diff --git a/packages/core/package-subpaths.json b/packages/core/package-subpaths.json
index 149b071752..cc40df3544 100644
--- a/packages/core/package-subpaths.json
+++ b/packages/core/package-subpaths.json
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@
       "types": "./dist/telemetryRedaction.d.ts",
       "environments": ["browser", "bun", "node"]
     },
+    "./distributed-fps": {
+      "source": "./src/distributedFps.ts",
+      "runtime": "./dist/distributedFps.js",
+      "types": "./dist/distributedFps.d.ts",
+      "environments": ["browser", "bun", "node"]
+    },
     "./beats": {
       "source": "./src/beats/index.ts",
       "runtime": "./dist/beats/index.js",
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 0211f3dda1..51f28db6b1 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@
       "import": "./src/telemetryRedaction.ts",
       "types": "./src/telemetryRedaction.ts"
     },
+    "./distributed-fps": {
+      "bun": "./src/distributedFps.ts",
+      "node": "./dist/distributedFps.js",
+      "import": "./src/distributedFps.ts",
+      "types": "./src/distributedFps.ts"
+    },
     "./beats": {
       "bun": "./src/beats/index.ts",
       "node": "./dist/beats/index.js",
@@ -560,6 +566,10 @@
         "import": "./dist/telemetryRedaction.js",
         "types": "./dist/telemetryRedaction.d.ts"
       },
+      "./distributed-fps": {
+        "import": "./dist/distributedFps.js",
+        "types": "./dist/distributedFps.d.ts"
+      },
       "./beats": {
         "import": "./dist/beats/index.js",
         "types": "./dist/beats/index.d.ts"
diff --git a/packages/core/src/core.types.ts b/packages/core/src/core.types.ts
index 7abca72567..99d356b557 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/core.types.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/core.types.ts
@@ -136,14 +136,6 @@ export function parseFpsWithDefault(input: string | number | undefined): FpsPars
   return parseFps(input);
 }
 
-/** Integer rates the distributed renderer (Lambda, Cloud Run) accepts; fractional fps renders in-process only. */
-export const DISTRIBUTED_FPS = [24, 25, 30, 60] as const;
-export type DistributedFps = (typeof DISTRIBUTED_FPS)[number];
-
-export function isDistributedFps(value: unknown): value is DistributedFps {
-  return (DISTRIBUTED_FPS as readonly unknown[]).includes(value);
-}
-
 /** Video orientation / aspect ratio. */
 export type Orientation = "16:9" | "9:16";
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/distributedFps.ts b/packages/core/src/distributedFps.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..46b3501b90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/distributedFps.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/** Integer rates the distributed renderer (Lambda, Cloud Run) accepts; fractional fps renders in-process only. */
+export const DISTRIBUTED_FPS = [24, 25, 30, 60] as const;
+export type DistributedFps = (typeof DISTRIBUTED_FPS)[number];
+
+export function isDistributedFps(value: unknown): value is DistributedFps {
+  return (DISTRIBUTED_FPS as readonly unknown[]).includes(value);
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index ebb8f87042..ee90c67f79 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export type {
   CanvasResolution,
   Fps,
   FpsInput,
-  DistributedFps,
   FpsParseResult,
   MediaFile,
   CompositionAPI,
@@ -73,8 +72,6 @@ export {
   toFps,
   fpsToNumber,
   fpsToFfmpegArg,
-  DISTRIBUTED_FPS,
-  isDistributedFps,
   TIMELINE_COLORS,
   DEFAULT_DURATIONS,
   COMPOSITION_VARIABLE_TYPES,
@@ -84,6 +81,8 @@ export {
   getDefaultStageZoom,
 } from "./core.types";
 
+export { DISTRIBUTED_FPS, type DistributedFps, isDistributedFps } from "./distributedFps";
+
 // Templates
 export { generateBaseHtml, getStageStyles } from "./templates/base";
 export {
diff --git a/packages/core/src/parseFps.test.ts b/packages/core/src/parseFps.test.ts
index d2821b3210..dcae316dba 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/parseFps.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/parseFps.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import {
-  DISTRIBUTED_FPS,
-  fpsToFfmpegArg,
-  fpsToNumber,
-  isDistributedFps,
-  parseFps,
-} from "./core.types";
+import { fpsToFfmpegArg, fpsToNumber, parseFps } from "./core.types";
+import { DISTRIBUTED_FPS, isDistributedFps } from "./distributedFps";
 
 describe("parseFps — integer forms", () => {
   it("parses integer string '30' as { num: 30, den: 1 }", () => {
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/config.ts b/packages/engine/src/config.ts
index 06f0ee0ab0..0c96f7dd5d 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/config.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
-import { DISTRIBUTED_FPS, type DistributedFps } from "@hyperframes/core";
+import { DISTRIBUTED_FPS, type DistributedFps } from "@hyperframes/core/distributed-fps";
 import { chromeMajorCeiling } from "./services/chromeHostCeiling.js";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import {
diff --git a/packages/gcp-cloud-run/Dockerfile b/packages/gcp-cloud-run/Dockerfile
index 4d5484f19a..65fe7180a6 100644
--- a/packages/gcp-cloud-run/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/gcp-cloud-run/Dockerfile
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ RUN timeout 300 bun install --frozen-lockfile \
 # argument list with the production engine helper so a launcher-flag regression
 # invalidates this layer and fails the contract instead of testing a duplicate
 # hard-coded profile.
+COPY packages/core/ packages/core/
 COPY packages/parsers/ packages/parsers/
 COPY packages/engine/ packages/engine/
 COPY packages/aws-lambda/scripts/probe-beginframe.ts packages/aws-lambda/scripts/probe-beginframe.ts