diff --git a/docs/runtime-contracts.md b/docs/runtime-contracts.md
index 4a14d94..a94d779 100644
--- a/docs/runtime-contracts.md
+++ b/docs/runtime-contracts.md
@@ -250,6 +250,12 @@ a controlled reboot after the apply so cloud-init reruns filesystem preparation
 and `resize2fs`, then verify the mounted ext4 capacity. Never reduce the input
 after the disk exists.
 
+The reviewed `n2d-standard-2` profile is available for workloads that need a
+non-E2 capacity pool. N2D deployments must select `pd-standard` or `pd-ssd`;
+the module rejects `hyperdisk-balanced` because N2D supports Persistent Disk
+and Hyperdisk Throughput, not Hyperdisk Balanced. See Google's
+[N2D disk compatibility](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/general-purpose-machines#n2d_series).
+
 Every Compose `project_dir` must be a normalized descendant of the fixed
 `/mnt/disks/data` ownership boundary. Terraform rejects paths such as `/`,
 `/etc`, repeated separators, and dot-segment traversal during planning. The
diff --git a/modules/gcp/main.tf b/modules/gcp/main.tf
index 85467ef..db483be 100644
--- a/modules/gcp/main.tf
+++ b/modules/gcp/main.tf
@@ -986,11 +986,11 @@ resource "google_compute_instance" "cloud-compose" {
     }
     precondition {
       condition = (
-        startswith(var.machine_type, "e2") ?
+        startswith(var.machine_type, "e2") || startswith(var.machine_type, "n2d") ?
         contains(["pd-ssd", "pd-standard"], var.disk_type) :
         true
       )
-      error_message = "When using an 'e2' machine type, 'disk_type' must be 'pd-ssd' or 'pd-standard'."
+      error_message = "E2 and N2D machine types require disk_type pd-ssd or pd-standard."
     }
     precondition {
       condition     = !var.rollout_enabled || trimspace(var.rollout_release_url) != ""
diff --git a/modules/gcp/runtime_contracts.tftest.hcl b/modules/gcp/runtime_contracts.tftest.hcl
index c3fcc97..38166be 100644
--- a/modules/gcp/runtime_contracts.tftest.hcl
+++ b/modules/gcp/runtime_contracts.tftest.hcl
@@ -127,6 +127,42 @@ run "sizes_application_data_independently" {
   }
 }
 
+run "accepts_n2d_with_standard_persistent_disk" {
+  command = plan
+
+  variables {
+    name                = "gcp-contract"
+    project_id          = "test-project"
+    docker_compose_repo = "https://github.com/libops/wp.git"
+    machine_type        = "n2d-standard-2"
+    disk_type           = "pd-standard"
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition = (
+      google_compute_instance.cloud-compose.machine_type == "n2d-standard-2" &&
+      google_compute_disk.boot.type == "pd-standard" &&
+      google_compute_disk.data.type == "pd-standard" &&
+      google_compute_disk.docker-volumes.type == "pd-standard"
+    )
+    error_message = "The GCP module must apply the reviewed N2D and Persistent Disk profile to the VM and all disks."
+  }
+}
+
+run "rejects_n2d_with_hyperdisk_balanced" {
+  command = plan
+
+  variables {
+    name                = "gcp-contract"
+    project_id          = "test-project"
+    docker_compose_repo = "https://github.com/libops/wp.git"
+    machine_type        = "n2d-standard-2"
+    disk_type           = "hyperdisk-balanced"
+  }
+
+  expect_failures = [google_compute_instance.cloud-compose]
+}
+
 run "rejects_fractional_application_data_size" {
   command = plan
 
diff --git a/modules/gcp/variables.tf b/modules/gcp/variables.tf
index fd7522e..9e1b969 100644
--- a/modules/gcp/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/gcp/variables.tf
@@ -114,13 +114,14 @@ variable "disk_type" {
 variable "machine_type" {
   type        = string
   default     = "n4-standard-2"
-  description = "VM machine type (General-purpose series that support Hyperdisk Balanced"
+  description = "Reviewed general-purpose VM machine type."
 
   validation {
     condition = contains([
       "e2-micro",
       "e2-small",
       "e2-medium",
+      "n2d-standard-2",
       "n4-standard-2",
       "n4-standard-4",
       "n4-standard-8",
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ variable "machine_type" {
       "c4-standard-48",
       "c4-standard-96",
     ], var.machine_type)
-    error_message = "The 'machine_type' must be from a General-Purpose family that supports Hyperdisk Balanced (C4, or N4 series)"
+    error_message = "machine_type must be an explicitly reviewed general-purpose profile."
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/providers/gcp/template_versions.tftest.hcl b/providers/gcp/template_versions.tftest.hcl
index 87e93be..958be67 100644
--- a/providers/gcp/template_versions.tftest.hcl
+++ b/providers/gcp/template_versions.tftest.hcl
@@ -97,6 +97,32 @@ run "gcp_entrypoint_forwards_application_data_size" {
   }
 }
 
+run "gcp_entrypoint_accepts_n2d_with_standard_persistent_disk" {
+  command = plan
+
+  variables {
+    name     = "template-versions"
+    template = "wp"
+    gcp = {
+      project_id = "test-project"
+      instance = {
+        machine_type = "n2d-standard-2"
+      }
+      disks = {
+        type = "pd-standard"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition = (
+      local.gcp_instance.machine_type == "n2d-standard-2" &&
+      local.gcp_disks.type == "pd-standard"
+    )
+    error_message = "The GCP provider entrypoint must accept the reviewed N2D and Persistent Disk profile."
+  }
+}
+
 run "accepts_direct_cloud_run_proxy_depth" {
   command = plan
 
diff --git a/providers/gcp/variables.tf b/providers/gcp/variables.tf
index d120fe3..1bfadee 100644
--- a/providers/gcp/variables.tf
+++ b/providers/gcp/variables.tf
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ variable "gcp" {
       "e2-micro",
       "e2-small",
       "e2-medium",
+      "n2d-standard-2",
       "n4-standard-2",
       "n4-standard-4",
       "n4-standard-8",
diff --git a/runtime_contracts.tftest.hcl b/runtime_contracts.tftest.hcl
index 1cf30b2..1dfbf9d 100644
--- a/runtime_contracts.tftest.hcl
+++ b/runtime_contracts.tftest.hcl
@@ -99,6 +99,33 @@ run "public_entrypoint_forwards_application_data_size" {
   }
 }
 
+run "public_entrypoint_accepts_n2d_with_standard_persistent_disk" {
+  command = plan
+
+  variables {
+    name           = "root-contract"
+    cloud_provider = "gcp"
+    template       = "wp"
+    gcp = {
+      project_id = "test-project"
+      instance = {
+        machine_type = "n2d-standard-2"
+      }
+      disks = {
+        type = "pd-standard"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  assert {
+    condition = (
+      local.gcp_instance.machine_type == "n2d-standard-2" &&
+      local.gcp_disks.type == "pd-standard"
+    )
+    error_message = "The compatibility GCP entrypoint must accept the reviewed N2D and Persistent Disk profile."
+  }
+}
+
 run "public_entrypoint_rejects_reserved_extra_environment" {
   command = plan
 
diff --git a/tests/smoke/gcp/variables.tf b/tests/smoke/gcp/variables.tf
index 0bea916..b046202 100644
--- a/tests/smoke/gcp/variables.tf
+++ b/tests/smoke/gcp/variables.tf
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ variable "gcp_zone" {
 
 variable "gcp_machine_type" {
   type        = string
-  default     = "e2-medium"
+  default     = "n2d-standard-2"
   description = "Google Compute Engine machine type."
 }
 
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 199b556..9e1c074 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ variable "gcp" {
       "e2-micro",
       "e2-small",
       "e2-medium",
+      "n2d-standard-2",
       "n4-standard-2",
       "n4-standard-4",
       "n4-standard-8",