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Claude Certified Architect - Foundations (CCAR-F) with Practice Exam

Architects need a starting point too. The CCAR-F is the foundations-level architect exam for Claude.

Created by James Dabalus
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Skill level
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Sections
6
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Lectures
38
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Exams
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Instructor
James Dabalus
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Certificate of completion
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Mobile and desktop access
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Course content

Curriculum & lectures.

5 sections · 37 lectures
+ Agentic Architecture and Orchestration 11 lectures
01 Trace the agentic loop through stop_reason Locked
02 Return tool results so the model can reason over them Locked
03 Compare hub-and-spoke coordination to flat agent designs Locked
04 Reason about isolated subagent context Locked
05 Spawn subagents with the Task tool Locked
06 Configure AgentDefinition for role separation Locked
07 Choose between programmatic enforcement and prompt guidance Locked
08 Block downstream steps until prerequisites complete Locked
09 Intercept tool calls with Agent SDK hooks Locked
10 Select a decomposition strategy for a workflow Locked
11 Manage session resumption and forking Locked
+ Tool Design and MCP Integration 5 lectures
01 Write tool descriptions that drive correct selection Locked
02 Return structured errors from MCP tools Locked
03 Allocate tools across agents and set tool_choice Locked
04 Configure MCP servers at the right scope Locked
05 Select the right built-in tool for the job Locked
+ Claude Code Configuration and Workflows 9 lectures
01 Apply the CLAUDE.md hierarchy Locked
02 Organize memory with @ imports Locked
03 Load conventions conditionally with path-scoped rules Locked
04 Create slash commands at the right scope Locked
05 Package repeatable expertise as a skill Locked
06 Isolate exploratory output with context: fork Locked
07 Decide between plan mode and direct execution Locked
08 Refine output iteratively instead of restating the request Locked
09 Run Claude Code non-interactively in CI Locked
+ Prompt Engineering and Structured Output 7 lectures
01 Replace vague instructions with explicit criteria Locked
02 Use few-shot examples for consistency and judgment Locked
03 Guarantee schema compliance through tool use Locked
04 Design schemas that survive real inputs Locked
05 Build validation and retry loops that self-correct Locked
06 Judge when batch processing fits the workload Locked
07 Architect multi-pass and multi-instance reviews Locked
+ Context Management and Reliability 5 lectures
01 Preserve facts across a long conversation Locked
02 Control context growth during long investigations Locked
03 Define escalation criteria and resolve ambiguity Locked
04 Propagate errors across a multi-agent system Locked
05 Calibrate confidence and preserve provenance Locked
Description

About this course.

This video course goes through the tested topics and gives you practice before the real thing.

► Architecture fundamentals for Claude.

► Foundational design and deployment concepts.

► Exam topic walkthroughs.

► Practice that mirrors the exam format.

✅ Lifetime access to all modules.
✅ Includes practice exam with unlimited attempts.
✅ Certificate of Completion

Limited spots!

Instructors

Taught by people who ship.

James Dabalus

James Dabalus

Instructor

James is a versatile IT Technician specializing in Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Graphic Design, Web Development, Video Editing, and E-learning. With a passion for automation, he continually seeks innovative ways to streamline digital workflows.

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Architects need a starting point too. The CCAR-F is the foundations-level architect exam for Claude.

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