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VerdictThe 5 domainsThe 10 reflexesThe recurring distractorsThe numbers to rememberD-7 planCCA-F: 15 days of revision? One page first.
60 questions, 120 minutes, 720 out of 1,000, $125. The exam doesn't test whether you can build an agent: it tests whether you choose the right mechanism for a production scenario, and nine times out of ten, the trap is a sentence in the prompt where it expects code. This sheet condenses our five domain-by-domain lessons (≈38,000 words) into what you need to keep in mind on exam day.
Verdict
the specs in 10 seconds5 rowsFORMAT60 scenario-based questions, multiple choice and multiple response (the prompt says how many to tick). 120 min, English.CCAR-F
PASS720 / 1000, weighted by domain. No penalty: never leave a blank.~72%
COST$125 per attempt ($99 at launch). Retakes: +14, +30, +90 days · max 4 per 12 months.PEARSON VUE
VALIDITY12 months, free non-proctored renewal before expiry. Credly badge.12 MONTHS
SCENARIOS4 drawn from 6: customer support · code gen · multi-agent research · dev productivity · CI/CD · document extraction.4 / 6
The 5 domains
revise by weight, not in order5 rowsD1Agentic Architecture: stop_reason, hub-and-spoke, Task, gates & hooks, chaining vs dynamic, --resume / fork.27%
D3Claude Code: CLAUDE.md × 3 levels, .claude/rules/ + paths, commands vs skills, plan mode, -p / --output-format json.20%
D4Prompt & Structured Output: criteria vs adjectives, tool_use + schema, nullable, retry with feedback, Batch -50% / 24h.20%
D2Tool Design & MCP: the description picks the tool, structured errors, 4-5 tools/role, tool_choice, .mcp.json vs ~/.claude.json.18%
D5Context & Reliability: window budget, structured summary, partial with gaps, enriched error, constrained source_ids.15%
The 10 reflexes
what the exam expects, every time10 rowsguaranteeReal consequence (money, data, compliance) → gate or hook, never a sentence in the prompt.D1
end_turnThe loop continues on stop_reason == tool_use, stops on end_turn. No counter, no "DONE".D1
coordinatorIncomplete coverage, correct subagents → decomposition too narrow. Everything through the hub.D1
descriptionWrong tool called → enrich the description (formats, examples, boundaries). No router, no few-shot.D2
isRetryableTool error = category + isRetryable + message. Legitimate empty ≠ error.D2
projectShared, clone, new member → project level (CLAUDE.md, .claude/, .mcp.json). Under ~/ = personal.D3
globFiles spread by type → .claude/rules/ + paths, not one CLAUDE.md per folder.D3
nullableInvented value for an absent field → nullable schema + "null if absent". Not an instruction.D4
independenceReviewing its own code → independent instance, never the session that generated.D3/D4
partialA source fails → partial with explicit gaps. Never "nothing", never "complete".D5
The recurring distractors
if you see this in an option, eliminate7 rows"strengthen the prompt"Probabilistic. The exam wants deterministic when it matters.
"bigger model"Pushes the wall back, not the slope. The problem is almost always the instruction or the management.
"cap at N turns"Safety net, not a stop condition.
"read everything first"Saturates the window before the first decision. Grep → Read, incremental.
"--batch", CLAUDE_HEADLESSDon't exist. The flag is -p. Invented features are always wrong.
"majority vote"Suppresses real intermittent findings. One instance per perspective + an aggregator.
"return [] as success"Silent suppression. The worst anti-pattern of Domain 5.
720OUT OF 1000 · 60 QUESTIONS · 120 MIN
Scoring is weighted: failing Domain 1 (27%) costs twice as much as failing Domain 5 (15%). Revise in weight order: D1, then D3 and D4, then D2, then D5.
The numbers to remember
the ones distractors play with7 rows-50% · 24hBatch API: discount and turnaround. custom_id to match results (order not guaranteed).
4-5Tools per role. At 18, selection collapses.
3CLAUDE.md levels: user (~/), project (root, version-controlled), directory.
3SKILL.md frontmatter options: context: fork · allowed-tools · argument-hint.
3tool_choice modes: auto (text possible) · any (a tool) · forced (this tool).
4Error categories: transient · validation · business · permission.
12 / 3012 months of credential validity · 30 days = the typical business rule of the support scenario (refund past deadline → business error, no retry).
D-7 plan
one week, five evenings7 rowsD-7Official exam guide v1.0 in full + the 6 scenarios. It's a course on its own.2 H
D-3Anthropic Academy mock exam under conditions: 60 questions, 120 min, timed.2 H
D-2Re-read every mock mistake → identify the distractor you picked and the reflex you missed.1 H
D-1The 5 night-before checklists, in weight order. Nothing new. Sleep.45 MIN
Go deeper
fundamentals, in Learn6 links→CCA-F : le guide complet (format, inscription, plan 6 semaines)22 MIN→Domaine 1 : Architecture agentique & orchestration (27 %)36 MIN→Domaine 3 : Claude Code Configuration & Workflows (20 %)34 MIN→Domaine 4 : Prompt Engineering & Structured Output (20 %)34 MIN→Domaine 2 : Tool Design & MCP Integration (18 %)32 MIN→Domaine 5 : Context Management & Reliability (15 %)30 MIN
Certifying an entire team? nAIvigate Studio prepares your architects across all five domains and delivers, in a Sprint, the real Claude system to go with it: gates, hooks, schemas, observability.
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