diff --git a/.devcontainer/recipes/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/recipes/Dockerfile
index c300eb7b25..0bf0921ac2 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/recipes/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/recipes/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ FROM nvcr.io/nvidia/pytorch:26.02-py3
 #  Remove once bug has been addressed in the nvidia/pytorch container.
 RUN rm -f /usr/local/lib/python*/dist-packages/transformer_engine-*.dist-info/direct_url.json
 
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/var/cache/apt \
+    --mount=type=cache,target=/var/lib/apt \
+    apt-get update && \
+    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y tmux && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.cache/pip \
     --mount=type=bind,source=requirements.txt,target=/workspace/requirements.txt \
     PIP_CONSTRAINT= pip install -r /workspace/requirements.txt
diff --git a/bionemo-recipes/models/esm2/tests/common/fixtures.py b/bionemo-recipes/models/esm2/tests/common/fixtures.py
index a437aae3d1..000ebd9429 100644
--- a/bionemo-recipes/models/esm2/tests/common/fixtures.py
+++ b/bionemo-recipes/models/esm2/tests/common/fixtures.py
@@ -102,6 +102,26 @@ def fp8_recipe(request):
     return request.param
 
 
+RECIPE_NAME_TO_FACTORY = {
+    "DelayedScaling": recipe_module.DelayedScaling,
+    "Float8CurrentScaling": recipe_module.Float8CurrentScaling,
+    "Float8BlockScaling": recipe_module.Float8BlockScaling,
+    "MXFP8BlockScaling": recipe_module.MXFP8BlockScaling,
+    "NVFP4BlockScaling": lambda: recipe_module.NVFP4BlockScaling(disable_rht=True, disable_stochastic_rounding=True),
+}
+
+
+def recipe_to_name(recipe):
+    """Convert a recipe instance to its CLI-passable string name."""
+    return type(recipe).__name__
+
+
+def recipe_from_name(name):
+    """Reconstruct a recipe instance from its CLI-passable string name."""
+    factory = RECIPE_NAME_TO_FACTORY[name]
+    return factory()
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(params=["bshd", "thd"])
 def input_format(request):
     """Fixture to parametrize the input format."""
diff --git a/bionemo-recipes/models/esm2/tests/common/run_distributed_dcp.py b/bionemo-recipes/models/esm2/tests/common/run_distributed_dcp.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3294c90ccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bionemo-recipes/models/esm2/tests/common/run_distributed_dcp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Apache2
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Worker script for distributed DCP (Distributed Checkpoint) tests.
+
+Launched by torchrun from BaseModelTest.test_dcp_output_parity / test_dcp_output_parity_fp8_init.
+Verifies that a model sharded with FSDP2 produces identical outputs after a DCP save/load round-trip.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import importlib.util
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import torch
+import torch.distributed as dist
+import torch.distributed.checkpoint as dcp
+import transformer_engine.pytorch
+from torch.distributed.device_mesh import init_device_mesh
+from torch.distributed.fsdp import fully_shard
+from transformers import set_seed
+
+
+def _setup_sys_path():
+    """Add model root and tests directory to sys.path so model/test imports work."""
+    script_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent  # tests/common/
+    tests_dir = script_dir.parent  # tests/
+    model_root = tests_dir.parent  # model root (e.g., models/esm2/)
+    for p in [str(model_root), str(tests_dir)]:
+        if p not in sys.path:
+            sys.path.insert(0, p)
+
+
+def _load_tester_class(tester_file, class_name):
+    """Dynamically load a tester class from a file path."""
+    # Ensure the tester file's directory tree is importable
+    tester_dir = str(Path(tester_file).parent)
+    tester_parent = str(Path(tester_file).parent.parent)
+    for p in [tester_parent, tester_dir]:
+        if p not in sys.path:
+            sys.path.insert(0, p)
+
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("_dcp_tester_module", tester_file)
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    return getattr(module, class_name)
+
+
+def _build_and_shard_model(tester, config, recipe, device, device_mesh):
+    """Build a model (optionally with FP8 quantized_model_init), shard with FSDP2, and move to device."""
+    model_class = tester.get_model_class()
+
+    if recipe is not None:
+        with transformer_engine.pytorch.quantized_model_init(recipe=recipe):
+            model = model_class(config)
+    else:
+        model = model_class(config)
+
+    # Shard each transformer layer, then the root model
+    for layer in tester.get_layer_path(model):
+        fully_shard(layer, mesh=device_mesh)
+    fully_shard(model, mesh=device_mesh)
+
+    model.to(device)
+    return model
+
+
+def _forward(model, input_data, recipe):
+    """Run a forward pass and return the model outputs."""
+    if recipe is not None:
+        # torch.autocast is needed when model was built with quantized_model_init
+        # (weights are FP8, non-quantized ops need bf16 casting)
+        with torch.autocast(device_type="cuda", dtype=torch.bfloat16):
+            with transformer_engine.pytorch.autocast(recipe=recipe):
+                return model(**input_data)
+    else:
+        return model(**input_data)
+
+
+def _train_one_step(model, input_data, recipe, lr=1e-4):
+    """Run a single training step (forward + backward + optimizer step) and return detached logits."""
+    model.train()
+    optimizer = torch.optim.Adam(model.parameters(), lr=lr)
+    optimizer.zero_grad()
+
+    outputs = _forward(model, input_data, recipe)
+    loss = outputs.logits.sum()
+    loss.backward()
+    optimizer.step()
+
+    return outputs.logits.detach().clone()
+
+
+def _run_eval_forward(model, input_data, recipe):
+    """Run an eval forward pass and return detached logits."""
+    model.eval()
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        outputs = _forward(model, input_data, recipe)
+    return outputs.logits.detach().clone()
+
+
+def run_dcp_output_parity(tester, fp8_recipe_name=None, seed=42):
+    """Core DCP round-trip test: build → train → save → rebuild → load → eval → compare."""
+    from tests.common.fixtures import recipe_from_name
+
+    rank = dist.get_rank()
+    local_rank = int(os.environ["LOCAL_RANK"])
+    world_size = dist.get_world_size()
+    device = f"cuda:{local_rank}"
+    torch.cuda.set_device(local_rank)
+
+    device_mesh = init_device_mesh("cuda", mesh_shape=(world_size,))
+
+    # Resolve FP8 recipe
+    recipe = recipe_from_name(fp8_recipe_name) if fp8_recipe_name else None
+
+    # Build config
+    set_seed(seed)
+    config = tester.create_test_config(dtype=torch.bfloat16, attn_input_format="bshd")
+
+    # Prepare input data
+    input_data = tester.get_test_input_data("bshd", pad_to_multiple_of=32)
+
+    # --- Model A: build, shard, train one step, then eval ---
+    set_seed(seed)
+    model_a = _build_and_shard_model(tester, config, recipe, device, device_mesh)
+    _train_one_step(model_a, input_data, recipe)
+    logits_a = _run_eval_forward(model_a, input_data, recipe)
+
+    # --- DCP Save ---
+    # Rank 0 creates temp dir, broadcast path to all ranks
+    if rank == 0:
+        tmp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="dcp_test_")
+    else:
+        tmp_dir = None
+    tmp_dir_list = [tmp_dir]
+    dist.broadcast_object_list(tmp_dir_list, src=0)
+    tmp_dir = tmp_dir_list[0]
+
+    checkpoint_path = os.path.join(tmp_dir, "checkpoint")
+
+    state_dict_a = {"model": model_a.state_dict()}
+    dcp.save(state_dict_a, checkpoint_id=checkpoint_path)
+
+    dist.barrier()
+
+    # Free model_a
+    del model_a, state_dict_a
+    torch.cuda.empty_cache()
+
+    # --- Model B: build fresh, shard, load, eval ---
+    set_seed(seed)
+    model_b = _build_and_shard_model(tester, config, recipe, device, device_mesh)
+
+    state_dict_b = {"model": model_b.state_dict()}
+    dcp.load(state_dict_b, checkpoint_id=checkpoint_path)
+    model_b.load_state_dict(state_dict_b["model"], strict=False)
+
+    logits_b = _run_eval_forward(model_b, input_data, recipe)
+
+    # --- Compare ---
+    tolerances = tester.get_tolerances()
+    torch.testing.assert_close(
+        logits_a,
+        logits_b,
+        atol=tolerances.dcp_logits_atol,
+        rtol=tolerances.dcp_logits_rtol,
+        msg=lambda x: f"DCP round-trip logits mismatch: {x}",
+    )
+
+    # Cleanup
+    del model_b, state_dict_b
+    torch.cuda.empty_cache()
+    dist.barrier()
+
+    if rank == 0:
+        shutil.rmtree(tmp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    print(f"[Rank {rank}] DCP output parity test PASSED (fp8_recipe={fp8_recipe_name})")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    _setup_sys_path()
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="DCP distributed test worker")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--tester-file", required=True, help="Absolute path to the test file containing the tester class"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--tester-class", required=True, help="Name of the tester class (e.g., TestESM2Model)")
+    parser.add_argument("--fp8-recipe", default=None, help="FP8 recipe name (e.g., DelayedScaling)")
+    parser.add_argument("--seed", type=int, default=42, help="Random seed")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    dist.init_process_group(backend="nccl")
+
+    try:
+        tester_cls = _load_tester_class(args.tester_file, args.tester_class)
+        tester = tester_cls()
+        run_dcp_output_parity(tester, fp8_recipe_name=args.fp8_recipe, seed=args.seed)
+    finally:
+        dist.destroy_process_group()
diff --git a/bionemo-recipes/models/esm2/tests/common/test_modeling_common.py b/bionemo-recipes/models/esm2/tests/common/test_modeling_common.py
index a2cbc336fd..84a9e97b6e 100644
--- a/bionemo-recipes/models/esm2/tests/common/test_modeling_common.py
+++ b/bionemo-recipes/models/esm2/tests/common/test_modeling_common.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 import fnmatch
 import gc
+import os
+import subprocess
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -39,6 +41,12 @@
     HAS_DATA_CENTER_GPU = False
 
 
+_requires_multi_gpu = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not torch.cuda.is_available() or torch.cuda.device_count() < 2,
+    reason="Test requires at least 2 GPUs",
+)
+
+
 @dataclass
 class TestTolerances:
     """Model-specific test tolerances for numerical comparisons."""
@@ -65,6 +73,10 @@ class TestTolerances:
     fp8_logits_atol: float = 5.0
     fp8_logits_rtol: float = 0.1
 
+    # DCP (distributed checkpoint) round-trip tolerances
+    dcp_logits_atol: float = 0.0
+    dcp_logits_rtol: float = 0.0
+
     # Meta device initialization tolerances
     init_mean_atol: float = 1e-3
     init_mean_rtol: float = 1e-4
@@ -1099,4 +1111,69 @@ def test_generate_with_cache_beam_search(self):
         assert output_ids.shape[0] == 2
         assert output_ids.shape[1] > inputs["input_ids"].shape[1]
 
-    # TODO: add multi-GPU tests, e.g., meta-device init after fully_shard, cp tests, etc.
+    # ==================== Distributed Checkpoint (DCP) Tests ====================
+
+    def _get_dcp_worker_script_path(self) -> str:
+        """Return the absolute path to the run_distributed_dcp.py worker script."""
+        return str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "run_distributed_dcp.py")
+
+    def _get_tester_file_and_class(self):
+        """Return (file_path, class_name) for dynamic loading in the worker subprocess."""
+        import inspect
+
+        return os.path.abspath(inspect.getfile(type(self))), type(self).__name__
+
+    def _run_dcp_worker(self, unused_tcp_port, fp8_recipe_name=None, nproc_per_node=2):
+        """Launch the DCP worker script via torchrun and assert it succeeds."""
+        tester_file, class_name = self._get_tester_file_and_class()
+        worker_script = self._get_dcp_worker_script_path()
+
+        cmd = [
+            "torchrun",
+            f"--nproc_per_node={nproc_per_node}",
+            "--rdzv-backend=c10d",
+            f"--rdzv-endpoint=localhost:{unused_tcp_port}",
+            worker_script,
+            "--tester-file",
+            tester_file,
+            "--tester-class",
+            class_name,
+        ]
+
+        if fp8_recipe_name is not None:
+            cmd.extend(["--fp8-recipe", fp8_recipe_name])
+
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            cmd,
+            check=False,
+            text=True,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            timeout=300,
+        )
+        if result.returncode != 0:
+            print(f"STDOUT:\n{result.stdout}")
+            print(f"STDERR:\n{result.stderr}")
+            pytest.fail(f"DCP worker failed with exit code {result.returncode}")
+
+    def test_dcp_output_parity_single_gpu(self, unused_tcp_port):
+        """Test FSDP2 + DCP save/load round-trip on a single GPU."""
+        self._run_dcp_worker(unused_tcp_port, nproc_per_node=1)
+
+    def test_dcp_output_parity_fp8_init_single_gpu(self, fp8_recipe, unused_tcp_port):
+        """Test FSDP2 + DCP save/load with FP8 quantized_model_init on a single GPU."""
+        from .fixtures import recipe_to_name
+
+        self._run_dcp_worker(unused_tcp_port, fp8_recipe_name=recipe_to_name(fp8_recipe), nproc_per_node=1)
+
+    @_requires_multi_gpu
+    def test_dcp_output_parity(self, unused_tcp_port):
+        """Test that a model sharded with FSDP2 produces identical outputs after DCP save/load."""
+        self._run_dcp_worker(unused_tcp_port)
+
+    @_requires_multi_gpu
+    def test_dcp_output_parity_fp8_init(self, fp8_recipe, unused_tcp_port):
+        """Test DCP save/load with FP8 quantized_model_init."""
+        from .fixtures import recipe_to_name
+
+        self._run_dcp_worker(unused_tcp_port, fp8_recipe_name=recipe_to_name(fp8_recipe))
diff --git a/bionemo-recipes/models/esm2/tests/test_distributed_fp8.py b/bionemo-recipes/models/esm2/tests/test_distributed_fp8.py
index 04246a0d81..049be38353 100644
--- a/bionemo-recipes/models/esm2/tests/test_distributed_fp8.py
+++ b/bionemo-recipes/models/esm2/tests/test_distributed_fp8.py
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ def requires_fp8(func):
 )
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "strategy", ["ddp", "fsdp2", pytest.param("mfsdp", marks=pytest.mark.xfail(reason="BIONEMO-2999"))]
-)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("strategy", ["ddp", "fsdp2", "mfsdp"])
 @requires_fp8
 def test_single_process_attaches_correct_fp8_recipe(strategy, unused_tcp_port):
     cmd = [
@@ -63,9 +61,7 @@ def test_single_process_attaches_correct_fp8_recipe(strategy, unused_tcp_port):
         pytest.fail(f"Command failed with exit code {result.returncode}")
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "strategy", ["ddp", "fsdp2", pytest.param("mfsdp", marks=pytest.mark.xfail(reason="BIONEMO-2999"))]
-)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("strategy", ["ddp", "fsdp2", "mfsdp"])
 @requires_fp8
 @requires_multi_gpu
 def test_multi_process_fp8_recipes_are_synced(strategy, unused_tcp_port):
diff --git a/bionemo-recipes/models/llama3/tests/common/fixtures.py b/bionemo-recipes/models/llama3/tests/common/fixtures.py
index a437aae3d1..000ebd9429 100644
--- a/bionemo-recipes/models/llama3/tests/common/fixtures.py
+++ b/bionemo-recipes/models/llama3/tests/common/fixtures.py
@@ -102,6 +102,26 @@ def fp8_recipe(request):
     return request.param
 
 
+RECIPE_NAME_TO_FACTORY = {
+    "DelayedScaling": recipe_module.DelayedScaling,
+    "Float8CurrentScaling": recipe_module.Float8CurrentScaling,
+    "Float8BlockScaling": recipe_module.Float8BlockScaling,
+    "MXFP8BlockScaling": recipe_module.MXFP8BlockScaling,
+    "NVFP4BlockScaling": lambda: recipe_module.NVFP4BlockScaling(disable_rht=True, disable_stochastic_rounding=True),
+}
+
+
+def recipe_to_name(recipe):
+    """Convert a recipe instance to its CLI-passable string name."""
+    return type(recipe).__name__
+
+
+def recipe_from_name(name):
+    """Reconstruct a recipe instance from its CLI-passable string name."""
+    factory = RECIPE_NAME_TO_FACTORY[name]
+    return factory()
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(params=["bshd", "thd"])
 def input_format(request):
     """Fixture to parametrize the input format."""
diff --git a/bionemo-recipes/models/llama3/tests/common/run_distributed_dcp.py b/bionemo-recipes/models/llama3/tests/common/run_distributed_dcp.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3294c90ccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bionemo-recipes/models/llama3/tests/common/run_distributed_dcp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Apache2
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Worker script for distributed DCP (Distributed Checkpoint) tests.
+
+Launched by torchrun from BaseModelTest.test_dcp_output_parity / test_dcp_output_parity_fp8_init.
+Verifies that a model sharded with FSDP2 produces identical outputs after a DCP save/load round-trip.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import importlib.util
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import torch
+import torch.distributed as dist
+import torch.distributed.checkpoint as dcp
+import transformer_engine.pytorch
+from torch.distributed.device_mesh import init_device_mesh
+from torch.distributed.fsdp import fully_shard
+from transformers import set_seed
+
+
+def _setup_sys_path():
+    """Add model root and tests directory to sys.path so model/test imports work."""
+    script_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent  # tests/common/
+    tests_dir = script_dir.parent  # tests/
+    model_root = tests_dir.parent  # model root (e.g., models/esm2/)
+    for p in [str(model_root), str(tests_dir)]:
+        if p not in sys.path:
+            sys.path.insert(0, p)
+
+
+def _load_tester_class(tester_file, class_name):
+    """Dynamically load a tester class from a file path."""
+    # Ensure the tester file's directory tree is importable
+    tester_dir = str(Path(tester_file).parent)
+    tester_parent = str(Path(tester_file).parent.parent)
+    for p in [tester_parent, tester_dir]:
+        if p not in sys.path:
+            sys.path.insert(0, p)
+
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("_dcp_tester_module", tester_file)
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    return getattr(module, class_name)
+
+
+def _build_and_shard_model(tester, config, recipe, device, device_mesh):
+    """Build a model (optionally with FP8 quantized_model_init), shard with FSDP2, and move to device."""
+    model_class = tester.get_model_class()
+
+    if recipe is not None:
+        with transformer_engine.pytorch.quantized_model_init(recipe=recipe):
+            model = model_class(config)
+    else:
+        model = model_class(config)
+
+    # Shard each transformer layer, then the root model
+    for layer in tester.get_layer_path(model):
+        fully_shard(layer, mesh=device_mesh)
+    fully_shard(model, mesh=device_mesh)
+
+    model.to(device)
+    return model
+
+
+def _forward(model, input_data, recipe):
+    """Run a forward pass and return the model outputs."""
+    if recipe is not None:
+        # torch.autocast is needed when model was built with quantized_model_init
+        # (weights are FP8, non-quantized ops need bf16 casting)
+        with torch.autocast(device_type="cuda", dtype=torch.bfloat16):
+            with transformer_engine.pytorch.autocast(recipe=recipe):
+                return model(**input_data)
+    else:
+        return model(**input_data)
+
+
+def _train_one_step(model, input_data, recipe, lr=1e-4):
+    """Run a single training step (forward + backward + optimizer step) and return detached logits."""
+    model.train()
+    optimizer = torch.optim.Adam(model.parameters(), lr=lr)
+    optimizer.zero_grad()
+
+    outputs = _forward(model, input_data, recipe)
+    loss = outputs.logits.sum()
+    loss.backward()
+    optimizer.step()
+
+    return outputs.logits.detach().clone()
+
+
+def _run_eval_forward(model, input_data, recipe):
+    """Run an eval forward pass and return detached logits."""
+    model.eval()
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        outputs = _forward(model, input_data, recipe)
+    return outputs.logits.detach().clone()
+
+
+def run_dcp_output_parity(tester, fp8_recipe_name=None, seed=42):
+    """Core DCP round-trip test: build → train → save → rebuild → load → eval → compare."""
+    from tests.common.fixtures import recipe_from_name
+
+    rank = dist.get_rank()
+    local_rank = int(os.environ["LOCAL_RANK"])
+    world_size = dist.get_world_size()
+    device = f"cuda:{local_rank}"
+    torch.cuda.set_device(local_rank)
+
+    device_mesh = init_device_mesh("cuda", mesh_shape=(world_size,))
+
+    # Resolve FP8 recipe
+    recipe = recipe_from_name(fp8_recipe_name) if fp8_recipe_name else None
+
+    # Build config
+    set_seed(seed)
+    config = tester.create_test_config(dtype=torch.bfloat16, attn_input_format="bshd")
+
+    # Prepare input data
+    input_data = tester.get_test_input_data("bshd", pad_to_multiple_of=32)
+
+    # --- Model A: build, shard, train one step, then eval ---
+    set_seed(seed)
+    model_a = _build_and_shard_model(tester, config, recipe, device, device_mesh)
+    _train_one_step(model_a, input_data, recipe)
+    logits_a = _run_eval_forward(model_a, input_data, recipe)
+
+    # --- DCP Save ---
+    # Rank 0 creates temp dir, broadcast path to all ranks
+    if rank == 0:
+        tmp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="dcp_test_")
+    else:
+        tmp_dir = None
+    tmp_dir_list = [tmp_dir]
+    dist.broadcast_object_list(tmp_dir_list, src=0)
+    tmp_dir = tmp_dir_list[0]
+
+    checkpoint_path = os.path.join(tmp_dir, "checkpoint")
+
+    state_dict_a = {"model": model_a.state_dict()}
+    dcp.save(state_dict_a, checkpoint_id=checkpoint_path)
+
+    dist.barrier()
+
+    # Free model_a
+    del model_a, state_dict_a
+    torch.cuda.empty_cache()
+
+    # --- Model B: build fresh, shard, load, eval ---
+    set_seed(seed)
+    model_b = _build_and_shard_model(tester, config, recipe, device, device_mesh)
+
+    state_dict_b = {"model": model_b.state_dict()}
+    dcp.load(state_dict_b, checkpoint_id=checkpoint_path)
+    model_b.load_state_dict(state_dict_b["model"], strict=False)
+
+    logits_b = _run_eval_forward(model_b, input_data, recipe)
+
+    # --- Compare ---
+    tolerances = tester.get_tolerances()
+    torch.testing.assert_close(
+        logits_a,
+        logits_b,
+        atol=tolerances.dcp_logits_atol,
+        rtol=tolerances.dcp_logits_rtol,
+        msg=lambda x: f"DCP round-trip logits mismatch: {x}",
+    )
+
+    # Cleanup
+    del model_b, state_dict_b
+    torch.cuda.empty_cache()
+    dist.barrier()
+
+    if rank == 0:
+        shutil.rmtree(tmp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    print(f"[Rank {rank}] DCP output parity test PASSED (fp8_recipe={fp8_recipe_name})")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    _setup_sys_path()
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="DCP distributed test worker")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--tester-file", required=True, help="Absolute path to the test file containing the tester class"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--tester-class", required=True, help="Name of the tester class (e.g., TestESM2Model)")
+    parser.add_argument("--fp8-recipe", default=None, help="FP8 recipe name (e.g., DelayedScaling)")
+    parser.add_argument("--seed", type=int, default=42, help="Random seed")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    dist.init_process_group(backend="nccl")
+
+    try:
+        tester_cls = _load_tester_class(args.tester_file, args.tester_class)
+        tester = tester_cls()
+        run_dcp_output_parity(tester, fp8_recipe_name=args.fp8_recipe, seed=args.seed)
+    finally:
+        dist.destroy_process_group()
diff --git a/bionemo-recipes/models/llama3/tests/common/test_modeling_common.py b/bionemo-recipes/models/llama3/tests/common/test_modeling_common.py
index a2cbc336fd..84a9e97b6e 100644
--- a/bionemo-recipes/models/llama3/tests/common/test_modeling_common.py
+++ b/bionemo-recipes/models/llama3/tests/common/test_modeling_common.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 import fnmatch
 import gc
+import os
+import subprocess
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -39,6 +41,12 @@
     HAS_DATA_CENTER_GPU = False
 
 
+_requires_multi_gpu = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not torch.cuda.is_available() or torch.cuda.device_count() < 2,
+    reason="Test requires at least 2 GPUs",
+)
+
+
 @dataclass
 class TestTolerances:
     """Model-specific test tolerances for numerical comparisons."""
@@ -65,6 +73,10 @@ class TestTolerances:
     fp8_logits_atol: float = 5.0
     fp8_logits_rtol: float = 0.1
 
+    # DCP (distributed checkpoint) round-trip tolerances
+    dcp_logits_atol: float = 0.0
+    dcp_logits_rtol: float = 0.0
+
     # Meta device initialization tolerances
     init_mean_atol: float = 1e-3
     init_mean_rtol: float = 1e-4
@@ -1099,4 +1111,69 @@ def test_generate_with_cache_beam_search(self):
         assert output_ids.shape[0] == 2
         assert output_ids.shape[1] > inputs["input_ids"].shape[1]
 
-    # TODO: add multi-GPU tests, e.g., meta-device init after fully_shard, cp tests, etc.
+    # ==================== Distributed Checkpoint (DCP) Tests ====================
+
+    def _get_dcp_worker_script_path(self) -> str:
+        """Return the absolute path to the run_distributed_dcp.py worker script."""
+        return str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "run_distributed_dcp.py")
+
+    def _get_tester_file_and_class(self):
+        """Return (file_path, class_name) for dynamic loading in the worker subprocess."""
+        import inspect
+
+        return os.path.abspath(inspect.getfile(type(self))), type(self).__name__
+
+    def _run_dcp_worker(self, unused_tcp_port, fp8_recipe_name=None, nproc_per_node=2):
+        """Launch the DCP worker script via torchrun and assert it succeeds."""
+        tester_file, class_name = self._get_tester_file_and_class()
+        worker_script = self._get_dcp_worker_script_path()
+
+        cmd = [
+            "torchrun",
+            f"--nproc_per_node={nproc_per_node}",
+            "--rdzv-backend=c10d",
+            f"--rdzv-endpoint=localhost:{unused_tcp_port}",
+            worker_script,
+            "--tester-file",
+            tester_file,
+            "--tester-class",
+            class_name,
+        ]
+
+        if fp8_recipe_name is not None:
+            cmd.extend(["--fp8-recipe", fp8_recipe_name])
+
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            cmd,
+            check=False,
+            text=True,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            timeout=300,
+        )
+        if result.returncode != 0:
+            print(f"STDOUT:\n{result.stdout}")
+            print(f"STDERR:\n{result.stderr}")
+            pytest.fail(f"DCP worker failed with exit code {result.returncode}")
+
+    def test_dcp_output_parity_single_gpu(self, unused_tcp_port):
+        """Test FSDP2 + DCP save/load round-trip on a single GPU."""
+        self._run_dcp_worker(unused_tcp_port, nproc_per_node=1)
+
+    def test_dcp_output_parity_fp8_init_single_gpu(self, fp8_recipe, unused_tcp_port):
+        """Test FSDP2 + DCP save/load with FP8 quantized_model_init on a single GPU."""
+        from .fixtures import recipe_to_name
+
+        self._run_dcp_worker(unused_tcp_port, fp8_recipe_name=recipe_to_name(fp8_recipe), nproc_per_node=1)
+
+    @_requires_multi_gpu
+    def test_dcp_output_parity(self, unused_tcp_port):
+        """Test that a model sharded with FSDP2 produces identical outputs after DCP save/load."""
+        self._run_dcp_worker(unused_tcp_port)
+
+    @_requires_multi_gpu
+    def test_dcp_output_parity_fp8_init(self, fp8_recipe, unused_tcp_port):
+        """Test DCP save/load with FP8 quantized_model_init."""
+        from .fixtures import recipe_to_name
+
+        self._run_dcp_worker(unused_tcp_port, fp8_recipe_name=recipe_to_name(fp8_recipe))
diff --git a/bionemo-recipes/models/mixtral/tests/common/fixtures.py b/bionemo-recipes/models/mixtral/tests/common/fixtures.py
index a437aae3d1..000ebd9429 100644
--- a/bionemo-recipes/models/mixtral/tests/common/fixtures.py
+++ b/bionemo-recipes/models/mixtral/tests/common/fixtures.py
@@ -102,6 +102,26 @@ def fp8_recipe(request):
     return request.param
 
 
+RECIPE_NAME_TO_FACTORY = {
+    "DelayedScaling": recipe_module.DelayedScaling,
+    "Float8CurrentScaling": recipe_module.Float8CurrentScaling,
+    "Float8BlockScaling": recipe_module.Float8BlockScaling,
+    "MXFP8BlockScaling": recipe_module.MXFP8BlockScaling,
+    "NVFP4BlockScaling": lambda: recipe_module.NVFP4BlockScaling(disable_rht=True, disable_stochastic_rounding=True),
+}
+
+
+def recipe_to_name(recipe):
+    """Convert a recipe instance to its CLI-passable string name."""
+    return type(recipe).__name__
+
+
+def recipe_from_name(name):
+    """Reconstruct a recipe instance from its CLI-passable string name."""
+    factory = RECIPE_NAME_TO_FACTORY[name]
+    return factory()
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(params=["bshd", "thd"])
 def input_format(request):
     """Fixture to parametrize the input format."""
diff --git a/bionemo-recipes/models/mixtral/tests/common/run_distributed_dcp.py b/bionemo-recipes/models/mixtral/tests/common/run_distributed_dcp.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3294c90ccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bionemo-recipes/models/mixtral/tests/common/run_distributed_dcp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Apache2
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Worker script for distributed DCP (Distributed Checkpoint) tests.
+
+Launched by torchrun from BaseModelTest.test_dcp_output_parity / test_dcp_output_parity_fp8_init.
+Verifies that a model sharded with FSDP2 produces identical outputs after a DCP save/load round-trip.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import importlib.util
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+import tempfile
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import torch
+import torch.distributed as dist
+import torch.distributed.checkpoint as dcp
+import transformer_engine.pytorch
+from torch.distributed.device_mesh import init_device_mesh
+from torch.distributed.fsdp import fully_shard
+from transformers import set_seed
+
+
+def _setup_sys_path():
+    """Add model root and tests directory to sys.path so model/test imports work."""
+    script_dir = Path(__file__).resolve().parent  # tests/common/
+    tests_dir = script_dir.parent  # tests/
+    model_root = tests_dir.parent  # model root (e.g., models/esm2/)
+    for p in [str(model_root), str(tests_dir)]:
+        if p not in sys.path:
+            sys.path.insert(0, p)
+
+
+def _load_tester_class(tester_file, class_name):
+    """Dynamically load a tester class from a file path."""
+    # Ensure the tester file's directory tree is importable
+    tester_dir = str(Path(tester_file).parent)
+    tester_parent = str(Path(tester_file).parent.parent)
+    for p in [tester_parent, tester_dir]:
+        if p not in sys.path:
+            sys.path.insert(0, p)
+
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("_dcp_tester_module", tester_file)
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    return getattr(module, class_name)
+
+
+def _build_and_shard_model(tester, config, recipe, device, device_mesh):
+    """Build a model (optionally with FP8 quantized_model_init), shard with FSDP2, and move to device."""
+    model_class = tester.get_model_class()
+
+    if recipe is not None:
+        with transformer_engine.pytorch.quantized_model_init(recipe=recipe):
+            model = model_class(config)
+    else:
+        model = model_class(config)
+
+    # Shard each transformer layer, then the root model
+    for layer in tester.get_layer_path(model):
+        fully_shard(layer, mesh=device_mesh)
+    fully_shard(model, mesh=device_mesh)
+
+    model.to(device)
+    return model
+
+
+def _forward(model, input_data, recipe):
+    """Run a forward pass and return the model outputs."""
+    if recipe is not None:
+        # torch.autocast is needed when model was built with quantized_model_init
+        # (weights are FP8, non-quantized ops need bf16 casting)
+        with torch.autocast(device_type="cuda", dtype=torch.bfloat16):
+            with transformer_engine.pytorch.autocast(recipe=recipe):
+                return model(**input_data)
+    else:
+        return model(**input_data)
+
+
+def _train_one_step(model, input_data, recipe, lr=1e-4):
+    """Run a single training step (forward + backward + optimizer step) and return detached logits."""
+    model.train()
+    optimizer = torch.optim.Adam(model.parameters(), lr=lr)
+    optimizer.zero_grad()
+
+    outputs = _forward(model, input_data, recipe)
+    loss = outputs.logits.sum()
+    loss.backward()
+    optimizer.step()
+
+    return outputs.logits.detach().clone()
+
+
+def _run_eval_forward(model, input_data, recipe):
+    """Run an eval forward pass and return detached logits."""
+    model.eval()
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        outputs = _forward(model, input_data, recipe)
+    return outputs.logits.detach().clone()
+
+
+def run_dcp_output_parity(tester, fp8_recipe_name=None, seed=42):
+    """Core DCP round-trip test: build → train → save → rebuild → load → eval → compare."""
+    from tests.common.fixtures import recipe_from_name
+
+    rank = dist.get_rank()
+    local_rank = int(os.environ["LOCAL_RANK"])
+    world_size = dist.get_world_size()
+    device = f"cuda:{local_rank}"
+    torch.cuda.set_device(local_rank)
+
+    device_mesh = init_device_mesh("cuda", mesh_shape=(world_size,))
+
+    # Resolve FP8 recipe
+    recipe = recipe_from_name(fp8_recipe_name) if fp8_recipe_name else None
+
+    # Build config
+    set_seed(seed)
+    config = tester.create_test_config(dtype=torch.bfloat16, attn_input_format="bshd")
+
+    # Prepare input data
+    input_data = tester.get_test_input_data("bshd", pad_to_multiple_of=32)
+
+    # --- Model A: build, shard, train one step, then eval ---
+    set_seed(seed)
+    model_a = _build_and_shard_model(tester, config, recipe, device, device_mesh)
+    _train_one_step(model_a, input_data, recipe)
+    logits_a = _run_eval_forward(model_a, input_data, recipe)
+
+    # --- DCP Save ---
+    # Rank 0 creates temp dir, broadcast path to all ranks
+    if rank == 0:
+        tmp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="dcp_test_")
+    else:
+        tmp_dir = None
+    tmp_dir_list = [tmp_dir]
+    dist.broadcast_object_list(tmp_dir_list, src=0)
+    tmp_dir = tmp_dir_list[0]
+
+    checkpoint_path = os.path.join(tmp_dir, "checkpoint")
+
+    state_dict_a = {"model": model_a.state_dict()}
+    dcp.save(state_dict_a, checkpoint_id=checkpoint_path)
+
+    dist.barrier()
+
+    # Free model_a
+    del model_a, state_dict_a
+    torch.cuda.empty_cache()
+
+    # --- Model B: build fresh, shard, load, eval ---
+    set_seed(seed)
+    model_b = _build_and_shard_model(tester, config, recipe, device, device_mesh)
+
+    state_dict_b = {"model": model_b.state_dict()}
+    dcp.load(state_dict_b, checkpoint_id=checkpoint_path)
+    model_b.load_state_dict(state_dict_b["model"], strict=False)
+
+    logits_b = _run_eval_forward(model_b, input_data, recipe)
+
+    # --- Compare ---
+    tolerances = tester.get_tolerances()
+    torch.testing.assert_close(
+        logits_a,
+        logits_b,
+        atol=tolerances.dcp_logits_atol,
+        rtol=tolerances.dcp_logits_rtol,
+        msg=lambda x: f"DCP round-trip logits mismatch: {x}",
+    )
+
+    # Cleanup
+    del model_b, state_dict_b
+    torch.cuda.empty_cache()
+    dist.barrier()
+
+    if rank == 0:
+        shutil.rmtree(tmp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+
+    print(f"[Rank {rank}] DCP output parity test PASSED (fp8_recipe={fp8_recipe_name})")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    _setup_sys_path()
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="DCP distributed test worker")
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--tester-file", required=True, help="Absolute path to the test file containing the tester class"
+    )
+    parser.add_argument("--tester-class", required=True, help="Name of the tester class (e.g., TestESM2Model)")
+    parser.add_argument("--fp8-recipe", default=None, help="FP8 recipe name (e.g., DelayedScaling)")
+    parser.add_argument("--seed", type=int, default=42, help="Random seed")
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    dist.init_process_group(backend="nccl")
+
+    try:
+        tester_cls = _load_tester_class(args.tester_file, args.tester_class)
+        tester = tester_cls()
+        run_dcp_output_parity(tester, fp8_recipe_name=args.fp8_recipe, seed=args.seed)
+    finally:
+        dist.destroy_process_group()
diff --git a/bionemo-recipes/models/mixtral/tests/common/test_modeling_common.py b/bionemo-recipes/models/mixtral/tests/common/test_modeling_common.py
index a2cbc336fd..84a9e97b6e 100644
--- a/bionemo-recipes/models/mixtral/tests/common/test_modeling_common.py
+++ b/bionemo-recipes/models/mixtral/tests/common/test_modeling_common.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 import fnmatch
 import gc
+import os
+import subprocess
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -39,6 +41,12 @@
     HAS_DATA_CENTER_GPU = False
 
 
+_requires_multi_gpu = pytest.mark.skipif(
+    not torch.cuda.is_available() or torch.cuda.device_count() < 2,
+    reason="Test requires at least 2 GPUs",
+)
+
+
 @dataclass
 class TestTolerances:
     """Model-specific test tolerances for numerical comparisons."""
@@ -65,6 +73,10 @@ class TestTolerances:
     fp8_logits_atol: float = 5.0
     fp8_logits_rtol: float = 0.1
 
+    # DCP (distributed checkpoint) round-trip tolerances
+    dcp_logits_atol: float = 0.0
+    dcp_logits_rtol: float = 0.0
+
     # Meta device initialization tolerances
     init_mean_atol: float = 1e-3
     init_mean_rtol: float = 1e-4
@@ -1099,4 +1111,69 @@ def test_generate_with_cache_beam_search(self):
         assert output_ids.shape[0] == 2
         assert output_ids.shape[1] > inputs["input_ids"].shape[1]
 
-    # TODO: add multi-GPU tests, e.g., meta-device init after fully_shard, cp tests, etc.
+    # ==================== Distributed Checkpoint (DCP) Tests ====================
+
+    def _get_dcp_worker_script_path(self) -> str:
+        """Return the absolute path to the run_distributed_dcp.py worker script."""
+        return str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "run_distributed_dcp.py")
+
+    def _get_tester_file_and_class(self):
+        """Return (file_path, class_name) for dynamic loading in the worker subprocess."""
+        import inspect
+
+        return os.path.abspath(inspect.getfile(type(self))), type(self).__name__
+
+    def _run_dcp_worker(self, unused_tcp_port, fp8_recipe_name=None, nproc_per_node=2):
+        """Launch the DCP worker script via torchrun and assert it succeeds."""
+        tester_file, class_name = self._get_tester_file_and_class()
+        worker_script = self._get_dcp_worker_script_path()
+
+        cmd = [
+            "torchrun",
+            f"--nproc_per_node={nproc_per_node}",
+            "--rdzv-backend=c10d",
+            f"--rdzv-endpoint=localhost:{unused_tcp_port}",
+            worker_script,
+            "--tester-file",
+            tester_file,
+            "--tester-class",
+            class_name,
+        ]
+
+        if fp8_recipe_name is not None:
+            cmd.extend(["--fp8-recipe", fp8_recipe_name])
+
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            cmd,
+            check=False,
+            text=True,
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+            stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+            timeout=300,
+        )
+        if result.returncode != 0:
+            print(f"STDOUT:\n{result.stdout}")
+            print(f"STDERR:\n{result.stderr}")
+            pytest.fail(f"DCP worker failed with exit code {result.returncode}")
+
+    def test_dcp_output_parity_single_gpu(self, unused_tcp_port):
+        """Test FSDP2 + DCP save/load round-trip on a single GPU."""
+        self._run_dcp_worker(unused_tcp_port, nproc_per_node=1)
+
+    def test_dcp_output_parity_fp8_init_single_gpu(self, fp8_recipe, unused_tcp_port):
+        """Test FSDP2 + DCP save/load with FP8 quantized_model_init on a single GPU."""
+        from .fixtures import recipe_to_name
+
+        self._run_dcp_worker(unused_tcp_port, fp8_recipe_name=recipe_to_name(fp8_recipe), nproc_per_node=1)
+
+    @_requires_multi_gpu
+    def test_dcp_output_parity(self, unused_tcp_port):
+        """Test that a model sharded with FSDP2 produces identical outputs after DCP save/load."""
+        self._run_dcp_worker(unused_tcp_port)
+
+    @_requires_multi_gpu
+    def test_dcp_output_parity_fp8_init(self, fp8_recipe, unused_tcp_port):
+        """Test DCP save/load with FP8 quantized_model_init."""
+        from .fixtures import recipe_to_name
+
+        self._run_dcp_worker(unused_tcp_port, fp8_recipe_name=recipe_to_name(fp8_recipe))