D3: Product and Model Selection, 12%
Product and Model Selection is the skill of matching a task to the right Claude feature and model. It is worth 12% of the exam.
What the official description includes:
- Choosing the right feature for the job: Projects, research mode, chat or artifacts.
- Telling Claude's model tiers apart: Haiku, Sonnet and Opus.
- Matching the model to cost, speed and quality needs.
- Handling context limits and memory: when to restart, summarize or keep information.
Key concept: choosing the Claude product feature that fits the task.
D4: Workflow Integration and Solution Design, 16%
Workflow Integration and Solution Design is the skill of putting Claude into how a team already works. It is worth 16% of the exam and is the second heaviest domain.
What the official description includes:
- Using Claude to analyze requirements and use cases.
- Using it for research, planning and process improvement.
- Supporting solution design and iteration.
- Adding Claude to an existing workflow, either to assist it or to redesign it.
- Explaining Claude's value and limits to stakeholders.
Key concepts:
- Claude for research, planning and solution design.
- Integrating Claude into existing workflows.
D5: Configuration and Knowledge Management, 12%
Configuration and Knowledge Management is the skill of setting Claude up so it stays useful over time. It is worth 12% of the exam.
What the official description includes:
- Setting up Claude Projects with instructions and knowledge sources.
- Managing uploaded knowledge and connectors, such as Google Drive and Gmail.
- Writing clear system-level instructions.
- Keeping configurations, knowledge sources and instructions up to date.
Key concepts:
- Configuring Claude Projects.
- Managing knowledge connectors.
How the three fit together
| Domain | Weight | The question it answers |
|---|---|---|
| D3 Product and Model Selection | 12% | Which feature and which model fit this task? |
| D4 Workflow Integration and Solution Design | 16% | Where does Claude go in this team's process? |
| D5 Configuration and Knowledge Management | 12% | How do we set it up and keep it current? |
D3 chooses the tool, D4 places it in the work, and D5 keeps it in good shape. The three add up to 40%.
Related pages
- Previous: Prompting and evaluation
- Next: Governance and troubleshooting
- Format and scoring: Exam guide
Practice these domains
Optional. This page and the planner are complete without it. Claude Architect Certification, run by the team behind this site, has a concept page for each topic above and warm-ups on each domain.
- D3 Product and Model Selection: Claude product feature selection
- D4 Workflow Integration and Solution Design: Claude for research planning and solution design , Integrating claude into existing workflows
- D5 Configuration and Knowledge Management: Configuring claude projects , Managing knowledge connectors
- CCAO-F warm-ups