diff --git a/typescript/cli/src/deploy/core.ts b/typescript/cli/src/deploy/core.ts
index f0848458f..09bd9c95f 100644
--- a/typescript/cli/src/deploy/core.ts
+++ b/typescript/cli/src/deploy/core.ts
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ import {
 import { MINIMUM_CORE_DEPLOY_GAS } from '../consts.js';
 import { getOrRequestApiKeys } from '../context/context.js';
 import { WriteCommandContext } from '../context/types.js';
-import { log, logBlue, logGray, logGreen } from '../logger.js';
+import { log, logBlue, logGray, logGreen, logRed } from '../logger.js';
 import { runSingleChainSelectionStep } from '../utils/chains.js';
 import { indentYamlOrJson } from '../utils/files.js';
 
 import {
+  checkTechStackCoreConfigCompatibility,
   completeDeploy,
   prepareDeploy,
   runDeployPlanStep,
@@ -81,6 +82,16 @@ export async function runCoreDeploy(params: DeployParams) {
 
   const userAddress = await signer.getAddress();
 
+  const { technicalStack: chainTechnicalStack } =
+    context.multiProvider.getChainMetadata(chain);
+
+  if (!checkTechStackCoreConfigCompatibility({ chainTechnicalStack, config })) {
+    logRed(
+      'ERROR: CoreConfig is not compatible with the selected Chain Technical Stack!',
+    );
+    return;
+  }
+
   const initialBalances = await prepareDeploy(context, userAddress, [chain]);
 
   const contractVerifier = new ContractVerifier(
diff --git a/typescript/cli/src/deploy/utils.ts b/typescript/cli/src/deploy/utils.ts
index d8ced32dc..997da5b3b 100644
--- a/typescript/cli/src/deploy/utils.ts
+++ b/typescript/cli/src/deploy/utils.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,13 @@ import {
   ChainMap,
   ChainMetadata,
   ChainName,
+  ChainTechnicalStack,
+  CoreConfig,
   IsmConfig,
+  IsmType,
   MultisigConfig,
   getLocalProvider,
+  shouldSkipStaticDeployment,
 } from '@hyperlane-xyz/sdk';
 import { Address, ProtocolType } from '@hyperlane-xyz/utils';
 
@@ -19,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   logGray,
   logGreen,
   logPink,
+  logRed,
   logTable,
 } from '../logger.js';
 import { nativeBalancesAreSufficient } from '../utils/balances.js';
@@ -186,3 +191,29 @@ function transformChainMetadataForDisplay(chainMetadata: ChainMetadata) {
     'Native Token: Decimals': chainMetadata.nativeToken?.decimals,
   };
 }
+
+/**
+ * Checks if the given chain technical stack is compatible with the core configuration.
+ *
+ * @param {ChainTechnicalStack | undefined} params.chainTechnicalStack - The technical stack of the chain.
+ * @param {CoreConfig} params.config - The core configuration to check.
+ * @returns {boolean} True if the configuration is compatible, false otherwise.
+ */
+export function checkTechStackCoreConfigCompatibility({
+  chainTechnicalStack,
+  config,
+}: {
+  chainTechnicalStack: ChainTechnicalStack | undefined;
+  config: CoreConfig;
+}): boolean {
+  // Static deployment is not available on certain chains (e.g., ZKSync) for aggregation ISMs.
+  if (
+    shouldSkipStaticDeployment(chainTechnicalStack) &&
+    typeof config.defaultIsm !== 'string' &&
+    config.defaultIsm.type === IsmType.AGGREGATION
+  ) {
+    logRed('⛔ Static contract deployment not available on ZKSync!');
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/typescript/sdk/src/index.ts b/typescript/sdk/src/index.ts
index 5389fdb0b..aa60bbb5f 100644
--- a/typescript/sdk/src/index.ts
+++ b/typescript/sdk/src/index.ts
@@ -541,3 +541,4 @@ export {
 export { EvmIsmModule } from './ism/EvmIsmModule.js';
 export { AnnotatedEV5Transaction } from './providers/ProviderType.js';
 export { EvmERC20WarpModule } from './token/EvmERC20WarpModule.js';
+export { shouldSkipStaticDeployment } from './deploy/protocolDeploymentConfig.js';