Just took Anthropic's Architect Foundations exam
一位用户最近完成了Anthropic的Architect Foundations考试，并分享了备考经验。他们指出，在准备考试时，相关资料相对较少，因此分享了自己的Anki记忆卡组链接。该用户认为，对于那些经常使用Claude构建代理系统的人来说，这次考试非常有益，因为它促使人们深入思考这些系统在底层是如何运作的，而不仅仅是停留在提示工程的层面。
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So I just finished the Architect Foundations exam and figured I'd drop some notes here since I couldn't find much when I was prepping.
TL;DR: don't go in thinking this is a "read the docs for an hour" cert. It's dense as hell, tons of reading, and it actually tests whether you understand how agentic systems work, not just whether you've used Claude Code a few times.
Stuff that showed up (from memory, no guarantees lol):
Agents/tools
- structured outputs (nullable vs optional, formatting rules)
- writing tool descriptions + few-shot examples that actually help tool selection
- chaining tool calls (using the ID/output from one call as input for the next)
- when to retry a failed tool call vs just surfacing the error
- MCP structured messages / structured error responses
- where MCP context actually gets loaded in a session
Orchestration
- subagents, context flooding, resuming sessions
- forking a session
- plan → execute → review vs direct execution vs "interview" style, and which tasks actually benefit from planning first
- the tool loop itself (tool_use, tool_result, end_turn, how a turn resolves)
Config/control
- CLAUDE.md vs PreToolUse hooks vs settings.json permissions - when to use which
- managing context window over long sessions
- prompt-based guardrails vs deterministic/hardcoded safety
- grep vs glob vs read
- resuming a session with a proper "here's what changed" summary
Basically expect a LOT of text as your "source material," it's not just watching a few videos and calling it a day.
Stuff that helped me study:
- My Anki deck (spaced repetition): https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1419215955