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Domain Blueprint Map.

5 domains, blueprint weights, and the high-leverage concepts in each.

CCA-F · CHEATSHEET 3 OF 3Domain Blueprint Map5 domains · 100 percent · the high-leverage concepts in each.BLUEPRINT WEIGHTSD1 27%D2 18%D3 20%D4 20%D5 15%D1 · Agentic Architectures27% OF EXAM · 16 OF 60 QUESTIONS
Largest weight. Loop design, subagent isolation, coordinator/router patterns.
HIGH-LEVERAGE CONCEPTSSubagent context isolation (NO inheritance)Coordinator vs. handoff routingAgentic loops: think → act → observe → decideD2 · Tool Design + Integration18% OF EXAM · 11 OF 60 QUESTIONS
Tool descriptions, MCP, the 18-tool cliff. Get tool selection right.
HIGH-LEVERAGE CONCEPTSTool description quality > tool count18-tool degradation cliffMCP resources / tools / prompts trichotomyD3 · Claude Code Configuration & Workflows20% OF EXAM · 12 OF 60 QUESTIONS
Claude Code, hooks, CLAUDE.md scoping, observability discipline.
HIGH-LEVERAGE CONCEPTSCLAUDE.md hierarchy (closest scope wins)PreToolUse / PostToolUse hooks > prompt rulesActivity logging + replayD4 · Prompt Engineering20% OF EXAM · 12 OF 60 QUESTIONS
Structured prompts, schema retries, few-shot, system role discipline.
HIGH-LEVERAGE CONCEPTSJSON schema + retry-with-error patternFew-shot beats temperature changesSystem prompt: instructions at start AND endD5 · Context + Reliability15% OF EXAM · 9 OF 60 QUESTIONS
Smallest weight, biggest production-readiness lever. Don't underweight.
HIGH-LEVERAGE CONCEPTSCase-facts block (never summarized)Lost-in-the-middle: place criticals at edgesContext window math: prompt + tools + historyclaudearchitectcertification.com / referencePlan · Prioritise · Pass
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