Claude architect certification

Study plan and status for the Claude Certified Architect – Foundations exam.
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November 9, 2026

Tracked in ran-codes/ranli-dev#44. Exam page: Claude Certified Architect – Foundations.

Plan

Read the exam guide first, then take three free courses. Step 1 shows which parts of each course to focus on; steps 2–4 don’t depend on each other.

Order Issue What it is Goal Time Status
1st #45 Read the exam guide Mark the topics you don’t know yet ~2 h
2nd #46 Course: Building with the Claude API Learn API, prompts, and tools ~9 h
3rd #47 Course: Introduction to MCP Learn how MCP servers work ~1–2 h
4th #48 Course: Claude Code in Action Learn Claude Code setup, past takers’ weakest area ~1–2 h

Then: the official practice exam, taken cold for a baseline, then retaken until 900+.