diff --git a/doc/content/source/outputs/MFEMConduitDataCollection.md b/doc/content/source/outputs/MFEMConduitDataCollection.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4286b04a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/content/source/outputs/MFEMConduitDataCollection.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# MFEMConduitDataCollection
+
+## Summary
+
+!syntax description /Outputs/MFEMConduitDataCollection
+
+## Overview
+
+`MFEMDataCollection` controlling output of data to an `mfem::ConduitDataCollection` for visualisation
+in VisIt. Conduit output is typically significantly faster than other data collections since VisIt uses
+the MFEM FE types for visualisation, and ParaViewDataCollection oversamples the degrees of freedom.
+
+The user may choose the output protocol out of the following options: `hdf5`, `json`, `conduit_json`, and `conduit_bin`.
+
+## Example Input File Syntax
+
+!listing test/tests/outputs/datacollections.i block=Outputs/ConduitDataCollection
+
+!syntax parameters /Outputs/MFEMConduitDataCollection
+
+!syntax inputs /Outputs/MFEMConduitDataCollection
+
+!syntax children /Outputs/MFEMConduitDataCollection
diff --git a/scripts/build-platypus-csd3-ampere.sh b/scripts/build-platypus-csd3-ampere.sh
index 21af9265..4d5cc5d5 100755
--- a/scripts/build-platypus-csd3-ampere.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-platypus-csd3-ampere.sh
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ install_spack_deps() {
     spack uninstall -ay arch=${ARCH}
     spack clean -ab
 
+    echo "Installing Conduit..."
+    spack install conduit +mpi +parmetis +shared \
+        ^mpich +cuda +slurm cuda_arch=80 \
+        ^hdf5 +cxx +fortran +hl +mpi +shared
+    spack load conduit arch=${ARCH}
+
     echo "Installing Petsc..."
     # Spack's petsc doesn't like openmpi, but it works with mpich
     spack install petsc +cuda cuda_arch=80 +fortran +hdf5 +hypre +metis +mpi \
@@ -107,10 +113,6 @@ install_spack_deps() {
     spack install netcdf-c +parallel-netcdf
     spack load netcdf-c arch=${ARCH}
 
-    echo "Installing ninja..."
-    spack install ninja
-    spack load ninja arch=${ARCH}
-
     echo "Adding python modules..."
 
     spack install python@3.12.5
@@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ install_mfem() {
     export F77=mpif77
     export FC=mpif90
     SLU_DIR=$(spack find --format "{prefix}" superlu-dist)
+    CONDUIT_DIR=$(spack find --format "{prefix}" conduit)
     export SLU_DIR
 
     # Build MFEM
@@ -176,7 +179,9 @@ install_mfem() {
         -DMFEM_USE_SUPERLU=YES \
         -DMFEM_USE_NETCDF=YES \
         -DMFEM_USE_GSLIB=YES \
+        -DMFEM_USE_CONDUIT=YES \
         -DGSLIB_DIR="${BUILD_PATH}/gslib/build" \
+        -DCONDUIT_DIR="${CONDUIT_DIR}" \
         -DSuperLUDist_DIR="${SLU_DIR}" \
         -DSuperLUDist_VERSION_OK=YES
 
diff --git a/test/tests/outputs/datacollections.i b/test/tests/outputs/datacollections.i
index c70b5c73..1a4382ac 100644
--- a/test/tests/outputs/datacollections.i
+++ b/test/tests/outputs/datacollections.i
@@ -103,5 +103,10 @@
   [VisItDataCollection]
     type = MFEMVisItDataCollection
     file_base = OutputData/VisItDataCollection
+  []
+  [ConduitDataCollection]
+    type = MFEMConduitDataCollection
+    file_base = OutputData/ConduitDataCollection
+    protocol = conduit_bin
   []  
 []