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CCAR-FClaude Certified Architect - Foundations
Design production Claude systems across models, context, tools, integrations, security, cost and operations.
Request CCAR-F ($175)
The total includes the published $125 exam fee and a $50 service fee. Payment opens after we confirm your place.
Request CCAR-FLast verified: 30 July 2026
CCAR-F at a glance.
| Role fit | Architects designing their first production Claude systems |
|---|---|
| Exam items | 60 |
| Exam time | 120 minutes |
| Scaled passing score | 720 |
| Credential validity | 12 months |
| Published exam fee | $125 |
| Service fee | $50 |
| Total through Timo | $175 |
The total includes one official exam attempt. Payment opens after we confirm your place. Fees and policies can change.
Choose CCAR-F when it matches your work.
- You turn a business requirement into a Claude solution architecture.
- You make decisions across models, context, tools, integrations, security, cost and operations.
- You own the design across several system components.
Topics to cover for CCAR-F.
Use the public exam guide as your checklist, then practise each topic in a work scenario.
Agent architecture and orchestration
Choose a direct model call, workflow, tool-using agent or multi-step system, then set budgets and human checkpoints.
Claude Code configuration
Define project conventions, instructions, permissions and review paths for reliable engineering work.
Tools and MCP
Set capability boundaries, schemas, authentication and failure behaviour for tools and MCP connections.
Structured output and errors
Create machine-readable contracts, validate outputs and design retries, fallbacks and escalation.
Context and reliability
Select and maintain context, use retrieval or caching where appropriate, and connect evaluation, latency and cost to design decisions.
Practice project: A contract-review system with controlled document access, retrieval, structured findings, evidence links, approval thresholds and audit logs.
Exam access, preparation and registration support.
- An individual account used for certification access and registration.
- The official guide and preparation resources available for CCAR-F.
- Registration support and one official exam attempt.
- The option to add a guided study session.
- After passing, the option to receive job alerts and project opportunities from Timo.
Opportunity alerts are optional. Certification does not guarantee an interview, project or job.
Add a live review when you want direct feedback.
Bring your study priorities, diagnostic result, questions and one relevant work example.
Private session, 60 minutes: $199
One-to-one review of your weak topics, practice results, questions and work example. You leave with a focused study plan.
Small group, up to five people: $49 per person
Guided review of key topics, practical examples and live Q&A. You leave with topic priorities and notes from the discussion.
Open group, up to ten people: $29 per person
Guided review of common exam topics and live Q&A. You leave with a final revision checklist.
Guided sessions are optional. Tick the ones you want quoted on the request form.
Request a place, prepare, then schedule the exam.
Send your CCAR-F request
Enter your name and email, tick any optional guided session and send the request. This form charges nothing.
Confirm and prepare
Timo confirms your place and the total, sends the payment details, then sends the steps for the official guide, preparation and registration.
Schedule and take the exam
Pearson VUE provides online or test-centre scheduling and proctoring. Use the same legal name as your government-issued ID. After a pass, Anthropic awards the credential and Credly issues the badge.