diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f7d751e..975fc6c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -398,6 +398,16 @@ add_executable(tests
 
 target_link_libraries(tests PRIVATE mean_field test_mod Catch2::Catch2 Boost::boost)
 
+# Reuse the production contracts and closure Jacobian checks in order studies
+# without compiling unrelated integration suites for every field configuration.
+add_executable(density_order_contract_tests EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+        tests/test_main.cpp
+        tests/field/field_registry.cpp
+        tests/field/field_mfem.cpp
+        tests/quadrature/policy.cpp
+        tests/operators/prepared_barotropic_closure.cpp)
+target_link_libraries(density_order_contract_tests PRIVATE mean_field test_mod Catch2::Catch2 Boost::boost)
+
 # A deliberately opt-in API workbench. It is compiled explicitly during API
 # verification but temporary user experiments do not break the default build.
 add_executable(sandbox EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL sandbox.cpp)