Solution Design & Architecture·Task 1.2·Bloom: remember·Difficulty 1/5·6 min read·Updated 2026-07-14

The Four-Stage Architecture Shape for the CCAR-P Exam

Design end-to-end architectures (input to processing to output to feedback loops)

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In short
Every Claude-based solution can be described as four stages: input (how data and instructions enter, such as a user message, retrieved chunk, or tool result), processing (what Claude and surrounding code do, including reasoning and tool calls), output (the delivered result), and a feedback loop that closes the system through evaluation, human review, or a logged signal that improves the next run.

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