CCAR-P: Claude Certified Architect — Professional

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You are assembling factors that should guide the selection among Model Context Protocol (MCP), direct API integration, and agent-to-agent handoff.

Which two factors should be included on the list? Each correct answer provides a complete solution. (Select two.)

Choose two

Explanation

Portability across multiple AI clients favors MCP because it provides a standardized client-server protocol that compatible hosts can use. Interaction lifecycle also determines the integration approach: direct APIs suit simple, low-latency request-response operations, while agent handoffs transfer control and preserve context for longer-running, stateful work between specialized agents.

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