Free

## Security capabilities

Automated source analysis of v0.1.0 — what this tool can access:

- **Network access:** no
- **Filesystem access:** no
- **Shell / process execution:** no
- **Environment & secrets:** no
- **Dynamic code execution:** no

*"Yes" means the capability is present in the source — more access means more to trust, not that it is unsafe.*


## Versions

- **0.1.0** — security scan: passed — Imported from the upstream source.

## Links

- Listing page: https://agentstack.voostack.com/l/mcp-carolinacherry-claude-certified-architect
- Seller: https://agentstack.voostack.com/s/carolinacherry
- Browse the marketplace: https://agentstack.voostack.com/browse

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