diff --git a/python/flydsl/runtime/device.py b/python/flydsl/runtime/device.py
index ed5fd47b2..ac95fc91c 100644
--- a/python/flydsl/runtime/device.py
+++ b/python/flydsl/runtime/device.py
@@ -91,3 +91,28 @@ def is_rdna_arch(arch: Optional[str] = None) -> bool:
     if arch.startswith("gfx120"):
         return True
     return False
+
+
+# Architectures FlyDSL ships kernels for. Single source of truth for
+# "does FlyDSL run here" — keep in sync with the kernels under kernels/.
+# Downstream consumers (e.g. aiter) gate availability on this so that
+# importing FlyDSL kernels on an unsupported arch is skipped cleanly
+# instead of crashing during config registration.
+SUPPORTED_ARCHS = frozenset(
+    {
+        "gfx942",  # MI300A / MI300X (CDNA3)
+        "gfx950",  # MI350 (CDNA4)
+        "gfx1151",  # RDNA3.5 (Strix Halo)
+        "gfx1201",  # RDNA4
+        "gfx1250",  # MI450
+    }
+)
+
+
+def is_arch_supported(arch: Optional[str] = None) -> bool:
+    """Whether FlyDSL ships kernels for *arch* (current GPU if None)."""
+    if arch is None:
+        arch = get_rocm_arch()
+    if not arch:
+        return False
+    return arch.lower() in SUPPORTED_ARCHS