diff --git a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrMlops.cpp b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrMlops.cpp
index 2ec569de0..96094ec96 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrMlops.cpp
+++ b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrMlops.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #include "ProjMgrParser.h"
 #include "ProjMgrUtils.h"
 
+#include <algorithm>
+
 using namespace std;
 
 ProjMgrMlops::ProjMgrMlops(ProjMgrWorker* worker) : m_worker(worker) {
@@ -56,31 +58,34 @@ bool ProjMgrMlops::GetTargetSetItemRef(const TargetType& targetType, optional<co
 
 bool ProjMgrMlops::ResolveTargetSet(const CsolutionItem& csolution, const MlopsTargetItem target,
   bool simulatorDefault, string& typeName, TargetSetItem& targetSetItem) const {
-  TargetType targetType;
   if (target.targetType.empty()) {
-    if (!csolution.targetTypes.empty()) {
-      // default simulator: last target-type, default hardware: first target-type
-      typeName = simulatorDefault ? csolution.targetTypes.back().first : csolution.targetTypes.front().first;
-      targetType = simulatorDefault ? csolution.targetTypes.back().second : csolution.targetTypes.front().second;
-    }
-  } else {
-    typeName = target.targetType; 
-    if (!FindTargetType(csolution, target.targetType, targetType)) {
-      // print error if specified target type was not found
-      ProjMgrLogger::Get().Error("mlops: target type '" + target.targetType + "' not found");
-      return false;
+    for (size_t index = 0; index < csolution.targetTypes.size(); index++) {
+      // default simulator: search target-types in reverse order, default hardware: in declaration order
+      const size_t candidate = simulatorDefault ? csolution.targetTypes.size() - index - 1 : index;
+      const auto& [name, type] = csolution.targetTypes[candidate];
+      if (GetTargetSetItemRef(type, nullopt, simulatorDefault, targetSetItem)) {
+        typeName = name;
+        return true;
+      }
     }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  TargetType targetType;
+  typeName = target.targetType;
+  if (!FindTargetType(csolution, target.targetType, targetType)) {
+    // print error if specified target type was not found
+    ProjMgrLogger::Get().Error("mlops: target type '" + target.targetType + "' not found");
+    return false;
   }
-  // target set name = nullopt if target type is not specified, to differentiate from default (unnamed) target set
-  auto targetSetName = target.targetType.empty() ? nullopt : make_optional(target.targetSet);
+
+  const auto targetSetName = make_optional(target.targetSet);
   if (!GetTargetSetItemRef(targetType, targetSetName, simulatorDefault, targetSetItem)) {
-    if (targetSetName.has_value()) {
-      // print error if specified target set was not found
-      ProjMgrLogger::Get().Error("mlops: " + (target.targetSet.empty() ?
-        ("no default unnamed target set for '" + target.targetType + "'") :
-        ("target set '" + target.targetType + '@' + target.targetSet + "' not found")));
-      return false;
-    }
+    // print error if specified target set was not found
+    ProjMgrLogger::Get().Error("mlops: " + (target.targetSet.empty() ?
+      ("no default unnamed target set for '" + target.targetType + "'") :
+      ("target set '" + target.targetType + '@' + target.targetSet + "' not found")));
+    return false;
   }
   return true;
 }
@@ -263,6 +268,25 @@ bool ProjMgrMlops::CollectSettings(const CsolutionItem& csolution, MlopsType& ml
     }
   }
 
+  // print warnings if the required NPU type and/or MACs do not match the DFP device information
+  if (!solutionMlops.npu.type.empty()) {
+    const auto matchesType = [&solutionMlops](const NpuInfoItem& npu) {
+      return npu.type == solutionMlops.npu.type;
+    };
+    if (find_if(npuInfoItems.begin(), npuInfoItems.end(), matchesType) == npuInfoItems.end()) {
+      ProjMgrLogger::Get().Warn("mlops.npu.type value does not match DFP device information", "", csolution.path);
+    }
+  }
+  if (!solutionMlops.npu.macs.empty()) {
+    const auto matchesMacs = [&solutionMlops](const NpuInfoItem& npu) {
+      return (solutionMlops.npu.type.empty() || npu.type == solutionMlops.npu.type) &&
+        RteUtils::StringToULL(npu.macs) == RteUtils::StringToULL(solutionMlops.npu.macs);
+    };
+    if (find_if(npuInfoItems.begin(), npuInfoItems.end(), matchesMacs) == npuInfoItems.end()) {
+      ProjMgrLogger::Get().Warn("mlops.npu.macs value does not match DFP device information", "", csolution.path);
+    }
+  }
+
   // vela options
   mlops.vela.options = BuildVelaOptions(mlops.npu, solutionMlops.vela);
 
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrWorker.cpp b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrWorker.cpp
index ad6528d06..9cca89662 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrWorker.cpp
+++ b/tools/projmgr/src/ProjMgrWorker.cpp
@@ -4353,6 +4353,14 @@ bool ProjMgrWorker::ListNpus(vector<string>& npus, const string& filter) {
     if (!LoadPacks(context)) {
       return false;
     }
+    if (!selectedContext.empty()) {
+      if (!ProcessPrecedences(context, BoardOrDevice::Both)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+      if (!SetTargetAttributes(context, context.targetAttributes)) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    }
     CollectNpuInfo(context);
     for (const auto& npuInfoItem : context.npuInfoItems) {
       string npuString = npuInfoItem.type + " (" + npuInfoItem.macs + "):";
@@ -6460,6 +6468,9 @@ void ProjMgrWorker::CollectNpuInfo(ContextItem& context) {
     }
     // collect NPU features for each processor
     for (const auto& [pname, processor] : device->GetProcessors()) {
+      if (!context.deviceItem.pname.empty() && context.deviceItem.pname != pname) {
+        continue;
+      }
       const auto& features = device->GetEffectiveProperties("feature", pname);
       for (const auto& feature : features) {
         if (feature->GetAttribute("type") != "NPU") {
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/test/data/MLOps/npu_mismatch.csolution.yml b/tools/projmgr/test/data/MLOps/npu_mismatch.csolution.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e843837e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/projmgr/test/data/MLOps/npu_mismatch.csolution.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Open-CMSIS-Pack/devtools/main/tools/projmgr/schemas/csolution.schema.json
+
+solution:
+  compiler: AC6
+
+  mlops:
+    description: explicit npu configuration does not match DFP device information
+    npu:
+      type: Ethos-U85
+      macs: 128
+
+  target-types:
+    - type: Hardware
+      device: RteTest_ARMCM0_Dual
+      target-set:
+        - set:
+          images:
+            - project-context: core0
+            - project-context: core1
+
+    - type: Simulator
+      device: RteTest_ARMCM0_Dual
+      target-set:
+        - set: FVP-Test
+          debugger:
+            name: Arm-FVP
+          images:
+            - project-context: core0
+            - project-context: core1
+
+  projects:
+    - project: core0/core0.cproject.yml
+    - project: core1/core1.cproject.yml
diff --git a/tools/projmgr/test/src/ProjMgrUnitTests.cpp b/tools/projmgr/test/src/ProjMgrUnitTests.cpp
index 229a5a0d4..f03e78d29 100644
--- a/tools/projmgr/test/src/ProjMgrUnitTests.cpp
+++ b/tools/projmgr/test/src/ProjMgrUnitTests.cpp
@@ -618,6 +618,21 @@ Ethos-U55 \\(128MACs\\):\n\
   EXPECT_TRUE(regex_search(outStr, regex("\
 Ethos-U55 \\(128MACs\\):\n\
   ARM::RteTest_ARMCM0_Single, \\[cm0_core1\\] Cortex-M0\n")));
+
+  // verify NPU listing is restricted to the device and processor selected by a context
+  streamRedirect.ClearStringStreams();
+  const string& csolution = testinput_folder + "/MLOps/minimal.csolution.yml";
+  argv[3] = (char*)"--solution";
+  argv[4] = (char*)csolution.c_str();
+  argv[5] = (char*)"-c";
+  argv[6] = (char*)"core0+Hardware";
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, RunProjMgr(7, argv, 0));
+  outStr = streamRedirect.GetOutString();
+  EXPECT_NE(string::npos, outStr.find("ARM::RteTest_ARMCM0_Dual"));
+  EXPECT_NE(string::npos, outStr.find("[cm0_core0]"));
+  EXPECT_EQ(string::npos, outStr.find("ARM::RteTest_ARMCM0_Single"));
+  EXPECT_EQ(string::npos, outStr.find("[cm0_core1]"));
+  EXPECT_EQ(string::npos, outStr.find("Ethos-U55 (256MACs)"));
 }
 
 TEST_F(ProjMgrUnitTests, RunProjMgr_ListComponents) {
@@ -7869,6 +7884,7 @@ TEST_F(ProjMgrUnitTests, ParseCommandLine_MutualExclusionOptions) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(ProjMgrUnitTests, GenerateMLOps) {
+  StdStreamRedirect streamRedirect;
   char* argv[5];
   string csolution = testinput_folder + "/MLOps/minimal.csolution.yml";
   argv[1] = (char*)"convert";
@@ -7908,6 +7924,18 @@ TEST_F(ProjMgrUnitTests, GenerateMLOps) {
   EXPECT_EQ("Ethos-U55", mlopsMacsOnly["cbuild-mlops"]["npu"]["type"].as<string>());
   EXPECT_EQ("128", mlopsMacsOnly["cbuild-mlops"]["npu"]["macs"].as<string>());
 
+  // Ethos-U85 and 128 MACs both exist in the DFP, but not as the same NPU capability
+  // verify that the type matches while the incompatible MAC count produces a warning
+  streamRedirect.ClearStringStreams();
+  csolution = testinput_folder + "/MLOps/npu_mismatch.csolution.yml";
+  argv[2] = (char*)csolution.c_str();
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, RunProjMgr(5, argv, m_envp));
+  const string warningStr = streamRedirect.GetErrorString();
+  EXPECT_EQ(string::npos, warningStr.find("npu_mismatch.csolution.yml - warning csolution: "
+    "mlops.npu.type value does not match DFP device information"));
+  EXPECT_NE(string::npos, warningStr.find("npu_mismatch.csolution.yml - warning csolution: "
+    "mlops.npu.macs value does not match DFP device information"));
+
   // hardware target is not present
   csolution = testinput_folder + "/MLOps/no_hardware.csolution.yml";
   argv[2] = (char*)csolution.c_str();