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The Free Study Guide for Claude's Official Certificate

A fan-made, open-source study kit for the Claude Certified Architect exam: what the exam tests, how to get access, the practice questions, and the catch

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Claude Certified Architect. Foundations is the official Claude certificate. A free GitHub repo past 5,000 stars holds a full study guide for it, 60 practice questions from the real exam materials, and flashcard decks.

Here's what the exam tests, how to study with the repo, and what to know first.

What the exam looks like

  • Multiple choice: one right answer out of four, and no penalty for guessing.
  • Scored from 100 to 1,000. You need 720 to pass.
  • 4 of 8 real-world scenarios are picked at random, like a customer support agent or Claude Code in a build pipeline.
  • Five parts: agent design 27%, Claude Code setup 20%, prompts and structured output 20%, tools and MCP 18%, context and reliability 15%.

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Get the full setup steps + the copy-paste setup prompt

The rest of this guide (6 more sections, 1 copy-paste prompt) opens right here. The setup prompt, one paste into Claude that sets it all up, comes by email only. Use your real address.

Unlocks: Step 1: request exam access · Step 2: read the guide · Step 3: drill the practice test · Step 4: let Claude quiz you · The catch · +1 more

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