CCAR-P // Claude Certified Architect, Professional
Claude Certified Architect, Professional
CCAR-P covers solution design, models and prompting, integration, evaluation and optimization, governance and risk, stakeholder lifecycle, and developer productivity for production Claude systems.
Start with the diagnostic, work through the domains by weight, then sit a mock exam.
17%
of exam
Domain 1: Solution Design & Architecture
Translate business problems into Claude solutions, design end-to-end architectures, choose patterns, and align to value pillars.
13%
of exam
Domain 2: Claude Models, Prompting & Context Engineering
Select models, design prompts and guardrails, engineer context, and reuse prompts efficiently.
19%
of exam
Domain 3: Integration
Configure tools and agents, close auth gaps, balance latency, observe systems, and design RAG and connection strategies.
16%
of exam
Domain 4: Evaluation, Testing & Optimization
Define metrics, build evals, run A/B tests, diagnose failures, and optimize cost and performance.
14%
of exam
Domain 5: Governance, Safety & Risk Management
Implement guardrails, surface risks, apply HITL, meet compliance, and address ethical AI concerns.
14%
of exam
Domain 6: Stakeholder Communication & Lifecycle Management
Run discovery, communicate trade-offs, manage feedback and SLAs, document designs, and support the full lifecycle.
7%
of exam
Domain 7: Developer Productivity & Operational Enablement
Configure Claude for teams, improve AI-assisted workflows, and support debugging and ops.