diff --git a/src/mx/util/core_set.cpp b/src/mx/util/core_set.cpp
index 10efa4a..6bbb998 100644
--- a/src/mx/util/core_set.cpp
+++ b/src/mx/util/core_set.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,21 @@ core_set core_set::build(std::uint16_t cores, const Order order)
     return core_set;
 }
 
+core_set core_set::build(std::uint64_t *core_mask, std::uint16_t count)
+{
+    core_set core_set;
+    for (int c = 0; c < count; ++count)
+    {
+        std::bitset<tasking::config::max_cores()> mask{core_mask[c]};
+        long core = 0;
+
+        while ((core = util::bit_scan_forward(mask.to_ulong())) != -1) {
+            mask.reset(core);
+            core_set.emplace_back(core);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 namespace mx::util {
 std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &stream, const core_set &core_set)
 {
diff --git a/src/mx/util/core_set.h b/src/mx/util/core_set.h
index 99ded80..1189d89 100644
--- a/src/mx/util/core_set.h
+++ b/src/mx/util/core_set.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <mx/system/topology.h>
 #include <mx/tasking/config.h>
 #include <ostream>
+#include <mx/util/bits.h>
 
 namespace mx::util {
 /**
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ public:
      */
     static core_set build(std::uint16_t cores, Order order = Ascending);
 
+    static core_set build(std::uint64_t *core_mask, std::uint16_t count);
+
     bool operator==(const core_set &other) const noexcept
     {
         return _core_identifier == other._core_identifier && _size == other._size && _numa_nodes == other._numa_nodes;