diff --git a/backends/apple/metal/runtime/shims/tensor_attribute.cpp b/backends/apple/metal/runtime/shims/tensor_attribute.cpp
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+#include <executorch/backends/apple/metal/runtime/shims/tensor_attribute.h>
+#include <executorch/backends/apple/metal/runtime/shims/utils.h>
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace executorch {
+namespace backends {
+namespace metal {
+
+extern "C" {
+
+// Metal-specific device type constant
+__attribute__((__visibility__("default"))) int32_t
+aoti_torch_device_type_mps() {
+  // Let's use 2 for MPS
+  return 2;
+}
+
+// Override aoti_torch_get_device_type to return MPS device type
+AOTITorchError aoti_torch_get_device_type(
+    AOTITensorHandle tensor,
+    int32_t* ret_device_type) {
+  *ret_device_type = aoti_torch_device_type_mps();
+  return Error::Ok;
+}
+
+} // extern "C"
+
+} // namespace metal
+} // namespace backends
+} // namespace executorch
diff --git a/backends/apple/metal/runtime/shims/tensor_attribute.h b/backends/apple/metal/runtime/shims/tensor_attribute.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <executorch/backends/aoti/common_shims.h>
+#include <executorch/backends/apple/metal/runtime/shims/types.h>
+
+namespace executorch {
+namespace backends {
+namespace metal {
+
+extern "C" {
+
+// Metal-specific device type function
+int32_t aoti_torch_device_type_mps();
+
+// Override aoti_torch_get_device_type to return MPS device type
+AOTITorchError aoti_torch_get_device_type(
+    AOTITensorHandle tensor,
+    int32_t* ret_device_type);
+
+} // extern "C"
+
+} // namespace metal
+} // namespace backends
+} // namespace executorch
diff --git a/backends/apple/metal/runtime/shims/types.h b/backends/apple/metal/runtime/shims/types.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <executorch/extension/tensor/tensor.h>
+#include <executorch/runtime/core/error.h>
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace executorch {
+namespace backends {
+namespace metal {
+
+// Common using declarations for ExecutorTorch types
+using executorch::runtime::Error;
+using executorch::runtime::etensor::Tensor;
+
+extern "C" {
+
+// Common AOTI type aliases
+// Note: AOTITensorHandle is aliased to Tensor* for ExecutorTorch compatibility
+using AOTITensorHandle = Tensor*;
+using AOTIRuntimeError = Error;
+using AOTITorchError = Error;
+
+} // extern "C"
+
+} // namespace metal
+} // namespace backends
+} // namespace executorch
diff --git a/backends/apple/metal/runtime/shims/utils.cpp b/backends/apple/metal/runtime/shims/utils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc8c0483e9d
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+#include <executorch/backends/apple/metal/runtime/shims/utils.h>
+#include <executorch/runtime/platform/log.h>
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace executorch {
+namespace backends {
+namespace metal {
+
+extern "C" {
+
+// Helper function to check if a dtype is supported in Metal backend
+bool is_dtype_supported_in_et_metal(int32_t dtype) {
+  switch (dtype) {
+    case static_cast<int32_t>(SupportedDTypes::INT64):
+    case static_cast<int32_t>(SupportedDTypes::FLOAT32):
+    case static_cast<int32_t>(SupportedDTypes::BFLOAT16):
+      return true;
+    default:
+      return false;
+  }
+}
+
+// Metal-specific dtype validation utility function
+AOTITorchError validate_dtype(int32_t dtype) {
+  if (is_dtype_supported_in_et_metal(dtype)) {
+    return Error::Ok;
+  }
+
+  ET_LOG(
+      Error,
+      "Unsupported dtype: %d. Supported dtypes: %d (int64), %d (float32), %d (bfloat16)",
+      dtype,
+      static_cast<int32_t>(SupportedDTypes::INT64),
+      static_cast<int32_t>(SupportedDTypes::FLOAT32),
+      static_cast<int32_t>(SupportedDTypes::BFLOAT16));
+  return Error::InvalidArgument;
+}
+
+} // extern "C"
+
+// Utility function to convert sizes pointer to vector
+std::vector<executorch::aten::SizesType> convert_sizes_to_vector(
+    int64_t ndim,
+    const int64_t* sizes_ptr) {
+  std::vector<executorch::aten::SizesType> sizes(ndim);
+  for (int i = 0; i < ndim; i++) {
+    sizes[i] = static_cast<executorch::aten::SizesType>(sizes_ptr[i]);
+  }
+  return sizes;
+}
+
+// Utility function to convert strides pointer to vector or calculate from sizes
+std::vector<executorch::aten::StridesType> convert_strides_to_vector(
+    int64_t ndim,
+    const int64_t* sizes_ptr,
+    const int64_t* strides_ptr) {
+  std::vector<executorch::aten::StridesType> strides(ndim);
+
+  if (strides_ptr != nullptr) {
+    // Use provided strides.
+    for (int64_t i = 0; i < ndim; i++) {
+      strides[i] = static_cast<executorch::aten::StridesType>(strides_ptr[i]);
+    }
+  } else {
+    // Calculate strides from sizes.
+    if (ndim > 0) {
+      strides[ndim - 1] = static_cast<executorch::aten::StridesType>(
+          1); // Last dimension has stride 1
+      for (int64_t i = ndim - 2; i >= 0; i--) {
+        if (sizes_ptr[i + 1] == 0) {
+          strides[i] = strides[i + 1]; // Copy stride when size is 0
+        } else {
+          strides[i] = static_cast<executorch::aten::StridesType>(
+              static_cast<int64_t>(strides[i + 1]) * sizes_ptr[i + 1]);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return strides;
+}
+
+} // namespace metal
+} // namespace backends
+} // namespace executorch
diff --git a/backends/apple/metal/runtime/shims/utils.h b/backends/apple/metal/runtime/shims/utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b9f9c5b3bb
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+++ b/backends/apple/metal/runtime/shims/utils.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD-style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <executorch/backends/aoti/utils.h>
+#include <executorch/backends/apple/metal/runtime/shims/types.h>
+#include <executorch/runtime/core/exec_aten/exec_aten.h>
+#include <cstdint>
+
+namespace executorch {
+namespace backends {
+namespace metal {
+
+// Enum for supported data types in et-metal backend
+enum class SupportedDTypes : int32_t {
+  // UINT8 = 0,    // PyTorch's uint8 dtype code
+  // INT8 = 1,     // PyTorch's int8 dtype code
+  // INT16 = 2,    // PyTorch's int16 dtype code
+  // INT32 = 3,    // PyTorch's int32 dtype code
+  INT64 = 4, // PyTorch's int64 dtype code
+  // FLOAT16 = 5,  // PyTorch's float16 dtype code
+  FLOAT32 = 6, // PyTorch's float32 dtype code
+  // FLOAT64 = 7,  // PyTorch's float64 dtype code
+  // BOOL = 11,    // PyTorch's bool dtype code
+  BFLOAT16 = 15 // PyTorch's bfloat16 dtype code
+};
+
+extern "C" {
+
+// Helper function to check if a dtype is supported in Metal backend
+bool is_dtype_supported_in_et_metal(int32_t dtype);
+
+// Metal-specific dtype validation utility function
+AOTITorchError validate_dtype(int32_t dtype);
+
+} // extern "C"
+
+// Utility function to convert sizes pointer to vector
+std::vector<executorch::aten::SizesType> convert_sizes_to_vector(
+    int64_t ndim,
+    const int64_t* sizes_ptr);
+
+// Utility function to convert strides pointer to vector or calculate from sizes
+std::vector<executorch::aten::StridesType> convert_strides_to_vector(
+    int64_t ndim,
+    const int64_t* sizes_ptr,
+    const int64_t* strides_ptr);
+
+// Check if tensor is in contiguous memory format (NCHW for 4D tensors)
+// Contiguous format means strides decrease from left to right:
+// For NCHW: strides = [C*H*W, H*W, W, 1]
+inline bool is_contiguous_tensor(
+    std::vector<executorch::aten::SizesType> sizes,
+    std::vector<executorch::aten::StridesType> strides) {
+  int64_t ndim = static_cast<int64_t>(strides.size());
+  int64_t expected_stride = 1;
+  for (int64_t i = ndim - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    if (strides[i] != expected_stride) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    expected_stride *= sizes[i];
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+} // namespace metal
+} // namespace backends
+} // namespace executorch