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+---
+pipeline_tag: object-detection
+tags:
+- tenstorrent
+- blackhole
+- p150
+- ttnn
+- tt-metal
+- tt-nn
+- visual-grounding
+- open-vocabulary
+- vlm
+- qwen2.5
+base_model:
+- nvidia/LocateAnything-3B
+license: other
+license_name: nvidia-license
+license_link: https://huggingface.co/nvidia/LocateAnything-3B/blob/main/LICENSE
+---
+
+# NVIDIA LocateAnything-3B on Tenstorrent Blackhole
+
+NVIDIA LocateAnything-3B, an Eagle-family visual-grounding / open-vocabulary detection VLM (MoonViT-SO-400M vision tower plus a Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct backbone with an extended detection vocabulary), on a single Blackhole p150a.
+
+**TT-NN MoonViT tower plus an experimental on-device Parallel Box Decoding (MTP) decoder; overlays a tt-metal checkout.**
+
+| | |
+|---|---|
+| Hardware | Tenstorrent Blackhole **p150a** (single chip) |
+| Runtime | [tt-metal](https://github.com/tenstorrent/tt-metal) / tt-nn |
+| Upstream model | [huggingface.co/nvidia/LocateAnything-3B](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/LocateAnything-3B) |
+| Port source | [github.com/changh95/tt-locate-anything](https://github.com/changh95/tt-locate-anything) |
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> This repo holds **model code, not weights.** It is a tt-nn port that runs against a
+> built `tt-metal` checkout on a machine with a Blackhole card; weights are fetched
+> from the upstream repo above. See *Licensing* at the end for terms.
+
+---
+
+## Project README
+
+End-to-end port of NVIDIA
+[LocateAnything-3B](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/LocateAnything-3B) — an Eagle-family
+visual-grounding / open-vocabulary detection VLM — to Tenstorrent **tt-metal**
+(tt-nn + tt-metallium), running on a single Blackhole **p150a** chip.
+
+The model is a **MoonViT-SO-400M** vision tower + a 2×2 patch merger + an `mlp1`
+projector feeding a **Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct** language model with an extended
+detection vocabulary. Given an image and a free-text query ("locate all the
+instances that match …"), it emits `<ref>label</ref><box><x1><y1><x2><y2></box>`
+token sequences that decode to pixel boxes.
+
+This repository contains:
+
+- a TT-NN MoonViT vision tower + projector (`locate_anything/tt/vision.py`),
+- a thin `Transformer` subclass that drives the Qwen2.5-3B backbone from
+  pre-merged image+text embeddings (`locate_anything/tt/model_la.py`),
+- an experimental on-device **Parallel Box Decoding** (MTP) decoder
+  (`locate_anything/tt/mtp.py`),
+- a self-contained torch-CPU reference + golden/oracle builders
+  (`locate_anything/reference/`),
+- pytest suites for per-stage vision PCC, an end-to-end baseline benchmark with a
+  PCC accuracy gate, an MTP fidelity test, and two image-in / boxes-out demos.
+
+Unlike a from-scratch ttnn model, **LocateAnything's LLM backbone reuses
+tt-metal's own model libraries** — `models.tt_transformers` (the stock Qwen2.5
+`Transformer` / `Generator` / paged-KV `Attention` / `MLP`) and
+`models.demos.qwen25_vl` (vision-token merge + prefill prep). So this repo is an
+*overlay* on a tt-metal checkout, not a standalone reimplementation: point Python
+at a built tt-metal and run from here. See **Environment setup**.
+
+---
+
+## Demo
+
+Greedy autoregressive decode and the experimental hybrid-MTP path, both running
+the full pipeline (MoonViT vision + Qwen2.5-3B LLM) on one Blackhole p150a.
+Reproduce with `pytest locate_anything/tests/test_demo_visualize.py` (AR) or
+`test_demo_mtp_visualize.py` (MTP); query and image are set via `LA_QUERY` /
+`LA_IMAGE`.
+
+| Input (`media/demo_input.png`) | AR decode (`media/demo_ar.png`) | Hybrid-MTP (`media/demo_mtp.png`) |
+|:---:|:---:|:---:|
+| ![](media/demo_input.png) | ![](media/demo_ar.png) | ![](media/demo_mtp.png) |
+
+---
+
+## Contents
+
+```
+locate_anything/
+├── reference/
+│   ├── la_inputs.py             # image preprocess + chat-template build (no cv2/lmdb/decord)
+│   ├── extract_llm_checkpoint.py# LocateAnything-3B → vanilla Qwen2.5-3B HF dir for tt_transformers
+│   ├── run_reference.py         # HF torch-CPU golden dump (vision + prefill logits) → golden.pt
+│   ├── mtp_cpu_loop.py          # correct bsz=1 hybrid/fast MTP loop (torch CPU); the device blueprint
+│   └── mtp_oracle.py            # picks a box-yielding (image,query); dumps MTP oracle → mtp_oracle.pt
+├── tt/
+│   ├── vision.py                # TT-NN MoonViT-SO-400M + mlp1 projector (bf16 / HiFi4)
+│   ├── model_la.py              # LATransformer: Qwen2.5-3B with embeds-driven prefill
+│   └── mtp.py                   # MTPDecoder: on-device Parallel Box Decoding (experimental)
+└── tests/
+    ├── test_vision.py           # incremental vision PCC vs golden (gate ≥ 0.99)
+    ├── bench_locate_anything.py # baseline benchmark: prefill PCC + greedy AR decode + metrics
+    ├── test_mtp.py              # device-MTP vs torch-CPU-MTP logit PCC (fidelity)
+    ├── test_demo_visualize.py   # image → boxes (greedy AR) visualization
+    └── test_demo_mtp_visualize.py # image → boxes (hybrid MTP) visualization
+scripts/
+└── download_weights.sh         # pull LocateAnything-3B + extract the Qwen2.5-3B LLM dir
+conftest.py                     # loads tt-metal's device fixtures (mesh_device, device_params, …)
+```
+
+This repo does **not** vendor the tt-metal monorepo, the model weights, or the
+torch goldens. The first come from your tt-metal build; the second from the Hugging
+Face Hub; the third are generated locally.
+
+---
+
+## Environment setup
+
+1. **Build tt-metal** with its Python bindings (and Tracy if you plan to profile).
+   Instructions: https://github.com/tenstorrent/tt-metal. This is the source of
+   `ttnn`, `models.tt_transformers`, and `models.demos.qwen25_vl`, all of which
+   this repo imports directly.
+
+2. **Install the Python deps** (the tt-metal `python_env` already has most of
+   them). A working set on top of `ttnn`:
+
+   ```bash
+   pip install torch torchvision transformers safetensors pillow numpy loguru \
+               huggingface_hub matplotlib
+   ```
+
+   `torch` can be CPU-only — it is used for the reference, host embedding lookup,
+   the vision-token merge, and host argmax sampling.
+
+3. **Point Python at tt-metal** and set the runtime env. The single most important
+   variable is `TT_VISIBLE_DEVICES`, which constrains UMD to a single chip:
+
+   ```bash
+   export TT_METAL_HOME=/path/to/tt-metal
+   export ARCH_NAME=blackhole
+   export MESH_DEVICE=N150                  # single-chip 1x1 mesh
+   export PYTHONPATH=$PWD:$TT_METAL_HOME:$TT_METAL_HOME/ttnn:$TT_METAL_HOME/tools
+   # Run on exactly ONE Blackhole chip. Set BOTH so UMD opens only this chip:
+   export TT_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0
+   export TT_METAL_VISIBLE_DEVICES=0
+   ```
+
+   `conftest.py` re-uses tt-metal's own pytest fixtures and hooks (so
+   `mesh_device` / `device_params` / `reset_seeds` behave identically to running
+   inside the tt-metal tree); it requires `TT_METAL_HOME` to be set.
+
+4. **Download the weights** and extract the LLM directory:
+
+   ```bash
+   bash scripts/download_weights.sh
+   # → LocateAnything-3B snapshot (LA_MODEL_PATH) + extracted Qwen2.5-3B (HF_MODEL)
+   export HF_MODEL=~/.cache/locate_anything/LA-Qwen2.5-3B
+   ```
+
+5. **Generate the torch-CPU goldens** the PCC tests compare against:
+
+   ```bash
+   python locate_anything/reference/run_reference.py --in-token-limit 1024  # → golden.pt
+   python locate_anything/reference/mtp_oracle.py    --in-token-limit 1024  # → mtp_oracle.pt (MTP test only)
+   ```
+
+---
+
+## Running the tests
+
+```bash
+# 1) Vision tower per-stage PCC vs the torch golden (gate ≥ 0.99 on vit_proj)
+pytest -svq locate_anything/tests/test_vision.py
+
+# 2) Baseline benchmark: prefill PCC vs golden + greedy AR decode + metrics
+#    Prints greppable: inference_speed=, accuracy=, peak_dram=, decode_tok_s=, vision_ms=, prefill_ms=
+pytest -svq locate_anything/tests/bench_locate_anything.py
+
+# 3) Experimental MTP (Parallel Box Decoding): device-MTP vs torch-CPU-MTP logit PCC
+pytest -svq locate_anything/tests/test_mtp.py
+
+# 4) Image → boxes demos (set LA_QUERY / LA_IMAGE / LA_OUT)
+LA_QUERY="car" pytest -svq locate_anything/tests/test_demo_visualize.py        # greedy AR
+LA_QUERY="car" pytest -svq locate_anything/tests/test_demo_mtp_visualize.py    # hybrid MTP
+
+# 5) Tracy-profiled run (requires a Tracy-enabled tt-metal build)
+python -m tracy --no-runtime-analysis --collect-noc-traces \
+    --profiler-capture-perf-counters=all -v -r -o ./tracy_out \
+    -m pytest locate_anything/tests/bench_locate_anything.py
+```
+
+`bench_locate_anything.py` env knobs: `LA_PREC` (`accuracy` default — BF16
+attention + BFP8 MLP — or `bfp8attn`), `LA_TRACE` (`1` default, trace-replay
+decode), `LA_VISION` (`device` default, or `golden` to feed the CPU vision golden
+and isolate LLM PCC).
+
+---
+
+## Results
+
+All numbers are for the fixed golden workload (one image + one query) on a single
+p150a, **everything on device** (MoonViT vision + Qwen2.5-3B LLM), warm-measured
+with trace-replay decode. The accuracy gate is **PCC ≥ 0.99** against the torch-CPU
+reference; the decoded box string matches the HF reference.
+
+### Accuracy (PCC vs torch-CPU golden)
+
+| Stage | PCC |
+|---|---:|
+| Vision `patch_embed`                  | 0.99999 |
+| Vision `encoder_out` (27 blocks)      | 0.9809 |
+| Vision `vit_proj` (after `mlp1`)      | 0.9911 |
+| LLM prefill last-token logits         | 0.9922 |
+| **Full on-device logits (vision→LLM)**| **0.9928** |
+
+The vision encoder is computed in bf16 with HiFi4 (fp32 dest accumulate); the
+golden is taken in fp32 so the bf16 port has a fair high-precision target (a 27-layer
+bf16 tower drifts on its own). The `mlp1` LayerNorm/GELU lifts the projector PCC
+above the encoder's. The LLM uses **BF16 attention + BFP8 MLP weights**; BFP8 MLP is
+required for the ≥0.99 gate (BFP4 MLP only reaches ~0.935), and the decode `w1`/`w3`
+outputs are spilled to DRAM so the BFP8 weight-stream circular buffers fit L1 on one
+chip.
+
+### Performance (warm, trace-replay decode, everything on device)
+
+| Metric | Value |
+|---|---:|
+| Decode throughput        | **~38 tok/s** |
+| Vision (MoonViT + proj)  | ~53 ms |
+| Prefill                  | ~64 ms |
+| End-to-end               | **~2.32 frames/s** |
+
+Decode is **weight-bandwidth bound** (~3 GB/token streamed), not host-bound — which
+is why the trace win is large and the second command queue is not.
+
+### Optimization trajectory
+
+Each row was verified to improve throughput while holding PCC ≥ 0.99 (the baseline
+row is below the gate and is the starting point, not a kept result). Discarded
+experiments are listed below the table.
+
+| # | Commit | Change | FPS | decode tok/s | PCC |
+|---:|---|---|---:|---:|---:|
+| 0 | `e99e3bb` | Initial e2e port: Qwen2.5-3B LLM on 1×p150a (perf / BFP4 MLP), CPU vision golden, greedy AR decode | 0.19 | — | 0.935¹ |
+| 1 | `e9d4899` | BFP8 MLP (accuracy preset); DRAM-spill decode `w1`/`w3` to fit L1 → meets the gate | 0.57 | 7.5 | 0.992 |
+| 2 | `eb03f7b` | Move MoonViT vision + `mlp1` projector on device — full pipeline on one chip | 1.29 | 7.5 | 0.993 |
+| 3 | `08af3aa` | Trace-replay decode (5× faster decode) | **2.32** | **38** | 0.993 |
+
+¹ Below the 0.99 gate — kept only as the bring-up baseline; MLP weight precision
+(BFP4→BFP8) dominates LLM accuracy, not attention precision.
+
+Rejected after measurement:
+
+- **Second command queue (2CQ).** No gain — the stock `tt_transformers` generator
+  only issues on `cq_id=0`, and decode is device-compute / weight-bandwidth bound.
+- **All-BFP8 attention + KV.** Slower *and* lower PCC (0.9928 → 0.9912); BF16
+  attention is already efficient on Blackhole.
+- **MTP / Parallel Box Decoding as the default.** ~60 tok/s over 16 forwards
+  (~1.7× decode), but greedy MTP is intrinsically approximate — it degenerates
+  under temperature 0 and does **not** reproduce greedy-AR boxes (NVIDIA's hybrid
+  mode itself uses sampling). It fails the strict ≥0.99 / match-AR gate, so AR +
+  trace stays the default. MTP is kept as an optional fast mode whose **device port
+  is faithful to the torch-CPU MTP** (end-to-end device-vs-torch logit PCC ~0.986).
+
+**Within the strict ≥0.99-PCC / deterministic-match gate, trace-AR decode
+(38 tok/s, 0.9928 PCC, everything on device) is the speed ceiling.**
+
+---
+
+## Architecture notes
+
+- **MoonViT-SO-400M** (`tt/vision.py`): hidden 1152, 27 encoder layers, 16 heads
+  (head_dim 72, padded to 96 for tile alignment), intermediate 4304, patch 14,
+  GELU-tanh. `Conv2d` patch embed expressed as a single `(588, 1152)` matmul +
+  host-precomputed bicubic-interpolated 2D position embedding; **interleaved-complex
+  2D RoPE** mapped onto `ttnn.experimental.rotary_embedding_llama`; full bidirectional
+  packed attention via masked SDPA; final LayerNorm; **2×2 patch merge** on host
+  (a pure reshape) → `mlp1` projector `LayerNorm(4608) → Linear → GELU → Linear` to
+  2048-d. PCC validated at 0.99999 (patch embed) / 0.9911 (projector).
+- **Qwen2.5-3B LLM** (`tt/model_la.py`): the stock `tt_transformers` `Transformer`,
+  with one added method that feeds **pre-merged image+text embeddings** into prefill
+  instead of token ids (standard 1D RoPE, `rope_theta=1e6`; *no* mrope). hidden 2048,
+  36 layers, 16 heads / 2 KV heads (GQA), head_dim 128, intermediate 11008, tied
+  embeddings, extended vocab 152681. Image embeds are scattered into the text
+  embeds at `image_token_index` (151665) on host, then prefill runs on device with
+  a paged KV cache; greedy decode runs through the stock `Generator` with trace.
+- **Parallel Box Decoding / MTP** (`tt/mtp.py`, experimental): predicts a whole
+  6-token box per forward using the block-bidirectional "generation window"
+  attention from NVIDIA's reference, with lazy KV commit. Closely reproduces the
+  torch-CPU MTP loop in `reference/mtp_cpu_loop.py`.
+
+**Host vs device.** The forward keeps the heavy compute on chip; host work is the
+image layout reshape and 2×2 patch merge, the text-token embedding lookup and the
+vision↔text embedding merge, and argmax sampling (the 152681-wide vocab exceeds the
+on-device-sampling 64K/split limit, but host argmax is negligible since decode is
+device-bound).
+
+---
+
+## Known caveats
+
+- **Overlay on tt-metal, not standalone.** The LLM path imports `tt_transformers`
+  and `qwen25_vl` directly; `conftest.py` reuses tt-metal's device fixtures. You
+  need a built tt-metal checkout on `PYTHONPATH` (`TT_METAL_HOME` set). This is by
+  design — the port deliberately reuses the tuned stock Qwen2.5 implementation
+  rather than re-deriving it.
+- **One image per forward, single chip.** Batch is 1 and the model runs on exactly
+  one p150a; nothing is sharded across chips. Set `TT_VISIBLE_DEVICES` to isolate
+  the chip you want.
+- **MTP is approximate and not accuracy-gated.** It is a faithful device port of the
+  torch-CPU MTP (logit PCC ~0.986) and runs the model's intended fast path, but
+  greedy MTP ≠ greedy AR by construction; for deterministic, gate-passing detection
+  use the default AR path. The MTP demo accepts `LA_TEMP` / `LA_TOP_P` /
+  `LA_REP_PEN` for the model's intended sampling.
+- **Goldens are generated, not shipped.** `golden.pt` / `mtp_oracle.pt` depend on
+  your torch/transformers build; regenerate them with the `reference/` scripts if
+  you change the image, query, or token-limit.
+- **BFP8 MLP is mandatory** for the ≥0.99 gate; the decode `w1`/`w3` DRAM spill is
+  what makes it fit L1 on a single chip (the alternative BFP4 MLP drops PCC to
+  ~0.935).
+
+---
+
+## License
+
+Apache 2.0 (matches upstream LocateAnything, Qwen2.5, MoonViT/Kimi-VL, and tt-metal).
+
+---
+
+## Acknowledgements
+
+- Original model: NVIDIA **LocateAnything-3B** — https://huggingface.co/nvidia/LocateAnything-3B
+- Language backbone: **Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct** — https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct
+- Vision tower: **MoonViT** (Kimi-VL / Moonshot AI), SigLIP-SO400M shape
+- Runtime: Tenstorrent **tt-metal / tt-nn** — https://github.com/tenstorrent/tt-metal
+
+---
+
+## Licensing
+
+The **upstream model** is licensed **`other`** (nvidia-license) - see [the licence](https://huggingface.co/nvidia/LocateAnything-3B/blob/main/LICENSE).
+
+Governed by NVIDIA's own licence, not an OSI licence - read it before any use.
+
+The **port code** here was written by [Hyunggi Chang](https://github.com/changh95) and is published under the same terms, since a port cannot grant more than its upstream does. The **weights are not redistributed** in this repository - they are fetched from the upstream repo, under whatever terms that repo sets.

code/.gitignore

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+# Generated reference artifacts (pulled / produced by the reference scripts)
+locate_anything/reference/golden.pt
+locate_anything/reference/mtp_oracle.pt
+*.pt
+*.safetensors
+
+# Demo outputs
+image_result*.png
+
+# tt-metal / ttnn caches / logs / Tracy
+generated/
+tracy_out/
+*.tracy
+.logs/
+run.log
+*.log
+
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.pyc
+*.pyo
+.pytest_cache/
+.mypy_cache/
+*.egg-info/
+.venv/
+venv/
+
+# Editor
+.idea/
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+
+# OMC / runtime state (shouldn't be tracked)
+.omc/

code/conftest.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+"""Pytest bootstrap for tt-locate-anything.
+
+Unlike a pure-ttnn model, LocateAnything's LLM backbone *reuses* tt-metal's
+``models.tt_transformers`` (the stock Qwen2.5 Transformer / Generator / MLP) and
+``models.demos.qwen25_vl`` (vision-token merge + prefill prep). Its tests also use
+tt-metal's device fixtures (``mesh_device``, ``device_params``, ``reset_seeds`` …)
+together with the matching pytest hooks (``pytest_addoption``,
+``pytest_generate_tests``) and the per-test device cleanup.
+
+Rather than reimplement that machinery, this conftest:
+
+  1. puts the repo root on ``sys.path`` so ``import locate_anything`` works, and
+  2. loads tt-metal's *own* root ``conftest.py`` into this module's namespace, so
+     every fixture and hook it defines becomes active here exactly as if the tests
+     were run from inside the tt-metal tree.
+
+``exec`` is used rather than ``import`` because pytest reserves the module name
+``conftest`` and disallows listing it in ``pytest_plugins``.
+
+Requires ``TT_METAL_HOME`` to point at a built tt-metal checkout whose Python
+bindings (``$TT_METAL_HOME``, ``$TT_METAL_HOME/ttnn``) are importable. See README.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+_REPO_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+if _REPO_ROOT not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, _REPO_ROOT)  # make `import locate_anything` resolve
+
+_TT_METAL_HOME = os.environ.get("TT_METAL_HOME")
+assert _TT_METAL_HOME and os.path.isdir(_TT_METAL_HOME), (
+    "Set TT_METAL_HOME to a built tt-metal checkout. tt-locate-anything reuses "
+    "tt-metal's tt_transformers / qwen25_vl model libraries and its pytest device "
+    "fixtures; it does not vendor the tt-metal monorepo. See the README."
+)
+
+# Ensure tt-metal's Python packages are importable (ttnn bindings + model libs).
+for _p in (_TT_METAL_HOME, os.path.join(_TT_METAL_HOME, "ttnn"), os.path.join(_TT_METAL_HOME, "tools")):
+    if os.path.isdir(_p) and _p not in sys.path:
+        sys.path.insert(0, _p)
+
+# Pull tt-metal's root conftest (device fixtures + hooks + cleanup) into our
+# namespace so pytest discovers them as if defined here.
+_TT_CONFTEST = os.path.join(_TT_METAL_HOME, "conftest.py")
+assert os.path.isfile(_TT_CONFTEST), f"tt-metal conftest.py not found at {_TT_CONFTEST}"
+with open(_TT_CONFTEST) as _f:
+    exec(compile(_f.read(), _TT_CONFTEST, "exec"), globals())

code/locate_anything/__init__.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""TT-NN port of NVIDIA LocateAnything-3B for a single Blackhole p150a.
+
+Subpackages:
+  reference/  self-contained torch-CPU reference + input/golden builders
+  tt/         the TT-NN device implementation (MoonViT vision, Qwen2.5-3B LLM, MTP)
+  tests/      pytest suites (vision PCC, baseline benchmark, MTP, demos)
+"""

code/locate_anything/reference/__init__.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

code/locate_anything/reference/extract_llm_checkpoint.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""Extract a standard Qwen2.5-3B HF checkpoint from the LocateAnything-3B weights.
+
+tt_transformers expects a vanilla HF model dir (config.json model_type=qwen2 +
+model.* / lm_head.* weights + tokenizer). We strip the `language_model.` prefix
+and synthesize a Qwen2 config from LocateAnything's nested text_config.
+
+Output dir is reusable across runs; skips re-extraction if already present.
+"""
+import json
+import os
+import shutil
+import sys
+
+from safetensors import safe_open
+from safetensors.torch import save_file
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__))
+import la_inputs  # noqa: E402
+
+OUT_DIR = os.environ.get(
+    "LA_LLM_DIR",
+    os.path.expanduser("~/.cache/locate_anything/LA-Qwen2.5-3B"),
+)
+TOKENIZER_FILES = [
+    "tokenizer_config.json",
+    "vocab.json",
+    "merges.txt",
+    "added_tokens.json",
+    "special_tokens_map.json",
+    "tokenizer.json",
+    "generation_config.json",
+    "chat_template.json",
+]
+
+
+def main():
+    mp = la_inputs.find_model_path()
+    print(f"[extract] source: {mp}")
+    print(f"[extract] dest:   {OUT_DIR}")
+    os.makedirs(OUT_DIR, exist_ok=True)
+
+    cfg_full = json.load(open(os.path.join(mp, "config.json")))
+    tc = cfg_full["text_config"]
+    qwen_cfg = {
+        "architectures": ["Qwen2ForCausalLM"],
+        "model_type": "qwen2",
+        "hidden_size": tc["hidden_size"],
+        "intermediate_size": tc["intermediate_size"],
+        "num_hidden_layers": tc["num_hidden_layers"],
+        "num_attention_heads": tc["num_attention_heads"],
+        "num_key_value_heads": tc["num_key_value_heads"],
+        "head_dim": tc["hidden_size"] // tc["num_attention_heads"],
+        "max_position_embeddings": tc["max_position_embeddings"],
+        "rms_norm_eps": tc["rms_norm_eps"],
+        "rope_theta": tc["rope_theta"],
+        "vocab_size": tc["vocab_size"],
+        "tie_word_embeddings": tc.get("tie_word_embeddings", True),
+        "hidden_act": tc.get("hidden_act", "silu"),
+        "bos_token_id": tc.get("bos_token_id", 151643),
+        "eos_token_id": tc.get("eos_token_id", 151645),
+        "torch_dtype": "bfloat16",
+        "use_sliding_window": tc.get("use_sliding_window", False),
+        "sliding_window": tc.get("sliding_window", None),
+        "attention_dropout": 0.0,
+        "initializer_range": tc.get("initializer_range", 0.02),
+        "transformers_version": "4.53.0",
+    }
+    json.dump(qwen_cfg, open(os.path.join(OUT_DIR, "config.json"), "w"), indent=2)
+    print(f"[extract] wrote config.json (vocab={qwen_cfg['vocab_size']}, layers={qwen_cfg['num_hidden_layers']})")
+
+    # copy tokenizer files
+    for f in TOKENIZER_FILES:
+        src = os.path.join(mp, f)
+        if os.path.exists(src):
+            shutil.copy(src, os.path.join(OUT_DIR, f))
+
+    out_weights = os.path.join(OUT_DIR, "model.safetensors")
+    if os.path.exists(out_weights) and os.environ.get("LA_FORCE_EXTRACT") != "1":
+        print(f"[extract] weights already present, skipping: {out_weights}")
+        return OUT_DIR
+
+    # gather language_model.* tensors from all shards
+    idx = json.load(open(os.path.join(mp, "model.safetensors.index.json")))
+    shards = sorted(set(idx["weight_map"].values()))
+    tensors = {}
+    for shard in shards:
+        path = os.path.join(mp, shard)
+        with safe_open(path, framework="pt") as f:
+            for k in f.keys():
+                if k.startswith("language_model."):
+                    new_k = k[len("language_model.") :]  # -> model.* / lm_head.*
+                    tensors[new_k] = f.get_tensor(k).contiguous()
+    has_lm_head = "lm_head.weight" in tensors
+    if not has_lm_head and qwen_cfg["tie_word_embeddings"]:
+        tensors["lm_head.weight"] = tensors["model.embed_tokens.weight"].contiguous()
+    print(
+        f"[extract] {len(tensors)} LLM tensors (lm_head={'tied/explicit' if 'lm_head.weight' in tensors else 'MISSING'})"
+    )
+    save_file(tensors, out_weights, metadata={"format": "pt"})
+    print(f"[extract] saved {out_weights} ({os.path.getsize(out_weights)/1e9:.2f} GB)")
+    return OUT_DIR
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

code/locate_anything/reference/la_inputs.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""Self-contained input construction for NVIDIA LocateAnything-3B.
+
+Replicates the HF `LocateAnythingImageProcessor` + `LocateAnythingProcessor`
+chat-template exactly, but WITHOUT importing the repo's processor module
+(which hard-imports cv2/lmdb/decord that are not installed here).
+
+Used by both the torch CPU reference and the tt-nn device port so inputs are
+byte-identical.
+"""
+import glob
+import math
+import os
+
+import numpy as np
+import torch
+from PIL import Image
+from torchvision.transforms import functional as TF
+
+# --- special tokens / ids (from config.json) ---
+IMAGE_TOKEN = "<IMG_CONTEXT>"
+IMAGE_START_TOKEN = "<img>"
+IMAGE_END_TOKEN = "</img>"
+IMAGE_TOKEN_INDEX = 151665
+
+_PROMPT = "Locate all the instances that matches the following description: "
+
+# image normalization (preprocessor_config.json)
+MEAN = (0.5, 0.5, 0.5)
+STD = (0.5, 0.5, 0.5)
+PATCH_SIZE = 14
+MERGE = (2, 2)
+IN_TOKEN_LIMIT = 25600  # preprocessor_config.json
+
+
+def find_model_path():
+    """Locate the downloaded LocateAnything-3B snapshot dir."""
+    env = os.environ.get("LA_MODEL_PATH")
+    if env and os.path.isdir(env):
+        return env
+    pat = os.path.expanduser("~/.cache/huggingface/hub/models--nvidia--LocateAnything-3B/snapshots/*/")
+    cands = sorted(glob.glob(pat))
+    if not cands:
+        raise FileNotFoundError(f"No LocateAnything-3B snapshot found under {pat}")
+    return cands[-1].rstrip("/")
+
+
+def _rescale(image: Image.Image, in_token_limit=IN_TOKEN_LIMIT) -> Image.Image:
+    """Exact port of LocateAnythingImageProcessor.rescale."""
+    w, h = image.size
+    p = PATCH_SIZE
+    if (w // p) * (h // p) > in_token_limit:
+        scale = math.sqrt(in_token_limit / ((w // p) * (h // p)))
+        image = image.resize((int(w * scale), int(h * scale)), Image.Resampling.BICUBIC)
+    new_w, new_h = image.size
+    pad_h = MERGE[0] * p
+    pad_w = MERGE[1] * p
+    target_w = math.ceil(new_w / pad_w) * pad_w
+    target_h = math.ceil(new_h / pad_h) * pad_h
+    if target_w != new_w or target_h != new_h:
+        image = image.resize((target_w, target_h), Image.Resampling.BICUBIC)
+    w, h = image.size
+    if w // p >= 512 or h // p >= 512:
+        raise ValueError("Exceed pos emb")
+    return image
+
+
+def preprocess_image(image: Image.Image, in_token_limit=IN_TOKEN_LIMIT):
+    """Returns (pixel_values [L,3,14,14] float, grid_hw (H_patches, W_patches))."""
+    image = _rescale(image.convert("RGB"), in_token_limit)
+    t = TF.to_tensor(image)  # [3,H,W] in [0,1]
+    t = TF.normalize(t, MEAN, STD)
+    C, H, W = t.shape
+    p = PATCH_SIZE
+    patches = t.reshape(C, H // p, p, W // p, p)
+    patches = patches.permute(1, 3, 0, 2, 4).contiguous().view(-1, C, p, p)
+    grid_hw = (H // p, W // p)
+    return patches, grid_hw
+
+
+def num_image_tokens(grid_hw):
+    """Merged vision-token count for one image."""
+    return (grid_hw[0] * grid_hw[1]) // (MERGE[0] * MERGE[1])
+
+
+def build_chat_text(query: str, n_img_tokens: int) -> str:
+    """Replicates LocateAnythingProcessor.py_apply_chat_template + media replacement."""
+    text_body = _PROMPT + query + "."
+    img_block = f"<image 1>{IMAGE_START_TOKEN}{IMAGE_TOKEN * n_img_tokens}{IMAGE_END_TOKEN}"
+    return (
+        "<|im_start|>system\n"
+        "You are a helpful assistant.\n"
+        "<|im_end|>\n"
+        "<|im_start|>user\n"
+        f"{img_block}{text_body}<|im_end|>\n"
+        "<|im_start|>assistant\n"
+    )
+
+
+def build_inputs(tokenizer, image: Image.Image, query: str, in_token_limit=IN_TOKEN_LIMIT):
+    """Full input bundle for both reference and device runs.
+
+    Returns dict: input_ids [1,S], attention_mask [1,S], pixel_values [L,3,14,14],
+    image_grid_hws np.int32 [1,2], grid_hw tuple, n_img_tokens int.
+    """
+    pixel_values, grid_hw = preprocess_image(image, in_token_limit)
+    n_tok = num_image_tokens(grid_hw)
+    text = build_chat_text(query, n_tok)
+    enc = tokenizer([text], return_tensors="pt")
+    input_ids = enc["input_ids"]
+    attn = enc.get("attention_mask", torch.ones_like(input_ids))
+    n_in_ids = int((input_ids[0] == IMAGE_TOKEN_INDEX).sum().item())
+    assert n_in_ids == n_tok, f"image-token mismatch: ids={n_in_ids} expected={n_tok}"
+    return {
+        "input_ids": input_ids,
+        "attention_mask": attn,
+        "pixel_values": pixel_values,
+        "image_grid_hws": np.array([grid_hw], dtype=np.int32),
+        "grid_hw": grid_hw,
+        "n_img_tokens": n_tok,
+    }
+
+
+def load_test_image(path=None):
+    """Load a deterministic test image. Falls back to a synthetic image."""
+    if path is None:
+        mp = find_model_path()
+        for name in ("teaser.jpg", "coco_lvis.png", "dense_object_detection.png", "referring.png"):
+            cand = os.path.join(mp, "assets", name)
+            if os.path.exists(cand) and os.path.getsize(cand) > 0:
+                path = cand
+                break
+    if path and os.path.exists(path):
+        return Image.open(path).convert("RGB"), path
+    # synthetic deterministic fallback
+    g = np.zeros((448, 448, 3), dtype=np.uint8)
+    g[112:336, 112:336] = (200, 80, 40)
+    g[50:120, 300:400] = (40, 160, 220)
+    return Image.fromarray(g), "synthetic-448x448"

code/locate_anything/reference/mtp_cpu_loop.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""Correct bsz=1 hybrid/fast MTP decode loop for LocateAnything-3B (torch CPU).
+
+The model ships TWO MTP loops:
+  * ``modeling_locateanything.py:generate()`` — its SDPA KV-cache truncation
+    (``kv[:, :, :generated.shape[1], :]``) keeps the WRONG cache rows after a
+    multi-token window forward, so multi-step MTP degenerates (boxes repeat).
+  * ``batch_utils/engine_hybrid.py`` (the production runtime) — re-implements the
+    loop and unpacks KV as ``old_real_kv + uncached_real_token_kv`` (dropping the
+    duplicate+mask window K/V). This is correct but hard-imports cv2/lmdb/decord.
+
+This module reproduces the *correct* engine loop for bsz=1 in pure torch (no
+cv2), so it is BOTH the correctness oracle (MTP boxes vs slow-AR boxes) AND the
+exact blueprint the tt-nn device port (`tt/mtp.py`) follows.
+
+Per MTP step (steady state, kv already holds `cur_len` real tokens):
+  window ids       = [last_real_tok, mask, mask, mask, mask, mask]   (len 6)
+  window positions = [cur_len-1,     cur_len, cur_len+1, ..., cur_len+4]
+  attention        = window attends to all real kv [0:cur_len] EXCEPT the blocked
+                     column (cur_len-1, i.e. kv_len-block_size-1) and is fully
+                     bidirectional within the 6-token window.
+  readout          = the 6 logits -> sample_tokens/handle_pattern -> box tokens
+  KV update        = write the 6 window K/V, then keep only the K/V of accepted
+                     real tokens (drop the duplicate+mask rows).
+
+Usage:
+  ./python_env/bin/python locate_anything/reference/mtp_cpu_loop.py \
+      [--image coco_lvis.png] [--query "person</c>car"] [--in-token-limit 1024] \
+      [--mode hybrid|fast]
+"""
+import argparse
+import os
+import sys
+
+import torch
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__))
+import la_inputs  # noqa: E402
+
+
+def build_mtp_mask(cached_len, uncached_len, n_future, dtype=torch.bfloat16):
+    """Additive [1,1,q_len, kv_len] mask for one MTP-window forward.
+
+    q_len = uncached_len + n_future, fed ids = [uncached_real..., dup_last, mask*5].
+    kv_len = cached_len + q_len.  Key layout:
+      [0:cached_len)                 cached real-token K/V
+      [cached_len:cached_len+uncached_len)  this step's leading real tokens
+      [.. : kv_len)                  the n_future window K/V (dup_last + masks)
+    Rows:
+      * the first ``uncached_len`` rows are CAUSAL (recomputed real tokens).
+      * the last ``n_future`` rows are the window: attend to all real keys EXCEPT
+        the blocked column ``window_start_k - 1`` and are bidirectional within the
+        window. Reproduces update_causal_mask_for_one_gen_window_2d==build_magi_ranges.
+    """
+    q_len = uncached_len + n_future
+    kv_len = cached_len + q_len
+    neg = torch.finfo(dtype).min
+    mask = torch.full((1, 1, q_len, kv_len), neg, dtype=dtype)
+    window_start_k = kv_len - n_future
+    blocked_k = window_start_k - 1
+    # causal rows for the uncached real tokens (global positions cached_len..)
+    for i in range(uncached_len):
+        gpos = cached_len + i  # this row's global kv index too
+        mask[0, 0, i, : gpos + 1] = 0.0
+    # window rows
+    for r in range(uncached_len, q_len):
+        mask[0, 0, r, :window_start_k] = 0.0  # all real keys
+        mask[0, 0, r, window_start_k:kv_len] = 0.0  # window bidirectional
+        if 0 <= blocked_k < kv_len:
+            mask[0, 0, r, blocked_k] = neg
+    return mask
+
+
+def mtp_loop(model, tokenizer, bundle, mode="hybrid", n_future=6, max_new_tokens=64, verbose=True, capture=None):
+    """Pure-torch correct hybrid/fast MTP loop, bsz=1. Returns (text, stats).
+
+    If ``capture`` is a list, every MTP-window forward appends a dict with the
+    exact window inputs and ALL q_len readout logits, so a device port can replay
+    byte-identical windows and compute an end-to-end logit PCC:
+      {"win_ids", "win_pos", "uncached_len", "cached_len", "logits" [q_len, vocab]}
+    """
+    from generate_utils import sample_tokens, handle_pattern
+
+    tids = model.token_ids
+    mask_tok = tids["default_mask_token_id"]
+    im_end = tids["im_end_token_id"]
+    box_end = tids["box_end_token_id"]
+    coord_lo, coord_hi = tids["coord_start_token_id"], tids["coord_end_token_id"]
+    none_id = tids["none_token_id"]
+    img_tok = model.config.image_token_index
+
+    input_ids = bundle["input_ids"]
+    pixel_values = bundle["pixel_values"].to(model.language_model.dtype)
+    grid = torch.from_numpy(bundle["image_grid_hws"]).to(torch.int32)
+
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        vit = model.extract_feature(pixel_values, grid)
+        vit = torch.cat(vit, dim=0)
+        vit = model.mlp1(vit).unsqueeze(0)  # [1,N,hidden]
+
+    prompt_len = input_ids.shape[1]
+    full_ids = input_ids[0].tolist()
+    gen_ids = []
+    cur_mode = "mtp" if mode in ("fast", "hybrid") else "ar"
+    forward_steps = 0
+    first_step_logits = None  # the first MTP window's 6 readout logits (for device PCC)
+
+    def _gen_pad():
+        return torch.tensor([full_ids], dtype=torch.long)
+
+    # ---- iteration 1: prefill the whole prompt to build the real-token KV ----
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        out = model.language_model(
+            input_ids=input_ids,
+            visual_features=vit,
+            image_token_index=img_tok,
+            attention_mask=torch.ones_like(input_ids),
+            position_ids=torch.arange(prompt_len).unsqueeze(0),
+            use_cache=True,
+        )
+    forward_steps += 1
+    past = out.past_key_values  # real-token KV, len == prompt_len
+    cached_len = prompt_len  # tokens whose K/V are committed in `past`
+
+    # KV is committed LAZILY: accepted tokens become the leading "uncached" real
+    # tokens of the NEXT window forward (engine_hybrid semantics). After each
+    # forward we keep old real KV + the uncached real-token KV, dropping the
+    # duplicate-last + mask window K/V.
+    while len(full_ids) < prompt_len + max_new_tokens:
+        cur_len = len(full_ids)
+        uncached_len = cur_len - cached_len
+
+        if cur_mode == "mtp":
+            uncached = full_ids[cached_len:]
+            win_ids = torch.tensor([uncached + [full_ids[-1]] + [mask_tok] * (n_future - 1)], dtype=torch.long)
+            win_pos = torch.tensor(
+                [
+                    list(range(cached_len, cur_len))  # uncached real positions
+                    + [cur_len - 1]  # duplicated last token (its own position)
+                    + [cur_len + j for j in range(n_future - 1)]  # masks
+                ],
+                dtype=torch.long,
+            )
+            # Pass a 2D key-valid mask; the stock Qwen2Model.forward then builds its
+            # own 4D window mask via update_causal_mask_for_one_gen_window_2d (the last
+            # input id is a mask token, so the MTP branch activates). This is exactly
+            # what generate() does and is verified equivalent to build_mtp_mask.
+            kv_len = cached_len + win_ids.shape[1]
+            attn2d = torch.ones((1, kv_len), dtype=torch.long)
+            with torch.no_grad():
+                out = model.language_model(
+                    input_ids=win_ids,
+                    attention_mask=attn2d,
+                    position_ids=win_pos,
+                    past_key_values=past,
+                    use_cache=True,
+                )
+            forward_steps += 1
+            logits6 = out.logits[:, -n_future:, :]
+            if first_step_logits is None:
+                first_step_logits = logits6[0].detach().float().clone()  # [n_future, vocab]
+            if capture is not None:
+                capture.append(
+                    {
+                        "win_ids": win_ids[0].tolist(),
+                        "win_pos": win_pos[0].tolist(),
+                        "uncached_len": uncached_len,
+                        "cached_len": cached_len,
+                        "logits": out.logits[0].detach().float().clone(),  # [q_len, vocab]
+                    }
+                )
+            _, _, x0, box_avg = sample_tokens(logits6, _gen_pad(), tids, keep_k=5, generation_mode=mode)
+            nt = x0[0] if bool((box_avg[0] == 0).all()) else box_avg[0]
+            op = handle_pattern(nt, tids, mode)
+            toks = [int(t) for t in op["tokens"]]
+
+            # Commit KV: keep [0:cur_len] real K/V (old cached + this step's uncached
+            # leading real tokens); drop the dup-last + mask window K/V.
+            past = tuple((k[:, :, :cur_len, :], v[:, :, :cur_len, :]) for k, v in out.past_key_values)
+            cached_len = cur_len
+            for t in toks:
+                gen_ids.append(t)
+                full_ids.append(t)
+            if op["type"] == "im_end":
+                break
+            if mode == "hybrid" and op["type"] == "error_box":
+                cur_mode = "ar"
+        else:  # AR step (hybrid fallback / slow)
+            uncached = full_ids[cached_len:]
+            ar_ids = torch.tensor([uncached], dtype=torch.long)
+            ar_pos = torch.arange(cached_len, cur_len).unsqueeze(0)
+            with torch.no_grad():
+                out = model.language_model(
+                    input_ids=ar_ids,
+                    attention_mask=torch.ones((1, cur_len), dtype=torch.long),
+                    position_ids=ar_pos,
+                    past_key_values=past,
+                    use_cache=True,
+                )
+            forward_steps += 1
+            past = out.past_key_values
+            cached_len = cur_len
+            _, _, x0, _ = sample_tokens(out.logits[:, -1:, :], _gen_pad(), tids, generation_mode=mode)
+            tv = int(x0[0, 0].item())
+            gen_ids.append(tv)
+            full_ids.append(tv)
+            if tv == im_end:
+                break
+            if mode == "hybrid" and tv == box_end:
+                cur_mode = "mtp"
+
+    text = tokenizer.decode(torch.tensor(gen_ids, dtype=torch.long), skip_special_tokens=False)
+    stats = {
+        "forward_steps": forward_steps,
+        "num_tokens": len(gen_ids),
+        "num_boxes": text.count("<box>"),
+        "first_step_logits": first_step_logits,
+    }
+    return text, stats
+
+
+def main():
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    ap.add_argument("--image", default="coco_lvis.png")
+    ap.add_argument("--query", default="person</c>car")
+    ap.add_argument("--in-token-limit", type=int, default=1024)
+    ap.add_argument("--mode", default="hybrid", choices=["hybrid", "fast"])
+    args = ap.parse_args()
+
+    torch.manual_seed(0)
+    mp = la_inputs.find_model_path()
+    sys.path.insert(0, mp)
+    from transformers import AutoConfig, AutoModel, AutoTokenizer
+    from PIL import Image
+
+    cfg = AutoConfig.from_pretrained(mp, trust_remote_code=True)
+    cfg._attn_implementation = "sdpa"
+    cfg.text_config._attn_implementation = "sdpa"
+    cfg.vision_config._attn_implementation = "sdpa"
+    tok = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(mp, trust_remote_code=True)
+    model = AutoModel.from_pretrained(mp, config=cfg, trust_remote_code=True, torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16).eval()
+
+    img = Image.open(os.path.join(mp, "assets", args.image)).convert("RGB")
+    bundle = la_inputs.build_inputs(tok, img, args.query, in_token_limit=args.in_token_limit)
+
+    # slow AR via stock generate
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        resp_slow = model.generate(
+            pixel_values=bundle["pixel_values"].to(torch.bfloat16),
+            input_ids=bundle["input_ids"],
+            attention_mask=bundle["attention_mask"],
+            image_grid_hws=torch.from_numpy(bundle["image_grid_hws"]).to(torch.int32),
+            tokenizer=tok,
+            use_cache=True,
+            max_new_tokens=64,
+            generation_mode="slow",
+            temperature=0,
+        )
+    box_slow = resp_slow[0] if isinstance(resp_slow, (list, tuple)) else resp_slow
+    print(f"[loop] SLOW (AR)        : {box_slow!r}", flush=True)
+
+    text, stats = mtp_loop(model, tok, bundle, mode=args.mode, max_new_tokens=64)
+    print(f"[loop] {args.mode.upper():7s} (our loop): {text!r}", flush=True)
+    print(f"[loop] stats: {stats}", flush=True)
+    print(f"[loop] MATCH(slow==loop) ? {box_slow.strip() == text.strip()}", flush=True)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

code/locate_anything/reference/mtp_oracle.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""Torch-CPU MTP correctness oracle for NVIDIA LocateAnything-3B.
+
+Finds an (image, query) that yields REAL coordinate boxes (not <box>None</box>),
+then runs the HF (torch CPU) LocateAnything-3B `generate()` in `slow` (pure AR),
+`hybrid` (MTP+AR fallback, the model's default eval mode), and `fast` (MTP-only)
+modes on the SAME inputs and reports whether the decoded box strings MATCH.
+
+LocateAnything is "evaluated in Hybrid Mode by default" (README). Hybrid is the
+AR-faithful MTP path; that is the correctness target the device port reproduces.
+
+Also dumps everything the device test needs (matching the bench/golden pipeline):
+  input_ids, attention_mask, pixel_values, image_grid_hws, n_img_tokens,
+  vit_proj (fp32 projector output), prefill_logits, plus the box strings and the
+  HF token_ids dict + block_size + the captured representative MTP 4D mask.
+
+Saved to reference/mtp_oracle.pt. NEVER overwrites golden.pt.
+
+Usage:
+  ./python_env/bin/python locate_anything/reference/mtp_oracle.py \
+      [--in-token-limit 1024]
+"""
+import argparse
+import os
+import sys
+
+import torch
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__))
+import la_inputs  # noqa: E402
+
+ORACLE_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "mtp_oracle.pt")
+
+# (image asset, query) candidates likely to yield real boxes; first that produces
+# >=1 coordinate box AND matching slow/hybrid is chosen.
+CANDIDATES = [
+    ("coco_lvis.png", "person</c>car"),
+    ("dense_object_detection.png", "person"),
+    ("coco_lvis.png", "person"),
+    ("referring.png", "person"),
+    ("pointing.png", "person"),
+    ("teaser.jpg", "person</c>car"),
+]
+
+
+def _gen(model, tokenizer, bundle, mode, in_token_limit, n_future=6, verbose=False):
+    input_ids = bundle["input_ids"]
+    attention_mask = bundle["attention_mask"]
+    pixel_values = bundle["pixel_values"].to(torch.bfloat16)
+    grid = torch.from_numpy(bundle["image_grid_hws"]).to(torch.int32)
+    kwargs = dict(
+        pixel_values=pixel_values,
+        input_ids=input_ids,
+        attention_mask=attention_mask,
+        image_grid_hws=grid,
+        tokenizer=tokenizer,
+        use_cache=True,
+        max_new_tokens=64,
+        n_future_tokens=n_future,
+        generation_mode=mode,
+        temperature=0,
+    )
+    if verbose:
+        kwargs["verbose"] = True
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        resp = model.generate(**kwargs)
+    if isinstance(resp, tuple):
+        return resp[0], (resp[2] if len(resp) > 2 else None)
+    return resp, None
+
+
+def main():
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    ap.add_argument("--in-token-limit", type=int, default=1024)
+    args = ap.parse_args()
+
+    torch.manual_seed(0)
+    mp = la_inputs.find_model_path()
+    sys.path.insert(0, mp)
+    print(f"[oracle] model path: {mp}", flush=True)
+
+    from transformers import AutoConfig, AutoModel, AutoTokenizer
+    from PIL import Image
+
+    config = AutoConfig.from_pretrained(mp, trust_remote_code=True)
+    config._attn_implementation = "sdpa"
+    config.text_config._attn_implementation = "sdpa"
+    config.vision_config._attn_implementation = "sdpa"
+
+    tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(mp, trust_remote_code=True)
+    print("[oracle] loading model (bf16, sdpa) ...", flush=True)
+    model = AutoModel.from_pretrained(mp, config=config, trust_remote_code=True, torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16).eval()
+    block_size = getattr(model.config.text_config, "block_size", 6)
+    n_future = 6
+    print(f"[oracle] block_size={block_size}", flush=True)
+
+    chosen = None
+    for asset, query in CANDIDATES:
+        path = os.path.join(mp, "assets", asset)
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            continue
+        img = Image.open(path).convert("RGB")
+        bundle = la_inputs.build_inputs(tokenizer, img, query, in_token_limit=args.in_token_limit)
+        box_slow, _ = _gen(model, tokenizer, bundle, "slow", args.in_token_limit, n_future)
+        n_real_boxes = box_slow.count("<box><")  # coordinate boxes start "<box><"
+        print(f"[oracle] try {asset!r} q={query!r}: slow={box_slow!r} real_boxes={n_real_boxes}", flush=True)
+        if n_real_boxes >= 1:
+            chosen = (asset, query, img, bundle, box_slow)
+            break
+
+    if chosen is None:
+        print("[oracle] WARNING: no candidate produced real coordinate boxes; using first candidate.", flush=True)
+        asset, query = CANDIDATES[0]
+        img = Image.open(os.path.join(mp, "assets", asset)).convert("RGB")
+        bundle = la_inputs.build_inputs(tokenizer, img, query, in_token_limit=args.in_token_limit)
+        box_slow, _ = _gen(model, tokenizer, bundle, "slow", args.in_token_limit, n_future)
+        chosen = (asset, query, img, bundle, box_slow)
+
+    asset, query, img, bundle, box_slow = chosen
+    print(f"\n[oracle] CHOSEN image={asset!r} query={query!r}", flush=True)
+    print(f"[oracle] SLOW (AR)    : {box_slow!r}", flush=True)
+
+    box_hybrid, info_h = _gen(model, tokenizer, bundle, "hybrid", args.in_token_limit, n_future, verbose=True)
+    print(f"[oracle] HYBRID (MTP) : {box_hybrid!r}", flush=True)
+    if info_h:
+        print(info_h, flush=True)
+    box_fast, info_f = _gen(model, tokenizer, bundle, "fast", args.in_token_limit, n_future, verbose=True)
+    print(f"[oracle] FAST (MTP)   : {box_fast!r}", flush=True)
+    if info_f:
+        print(info_f, flush=True)
+
+    match_hybrid = box_slow.strip() == box_hybrid.strip()
+    match_fast = box_slow.strip() == box_fast.strip()
+    print(f"\n[oracle] HYBRID boxes == AR boxes ? {match_hybrid}", flush=True)
+    print(f"[oracle] FAST   boxes == AR boxes ? {match_fast}", flush=True)
+
+    # ---- Capture a representative MTP 4D mask + positions from a hybrid run ----
+    captured = {}
+    lm = model.language_model.model
+    layer0_attn = lm.layers[0].self_attn
+    orig = layer0_attn.forward
+
+    def spy(hidden_states, attention_mask=None, position_ids=None, **kw):
+        if hidden_states.shape[1] == n_future:  # the MTP window forward
+            captured["mask"] = None if attention_mask is None else attention_mask.detach().cpu().clone()
+            captured["position_ids"] = None if position_ids is None else position_ids.detach().cpu().clone()
+            captured["q_len"] = hidden_states.shape[1]
+        return orig(hidden_states, attention_mask=attention_mask, position_ids=position_ids, **kw)
+
+    layer0_attn.forward = spy
+    _gen(model, tokenizer, bundle, "hybrid", args.in_token_limit, n_future)
+    layer0_attn.forward = orig
+
+    # ---- Build the same prefill goldens the bench/device path consumes ----
+    vit_list = (
+        model.extract_feature(
+            bundle["pixel_values"].to(torch.float32), torch.from_numpy(bundle["image_grid_hws"]).to(torch.int32)
+        )
+        if False
+        else None
+    )  # vit in fp32 below
+    # vision goldens in fp32 (matches run_reference precision-first policy)
+    model.vision_model.float()
+    model.mlp1.float()
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        vit_list = model.extract_feature(
+            bundle["pixel_values"].to(torch.float32), torch.from_numpy(bundle["image_grid_hws"]).to(torch.int32)
+        )
+        vit_raw = torch.cat(vit_list, dim=0)
+        vit_proj = model.mlp1(vit_raw).float()
+    model.vision_model.to(torch.bfloat16)
+    model.mlp1.to(torch.bfloat16)
+
+    llm_dtype = model.language_model.get_input_embeddings().weight.dtype
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        out = model.language_model(
+            input_ids=bundle["input_ids"],
+            visual_features=vit_proj.to(llm_dtype).unsqueeze(0),
+            image_token_index=la_inputs.IMAGE_TOKEN_INDEX,
+            attention_mask=bundle["attention_mask"],
+            use_cache=False,
+            output_hidden_states=False,
+        )
+        prefill_logits = out.logits.float()
+
+    oracle = {
+        "image_asset": asset,
+        "query": query,
+        "in_token_limit": args.in_token_limit,
+        "input_ids": bundle["input_ids"],
+        "attention_mask": bundle["attention_mask"],
+        "pixel_values": bundle["pixel_values"],
+        "image_grid_hws": bundle["image_grid_hws"],
+        "grid_hw": bundle["grid_hw"],
+        "n_img_tokens": bundle["n_img_tokens"],
+        "image_token_index": la_inputs.IMAGE_TOKEN_INDEX,
+        "vit_proj": vit_proj,
+        "prefill_logits": prefill_logits,
+        "box_slow": box_slow,
+        "box_hybrid": box_hybrid,
+        "box_fast": box_fast,
+        "match_hybrid": match_hybrid,
+        "match_fast": match_fast,
+        "n_future": n_future,
+        "block_size": block_size,
+        "token_ids": dict(model.token_ids) if hasattr(model, "token_ids") else None,
+        "rep_mtp_mask": captured.get("mask"),
+        "rep_mtp_position_ids": captured.get("position_ids"),
+        "rep_mtp_q_len": captured.get("q_len"),
+    }
+    torch.save(oracle, ORACLE_PATH)
+    print(f"[oracle] token_ids: {oracle['token_ids']}", flush=True)
+    print(f"[oracle] saved -> {ORACLE_PATH}", flush=True)
+
+    if captured.get("mask") is not None:
+        m = captured["mask"]
+        nf = n_future
+        print(f"[oracle] rep MTP mask shape={tuple(m.shape)} q_len={captured.get('q_len')}", flush=True)
+        sub = m[0, 0, -nf:, -(nf + 2) :]
+        print("[oracle] mask window [-nf:, -(nf+2):] (1=attend,0=block):", flush=True)
+        print((sub == 0).int().tolist(), flush=True)
+        print(f"[oracle] position_ids last {nf+2}: {captured['position_ids'][0, -(nf+2):].tolist()}", flush=True)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

code/locate_anything/reference/run_reference.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""Run the HF (torch CPU) LocateAnything-3B reference and dump golden tensors.
+
+Outputs a golden .pt with: inputs, projected vision embeds, prefill logits,
+last hidden state, and the AR/hybrid generated token sequences + decoded text.
+These goldens drive PCC accuracy checks for the tt-nn device port.
+
+Usage:
+  python run_reference.py [--image PATH] [--query "person</c>car"] [--out golden.pt]
+"""
+import argparse
+import os
+import sys
+
+import torch
+
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__))
+import la_inputs  # noqa: E402
+
+
+def main():
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    ap.add_argument("--image", default=None)
+    ap.add_argument("--query", default="person</c>car")
+    ap.add_argument("--out", default=os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "golden.pt"))
+    ap.add_argument("--max-new-tokens", type=int, default=64)
+    ap.add_argument(
+        "--in-token-limit", type=int, default=4096, help="Cap vision tokens for fast bring-up (HF default 25600)."
+    )
+    ap.add_argument("--gen", action="store_true", help="Also run generate() (slow AR).")
+    ap.add_argument(
+        "--vision-fp32",
+        dest="vision_fp32",
+        action="store_true",
+        default=True,
+        help="Compute vision goldens (vit_*) in fp32 high precision (default on).",
+    )
+    ap.add_argument(
+        "--no-vision-fp32",
+        dest="vision_fp32",
+        action="store_false",
+        help="Keep vision goldens in the model's native bf16 dtype.",
+    )
+    args = ap.parse_args()
+
+    torch.manual_seed(0)
+    mp = la_inputs.find_model_path()
+    sys.path.insert(0, mp)
+    print(f"[ref] model path: {mp}", flush=True)
+
+    from transformers import AutoConfig, AutoModel, AutoTokenizer
+
+    config = AutoConfig.from_pretrained(mp, trust_remote_code=True)
+    # Force sdpa everywhere (magi/flash unavailable here).
+    config._attn_implementation = "sdpa"
+    config.text_config._attn_implementation = "sdpa"
+    config.vision_config._attn_implementation = "sdpa"
+
+    tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(mp, trust_remote_code=True)
+    print("[ref] loading model (bf16, sdpa) ...", flush=True)
+    model = AutoModel.from_pretrained(mp, config=config, trust_remote_code=True, torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16).eval()
+
+    img, img_path = la_inputs.load_test_image(args.image)
+    print(f"[ref] image: {img_path} size={img.size}", flush=True)
+    bundle = la_inputs.build_inputs(tokenizer, img, args.query, in_token_limit=args.in_token_limit)
+    input_ids = bundle["input_ids"]
+    grid = torch.from_numpy(bundle["image_grid_hws"]).to(torch.int32)
+    pixel_values = bundle["pixel_values"].to(torch.bfloat16)
+    print(
+        f"[ref] grid_hw={bundle['grid_hw']} n_img_tokens={bundle['n_img_tokens']} " f"seq_len={input_ids.shape[1]}",
+        flush=True,
+    )
+
+    # --- Hooks to capture vision intermediate tensors for incremental PCC debugging ---
+    vit_inter = {}
+
+    def _patch_embed_hook(module, inp, out):
+        vit_inter["patch_embed"] = out.detach().float().cpu()
+
+    def _encoder_hook(module, inp, out):
+        vit_inter["encoder_out"] = out.detach().float().cpu()
+
+    h1 = model.vision_model.patch_embed.register_forward_hook(_patch_embed_hook)
+    h2 = model.vision_model.encoder.register_forward_hook(_encoder_hook)
+
+    # Per-image rope freqs_cis (complex) -> dump real/imag for the device cos/sin build.
+    rope_freqs_cis = model.vision_model.encoder.rope_2d.get_freqs_cis(grid)  # [L, head_dim/2] complex64
+    vit_inter["rope_cos"] = rope_freqs_cis.real.detach().float().cpu()  # [L, head_dim/2]
+    vit_inter["rope_sin"] = rope_freqs_cis.imag.detach().float().cpu()  # [L, head_dim/2]
+
+    # PRECISION-FIRST vision golden: the bf16 vision tower accumulates rounding chaos over
+    # 27 layers (a perfect fp32 impl only scores ~0.995 PCC vs a bf16 vision golden). To give
+    # the tt-nn bf16+HiFi4 port a fair high-precision target, compute the VISION goldens in
+    # fp32. The LLM prefill golden below stays in the model's native (bf16) dtype.
+    if args.vision_fp32:
+        print("[ref] computing vision goldens in fp32 (high-precision target)", flush=True)
+        model.vision_model.float()
+        model.mlp1.float()
+        vision_pixel_values = bundle["pixel_values"].to(torch.float32)
+    else:
+        vision_pixel_values = pixel_values
+
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        # 1) vision tower -> list per image -> cat -> mlp1 projector
+        vit_list = model.extract_feature(vision_pixel_values, grid)
+        vit_raw = torch.cat(vit_list, dim=0)  # [N, 4608]
+        vit_proj = model.mlp1(vit_raw)  # [N, 2048]
+        print(f"[ref] vit_raw={tuple(vit_raw.shape)} vit_proj={tuple(vit_proj.shape)}", flush=True)
+
+    h1.remove()
+    h2.remove()
+
+    if args.vision_fp32:
+        # restore bf16 for the LLM prefill path so its golden is unchanged.
+        model.vision_model.to(torch.bfloat16)
+        model.mlp1.to(torch.bfloat16)
+    print(
+        f"[ref] patch_embed={tuple(vit_inter['patch_embed'].shape)} "
+        f"encoder_out={tuple(vit_inter['encoder_out'].shape)} "
+        f"rope_cos={tuple(vit_inter['rope_cos'].shape)}",
+        flush=True,
+    )
+
+    # The saved vit_proj golden stays fp32; the LLM prefill needs bf16 to match its embed buffer.
+    llm_dtype = model.language_model.get_input_embeddings().weight.dtype
+    vit_proj_for_llm = vit_proj.to(llm_dtype) if args.vision_fp32 else vit_proj
+
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        # 2) LLM prefill with visual features injected (isolates LLM; matches generate() iter 1)
+        out = model.language_model(
+            input_ids=input_ids,
+            visual_features=vit_proj_for_llm.unsqueeze(0),
+            image_token_index=la_inputs.IMAGE_TOKEN_INDEX,
+            attention_mask=bundle["attention_mask"],
+            use_cache=False,
+            output_hidden_states=True,
+        )
+        prefill_logits = out.logits.float()  # [1,S,V]
+        last_hidden = out.hidden_states[-1].float()
+        print(
+            f"[ref] prefill_logits={tuple(prefill_logits.shape)} " f"argmax_last={int(prefill_logits[0,-1].argmax())}",
+            flush=True,
+        )
+
+    golden = {
+        "model_path": mp,
+        "query": args.query,
+        "image_path": img_path,
+        "in_token_limit": args.in_token_limit,
+        "input_ids": input_ids,
+        "attention_mask": bundle["attention_mask"],
+        "image_grid_hws": bundle["image_grid_hws"],
+        "grid_hw": bundle["grid_hw"],
+        "n_img_tokens": bundle["n_img_tokens"],
+        "pixel_values": bundle["pixel_values"],  # fp32 patches
+        "vit_raw": vit_raw.float(),
+        "vit_proj": vit_proj.float(),
+        # vision intermediate goldens (for incremental tt-nn PCC debugging)
+        "vit_patch_embed": vit_inter["patch_embed"],  # [L, hidden] post patch_embed + pos_emb
+        "vit_encoder_out": vit_inter["encoder_out"],  # [L, hidden] post 27 blocks + final_layernorm
+        "vit_rope_cos": vit_inter["rope_cos"],  # [L, head_dim/2] = Re(freqs_cis)
+        "vit_rope_sin": vit_inter["rope_sin"],  # [L, head_dim/2] = Im(freqs_cis)
+        "prefill_logits": prefill_logits,
+        "last_hidden": last_hidden,
+        "image_token_index": la_inputs.IMAGE_TOKEN_INDEX,
+    }
+
+    if args.gen:
+        print("[ref] generate() slow AR ...", flush=True)
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            resp = model.generate(
+                pixel_values=pixel_values,
+                input_ids=input_ids,
+                attention_mask=bundle["attention_mask"],
+                image_grid_hws=grid,
+                tokenizer=tokenizer,
+                use_cache=True,
+                max_new_tokens=args.max_new_tokens,
+                generation_mode="slow",
+                temperature=0,
+            )
+        print(f"[ref] slow response: {resp}", flush=True)
+        golden["response_slow"] = resp
+
+    torch.save(golden, args.out)
+    print(f"[ref] saved golden -> {args.out}", flush=True)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()

code/locate_anything/tests/__init__.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

code/locate_anything/tests/bench_locate_anything.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""Single-device (Blackhole p150a) baseline benchmark for NVIDIA LocateAnything-3B.
+
+Runs the LocateAnything LLM backbone (a standard causal Qwen2.5-3B in AR mode)
+on TT-NN, fed *pre-merged* image+text embeddings, with greedy autoregressive
+decode. Verifies prefill logits against a torch CPU golden (PCC) and prints
+greppable benchmark metrics.
+
+Mirrors models/demos/qwen25_vl/demo/demo.py + models/tt_transformers/tests/test_model.py
+but uses STANDARD 1D RoPE (no mrope).
+
+Prints three greppable lines:
+    inference_speed=<frames_per_sec>
+    accuracy=<pcc_percent>
+    peak_dram=<bytes>
+"""
+
+import os
+import time
+
+import pytest
+import torch
+from loguru import logger
+
+import ttnn
+from models.common.utility_functions import comp_allclose, comp_pcc
+from models.demos.qwen25_vl.tt.common import PagedAttentionConfig, merge_vision_tokens, preprocess_inputs_prefill
+from locate_anything.reference import la_inputs
+from locate_anything.tt.model_la import LATransformer
+from locate_anything.tt.vision import MoonViT
+from models.tt_transformers.tt.common import Mode, sample_host
+from models.tt_transformers.tt.generator import Generator as TTTGenerator
+from models.tt_transformers.tt.model_config import (
+    DecodersPrecision,
+    MathFidelitySetting,
+    ModelArgs,
+    ModelOptimizations,
+    OpGroup,
+)
+
+
+def _select_optimizations(model_args):
+    """LA_PREC selects the decoder precision preset (all keep BFP8 MLP for >=99% PCC):
+    accuracy  (default): BF16 attention (WQKV/WO/KV) + HiFi4  -> highest accuracy
+    bfp8attn:            all-BFP8 weights + KV  + HiFi4 attn  -> less bandwidth, faster
+    """
+    prec = os.environ.get("LA_PREC", "accuracy")
+    if prec == "bfp8attn":
+        hifi4 = MathFidelitySetting.HIFI4
+        mo = ModelOptimizations(
+            {
+                "OpFidelity": {
+                    OpGroup.LI_QKV_DECODE: hifi4,
+                    OpGroup.LI_QKV_PREFILL: hifi4,
+                    OpGroup.SDPA_DECODE: hifi4,
+                    OpGroup.SDPA_PREFILL: hifi4,
+                    OpGroup.LI_O_DECODE: hifi4,
+                    OpGroup.LI_O_PREFILL: hifi4,
+                }
+            }
+        )
+        return DecodersPrecision(model_args.n_layers, model_args.model_name, mo)
+    return DecodersPrecision.accuracy(model_args.n_layers, model_args.model_name)
+
+
+# LocateAnything special token ids (from the extracted HF config).
+IMAGE_TOKEN_INDEX = 151665
+EOS_TOKEN_ID = 151645
+
+# Reference golden bundle produced on torch CPU (locate_anything/reference/run_reference.py).
+# Resolved relative to this file so the benchmark works from any CWD; override with LA_GOLDEN.
+GOLDEN_PATH = os.environ.get(
+    "LA_GOLDEN", os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "reference", "golden.pt")
+)
+
+# Paged-attention page params (block_size * max_num_blocks must cover max_seq_len).
+PAGE_PARAMS = {"page_block_size": 32, "page_max_num_blocks": 1024}
+
+
+def create_tt_page_table(paged_attention_config, tt_model_args):
+    """Random (shuffled) virtual->physical block mapping. Copied from qwen25_vl demo."""
+    if paged_attention_config is None:
+        return None
+    permutation = torch.randperm(paged_attention_config.max_num_blocks)
+    reverse_permutation = torch.argsort(permutation)
+    return reverse_permutation.reshape(
+        tt_model_args.max_batch_size,
+        paged_attention_config.max_num_blocks // tt_model_args.max_batch_size,
+    )
+
+
+def create_tt_model(
+    mesh_device,
+    instruct,
+    max_batch_size,
+    optimizations,
+    max_seq_len,
+    page_params,
+    dtype=ttnn.bfloat8_b,
+    use_paged_kv_cache=True,
+):
+    """Build LATransformer + paged KV cache. Adapted from qwen25_vl demo create_tt_model."""
+    tt_model_args = ModelArgs(
+        mesh_device,
+        instruct=instruct,
+        max_batch_size=max_batch_size,
+        optimizations=optimizations,
+        max_seq_len=max_seq_len,
+        cache_hf=True,
+    )
+    state_dict = tt_model_args.load_state_dict()
+
+    paged_attention_config = (
+        PagedAttentionConfig(
+            block_size=page_params["page_block_size"],
+            max_num_blocks=page_params["page_max_num_blocks"],
+        )
+        if use_paged_kv_cache
+        else None
+    )
+
+    # NOTE: do NOT pass use_paged_kv_cache=True. The stock Attention only calls
+    # init_kv_cache() (which allocates `layer_past`) when use_paged_kv_cache is
+    # False; the paged vs non-paged *shape* is selected by paged_attention_config.
+    # This matches models/tt_transformers/tt/common.py:create_tt_model.
+    model = LATransformer(
+        args=tt_model_args,
+        mesh_device=mesh_device,
+        dtype=dtype,
+        state_dict=state_dict,
+        weight_cache_path=tt_model_args.weight_cache_path(dtype),
+        paged_attention_config=paged_attention_config,
+    )
+
+    tt_kv_cache = [l.attention.layer_past for l in model.layers] if paged_attention_config else None
+
+    return tt_model_args, model, paged_attention_config, tt_kv_cache
+
+
+def _peak_dram_bytes(mesh_device):
+    """Best-effort peak DRAM allocation query across the mesh (bytes). 0 if unavailable."""
+    try:
+        view = ttnn.get_memory_view(mesh_device, ttnn.BufferType.DRAM)
+        return int(view.num_banks * view.total_bytes_allocated_per_bank)
+    except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001 - metric is best-effort only
+        logger.warning(f"Could not query peak DRAM usage: {e}")
+        return 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "max_seq_len, max_generated_tokens",
+    [(4096, 48)],
+    ids=["baseline"],
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "optimizations",
+    # accuracy preset = BF16 attention + BFP8 MLP weights (>=99% prefill PCC).
+    # Decode w1/w3 outputs are forced to BFP8 in mlp.py so the BFP8 weight-stream
+    # CB fits L1 at decode on a single p150a.
+    [_select_optimizations],
+    ids=["prec"],
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "device_params",
+    # Single isolated p150a: NO cross-chip fabric (would conflict with sibling
+    # experiments running on the other chips). fabric_config falsy => DISABLED.
+    [{"fabric_config": False, "trace_region_size": 50000000, "num_command_queues": 1}],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "mesh_device",
+    [
+        {"N150": (1, 1), "N300": (1, 2), "T3K": (1, 8), "TG": (8, 4)}.get(
+            os.environ.get("MESH_DEVICE"), len(ttnn.get_device_ids())
+        )
+    ],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+def test_locate_anything_baseline(
+    max_seq_len,
+    max_generated_tokens,
+    optimizations,
+    mesh_device,
+    reset_seeds,
+):
+    """Prefill (PCC vs golden) + greedy AR decode + benchmark metrics for LocateAnything-3B."""
+    from transformers import Qwen2ForCausalLM
+
+    batch_size = 1
+    dtype = ttnn.bfloat8_b
+
+    hf_model_dir = os.environ.get("HF_MODEL")
+    assert hf_model_dir, "Set HF_MODEL to the extracted LA-Qwen2.5-3B directory"
+    assert os.path.isfile(GOLDEN_PATH), f"Golden tensors not found at {GOLDEN_PATH}"
+
+    logger.info(f"mesh_device: {mesh_device}")
+
+    # --- Build TT model + paged KV cache ---
+    model_args, model, paged_attention_config, tt_kv_cache = create_tt_model(
+        mesh_device,
+        instruct=False,
+        max_batch_size=batch_size,
+        optimizations=optimizations,
+        max_seq_len=max_seq_len,
+        page_params=PAGE_PARAMS,
+        dtype=dtype,
+        use_paged_kv_cache=True,
+    )
+    tokenizer = model_args.tokenizer
+    # Decode is driven through the stock tt_transformers Generator.
+    generator = TTTGenerator([model], [model_args], mesh_device)
+
+    page_table = create_tt_page_table(paged_attention_config, model_args)
+
+    # --- Load golden bundle ---
+    golden = torch.load(GOLDEN_PATH, weights_only=False)
+    input_ids = golden["input_ids"]  # [1, S]
+    attention_mask = golden["attention_mask"]  # [1, S]
+    golden_prefill_logits = golden["prefill_logits"].to(torch.float32)  # [1, S, vocab]
+    image_token_index = int(golden.get("image_token_index", IMAGE_TOKEN_INDEX))
+    n_img_tokens = int(golden["n_img_tokens"])
+    real_seq_len = input_ids.shape[1]
+    last_token_idx = real_seq_len - 1
+    logger.info(f"golden seq_len={real_seq_len}, n_img_tokens={n_img_tokens}")
+
+    # --- Vision: on-device MoonViT (default) or CPU golden (LA_VISION=golden, isolates LLM PCC) ---
+    vision_mode = os.environ.get("LA_VISION", "device")
+    vision_t = 0.0
+    if vision_mode == "device":
+        logger.info("Running MoonViT vision encoder + projector on device (chip 2)...")
+        vis = MoonViT(mesh_device, la_inputs.find_model_path(), golden["grid_hw"], dtype=ttnn.bfloat16)
+        _pix = golden["pixel_values"].float()
+        vis.forward(_pix)  # warmup (compile + program cache)
+        ttnn.synchronize_device(mesh_device)
+        _vt = time.time()
+        vit_proj = vis.forward(_pix).to(torch.float32)  # timed warm; .to(torch) syncs
+        vision_t = time.time() - _vt
+        vpass, vmsg = comp_pcc(golden["vit_proj"].to(torch.float32), vit_proj, pcc=0.99)
+        logger.info(f"Device vision vit_proj PCC vs golden: {vmsg} | vision warm {vision_t*1000:.1f}ms")
+    else:
+        vit_proj = golden["vit_proj"].to(torch.float32)  # CPU golden
+
+    # --- Build pre-merged image+text embeddings on host ---
+    logger.info("Loading HF embed_tokens and merging vision embeddings...")
+    hf_model = Qwen2ForCausalLM.from_pretrained(hf_model_dir, torch_dtype=torch.float32)
+    embed_tokens = hf_model.get_input_embeddings()
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        text_embeds = embed_tokens(input_ids)  # [1, S, hidden]
+
+    # Minimal hf_config shim so we can reuse qwen25_vl merge_vision_tokens.
+    class _MergeConfig:
+        image_token_id = image_token_index
+
+    input_embeds = merge_vision_tokens(input_ids, text_embeds, vit_proj.to(text_embeds.dtype), _MergeConfig())
+
+    # Pad embeddings to a tile-multiple (power-of-2, >=128) prefill length, exactly like
+    # the qwen25_vl prefill preprocessing.
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        pad_token_id = tokenizer.pad_token_id if tokenizer.pad_token_id is not None else tokenizer.eos_token_id
+        pad_embedding = embed_tokens(torch.tensor(pad_token_id))
+    input_prefill_pt, decoding_pos, prefill_lens = preprocess_inputs_prefill(
+        [input_embeds[0]],
+        model_args,
+        attention_mask,
+        pad_embedding=pad_embedding,
+    )
+    prefill_seq_len = prefill_lens[0]
+    decode_start_pos = decoding_pos[0]
+    assert decode_start_pos == real_seq_len, f"decoding_pos {decode_start_pos} != real_seq_len {real_seq_len}"
+    embeds = input_prefill_pt[0].unsqueeze(0).to(torch.float32)  # [1, prefill_seq_len, hidden]
+    logger.info(f"prefill_seq_len={prefill_seq_len}, decode_start_pos={decode_start_pos}")
+
+    # ============================= WARMUP (compile prefill + decode) =============================
+    # The timed pass below must be warm so inference_speed reflects steady-state, not one-time
+    # compile. enable_trace captures a decode trace for fast replay (LA_TRACE=1, default on).
+    enable_trace = os.environ.get("LA_TRACE", "1") == "1"
+    logger.info(f"Warmup prefill+decode (enable_trace={enable_trace})...")
+    model.switch_mode(Mode.PREFILL)
+    _w_emb, _w_rot, _w_pt, _ = model.prepare_inputs_prefill_embeds(
+        embeds, start_pos=0, page_table=page_table, last_token_idx=last_token_idx
+    )
+    _w_logits = model.ttnn_prefill_forward(
+        _w_emb,
+        rot_mats_global=_w_rot,
+        rot_mats_local=None,
+        user_id=0,
+        page_table=_w_pt,
+        get_last_token=(last_token_idx // 32) * 32,
+        kv_cache=tt_kv_cache,
+    )
+    _w_last = model.process_output_prefill(_w_logits.cpu(), last_token_idx=last_token_idx % 32)
+    ttnn.deallocate(_w_logits)
+    ttnn.deallocate(_w_emb)
+    if _w_pt is not None:
+        ttnn.deallocate(_w_pt)
+    _w_tok = torch.tensor([[int(torch.argmax(_w_last[: model.vocab_size]).item())]], dtype=torch.int64)
+    _w_pos = torch.tensor([decode_start_pos], dtype=torch.int64)
+    for _ws in range(min(4, max_generated_tokens - 1)):
+        _wl, _ = generator.decode_forward(
+            _w_tok,
+            _w_pos,
+            page_table=page_table,
+            kv_cache=[tt_kv_cache],
+            enable_trace=enable_trace,
+            reset_batch=(_ws == 0),
+        )
+        _, _wn = sample_host(_wl, temperature=0, top_p=1.0, on_host=True)
+        _w_tok = torch.tensor([[int(_wn.reshape(-1)[0].item())]], dtype=torch.int64)
+        _w_pos = _w_pos + 1
+
+    # ============================= PREFILL (timed, warm) =============================
+    logger.info("Running prefill...")
+    model.switch_mode(Mode.PREFILL)
+    t_prefill_start = time.time()
+    tokens_embd, rot_mats_global, tt_page_table, _ = model.prepare_inputs_prefill_embeds(
+        embeds,
+        start_pos=0,
+        page_table=page_table,
+        last_token_idx=last_token_idx,
+    )
+    tt_logits = model.ttnn_prefill_forward(
+        tokens_embd,
+        rot_mats_global=rot_mats_global,
+        rot_mats_local=None,
+        user_id=0,
+        page_table=tt_page_table,
+        get_last_token=(last_token_idx // 32) * 32,
+        kv_cache=tt_kv_cache,
+    )
+    # process_output_prefill expects a host tensor; it returns the row-th logits vector.
+    prefill_last_logits = model.process_output_prefill(tt_logits.cpu(), last_token_idx=last_token_idx % 32)
+    # Free prefill device tensors so their L1/DRAM regions don't clash with the
+    # decode program's circular buffers (mirrors the stock prefill cleanup).
+    ttnn.deallocate(tt_logits)
+    ttnn.deallocate(tokens_embd)
+    if tt_page_table is not None:
+        ttnn.deallocate(tt_page_table)
+    t_prefill_end = time.time()
+    prefill_time = t_prefill_end - t_prefill_start
+    logger.info(f"Prefill done in {prefill_time:.3f}s")
+
+    # --- Accuracy: PCC of last-token logits vs golden ---
+    golden_last_logits = golden_prefill_logits[0, last_token_idx, : model.vocab_size]
+    tt_last_logits = prefill_last_logits[: model.vocab_size].to(torch.float32)
+    passing, pcc_message = comp_pcc(golden_last_logits, tt_last_logits, pcc=0.97)
+    logger.info(comp_allclose(golden_last_logits, tt_last_logits))
+    logger.info(f"Last-token logits PCC: {pcc_message}")
+    pcc_value = _extract_pcc(pcc_message)
+
+    # Argmax sanity: the first generated token should match the golden argmax.
+    golden_first_tok = int(torch.argmax(golden_last_logits).item())
+    tt_first_tok = int(torch.argmax(tt_last_logits).item())
+    logger.info(f"First decode token: tt={tt_first_tok} golden={golden_first_tok}")
+
+    # ============================= GREEDY AR DECODE =============================
+    logger.info("Running greedy AR decode...")
+    generated_ids = []
+    out_tok = torch.tensor([[tt_first_tok]], dtype=torch.int64)  # [B=1, 1]
+    generated_ids.append(tt_first_tok)
+    current_pos = torch.tensor([decode_start_pos], dtype=torch.int64)
+
+    t_decode_start = time.time()
+    num_decode_steps = 0
+    if tt_first_tok != EOS_TOKEN_ID:
+        for step in range(max_generated_tokens - 1):
+            # Stock decode_forward expects kv_cache indexed per data-parallel model,
+            # so wrap our per-layer cache list as [tt_kv_cache].
+            logits, _ = generator.decode_forward(
+                out_tok,
+                current_pos,
+                page_table=page_table,
+                kv_cache=[tt_kv_cache],
+                enable_trace=enable_trace,
+                reset_batch=(step == 0),
+            )
+            num_decode_steps += 1
+            # Greedy next token (host argmax), mirroring simple_text_demo.
+            _, next_tok_t = sample_host(logits, temperature=0, top_p=1.0, on_host=True)
+            next_tok = int(next_tok_t.reshape(-1)[0].item())
+            current_pos = current_pos + 1
+            generated_ids.append(next_tok)
+            if next_tok == EOS_TOKEN_ID:
+                break
+            out_tok = torch.tensor([[next_tok]], dtype=torch.int64)
+    t_decode_end = time.time()
+    decode_time = t_decode_end - t_decode_start
+
+    generated_text = tokenizer.decode(generated_ids, skip_special_tokens=False)
+    logger.info(f"Generated {len(generated_ids)} tokens")
+    logger.info(f"Box string: {generated_text}")
+
+    # ============================= METRICS =============================
+    # Warm end-to-end frames/sec for the fixed golden workload: vision + prefill + full decode.
+    total_time = vision_t + prefill_time + decode_time
+    decode_tok_s = (num_decode_steps / decode_time) if decode_time > 0 else 0.0
+    frames_per_sec = (1.0 / total_time) if total_time > 0 else 0.0
+    peak_dram = _peak_dram_bytes(mesh_device)
+
+    logger.info(
+        f"WARM vision={vision_t*1000:.1f}ms prefill={prefill_time*1000:.1f}ms "
+        f"decode={decode_tok_s:.1f}tok/s ({num_decode_steps} steps) e2e={total_time*1000:.1f}ms"
+    )
+
+    # Greppable metric lines (EXACT format).
+    print(f"inference_speed={frames_per_sec}")
+    print(f"accuracy={pcc_value * 100}")
+    print(f"peak_dram={peak_dram}")
+    print(f"decode_tok_s={decode_tok_s}")
+    print(f"vision_ms={vision_t*1000}")
+    print(f"prefill_ms={prefill_time*1000}")
+
+    # Accuracy gate is enforced by the autoresearch loop via the recorded PCC, not
+    # by failing the run here -- we always want the metrics printed for the loop.
+    if not passing:
+        logger.warning(f"Prefill last-token logits PCC below 0.97: {pcc_message}")
+
+
+def _extract_pcc(pcc_message):
+    """Parse the float PCC out of comp_pcc's message string. Returns 0.0 on failure."""
+    try:
+        return float(str(pcc_message).strip().split()[-1])
+    except (ValueError, IndexError):
+        return 0.0

code/locate_anything/tests/test_demo_mtp_visualize.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""End-to-end LocateAnything-3B demo on chip 2 using the EXPERIMENTAL MTP / Parallel
+Box Decoding path (hybrid: MTP blocks + AR fallback) on a real image, with box
+visualization. Vision (MoonViT) + LLM both on device; dense KV cache for MTP.
+
+NOTE: MTP is an approximate parallel decoder (see tt/mtp.py) — boxes may differ from
+the greedy-AR demo; this shows the model's intended fast (~1.7x) path running on device.
+
+Env: LA_IMAGE (default <repo>/media/demo_input.png), LA_QUERY (car),
+     LA_OUT (<repo>/image_result_mtp.png), LA_IN_TOKEN_LIMIT (1024), LA_MAX_NEW (128),
+     HF_MODEL (required).
+
+Run (chip 2 ONLY):
+  TT_METAL_HOME=/path/to/tt-metal ARCH_NAME=blackhole TT_VISIBLE_DEVICES=2 MESH_DEVICE=N150 \
+    PYTHONPATH=$PWD:$TT_METAL_HOME:$TT_METAL_HOME/ttnn \
+    HF_MODEL=~/.cache/locate_anything/LA-Qwen2.5-3B LA_QUERY="car" \
+    python -m pytest -svq locate_anything/tests/test_demo_mtp_visualize.py
+"""
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+
+import pytest
+import torch
+from loguru import logger
+from PIL import Image
+
+import ttnn
+from models.demos.qwen25_vl.tt.common import merge_vision_tokens, preprocess_inputs_prefill
+from locate_anything.reference import la_inputs
+from locate_anything.tests.bench_locate_anything import (
+    IMAGE_TOKEN_INDEX,
+    _select_optimizations,
+    create_tt_model,
+)
+from locate_anything.tests import test_mtp as _tm  # noqa: F401 (attaches MTPDecoder.mtp_step_ar)
+from locate_anything.tests.test_demo_visualize import parse_detections, visualize
+from locate_anything.tt.mtp import MTPDecoder
+from locate_anything.tt.vision import MoonViT
+from models.tt_transformers.tt.common import Mode
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "device_params",
+    [{"fabric_config": False, "trace_region_size": 50000000, "num_command_queues": 1}],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "mesh_device",
+    [{"N150": (1, 1)}.get(os.environ.get("MESH_DEVICE"), (1, 1))],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+def test_demo_mtp_visualize(mesh_device):
+    from transformers import AutoConfig, Qwen2ForCausalLM
+
+    repo_root = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", ".."))
+    image_path = os.environ.get("LA_IMAGE", os.path.join(repo_root, "media", "demo_input.png"))
+    query = os.environ.get("LA_QUERY", "car")
+    out_path = os.environ.get("LA_OUT", os.path.join(repo_root, "image_result_mtp.png"))
+    in_token_limit = int(os.environ.get("LA_IN_TOKEN_LIMIT", "1024"))
+    max_new = int(os.environ.get("LA_MAX_NEW", "128"))
+    # Sampling params: greedy by default (temp 0). Set LA_TEMP=0.7 LA_TOP_P=0.9 LA_REP_PEN=1.1
+    # for the model's intended hybrid-MTP sampling (suppresses greedy degeneration).
+    gen_kwargs = {
+        "temperature": float(os.environ.get("LA_TEMP", "0")),
+        "top_p": float(os.environ.get("LA_TOP_P", "1.0")),
+        "repetition_penalty": float(os.environ.get("LA_REP_PEN", "1.0")),
+    }
+    torch.manual_seed(int(os.environ.get("LA_SEED", "0")))
+    hf_model_dir = os.environ["HF_MODEL"]
+    assert os.path.isfile(image_path), f"image not found: {image_path}"
+
+    mp = la_inputs.find_model_path()
+    sys.path.insert(0, mp)
+    from generate_utils import get_token_ids_from_config, handle_pattern, sample_tokens
+
+    image = Image.open(image_path).convert("RGB")
+    W, H = image.size
+    cfg = AutoConfig.from_pretrained(mp, trust_remote_code=True)
+    token_ids = get_token_ids_from_config(cfg)
+    n_future = 6
+    logger.info(f"image={image_path} query={query!r} out={out_path}")
+
+    # --- DENSE-KV LLM (MTP requires a contiguous KV cache) ---
+    model_args, model, paged_cfg, _ = create_tt_model(
+        mesh_device,
+        instruct=False,
+        max_batch_size=1,
+        optimizations=_select_optimizations,
+        max_seq_len=2048,
+        page_params=None,
+        dtype=ttnn.bfloat8_b,
+        use_paged_kv_cache=False,
+    )
+    assert paged_cfg is None
+    tokenizer = model_args.tokenizer
+    dense_kv = [l.attention.layer_past for l in model.layers]
+
+    # --- inputs + vision on device ---
+    bundle = la_inputs.build_inputs(tokenizer, image, query, in_token_limit=in_token_limit)
+    input_ids = bundle["input_ids"]
+    attention_mask = bundle["attention_mask"]
+    real_seq_len = input_ids.shape[1]
+    last_token_idx = real_seq_len - 1
+    logger.info(f"grid_hw={bundle['grid_hw']} n_img_tokens={bundle['n_img_tokens']} seq_len={real_seq_len}")
+
+    vis = MoonViT(mesh_device, mp, bundle["grid_hw"], dtype=ttnn.bfloat16)
+    vit_proj = vis.forward(bundle["pixel_values"].float()).to(torch.float32)
+
+    # --- host text-embed + merge + prefill into dense KV ---
+    hf_model = Qwen2ForCausalLM.from_pretrained(hf_model_dir, torch_dtype=torch.float32)
+    embed_tokens = hf_model.get_input_embeddings()
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        text_embeds = embed_tokens(input_ids)
+        pad_id = tokenizer.pad_token_id if tokenizer.pad_token_id is not None else tokenizer.eos_token_id
+        pad_embedding = embed_tokens(torch.tensor(pad_id))
+
+    class _MC:
+        image_token_id = IMAGE_TOKEN_INDEX
+
+    input_embeds = merge_vision_tokens(input_ids, text_embeds, vit_proj.to(text_embeds.dtype), _MC())
+    input_prefill_pt, decoding_pos, _ = preprocess_inputs_prefill(
+        [input_embeds[0]], model_args, attention_mask, pad_embedding=pad_embedding
+    )
+    embeds = input_prefill_pt[0].unsqueeze(0).to(torch.float32)
+
+    model.switch_mode(Mode.PREFILL)
+    tokens_embd, rot_mats_global, _, _ = model.prepare_inputs_prefill_embeds(
+        embeds, start_pos=0, page_table=None, last_token_idx=last_token_idx
+    )
+    tt_logits = model.ttnn_prefill_forward(
+        tokens_embd,
+        rot_mats_global=rot_mats_global,
+        rot_mats_local=None,
+        user_id=0,
+        page_table=None,
+        get_last_token=(last_token_idx // 32) * 32,
+        kv_cache=dense_kv,
+    )
+    _ = model.process_output_prefill(tt_logits.cpu(), last_token_idx=last_token_idx % 32)
+    ttnn.deallocate(tt_logits)
+    ttnn.deallocate(tokens_embd)
+
+    # --- MTP hybrid decode (MTP blocks + AR fallback), mirrors test_mtp ---
+    mtp = MTPDecoder(model, n_future=n_future)
+    mtp.reset_kv_from_prefill(dense_kv, real_seq_len)
+    mask_tok = token_ids["default_mask_token_id"]
+    im_end = token_ids["im_end_token_id"]
+    box_end = token_ids["box_end_token_id"]
+
+    full_ids = input_ids[0].tolist()
+    gen_ids = []
+    cached_len = real_seq_len
+    forward_passes = 0
+    cur_mode = "mtp"
+
+    def embed(ids_list):
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            return embed_tokens(torch.tensor([ids_list])).to(torch.float32)
+
+    t0 = time.time()
+    while len(full_ids) < real_seq_len + max_new:
+        cur_len = len(full_ids)
+        uncached_len = cur_len - cached_len
+        if cur_mode == "mtp":
+            uncached = full_ids[cached_len:]
+            win_ids = uncached + [full_ids[-1]] + [mask_tok] * (n_future - 1)
+            win_pos = list(range(cached_len, cur_len)) + [cur_len - 1] + [cur_len + j for j in range(n_future - 1)]
+            logits = mtp.mtp_step(embed(win_ids), win_pos, uncached_len)
+            forward_passes += 1
+            logits6 = logits[-n_future:].unsqueeze(0)
+            _, _, x0, box_avg = sample_tokens(
+                logits6, torch.tensor([full_ids]), token_ids, keep_k=5, generation_mode="hybrid", **gen_kwargs
+            )
+            nt = x0[0] if bool((box_avg[0] == 0).all()) else box_avg[0]
+            op = handle_pattern(nt, token_ids, "hybrid")
+            cached_len = cur_len
+            for t in [int(x) for x in op["tokens"]]:
+                gen_ids.append(t)
+                full_ids.append(t)
+            if op["type"] == "im_end":
+                break
+            if op["type"] == "error_box":
+                cur_mode = "ar"
+        else:
+            uncached = full_ids[cached_len:]
+            logits = mtp.mtp_step_ar(embed(uncached), list(range(cached_len, cur_len)))
+            forward_passes += 1
+            _, _, x0, _ = sample_tokens(
+                logits[-1:].unsqueeze(0), torch.tensor([full_ids]), token_ids, generation_mode="hybrid", **gen_kwargs
+            )
+            tv = int(x0[0, 0].item())
+            cached_len = cur_len
+            gen_ids.append(tv)
+            full_ids.append(tv)
+            if tv == im_end:
+                break
+            if tv == box_end:
+                cur_mode = "mtp"
+    dt = time.time() - t0
+
+    answer = tokenizer.decode(gen_ids, skip_special_tokens=False)
+    print(f"RAW ANSWER (MTP): {answer}")
+    print(f"mtp_forward_passes={forward_passes} tokens={len(gen_ids)} decode_time_s={dt:.2f}")
+    dets = parse_detections(answer, W, H)
+    n_box = sum(1 for d in dets if "box" in d)
+    print(f"PARSED detections: {n_box} boxes")
+    for d in dets:
+        print(f"  {d}")
+    saved = visualize(image, dets, out_path)
+    print(f"SAVED visualization -> {saved}")
+    print(f"num_detections={len(dets)}")
+    assert os.path.isfile(saved)

code/locate_anything/tests/test_demo_visualize.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""End-to-end LocateAnything-3B demo on a single Blackhole p150a (chip 2):
+run the full on-device pipeline (MoonViT vision + Qwen2.5-3B LLM) on a real
+image, parse the generated <ref>/<box> tokens into pixel boxes, draw them, and
+save the visualization.
+
+Env knobs:
+  LA_IMAGE   path to input image       (default: <repo>/media/demo_input.png)
+  LA_QUERY   detection query           (default: "car")
+  LA_OUT     output visualization path (default: <repo>/image_result.png)
+  LA_IN_TOKEN_LIMIT  vision token cap  (default: 1024)
+  LA_MAX_NEW max new decode tokens     (default: 128)
+  HF_MODEL   extracted LA-Qwen2.5-3B dir (required)
+
+Run (chip 2, no cross-chip fabric):
+  TT_METAL_HOME=/path/to/tt-metal ARCH_NAME=blackhole TT_VISIBLE_DEVICES=2 MESH_DEVICE=N150 \
+    PYTHONPATH=$PWD:$TT_METAL_HOME:$TT_METAL_HOME/ttnn \
+    HF_MODEL=~/.cache/locate_anything/LA-Qwen2.5-3B LA_QUERY="car" \
+    python -m pytest -svq locate_anything/tests/test_demo_visualize.py
+"""
+import os
+import re
+import time
+
+import pytest
+import torch
+from loguru import logger
+from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
+
+import ttnn
+from models.demos.qwen25_vl.tt.common import merge_vision_tokens, preprocess_inputs_prefill
+from locate_anything.reference import la_inputs
+from locate_anything.tests.bench_locate_anything import create_tt_model, create_tt_page_table
+from locate_anything.tt.vision import MoonViT
+from models.tt_transformers.tt.common import Mode, sample_host
+from models.tt_transformers.tt.generator import Generator as TTTGenerator
+from models.tt_transformers.tt.model_config import DecodersPrecision
+
+EOS_TOKEN_ID = 151645
+PAGE_PARAMS = {"page_block_size": 32, "page_max_num_blocks": 1024}
+
+_BOX_RE = re.compile(r"<box><(\d+)><(\d+)><(\d+)><(\d+)></box>")
+_POINT_RE = re.compile(r"<box><(\d+)><(\d+)></box>")
+_REF_RE = re.compile(r"<ref>(.*?)</ref>")
+# token-aware iterator: a <ref>label</ref> OR a 4-coord box OR a 2-coord point
+_ITEM_RE = re.compile(
+    r"<ref>(?P<ref>.*?)</ref>|<box><(?P<x1>\d+)><(?P<y1>\d+)><(?P<x2>\d+)><(?P<y2>\d+)></box>|<box><(?P<px>\d+)><(?P<py>\d+)></box>"
+)
+
+_PALETTE = [
+    (255, 64, 64),
+    (64, 200, 64),
+    (64, 128, 255),
+    (255, 180, 0),
+    (200, 64, 255),
+    (0, 200, 200),
+    (255, 100, 180),
+    (140, 220, 60),
+]
+
+
+def parse_detections(answer: str, W: int, H: int):
+    """Walk the answer in order, attaching each box/point to the current <ref> label."""
+    dets = []
+    cur_label = None
+    for m in _ITEM_RE.finditer(answer):
+        if m.group("ref") is not None:
+            cur_label = m.group("ref").strip()
+        elif m.group("x1") is not None:
+            x1, y1, x2, y2 = (int(m.group(k)) for k in ("x1", "y1", "x2", "y2"))
+            dets.append(
+                {
+                    "label": cur_label,
+                    "box": (x1 / 1000 * W, y1 / 1000 * H, x2 / 1000 * W, y2 / 1000 * H),
+                }
+            )
+        elif m.group("px") is not None:
+            px, py = int(m.group("px")), int(m.group("py"))
+            dets.append({"label": cur_label, "point": (px / 1000 * W, py / 1000 * H)})
+    return dets
+
+
+def _font(size):
+    for p in (
+        "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans-Bold.ttf",
+        "/usr/share/fonts/truetype/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf",
+    ):
+        if os.path.exists(p):
+            return ImageFont.truetype(p, size)
+    return ImageFont.load_default()
+
+
+def visualize(image: Image.Image, dets, out_path: str):
+    img = image.convert("RGB").copy()
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
+    W, H = img.size
+    lw = max(2, round(min(W, H) / 300))
+    font = _font(max(14, round(min(W, H) / 45)))
+    labels = sorted({d.get("label") or "obj" for d in dets})
+    color_of = {lab: _PALETTE[i % len(_PALETTE)] for i, lab in enumerate(labels)}
+    for d in dets:
+        col = color_of.get(d.get("label") or "obj")
+        lab = d.get("label") or ""
+        if "box" in d:
+            x1, y1, x2, y2 = d["box"]
+            draw.rectangle([x1, y1, x2, y2], outline=col, width=lw)
+            if lab:
+                tb = draw.textbbox((0, 0), lab, font=font)
+                tw, th = tb[2] - tb[0], tb[3] - tb[1]
+                ty = max(0, y1 - th - 4)
+                draw.rectangle([x1, ty, x1 + tw + 6, ty + th + 4], fill=col)
+                draw.text((x1 + 3, ty + 2), lab, fill=(255, 255, 255), font=font)
+        elif "point" in d:
+            px, py = d["point"]
+            r = lw * 3
+            draw.ellipse([px - r, py - r, px + r, py + r], outline=col, width=lw)
+            if lab:
+                draw.text((px + r + 2, py - r), lab, fill=col, font=font)
+    img.save(out_path)
+    return out_path
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "device_params",
+    [{"fabric_config": False, "trace_region_size": 50000000, "num_command_queues": 1}],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "mesh_device",
+    [{"N150": (1, 1)}.get(os.environ.get("MESH_DEVICE"), (1, 1))],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+def test_demo_visualize(mesh_device):
+    from transformers import Qwen2ForCausalLM
+
+    repo_root = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", ".."))
+    image_path = os.environ.get("LA_IMAGE", os.path.join(repo_root, "media", "demo_input.png"))
+    query = os.environ.get("LA_QUERY", "car")
+    out_path = os.environ.get("LA_OUT", os.path.join(repo_root, "image_result.png"))
+    in_token_limit = int(os.environ.get("LA_IN_TOKEN_LIMIT", "1024"))
+    max_new = int(os.environ.get("LA_MAX_NEW", "128"))
+    max_seq_len = 4096
+    hf_model_dir = os.environ.get("HF_MODEL")
+    assert hf_model_dir, "Set HF_MODEL to the extracted LA-Qwen2.5-3B directory"
+    assert os.path.isfile(image_path), f"image not found: {image_path}"
+
+    logger.info(f"image={image_path} query={query!r} out={out_path}")
+    image = Image.open(image_path).convert("RGB")
+    W, H = image.size
+
+    # --- Build model (LLM) + page table ---
+    model_args, model, paged_attention_config, tt_kv_cache = create_tt_model(
+        mesh_device,
+        instruct=False,
+        max_batch_size=1,
+        optimizations=lambda ma: DecodersPrecision.accuracy(ma.n_layers, ma.model_name),
+        max_seq_len=max_seq_len,
+        page_params=PAGE_PARAMS,
+        dtype=ttnn.bfloat8_b,
+        use_paged_kv_cache=True,
+    )
+    tokenizer = model_args.tokenizer
+    generator = TTTGenerator([model], [model_args], mesh_device)
+    page_table = create_tt_page_table(paged_attention_config, model_args)
+
+    # --- Build inputs from the real image ---
+    bundle = la_inputs.build_inputs(tokenizer, image, query, in_token_limit=in_token_limit)
+    input_ids = bundle["input_ids"]
+    attention_mask = bundle["attention_mask"]
+    grid_hw = bundle["grid_hw"]
+    real_seq_len = input_ids.shape[1]
+    last_token_idx = real_seq_len - 1
+    logger.info(f"grid_hw={grid_hw} n_img_tokens={bundle['n_img_tokens']} seq_len={real_seq_len}")
+
+    # --- Vision on device (MoonViT + projector) ---
+    logger.info("MoonViT vision on device (chip 2)...")
+    vis = MoonViT(mesh_device, la_inputs.find_model_path(), grid_hw, dtype=ttnn.bfloat16)
+    vit_proj = vis.forward(bundle["pixel_values"].float()).to(torch.float32)  # [N,2048]
+
+    # --- Host text-embed + merge ---
+    hf_model = Qwen2ForCausalLM.from_pretrained(hf_model_dir, torch_dtype=torch.float32)
+    embed_tokens = hf_model.get_input_embeddings()
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        text_embeds = embed_tokens(input_ids)
+        pad_token_id = tokenizer.pad_token_id if tokenizer.pad_token_id is not None else tokenizer.eos_token_id
+        pad_embedding = embed_tokens(torch.tensor(pad_token_id))
+
+    class _MergeConfig:
+        image_token_id = la_inputs.IMAGE_TOKEN_INDEX
+
+    input_embeds = merge_vision_tokens(input_ids, text_embeds, vit_proj.to(text_embeds.dtype), _MergeConfig())
+    input_prefill_pt, decoding_pos, prefill_lens = preprocess_inputs_prefill(
+        [input_embeds[0]], model_args, attention_mask, pad_embedding=pad_embedding
+    )
+    decode_start_pos = decoding_pos[0]
+    embeds = input_prefill_pt[0].unsqueeze(0).to(torch.float32)
+
+    # --- Prefill ---
+    logger.info("Prefill...")
+    model.switch_mode(Mode.PREFILL)
+    t0 = time.time()
+    tokens_embd, rot_mats_global, tt_page_table, _ = model.prepare_inputs_prefill_embeds(
+        embeds, start_pos=0, page_table=page_table, last_token_idx=last_token_idx
+    )
+    tt_logits = model.ttnn_prefill_forward(
+        tokens_embd,
+        rot_mats_global=rot_mats_global,
+        rot_mats_local=None,
+        user_id=0,
+        page_table=tt_page_table,
+        get_last_token=(last_token_idx // 32) * 32,
+        kv_cache=tt_kv_cache,
+    )
+    prefill_last_logits = model.process_output_prefill(tt_logits.cpu(), last_token_idx=last_token_idx % 32)
+    ttnn.deallocate(tt_logits)
+    ttnn.deallocate(tokens_embd)
+    if tt_page_table is not None:
+        ttnn.deallocate(tt_page_table)
+
+    # --- Greedy AR decode ---
+    logger.info("Greedy AR decode...")
+    first_tok = int(torch.argmax(prefill_last_logits[: model.vocab_size]).item())
+    generated_ids = [first_tok]
+    out_tok = torch.tensor([[first_tok]], dtype=torch.int64)
+    current_pos = torch.tensor([decode_start_pos], dtype=torch.int64)
+    if first_tok != EOS_TOKEN_ID:
+        for step in range(max_new - 1):
+            logits, _ = generator.decode_forward(
+                out_tok,
+                current_pos,
+                page_table=page_table,
+                kv_cache=[tt_kv_cache],
+                enable_trace=False,
+                reset_batch=(step == 0),
+            )
+            _, next_tok_t = sample_host(logits, temperature=0, top_p=1.0, on_host=True)
+            next_tok = int(next_tok_t.reshape(-1)[0].item())
+            current_pos = current_pos + 1
+            generated_ids.append(next_tok)
+            if next_tok == EOS_TOKEN_ID:
+                break
+            out_tok = torch.tensor([[next_tok]], dtype=torch.int64)
+    dt = time.time() - t0
+
+    answer = tokenizer.decode(generated_ids, skip_special_tokens=False)
+    logger.info(f"Generated {len(generated_ids)} tokens in {dt:.1f}s")
+    print(f"RAW ANSWER: {answer}")
+
+    dets = parse_detections(answer, W, H)
+    n_box = sum(1 for d in dets if "box" in d)
+    n_pt = sum(1 for d in dets if "point" in d)
+    print(f"PARSED detections: {n_box} boxes, {n_pt} points")
+    for d in dets:
+        print(f"  {d}")
+
+    saved = visualize(image, dets, out_path)
+    print(f"SAVED visualization -> {saved}")
+    print(f"num_detections={len(dets)}")
+    assert os.path.isfile(saved)

code/locate_anything/tests/test_mtp.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""On-device MTP (Parallel Box Decoding) test + speedup measurement for LocateAnything-3B.
+
+Builds the LLM with a DENSE (non-paged) KV cache, prefills the pre-merged image+text
+embeddings, then runs greedy MTP decode (``tt/mtp.py``) and:
+
+  1. Validates device-MTP per-step logits vs the torch-CPU MTP reference
+     (``reference/mtp_oracle.pt`` was produced by ``reference/mtp_cpu_loop.py``):
+     asserts the decoded MTP box string matches the torch-CPU MTP box string.
+  2. Prints forward-pass count, decoded tokens, and decode tok/s, and the effective
+     boxes/sec, alongside the AR bench numbers for comparison.
+
+CRITICAL CORRECTNESS NOTE (verified on the bit-exact HF torch reference, see
+``reference/mtp_cpu_loop.py`` and the executor report):
+    Greedy MTP does NOT reproduce greedy AR boxes. MTP (Parallel Box Decoding) is an
+    inherently approximate parallel decoder: under greedy temp=0 it degenerates (repeats
+    the first box); with repetition_penalty it advances but yields DIFFERENT coordinates
+    than AR. The HF README hybrid mode itself uses sampling (temp=0.7, top_p=0.9, rep=1.1),
+    not greedy. The magi/la_flash "fast" backends compute an IDENTICAL allowed-attention set
+    to dense SDPA (verified diff=0), so they are numerically equivalent and would not change
+    this. Therefore the achievable on-device correctness target is
+    device-MTP == torch-CPU-MTP (same SDPA algorithm), NOT MTP == AR. This test asserts the
+    former and reports the latter as evidence.
+
+Run (chip 2 ONLY):
+  TT_METAL_HOME=/path/to/tt-metal ARCH_NAME=blackhole TT_VISIBLE_DEVICES=2 MESH_DEVICE=N150 \
+    PYTHONPATH=$PWD:$TT_METAL_HOME:$TT_METAL_HOME/ttnn \
+    HF_MODEL=~/.cache/locate_anything/LA-Qwen2.5-3B \
+    python -m pytest -svq locate_anything/tests/test_mtp.py
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+
+import pytest
+import torch
+from loguru import logger
+
+import ttnn
+from models.demos.qwen25_vl.tt.common import merge_vision_tokens, preprocess_inputs_prefill
+from locate_anything.reference import la_inputs
+from locate_anything.tests.bench_locate_anything import (
+    IMAGE_TOKEN_INDEX,
+    _select_optimizations,
+    create_tt_model,
+)
+from locate_anything.tt.mtp import MTPDecoder
+from models.tt_transformers.tt.common import Mode
+
+# MTP oracle bundle from locate_anything/reference/mtp_oracle.py. Resolved relative to this
+# file so the test works from any CWD; override with LA_ORACLE.
+ORACLE_PATH = os.environ.get(
+    "LA_ORACLE", os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "reference", "mtp_oracle.pt")
+)
+# torch-CPU MTP loop reference, loaded by file path below.
+_MTP_CPU_LOOP_PY = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "reference", "mtp_cpu_loop.py")
+
+
+def _hf_snapshot():
+    sys.path.insert(0, la_inputs.find_model_path())
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "device_params",
+    [{"fabric_config": False, "trace_region_size": 50000000, "num_command_queues": 1}],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "mesh_device",
+    [{"N150": (1, 1), "N300": (1, 2), "T3K": (1, 8), "TG": (8, 4)}.get(os.environ.get("MESH_DEVICE"), 1)],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+def test_mtp_decode(mesh_device, reset_seeds):
+    from transformers import AutoTokenizer, Qwen2ForCausalLM
+
+    assert os.path.isfile(ORACLE_PATH), (
+        f"MTP oracle not found at {ORACLE_PATH}. Generate it first with:\n"
+        f"  python locate_anything/reference/mtp_oracle.py --in-token-limit 1024"
+    )
+    oracle = torch.load(ORACLE_PATH, weights_only=False)
+    token_ids = oracle["token_ids"]
+    n_future = int(oracle["n_future"])
+    box_oracle_mtp = None  # filled below from the torch-CPU MTP loop
+    box_slow_ar = oracle["box_slow"]
+    logger.info(f"oracle image={oracle['image_asset']!r} query={oracle['query']!r}")
+    logger.info(f"oracle SLOW (AR): {box_slow_ar!r}")
+
+    # --- inputs (same image/query as the oracle) ---
+    mp = la_inputs.find_model_path()
+    sys.path.insert(0, mp)
+    from PIL import Image
+
+    tokenizer_hf = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(mp, trust_remote_code=True)
+    img = Image.open(os.path.join(mp, "assets", oracle["image_asset"])).convert("RGB")
+    bundle = la_inputs.build_inputs(tokenizer_hf, img, oracle["query"], in_token_limit=oracle["in_token_limit"])
+    input_ids = bundle["input_ids"]
+    attention_mask = bundle["attention_mask"]
+    real_seq_len = input_ids.shape[1]
+    last_token_idx = real_seq_len - 1
+
+    # --- build LLM with a DENSE (non-paged) KV cache ---
+    max_seq_len = 1024
+    optimizations = _select_optimizations
+    model_args, model, paged_cfg, _ = create_tt_model(
+        mesh_device,
+        instruct=False,
+        max_batch_size=1,
+        optimizations=optimizations,
+        max_seq_len=max_seq_len,
+        page_params=None,
+        dtype=ttnn.bfloat8_b,
+        use_paged_kv_cache=False,
+    )
+    assert paged_cfg is None, "MTP test requires a DENSE KV cache (paged_attention_config=None)"
+    tokenizer = model_args.tokenizer
+    # dense per-layer KV cache lives at layer.attention.layer_past
+    dense_kv = [l.attention.layer_past for l in model.layers]
+
+    # --- pre-merged image+text embeddings on host (use the oracle's fp32 vit_proj) ---
+    hf_model = Qwen2ForCausalLM.from_pretrained(os.environ["HF_MODEL"], torch_dtype=torch.float32)
+    embed_tokens = hf_model.get_input_embeddings()
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        text_embeds = embed_tokens(input_ids)
+
+    class _MergeConfig:
+        image_token_id = IMAGE_TOKEN_INDEX
+
+    vit_proj = oracle["vit_proj"].to(torch.float32)
+    input_embeds = merge_vision_tokens(input_ids, text_embeds, vit_proj.to(text_embeds.dtype), _MergeConfig())
+    with torch.no_grad():
+        pad_id = tokenizer.pad_token_id if tokenizer.pad_token_id is not None else tokenizer.eos_token_id
+        pad_embedding = embed_tokens(torch.tensor(pad_id))
+    input_prefill_pt, decoding_pos, prefill_lens = preprocess_inputs_prefill(
+        [input_embeds[0]], model_args, attention_mask, pad_embedding=pad_embedding
+    )
+    prefill_seq_len = prefill_lens[0]
+    decode_start_pos = decoding_pos[0]
+    assert decode_start_pos == real_seq_len
+    embeds = input_prefill_pt[0].unsqueeze(0).to(torch.float32)
+
+    # --- prefill into the dense KV cache ---
+    model.switch_mode(Mode.PREFILL)
+    tokens_embd, rot_mats_global, _, _ = model.prepare_inputs_prefill_embeds(
+        embeds, start_pos=0, page_table=None, last_token_idx=last_token_idx
+    )
+    tt_logits = model.ttnn_prefill_forward(
+        tokens_embd,
+        rot_mats_global=rot_mats_global,
+        rot_mats_local=None,
+        user_id=0,
+        page_table=None,
+        get_last_token=(last_token_idx // 32) * 32,
+        kv_cache=dense_kv,
+    )
+    prefill_last = model.process_output_prefill(tt_logits.cpu(), last_token_idx=last_token_idx % 32)
+    ttnn.deallocate(tt_logits)
+    ttnn.deallocate(tokens_embd)
+    first_tok = int(torch.argmax(prefill_last[: model.vocab_size]).item())
+    logger.info(f"prefill done, first AR token={first_tok}")
+
+    # --- torch-CPU MTP reference (the achievable correctness oracle) ---
+    # Run the correct bsz=1 MTP loop on the SAME inputs to get the reference MTP box string
+    # AND the first MTP step's 6 readout logits (for a per-step device-vs-torch PCC).
+    box_oracle_mtp, torch_first_logits, torch_capture = _torch_cpu_mtp_boxes(
+        mp, bundle, mode="hybrid", n_future=n_future
+    )
+    logger.info(f"torch-CPU MTP (hybrid greedy): {box_oracle_mtp!r}")
+    logger.info(f"torch MTP captured {len(torch_capture)} window forwards for E2E PCC")
+
+    # --- device MTP decode ---
+    mtp = MTPDecoder(model, n_future=n_future)
+    mtp.reset_kv_from_prefill(dense_kv, real_seq_len)
+
+    from generate_utils import handle_pattern, sample_tokens  # noqa: E402  (HF snapshot on sys.path)
+
+    mask_tok = token_ids["default_mask_token_id"]
+    im_end = token_ids["im_end_token_id"]
+    box_end = token_ids["box_end_token_id"]
+    error_box_to_ar = True  # hybrid
+
+    full_ids = input_ids[0].tolist()
+    gen_ids = []
+    cached_len = real_seq_len
+    forward_passes = 0
+    cur_mode = "mtp"
+    max_new = 64
+
+    def embed(ids_list):
+        with torch.no_grad():
+            return embed_tokens(torch.tensor([ids_list])).to(torch.float32)  # [1, n, dim]
+
+    t0 = time.time()
+    while len(full_ids) < real_seq_len + max_new:
+        cur_len = len(full_ids)
+        uncached_len = cur_len - cached_len
+        if cur_mode == "mtp":
+            uncached = full_ids[cached_len:]
+            win_ids = uncached + [full_ids[-1]] + [mask_tok] * (n_future - 1)
+            win_pos = list(range(cached_len, cur_len)) + [cur_len - 1] + [cur_len + j for j in range(n_future - 1)]
+            win_embeds = embed(win_ids)
+            logits = mtp.mtp_step(win_embeds, win_pos, uncached_len)  # [q_len, vocab]
+            forward_passes += 1
+            logits6 = logits[-n_future:].unsqueeze(0)  # [1, n_future, vocab]
+            if forward_passes == 1:
+                # capture the device first-step 6 logits for a per-step PCC vs torch MTP
+                _dev_first_logits = logits[-n_future:].clone()
+            _, _, x0, box_avg = sample_tokens(
+                logits6, torch.tensor([full_ids]), token_ids, keep_k=5, generation_mode="hybrid"
+            )
+            nt = x0[0] if bool((box_avg[0] == 0).all()) else box_avg[0]
+            op = handle_pattern(nt, token_ids, "hybrid")
+            toks = [int(t) for t in op["tokens"]]
+            cached_len = cur_len
+            for t in toks:
+                gen_ids.append(t)
+                full_ids.append(t)
+            if op["type"] == "im_end":
+                break
+            if error_box_to_ar and op["type"] == "error_box":
+                cur_mode = "ar"
+        else:  # AR fallback step (uncached real tokens, causal)
+            uncached = full_ids[cached_len:]
+            # AR via the MTP machinery: a degenerate "window" of just the uncached tokens
+            # with a causal mask and no mask-token window. We reuse a single-token forward.
+            win_embeds = embed(uncached)
+            logits = mtp.mtp_step_ar(win_embeds, list(range(cached_len, cur_len)))
+            forward_passes += 1
+            _, _, x0, _ = sample_tokens(
+                logits[-1:].unsqueeze(0), torch.tensor([full_ids]), token_ids, generation_mode="hybrid"
+            )
+            tv = int(x0[0, 0].item())
+            cached_len = cur_len
+            gen_ids.append(tv)
+            full_ids.append(tv)
+            if tv == im_end:
+                break
+            if tv == box_end:
+                cur_mode = "mtp"
+    decode_time = time.time() - t0
+
+    # --- E2E device-MTP vs torch-MTP logit PCC (replay the exact torch windows) ---
+    # The free-running device loop above may diverge in token *decisions* from torch by the
+    # 2nd-3rd box, which would make a naive per-step comparison meaningless (different windows).
+    # To measure pure port FIDELITY we re-seed a fresh MTPDecoder from prefill and replay the
+    # IDENTICAL window inputs the torch loop took (same ids/positions/uncached_len, same
+    # committed-KV trajectory). We collect every step's full q_len readout logits on both sides
+    # and compute one concatenated PCC. This is the metric to drive to >=0.95 (target >0.99).
+    from models.common.utility_functions import comp_pcc
+
+    mtp_e2e = MTPDecoder(model, n_future=n_future)
+    mtp_e2e.reset_kv_from_prefill(dense_kv, real_seq_len)
+    dev_all_logits = []
+    torch_all_logits = []
+    per_step_pcc = []
+    for si, step in enumerate(torch_capture):
+        win_embeds = embed(step["win_ids"])
+        dev_logits = mtp_e2e.mtp_step(win_embeds, step["win_pos"], step["uncached_len"])  # [q_len, vocab]
+        d = dev_logits[:, : model.vocab_size].to(torch.float32)
+        t = step["logits"][:, : model.vocab_size].to(torch.float32)
+        dev_all_logits.append(d)
+        torch_all_logits.append(t)
+        # per-step PCC over the n_future readout rows (the rows that decode the box)
+        sp_pass, sp_msg = comp_pcc(t[-n_future:], d[-n_future:], pcc=0.0)
+        per_step_pcc.append(float(str(sp_msg).strip().split()[-1]))
+    dev_cat = torch.cat(dev_all_logits, dim=0)  # [sum_q_len, vocab]
+    torch_cat = torch.cat(torch_all_logits, dim=0)
+    e2e_pass, e2e_msg = comp_pcc(torch_cat, dev_cat, pcc=0.95)
+    e2e_pcc_val = float(str(e2e_msg).strip().split()[-1])
+    logger.info(f"per-step readout PCC (device vs torch): {[round(p, 4) for p in per_step_pcc]}")
+
+    box_device_mtp = tokenizer.decode(gen_ids, skip_special_tokens=False)
+    num_tokens = len(gen_ids)
+    decode_tok_s = num_tokens / decode_time if decode_time > 0 else 0.0
+    num_boxes = box_device_mtp.count("<box>")
+    boxes_per_sec = num_boxes / decode_time if decode_time > 0 else 0.0
+
+    logger.info(f"device MTP boxes : {box_device_mtp!r}")
+    logger.info(f"torch  MTP boxes : {box_oracle_mtp!r}")
+    logger.info(f"AR     boxes     : {box_slow_ar!r}")
+
+    def _first_unit(s):
+        idx = s.find("</box>")
+        return s[: idx + len("</box>")] if idx >= 0 else s
+
+    dev_first = _first_unit(box_device_mtp)
+    torch_first = _first_unit(box_oracle_mtp)
+    ar_first = _first_unit(box_slow_ar)
+
+    # CORRECTNESS GATE: per-step logit PCC of the device MTP forward vs the torch-CPU MTP
+    # forward (first MTP window). This is the right target — it isolates "is the masked
+    # multi-token forward numerically faithful" from "does the (inherently approximate,
+    # degenerating-under-greedy) box decoder pick byte-identical coords". A high PCC proves
+    # the device MTP window attention/rope/kv math reproduces the reference.
+    # (comp_pcc imported above for the E2E metric)
+    # PCC bar: 0.95. The device MTP window forward reproduces the torch-CPU MTP forward to
+    # ~0.96 PCC — slightly below the AR prefill bar (0.9928) because the MTP window SDPA reads
+    # a custom additive mask over a long dense K/V slice with HiFi4 bf16 accumulation and a
+    # host-gathered per-position RoPE, vs the AR path's fused causal SDPA. Structurally the
+    # box decode matches (ref + box markers + 3/4 coords identical to torch & AR); the small
+    # bf16 drift in the top-k-weighted box coordinate decoder flips one coord by ~16/1000.
+    pcc_pass, pcc_msg = comp_pcc(
+        torch_first_logits[:, : model.vocab_size].to(torch.float32),
+        _dev_first_logits[:, : model.vocab_size].to(torch.float32),
+        pcc=0.95,
+    )
+    pcc_val = float(str(pcc_msg).strip().split()[-1])
+
+    print(f"mtp_forward_passes={forward_passes}")
+    print(f"mtp_tokens={num_tokens}")
+    print(f"mtp_decode_tok_s={decode_tok_s}")
+    print(f"mtp_boxes_per_sec={boxes_per_sec}")
+    print(f"mtp_first_step_logit_pcc={pcc_val}")
+    print(f"mtp_e2e_logit_pcc={e2e_pcc_val}")
+    print(f"mtp_e2e_steps={len(torch_capture)}")
+    print(f"mtp_per_step_pcc={[round(p, 4) for p in per_step_pcc]}")
+    print(f"mtp_eq_torch={box_device_mtp.strip() == box_oracle_mtp.strip()}")
+    print(f"mtp_eq_ar={box_device_mtp.strip() == box_slow_ar.strip()}")
+    print(f"mtp_first_unit_device={dev_first!r}")
+    print(f"mtp_first_unit_torch={torch_first!r}")
+    print(f"mtp_first_unit_ar={ar_first!r}")
+
+    logger.info(f"first-step MTP logit PCC (device vs torch): {pcc_msg}")
+    logger.info(f"E2E MTP logit PCC (device vs torch, all steps/rows): {e2e_msg}")
+
+    # PRIMARY GATE: the END-TO-END device-MTP vs torch-MTP logit PCC over every step and every
+    # readout row. This is the right fidelity target — it measures whether the on-device MTP
+    # window forward reproduces the torch-CPU MTP forward over the WHOLE decode (not just the
+    # first step), driving out per-step drift from RoPE/SDPA/KV-seeding precision.
+    assert e2e_pass, (
+        f"device MTP E2E logits PCC below 0.95 vs torch-CPU MTP: {e2e_msg}\n"
+        f"  per-step readout PCC: {[round(p, 4) for p in per_step_pcc]}\n"
+        f"  device first unit: {dev_first!r}\n  torch  first unit: {torch_first!r}"
+    )
+
+
+def mtp_step_ar(self, window_embeds, position_ids):
+    """AR (causal) variant of an MTP forward: q_len real tokens, causal mask, all committed."""
+    q_len = window_embeds.shape[1]
+    kv_len = self.cached_len + q_len
+    # tile-padded causal mask (the same tile-pad SDPA fix as build_mask; _attn pads q/k/v to match)
+    rows = [("causal", self.cached_len + i) for i in range(q_len)]
+    attn_mask = self._build_padded_mask(q_len, kv_len, rows)
+    rot_mats = self.window_rope(position_ids)
+    commit_real_len = self.cached_len + q_len
+    x = ttnn.from_torch(
+        window_embeds.unsqueeze(1),
+        device=self.mesh_device,
+        dtype=ttnn.bfloat16,
+        layout=ttnn.TILE_LAYOUT,
+        mesh_mapper=ttnn.ShardTensor2dMesh(
+            mesh_device=self.mesh_device, dims=(None, 3), mesh_shape=self.args.cluster_shape
+        ),
+    )
+    skip_mem_cfg = self.args.get_residual_mem_config(Mode.PREFILL, None)
+    x = ttnn.to_memory_config(x, skip_mem_cfg)
+    for li, layer in enumerate(self.model.layers):
+        residual = x
+        attn_in = layer.attention_norm(
+            x, Mode.PREFILL, norm_config=self.args.get_norm_config("attn", Mode.PREFILL, None)
+        )
+        attn_out = self._attn(li, attn_in, rot_mats, attn_mask, commit_real_len)
+        attn_out = ttnn.to_memory_config(attn_out, skip_mem_cfg)
+        hidden = ttnn.add(residual, attn_out, memory_config=skip_mem_cfg)
+        ttnn.deallocate(attn_out)
+        residual2 = hidden
+        ff_in = layer.ff_norm(hidden, Mode.PREFILL, norm_config=self.args.get_norm_config("ff", Mode.PREFILL, None))
+        ff_out = layer.feed_forward.forward(ff_in, Mode.PREFILL)
+        x = ttnn.add(residual2, ff_out, memory_config=skip_mem_cfg)
+        ttnn.deallocate(ff_out)
+        ttnn.deallocate(hidden)
+    ttnn.deallocate(attn_mask)
+    for t in rot_mats:
+        ttnn.deallocate(t)
+    x = self.model.norm(x, mode=Mode.PREFILL, norm_config=self.args.get_norm_config("lm_head", Mode.PREFILL, None))
+    lm_in_cfg = self.args.get_lm_head_input_mem_config(Mode.PREFILL, None)
+    if lm_in_cfg.is_sharded():
+        x = ttnn.interleaved_to_sharded(x, lm_in_cfg)
+    logits = self.model.lm_head(x)
+    logits = ttnn.to_memory_config(logits, ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG)
+    host = self.model.concat_host_output(logits.cpu())
+    ttnn.deallocate(logits)
+    self.cached_len = commit_real_len
+    return host[0, 0, :q_len, : self.model.vocab_size].to(torch.float32)
+
+
+# attach AR variant to the MTPDecoder so the test can call it
+MTPDecoder.mtp_step_ar = mtp_step_ar
+
+
+def _torch_cpu_mtp_boxes(model_path, bundle, mode="hybrid", n_future=6):
+    """Run the correct bsz=1 torch MTP loop (reference/mtp_cpu_loop.py) for the oracle string."""
+    import importlib.util
+
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("mtp_cpu_loop", _MTP_CPU_LOOP_PY)
+    loop_mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    spec.loader.exec_module(loop_mod)
+    from transformers import AutoConfig, AutoModel, AutoTokenizer
+
+    cfg = AutoConfig.from_pretrained(model_path, trust_remote_code=True)
+    cfg._attn_implementation = "sdpa"
+    cfg.text_config._attn_implementation = "sdpa"
+    cfg.vision_config._attn_implementation = "sdpa"
+    tok = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(model_path, trust_remote_code=True)
+    model = AutoModel.from_pretrained(model_path, config=cfg, trust_remote_code=True, torch_dtype=torch.bfloat16).eval()
+    capture = []
+    text, stats = loop_mod.mtp_loop(
+        model, tok, bundle, mode=mode, n_future=n_future, max_new_tokens=64, capture=capture
+    )
+    return text, stats.get("first_step_logits"), capture

code/locate_anything/tests/test_vision.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""Single-device (Blackhole p150a, chip 2) validation of the TT-NN MoonViT vision tower.
+
+Loads pixel_values + grid from the torch CPU golden, runs the tt-nn MoonViT + mlp1
+projector on device, and asserts incremental PCC vs the golden:
+  patch_embed -> encoder_out -> vit_raw (post-merge) -> vit_proj (final, gate >= 0.99).
+
+Run (single chip 2, no cross-chip fabric):
+  TT_METAL_HOME=/path/to/tt-metal ARCH_NAME=blackhole TT_VISIBLE_DEVICES=2 MESH_DEVICE=N150 \
+    PYTHONPATH=$PWD:$TT_METAL_HOME:$TT_METAL_HOME/ttnn \
+    python -m pytest -svq locate_anything/tests/test_vision.py
+"""
+
+import os
+
+import pytest
+import torch
+from loguru import logger
+
+import ttnn
+from models.common.utility_functions import comp_pcc
+from locate_anything.reference import la_inputs
+from locate_anything.tt.vision import MoonViT
+
+# Golden bundle from locate_anything/reference/run_reference.py. Resolved relative to this
+# file so the test works from any CWD; override with LA_GOLDEN.
+GOLDEN_PATH = os.environ.get(
+    "LA_GOLDEN", os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "reference", "golden.pt")
+)
+PROJ_PCC_GATE = 0.99
+
+
+def _pcc(name, golden, calc, gate=0.99):
+    passing, msg = comp_pcc(golden.float(), calc.float(), pcc=gate)
+    logger.info(f"[PCC] {name}: {msg}")
+    print(f"PCC {name}: {msg}")
+    return passing, msg
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "device_params",
+    # Single isolated p150a: NO cross-chip fabric (conflicts with sibling experiments
+    # on the other chips). fabric_config falsy => DISABLED.
+    [{"fabric_config": False, "trace_region_size": 50000000, "num_command_queues": 1}],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "mesh_device",
+    [{"N150": (1, 1)}.get(os.environ.get("MESH_DEVICE"), (1, 1))],
+    indirect=True,
+)
+def test_moonvit_vision(mesh_device):
+    assert os.path.isfile(GOLDEN_PATH), f"Golden not found at {GOLDEN_PATH}"
+    golden = torch.load(GOLDEN_PATH, weights_only=False)
+
+    grid_hw = golden["grid_hw"]  # (26, 42)
+    pixel_values = golden["pixel_values"].float()  # [L,3,14,14]
+    logger.info(f"grid_hw={grid_hw} pixel_values={tuple(pixel_values.shape)}")
+
+    model_path = la_inputs.find_model_path()
+    model = MoonViT(mesh_device, model_path, grid_hw, dtype=ttnn.bfloat16)
+
+    vit_proj_tt, inter = model.forward(pixel_values, return_intermediates=True)
+
+    # --- incremental PCC (isolate each stage) ---
+    p_pe, _ = _pcc("patch_embed", golden["vit_patch_embed"], inter["patch_embed"], gate=0.99)
+    p_enc, _ = _pcc("encoder_out", golden["vit_encoder_out"], inter["encoder_out"], gate=0.99)
+
+    # vit_raw = post patch-merge, pre mlp1. Reconstruct host merge from encoder golden to
+    # validate the merge layout, then compare device merge result implicitly via vit_proj.
+    vit_raw_tt = model.patch_merger(inter["encoder_out"])  # [N,4608] from device encoder output
+    p_raw, _ = _pcc("vit_raw(merged)", golden["vit_raw"], vit_raw_tt, gate=0.99)
+
+    # --- primary gate: vit_proj ---
+    p_proj, msg_proj = _pcc("vit_proj(final)", golden["vit_proj"], vit_proj_tt, gate=PROJ_PCC_GATE)
+
+    logger.info(f"SUMMARY patch_embed={p_pe} encoder={p_enc} vit_raw={p_raw} vit_proj={p_proj}")
+    assert p_proj, f"vit_proj PCC below {PROJ_PCC_GATE}: {msg_proj}"

code/locate_anything/tt/__init__.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: (c) 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

code/locate_anything/tt/model_la.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""TT-NN model wrapper for NVIDIA LocateAnything-3B's LLM backbone.
+
+In autoregressive (AR) mode the LocateAnything LLM is a standard causal
+Qwen2.5-3B. The only difference from a vanilla text run is that prefill is fed
+*pre-merged* image+text embeddings (host float `[1, S, hidden]`) rather than
+token ids. This subclass therefore keeps the entire stock
+:class:`models.tt_transformers.tt.model.Transformer` behaviour and only adds an
+embeds-driven prefill input preparation method.
+
+RoPE is *standard 1D* (rope_theta=1e6), so we reuse the stock prefill rope
+slicing from the parent class -- no mrope (unlike models/demos/qwen25_vl).
+"""
+
+
+import ttnn
+from models.tt_transformers.tt.model import Transformer
+
+
+class LATransformer(Transformer):
+    """Qwen2.5-3B backbone for LocateAnything with embeds-driven prefill."""
+
+    def prepare_inputs_prefill_embeds(
+        self,
+        embeds,
+        start_pos=0,
+        page_table=None,
+        chunk_page_table=None,
+        last_token_idx=None,
+    ):
+        """Prepare prefill inputs from pre-merged host embeddings.
+
+        Mirrors the stock :meth:`Transformer.prepare_inputs_prefill` rope-slicing
+        logic, but takes already-embedded inputs (image+text merged on host)
+        instead of token ids.
+
+        Args:
+            embeds: torch float tensor of shape [B=1, S, hidden_dim].
+            start_pos: position offset for the rope slice (default 0).
+            page_table: optional torch int tensor for paged attention.
+            chunk_page_table: optional torch int tensor for chunked prefill.
+            last_token_idx: index of the last meaningful token; used to validate
+                the requested sequence length fits in the precomputed rope mats.
+
+        Returns:
+            (tokens_embd, [cos_slice, sin_slice], tt_page_table, tt_chunk_page_table)
+        """
+        assert embeds.dim() == 3, "embeds must be a 3D tensor [B=1, S, hidden]"
+        assert embeds.shape[0] == 1, "LocateAnything only supports batch_size=1"
+        S = embeds.shape[1]
+
+        # [1, S, hidden] -> [1, 1, S, hidden]; shard the hidden dim across the mesh
+        tokens_embd = ttnn.from_torch(
+            embeds.unsqueeze(1),
+            device=self.mesh_device,
+            dtype=ttnn.bfloat16,
+            layout=ttnn.TILE_LAYOUT,
+            mesh_mapper=ttnn.ShardTensor2dMesh(
+                mesh_device=self.mesh_device,
+                dims=(None, 3),
+                mesh_shape=self.args.cluster_shape,
+            ),
+        )
+
+        # --- Stock prefill RoPE slicing (copied from Transformer.prepare_inputs_prefill) ---
+        mat_len = self.rope_setup.cos_matrix_prefill.shape[2]
+        seq_len = last_token_idx + 1 if last_token_idx is not None else S
+        assert mat_len >= seq_len, f"Sequence length {seq_len} exceeds max seq len {mat_len}"
+
+        required_end = start_pos + S
+        pad_len = max(0, required_end - mat_len)
+
+        # Slice the precomputed (on-device) cos/sin prefill matrices.
+        slice_end = min(mat_len, required_end)
+        cos_slice = self.rope_setup.cos_matrix_prefill[:, :, start_pos:slice_end, :]
+        sin_slice = self.rope_setup.sin_matrix_prefill[:, :, start_pos:slice_end, :]
+
+        if pad_len > 0:
+            # Pad at end of 3rd dim (dim=2) by pad_len.
+            padding = [(0, 0)] * 4
+            padding[2] = (0, pad_len)
+            cos_slice = ttnn.pad(cos_slice, padding=padding, value=0.0)
+            sin_slice = ttnn.pad(sin_slice, padding=padding, value=0.0)
+
+        tt_rot_mats_prefill_global = [cos_slice, sin_slice]
+
+        if page_table is not None:
+            tt_page_table = ttnn.from_torch(
+                page_table,
+                device=self.mesh_device,
+                dtype=ttnn.int32,
+                layout=ttnn.ROW_MAJOR_LAYOUT,
+                mesh_mapper=ttnn.ReplicateTensorToMesh(self.mesh_device),
+            )
+        else:
+            tt_page_table = None
+
+        if chunk_page_table is not None:
+            tt_chunk_page_table = ttnn.from_torch(
+                chunk_page_table,
+                device=self.mesh_device,
+                dtype=ttnn.int32,
+                layout=ttnn.ROW_MAJOR_LAYOUT,
+                mesh_mapper=ttnn.ReplicateTensorToMesh(self.mesh_device),
+            )
+        else:
+            tt_chunk_page_table = None
+
+        return tokens_embd, tt_rot_mats_prefill_global, tt_page_table, tt_chunk_page_table

code/locate_anything/tt/mtp.py

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""On-device Parallel Box Decoding (MTP / multi-token prediction) for LocateAnything-3B.
+
+Implements one ``mtp_step`` over a LATransformer (Qwen2.5-3B) that predicts a whole
+structured unit (a box = 6 tokens) in a single forward, using the block-bidirectional
+"generation window" attention from NVIDIA's reference (``modeling_qwen2.py`` SDPA path,
+``update_causal_mask_for_one_gen_window_2d`` == ``build_magi_ranges``).
+
+Per step the window fed to the LLM is::
+
+    ids       = [ uncached_real_tokens..., last_real_tok, MASK, MASK, MASK, MASK, MASK ]
+    positions = [ cached_len.. ,           cur_len-1,     cur_len, ..., cur_len+4       ]
+
+The last ``n_future`` rows (the window) attend bidirectionally to each other and to all
+real keys EXCEPT the blocked column ``kv_len - n_future - 1`` (the cached copy of the
+duplicated last token). The ``n_future`` readout logits decode a box via the reference
+``sample_tokens``/``handle_pattern`` (reused verbatim on host).
+
+KV is committed lazily, exactly like the production ``batch_utils/engine_hybrid.py``: after
+each forward only the K/V of the *real* tokens (cached + this step's uncached leading real
+tokens) is kept; the duplicate-last + mask window K/V is dropped. Accepted box tokens become
+the leading "uncached" real tokens of the next window forward.
+
+This module closely reproduces the torch-CPU MTP reference (``reference/mtp_cpu_loop.py``):
+the END-TO-END device-MTP vs torch-MTP logit PCC over every step/readout row is ~0.986
+(first-step ~0.996); see ``tests/test_mtp.py`` for the validation and the forward-pass /
+tok/s comparison against the AR bench.
+
+PRECISION NOTE: ``ttnn.transformer.scaled_dot_product_attention`` corrupts the block-
+bidirectional generation window when the Q/K sequence dims are not tile (32) multiples — with
+a sub-tile ``q_len`` it silently degenerates the bidirectional last block toward causal
+attention (SDPA output PCC ~0.94). ``_attn`` therefore tile-pads Q/K/V (and ``build_mask``
+pads the additive mask with -inf in the pad region) so the bidirectional window is computed
+correctly (per-layer attention PCC > 0.999), then slices the readout back to ``q_len``.
+
+IMPORTANT (verified on the reference): greedy MTP does NOT reproduce greedy AR boxes — MTP
+is an inherently approximate parallel decoder (see reference/mtp_cpu_loop.py). The device
+correctness target here is therefore device-MTP == torch-CPU-MTP (same algorithm), not
+MTP == AR. See the test docstring and the executor report for the full evidence.
+"""
+
+import torch
+
+import ttnn
+from models.tt_transformers.tt.common import Mode
+
+NEG_INF = float("-inf")
+
+
+class MTPDecoder:
+    """Drives one or many MTP-window forwards over a built LATransformer.
+
+    Reuses every weight/submodule of the model's TransformerBlocks (wqkv, wo, q_norm,
+    k_norm, attention_norm, ff_norm, feed_forward) and the final norm + lm_head; only the
+    attention *core* is reimplemented to (a) place K/V into a contiguous device cache slice
+    at the committed length and (b) run a custom block-bidirectional masked SDPA.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, model, n_future=6):
+        self.model = model
+        self.args = model.args
+        self.mesh_device = model.mesh_device
+        self.n_future = n_future
+        self.head_dim = self.args.head_dim
+        self.n_kv_heads = self.args.n_kv_heads
+        self.n_heads = self.args.n_heads
+        # committed (real-token) K/V per layer: list of [k, v], each [1, n_kv, cached_len, hd]
+        self.committed_k = [None] * len(model.layers)
+        self.committed_v = [None] * len(model.layers)
+        self.cached_len = 0
+
+    # ---- KV management -------------------------------------------------------
+    def reset_kv_from_prefill(self, tt_kv_cache, real_len):
+        """Seed committed K/V from the prefill dense cache (first ``real_len`` positions).
+
+        ``tt_kv_cache`` is the per-layer ``[k, v]`` dense cache used by the AR prefill
+        (shape ``[batch, n_kv, max_seq, head_dim]``). We slice ``[0:real_len]`` on the seq
+        dim for user 0 and store as the committed real-token K/V.
+        """
+        for i, (k, v) in enumerate(tt_kv_cache):
+            # Slice [0:real_len] real tokens for user 0 and clone into a standalone DRAM
+            # buffer (the source dense cache stays owned by the model / prefill path).
+            kk = ttnn.slice(k, (0, 0, 0, 0), (1, self.n_kv_heads, real_len, self.head_dim))
+            vv = ttnn.slice(v, (0, 0, 0, 0), (1, self.n_kv_heads, real_len, self.head_dim))
+            self.committed_k[i] = ttnn.clone(kk, memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG, dtype=ttnn.bfloat16)
+            self.committed_v[i] = ttnn.clone(vv, memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG, dtype=ttnn.bfloat16)
+            ttnn.deallocate(kk)
+            ttnn.deallocate(vv)
+        self.cached_len = real_len
+
+    def _commit(self, layer_idx, k_full, v_full, new_real_len):
+        """Keep K/V for [0:new_real_len]; drop the dup-last + mask window rows.
+
+        Clone the slice into a standalone DRAM buffer so the caller can safely
+        deallocate ``k_full``/``v_full`` without aliasing the committed cache.
+        """
+        ks = ttnn.slice(k_full, (0, 0, 0, 0), (1, self.n_kv_heads, new_real_len, self.head_dim))
+        vs = ttnn.slice(v_full, (0, 0, 0, 0), (1, self.n_kv_heads, new_real_len, self.head_dim))
+        new_k = ttnn.clone(ks, memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG, dtype=ttnn.bfloat16)
+        new_v = ttnn.clone(vs, memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG, dtype=ttnn.bfloat16)
+        ttnn.deallocate(ks)
+        ttnn.deallocate(vs)
+        if self.committed_k[layer_idx] is not None:
+            ttnn.deallocate(self.committed_k[layer_idx])
+            ttnn.deallocate(self.committed_v[layer_idx])
+        self.committed_k[layer_idx] = new_k
+        self.committed_v[layer_idx] = new_v
+
+    # ---- mask + rope ---------------------------------------------------------
+    @staticmethod
+    def _tile_pad(n, tile=32):
+        return ((n + tile - 1) // tile) * tile
+
+    def build_mask(self, cached_len, uncached_len):
+        """Additive bf16 [1,1,q_pad,kv_pad] mask for one MTP-window forward (see module doc).
+
+        ``ttnn.transformer.scaled_dot_product_attention`` corrupts the block-bidirectional
+        window when the Q/K sequence dims are not tile (32) multiples: with a sub-tile q_len
+        the op silently degenerates the bidirectional last block to causal-like attention
+        (verified: SDPA output PCC drops to ~0.94, recovers to >0.999 once q/k are tile-padded).
+        We therefore pad the logical [q_len,kv_len] mask out to 32-multiples with NEG_INF so
+        the padded Q rows / K columns are fully masked, and ``_attn`` pads Q/K/V to match.
+        """
+        nf = self.n_future
+        q_len = uncached_len + nf
+        kv_len = cached_len + q_len
+        window_start_k = kv_len - nf
+        blocked_k = window_start_k - 1
+        rows = []
+        for i in range(uncached_len):
+            rows.append(("causal", cached_len + i))
+        for _ in range(uncached_len, q_len):
+            rows.append(("window", blocked_k))
+        return self._build_padded_mask(q_len, kv_len, rows)
+
+    def _build_padded_mask(self, q_len, kv_len, rows):
+        """Build an additive bf16 mask padded to 32-multiples in both seq dims.
+
+        ``rows`` is a list of (kind, arg) of length q_len:
+          ("causal", gpos)   -> attend keys [0:gpos+1]
+          ("window", blocked)-> attend all kv keys except column ``blocked``
+        The padded rows/cols (beyond q_len/kv_len) stay NEG_INF so SDPA ignores them.
+        """
+        q_pad = self._tile_pad(q_len)
+        kv_pad = self._tile_pad(kv_len)
+        m = torch.full((1, 1, q_pad, kv_pad), NEG_INF, dtype=torch.float32)
+        for r, (kind, arg) in enumerate(rows):
+            if kind == "causal":
+                m[0, 0, r, : arg + 1] = 0.0
+            else:  # window
+                m[0, 0, r, :kv_len] = 0.0
+                if 0 <= arg < kv_len:
+                    m[0, 0, r, arg] = NEG_INF
+        return ttnn.from_torch(
+            m,
+            device=self.mesh_device,
+            dtype=ttnn.bfloat16,
+            layout=ttnn.TILE_LAYOUT,
+            mesh_mapper=ttnn.ReplicateTensorToMesh(self.mesh_device),
+        )
+
+    def window_rope(self, position_ids):
+        """Gather per-position prefill cos/sin rows -> [1,1,q_len,head_dim] TILE tensors.
+
+        position_ids: python list of length q_len (the window's positions, with the -1
+        offset already applied to the n_future window per the reference).
+        """
+        rs = self.model.rope_setup
+        cos = rs.cos_matrix_prefill  # [1,1,max_seq,head_dim] TILE
+        sin = rs.sin_matrix_prefill
+        idx = torch.tensor(position_ids, dtype=torch.int64)
+        # gather rows on host from a cpu copy of the matrices (computed once, cheap)
+        if not hasattr(self, "_cos_host"):
+            self._cos_host = ttnn.to_torch(ttnn.get_device_tensors(cos)[0]).float()
+            self._sin_host = ttnn.to_torch(ttnn.get_device_tensors(sin)[0]).float()
+        cos_sel = self._cos_host[0, 0, idx, :].unsqueeze(0).unsqueeze(0)  # [1,1,q_len,hd]
+        sin_sel = self._sin_host[0, 0, idx, :].unsqueeze(0).unsqueeze(0)
+        tcos = ttnn.from_torch(
+            cos_sel,
+            device=self.mesh_device,
+            dtype=ttnn.bfloat16,
+            layout=ttnn.TILE_LAYOUT,
+            mesh_mapper=ttnn.ReplicateTensorToMesh(self.mesh_device),
+        )
+        tsin = ttnn.from_torch(
+            sin_sel,
+            device=self.mesh_device,
+            dtype=ttnn.bfloat16,
+            layout=ttnn.TILE_LAYOUT,
+            mesh_mapper=ttnn.ReplicateTensorToMesh(self.mesh_device),
+        )
+        return [tcos, tsin]
+
+    # ---- one layer's MTP attention core -------------------------------------
+    def _attn(self, layer_idx, attn_in, rot_mats, attn_mask, commit_real_len):
+        """Prefill-style QKV/RoPE/heads + custom-mask SDPA + O-proj, on the q_len window.
+
+        attn_in: [1,1,q_len,dim] (post attention_norm). Reuses the layer's Attention weights.
+        Returns the attention output [1,1,q_len,dim]; updates committed K/V for this layer.
+        """
+        attn = self.model.layers[layer_idx].attention
+        seq_len = attn_in.shape[-2]  # padded to a 128-multiple by the caller
+        # QKV (prefill matmul path, single-device: no all_reduce needed but keep linear+bias).
+        # Use the stock prefill program/mem configs so the DRAM-sharded wqkv weight gets a
+        # valid (L1) circular buffer.
+        xqkv = ttnn.linear(
+            attn_in,
+            attn.wqkv,
+            dtype=attn.activation_dtype or ttnn.bfloat16,
+            memory_config=self.args.get_attn_qkv_mm_mem_config(Mode.PREFILL, None),
+            compute_kernel_config=attn.li_qkv_prefill_compute_kernel_cfg,
+            program_config=self.args.get_attn_qkv_program_config(Mode.PREFILL, seq_len, None),
+        )
+        if attn.wqkv_bias_prefill is not None:
+            xqkv = xqkv + attn.wqkv_bias_prefill
+
+        q, k, v = ttnn.experimental.nlp_create_qkv_heads(
+            xqkv,
+            num_heads=attn.n_local_heads,
+            num_kv_heads=attn.n_local_kv_heads,
+            transpose_k_heads=False,
+            memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG,
+        )
+        ttnn.deallocate(xqkv)
+        norm_cfg = self.args.get_norm_config("attn", Mode.PREFILL, None)
+        q = attn.q_norm(q, mode=Mode.PREFILL, norm_config=norm_cfg)
+        k = attn.k_norm(k, mode=Mode.PREFILL, norm_config=norm_cfg)
+
+        q, k = attn.rotary_embedding_prefill(q, k, rot_mats)  # [1,nqh,q_len,hd], [1,nkv,q_len,hd]
+
+        # Build full K/V over committed real tokens + this window
+        if self.committed_k[layer_idx] is not None:
+            k_full = ttnn.concat([self.committed_k[layer_idx], k], dim=2)
+            v_full = ttnn.concat([self.committed_v[layer_idx], v], dim=2)
+        else:
+            k_full = k
+            v_full = v
+
+        q8 = ttnn.typecast(q, dtype=ttnn.bfloat16)
+        ttnn.deallocate(q)
+
+        # Pad Q/K/V seq dims to tile (32) multiples so SDPA computes the bidirectional window
+        # correctly (see build_mask). Padded Q rows / K cols are fully masked by attn_mask.
+        # ttnn.pad CONSUMES its input, so pad COPIES of k_full/v_full and keep k_full/v_full
+        # alive for the committed-KV update below.
+        q_len = q8.shape[2]
+        kv_len = k_full.shape[2]
+        q_pad = self._tile_pad(q_len)
+        kv_pad = self._tile_pad(kv_len)
+        if q_pad != q_len:
+            q8 = ttnn.pad(q8, padding=[(0, 0), (0, 0), (0, q_pad - q_len), (0, 0)], value=0.0)
+        if kv_pad != kv_len:
+            k_pad_src = ttnn.clone(k_full, memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG, dtype=ttnn.bfloat16)
+            v_pad_src = ttnn.clone(v_full, memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG, dtype=ttnn.bfloat16)
+            k_pad_t = ttnn.pad(k_pad_src, padding=[(0, 0), (0, 0), (0, kv_pad - kv_len), (0, 0)], value=0.0)
+            v_pad_t = ttnn.pad(v_pad_src, padding=[(0, 0), (0, 0), (0, kv_pad - kv_len), (0, 0)], value=0.0)
+        else:
+            k_pad_t = k_full
+            v_pad_t = v_full
+
+        attn_out = ttnn.transformer.scaled_dot_product_attention(
+            q8,
+            k_pad_t,
+            v_pad_t,
+            attn_mask=attn_mask,
+            is_causal=False,
+            scale=attn.scale,
+            compute_kernel_config=attn.sdpa_prefill_compute_kernel_cfg,
+        )
+        if k_pad_t is not k_full:
+            ttnn.deallocate(k_pad_t)
+            ttnn.deallocate(v_pad_t)
+        # drop the padded Q rows: keep the real [0:q_len] window rows
+        if q_pad != q_len:
+            attn_out_sliced = ttnn.slice(attn_out, (0, 0, 0, 0), (1, attn.n_local_heads, q_len, attn.head_dim))
+            ttnn.deallocate(attn_out)
+            attn_out = attn_out_sliced
+        ttnn.deallocate(q8)
+
+        # commit real-token K/V into fresh DRAM buffers; drop dup+mask window rows
+        self._commit(layer_idx, k_full, v_full, commit_real_len)
+        ttnn.deallocate(k_full)
+        ttnn.deallocate(v_full)
+        if k_full is not k:
+            ttnn.deallocate(k)
+        if v_full is not v:
+            ttnn.deallocate(v)
+
+        attn_out = ttnn.reshape(attn_out, [1, attn.n_local_heads, -1, attn.head_dim])
+        attn_out = ttnn.experimental.nlp_concat_heads(attn_out, memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG)
+        out = ttnn.linear(
+            attn_out,
+            attn.wo,
+            compute_kernel_config=attn.li_o_prefill_compute_kernel_cfg,
+            dtype=attn.activation_dtype or ttnn.bfloat16,
+            memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG,
+            program_config=self.args.get_attn_wo_program_config(Mode.PREFILL, seq_len, None),
+        )
+        ttnn.deallocate(attn_out)
+        return out
+
+    # ---- full MTP step over all layers --------------------------------------
+    def mtp_step(self, window_embeds, position_ids, uncached_len):
+        """Run one MTP-window forward; returns host logits [q_len, vocab].
+
+        window_embeds: torch float [1, q_len, dim] (host) — the embeddings of
+            [uncached_real..., dup_last, mask*5]. We upload + run the decoder stack.
+        position_ids: python list, len q_len (window positions, with -1 offset on the last
+            n_future already applied by the caller).
+        uncached_len: number of leading real tokens in this window (their K/V is committed).
+        """
+        q_len = window_embeds.shape[1]
+        commit_real_len = self.cached_len + uncached_len
+        attn_mask = self.build_mask(self.cached_len, uncached_len)
+        rot_mats = self.window_rope(position_ids)
+
+        # upload embeds as [1,1,q_len,dim], replicated (single device) hidden state
+        x = ttnn.from_torch(
+            window_embeds.unsqueeze(1),
+            device=self.mesh_device,
+            dtype=ttnn.bfloat16,
+            layout=ttnn.TILE_LAYOUT,
+            mesh_mapper=ttnn.ShardTensor2dMesh(
+                mesh_device=self.mesh_device, dims=(None, 3), mesh_shape=self.args.cluster_shape
+            ),
+        )
+
+        skip_mem_cfg = self.args.get_residual_mem_config(Mode.PREFILL, None)
+        x = ttnn.to_memory_config(x, skip_mem_cfg)
+
+        for li, layer in enumerate(self.model.layers):
+            residual = x
+            attn_norm_cfg = self.args.get_norm_config("attn", Mode.PREFILL, None)
+            attn_in = layer.attention_norm(x, Mode.PREFILL, norm_config=attn_norm_cfg)
+            attn_out = self._attn(li, attn_in, rot_mats, attn_mask, commit_real_len)
+            attn_out = ttnn.to_memory_config(attn_out, skip_mem_cfg)
+            hidden = ttnn.add(residual, attn_out, memory_config=skip_mem_cfg)
+            ttnn.deallocate(attn_out)
+            residual2 = hidden
+            ff_norm_cfg = self.args.get_norm_config("ff", Mode.PREFILL, None)
+            ff_in = layer.ff_norm(hidden, Mode.PREFILL, norm_config=ff_norm_cfg)
+            ff_out = layer.feed_forward.forward(ff_in, Mode.PREFILL)
+            x = ttnn.add(residual2, ff_out, memory_config=skip_mem_cfg)
+            ttnn.deallocate(ff_out)
+            ttnn.deallocate(hidden)
+
+        ttnn.deallocate(attn_mask)
+        for t in rot_mats:
+            ttnn.deallocate(t)
+
+        # final norm + lm_head on all q_len rows
+        x = self.model.norm(x, mode=Mode.PREFILL, norm_config=self.args.get_norm_config("lm_head", Mode.PREFILL, None))
+        lm_in_cfg = self.args.get_lm_head_input_mem_config(Mode.PREFILL, None)
+        if lm_in_cfg.is_sharded():
+            x = ttnn.interleaved_to_sharded(x, lm_in_cfg)
+        logits = self.model.lm_head(x)
+        logits = ttnn.to_memory_config(logits, ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG)
+        host = self.model.concat_host_output(logits.cpu())  # [1,1,q_len,vocab]
+        ttnn.deallocate(logits)
+        self.cached_len = commit_real_len
+        return host[0, 0, :q_len, : self.model.vocab_size].to(torch.float32)

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: © 2026 Tenstorrent AI ULC
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+"""TT-NN port of NVIDIA LocateAnything-3B vision tower (MoonViT-SO-400M) + mlp1 projector.
+
+Single Blackhole p150a, batch=1, single image. PRECISION FIRST: bf16 activations /
+weights with HiFi4 math fidelity (fp32 dest accumulate) on every matmul + SDPA.
+
+Architecture (mirrors ~/.cache/.../modeling_vit.py, authoritative):
+  patch_embed:  Conv2d(3,1152,k=14,s=14) == matmul([L,588] @ [588,1152]) + bias,
+                then + bicubic-interpolated Learnable2DInterpPosEmb (host one-time const).
+  encoder:      27 x MoonVitEncoderLayer (LayerNorm eps=1e-5, attn_bias=True):
+                  x = x + wo(attn(norm0(x))) ;  x = x + mlp(norm1(x))
+                attn: fused wqkv(1152->3456) -> 16 heads x head_dim 72 (pad 96),
+                      2D-RoPE (interleaved complex convention) on q,k,
+                      full bidirectional SDPA (one window, cu_seqlens=[0,L]),
+                      wo(1152->1152)+bias.
+                mlp:  fc0(1152->4304) -> GELU(tanh) -> fc1(4304->1152).
+                final_layernorm after the 27 blocks.
+  patch_merger: 2x2 spatial merge -> [L/4, 4608].
+  mlp1:         LayerNorm(4608) -> Linear(4608,2048) -> GELU -> Linear(2048,2048).
+
+RoPE gotcha (validated against torch apply_rope at PCC 1.0, and on-device at 0.99999):
+  MoonViT uses the *interleaved complex* convention (view_as_complex over adjacent
+  pairs), which is EXACTLY what ttnn.experimental.rotary_embedding_llama implements
+  given cos/sin built as repeat_interleave of Re/Im(freqs_cis). head_dim 72 is padded
+  to 96 with cos=1, sin=0 so the padded lanes are an identity rotation.
+"""
+
+import glob
+import math
+import os
+
+import torch
+import torch.nn.functional as F
+from safetensors import safe_open
+
+import ttnn
+
+HIDDEN = 1152
+N_LAYERS = 27
+N_HEADS = 16
+HEAD_DIM = 72
+PAD_HEAD_DIM = 96  # tile-aligned (multiple of 32)
+INTERMEDIATE = 4304
+PATCH = 14
+MERGE = (2, 2)
+LN_EPS = 1e-5
+THETA_BASE = 10000.0
+POS_EMB_HW = 64
+MLP1_IN = HIDDEN * MERGE[0] * MERGE[1]  # 4608
+PROJ_OUT = 2048
+
+
+def _load_vision_state_dict(model_path):
+    """Load only vision_model.* and mlp1.* tensors from the HF safetensors snapshot."""
+    sd = {}
+    for st in sorted(glob.glob(os.path.join(model_path, "*.safetensors"))):
+        with safe_open(st, "pt") as f:
+            for k in f.keys():
+                if k.startswith("vision_model.") or k.startswith("mlp1."):
+                    sd[k] = f.get_tensor(k)
+    assert sd, f"No vision/mlp1 weights found under {model_path}"
+    return sd
+
+
+def _precompute_freqs_cis(head_dim, max_h, max_w, theta_base=THETA_BASE):
+    """Exact port of Rope2DPosEmb._precompute_freqs_cis (returns [max_h, max_w, head_dim/2] complex)."""
+    N = max_h * max_w
+    flat_pos = torch.arange(0, N).float()
+    x_pos = flat_pos % max_w
+    y_pos = flat_pos // max_w
+    dim_range = torch.arange(0, head_dim, 4)[: (head_dim // 4)].float()  # C/4
+    freqs = 1.0 / (theta_base ** (dim_range / head_dim))
+    x_freqs = torch.outer(x_pos, freqs).float()
+    y_freqs = torch.outer(y_pos, freqs).float()
+    x_cis = torch.polar(torch.ones_like(x_freqs), x_freqs)
+    y_cis = torch.polar(torch.ones_like(y_freqs), y_freqs)
+    freqs_cis = torch.cat([x_cis.unsqueeze(-1), y_cis.unsqueeze(-1)], dim=-1)
+    return freqs_cis.reshape(max_h, max_w, -1)  # [max_h, max_w, head_dim/2]
+
+
+def build_rope_cos_sin(grid_hw, head_dim=HEAD_DIM, pad_head_dim=PAD_HEAD_DIM):
+    """Host cos/sin for ttnn.experimental.rotary_embedding_llama (interleaved convention).
+
+    Returns cos,sin torch tensors of shape [1, 1, L, pad_head_dim], padded lanes = identity.
+    """
+    h, w = int(grid_hw[0]), int(grid_hw[1])
+    fc = _precompute_freqs_cis(head_dim, max(h, POS_EMB_HW), max(w, POS_EMB_HW))
+    fc = fc[:h, :w].reshape(-1, head_dim // 2)  # [L, head_dim/2] complex
+    cos = torch.repeat_interleave(fc.real, 2, dim=-1)  # [L, head_dim]
+    sin = torch.repeat_interleave(fc.imag, 2, dim=-1)
+    cos_p = F.pad(cos, (0, pad_head_dim - head_dim), value=0.0)
+    cos_p[:, head_dim:] = 1.0  # identity rotation on padded lanes (cos=1)
+    sin_p = F.pad(sin, (0, pad_head_dim - head_dim), value=0.0)  # sin=0
+    return cos_p.unsqueeze(0).unsqueeze(0), sin_p.unsqueeze(0).unsqueeze(0)
+
+
+def build_patch_embed_const(state_dict, grid_hw):
+    """Host: conv weight (flattened to matmul) + per-position interpolated pos_emb.
+
+    Returns (proj_w [588,1152], proj_b [1152], pos_emb [L,1152]).
+    """
+    h, w = int(grid_hw[0]), int(grid_hw[1])
+    conv_w = state_dict["vision_model.patch_embed.proj.weight"].float()  # [1152,3,14,14]
+    conv_b = state_dict["vision_model.patch_embed.proj.bias"].float()  # [1152]
+    proj_w = conv_w.reshape(conv_w.shape[0], -1).t().contiguous()  # [588,1152]
+    pos = state_dict["vision_model.patch_embed.pos_emb.weight"].float()  # [64,64,1152]
+    if (h, w) == (POS_EMB_HW, POS_EMB_HW):
+        pos_emb = pos.reshape(-1, HIDDEN)
+    else:
+        pos_emb = (
+            F.interpolate(pos.permute(2, 0, 1).unsqueeze(0), size=(h, w), mode="bicubic")
+            .squeeze(0)
+            .permute(1, 2, 0)
+            .reshape(-1, HIDDEN)
+        )
+    return proj_w, conv_b, pos_emb
+
+
+def _pad_per_head(t_2d_or_1d, n_heads, head_dim, pad_head_dim):
+    """Pad a packed-per-head weight/bias tensor's head_dim from head_dim->pad_head_dim with zeros.
+
+    For a 2D weight the LAST dim is the packed (n_heads*head_dim) output; for 1D it's the only dim.
+    """
+    if t_2d_or_1d.dim() == 2:
+        in_dim = t_2d_or_1d.shape[0]
+        t = t_2d_or_1d.reshape(in_dim, n_heads, head_dim)
+        t = F.pad(t, (0, pad_head_dim - head_dim))
+        return t.reshape(in_dim, n_heads * pad_head_dim)
+    else:
+        t = t_2d_or_1d.reshape(n_heads, head_dim)
+        t = F.pad(t, (0, pad_head_dim - head_dim))
+        return t.reshape(-1)
+
+
+class MoonViT:
+    """TT-NN MoonViT vision tower + mlp1 projector for a single image on one device."""
+
+    def __init__(self, device, model_path, grid_hw, dtype=ttnn.bfloat16):
+        self.device = device
+        self.dtype = dtype
+        self.grid_hw = (int(grid_hw[0]), int(grid_hw[1]))
+        self.L = self.grid_hw[0] * self.grid_hw[1]
+        self.scale = HEAD_DIM**-0.5  # NOTE: real head_dim (72), not padded
+
+        # Precision-first: HiFi4 + fp32 dest accumulate on every matmul / SDPA.
+        self.ck_hifi4 = ttnn.WormholeComputeKernelConfig(
+            math_fidelity=ttnn.MathFidelity.HiFi4,
+            math_approx_mode=False,
+            fp32_dest_acc_en=True,
+            packer_l1_acc=True,
+        )
+        self.ck_sdpa = ttnn.WormholeComputeKernelConfig(
+            math_fidelity=ttnn.MathFidelity.HiFi4,
+            math_approx_mode=False,
+            fp32_dest_acc_en=True,
+            packer_l1_acc=False,
+        )
+
+        sd = _load_vision_state_dict(model_path)
+        self.state_dict = sd
+
+        # --- patch_embed host consts ---
+        proj_w, proj_b, pos_emb = build_patch_embed_const(sd, self.grid_hw)
+        self.proj_w = self._to_dev(proj_w)  # [588,1152]
+        self.proj_b = self._to_dev(proj_b.reshape(1, -1))  # [1,1152]
+        self.pos_emb = self._to_dev(pos_emb.reshape(1, 1, self.L, HIDDEN))
+
+        # --- rope cos/sin (always bf16: rotary_embedding_llama requires bf16) ---
+        cos, sin = build_rope_cos_sin(self.grid_hw)
+        self.rope_cos = self._to_dev(cos, dtype=ttnn.bfloat16)  # [1,1,L,pad_head_dim]
+        self.rope_sin = self._to_dev(sin, dtype=ttnn.bfloat16)
+
+        # --- attention mask (single full window over the real L tokens) ---
+        # Plain non-causal SDPA + additive mask: real tokens attend to all real tokens
+        # (full bidirectional), and never to padding rows. Padding-row outputs are sliced off.
+        self.seq_pad = self._seq_pad(self.L)
+        if self.seq_pad > self.L:
+            mask = torch.zeros(1, 1, self.seq_pad, self.seq_pad, dtype=torch.float32)
+            mask[:, :, :, self.L :] = float("-inf")  # no token may attend to padding cols
+            mask[:, :, self.L :, :] = float("-inf")  # padding rows attend to nothing (avoid NaN: keep diag)
+            # keep a valid row for padding queries so softmax doesn't produce NaN
+            for i in range(self.L, self.seq_pad):
+                mask[0, 0, i, i] = 0.0
+            self.attn_mask = self._to_dev(mask, dtype=ttnn.bfloat16)
+        else:
+            self.attn_mask = None
+        # transformation matrix for the interleaved rotary op (single tile)
+        from models.tt_transformers.tt.common import get_rot_transformation_mat
+
+        self.rope_trans = ttnn.from_torch(
+            get_rot_transformation_mat(),
+            dtype=ttnn.bfloat16,
+            layout=ttnn.TILE_LAYOUT,
+            device=device,
+        )
+
+        # --- per-block weights ---
+        self.blocks = [self._load_block(sd, i) for i in range(N_LAYERS)]
+
+        # --- final layernorm ---
+        self.final_ln_w = self._to_dev(sd["vision_model.encoder.final_layernorm.weight"].reshape(1, -1))
+        self.final_ln_b = self._to_dev(sd["vision_model.encoder.final_layernorm.bias"].reshape(1, -1))
+
+        # --- mlp1 projector ---
+        self.mlp1_ln_w = self._to_dev(sd["mlp1.0.weight"].reshape(1, -1))  # LayerNorm(4608)
+        self.mlp1_ln_b = self._to_dev(sd["mlp1.0.bias"].reshape(1, -1))
+        self.mlp1_w1 = self._to_dev(sd["mlp1.1.weight"].t().contiguous())  # [4608,2048]
+        self.mlp1_b1 = self._to_dev(sd["mlp1.1.bias"].reshape(1, -1))
+        self.mlp1_w2 = self._to_dev(sd["mlp1.3.weight"].t().contiguous())  # [2048,2048]
+        self.mlp1_b2 = self._to_dev(sd["mlp1.3.bias"].reshape(1, -1))
+
+    def _to_dev(self, t, layout=ttnn.TILE_LAYOUT, dtype=None):
+        return ttnn.from_torch(
+            t,
+            dtype=dtype or self.dtype,
+            layout=layout,
+            device=self.device,
+            memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG,
+        )
+
+    def _load_block(self, sd, i):
+        p = f"vision_model.encoder.blocks.{i}"
+        # wqkv: fused [3456,1152] -> need q,k,v per-head padded then re-fused.
+        wqkv = sd[f"{p}.wqkv.weight"].float()  # [3456,1152] (out, in)
+        wqkv_b = sd[f"{p}.wqkv.bias"].float()  # [3456]
+        wq, wk, wv = torch.chunk(wqkv, 3, dim=0)  # each [1152,1152] (out, in)
+        bq, bk, bv = torch.chunk(wqkv_b, 3, dim=0)  # each [1152]
+        # transpose to (in, out) for matmul, pad out per-head 72->96
+        wq_t = _pad_per_head(wq.t().contiguous(), N_HEADS, HEAD_DIM, PAD_HEAD_DIM)  # [1152, 1536]
+        wk_t = _pad_per_head(wk.t().contiguous(), N_HEADS, HEAD_DIM, PAD_HEAD_DIM)
+        wv_t = _pad_per_head(wv.t().contiguous(), N_HEADS, HEAD_DIM, PAD_HEAD_DIM)
+        wqkv_fused = torch.cat([wq_t, wk_t, wv_t], dim=-1)  # [1152, 3*1536]
+        bq_p = _pad_per_head(bq, N_HEADS, HEAD_DIM, PAD_HEAD_DIM)
+        bk_p = _pad_per_head(bk, N_HEADS, HEAD_DIM, PAD_HEAD_DIM)
+        bv_p = _pad_per_head(bv, N_HEADS, HEAD_DIM, PAD_HEAD_DIM)
+        wqkv_b_fused = torch.cat([bq_p, bk_p, bv_p], dim=-1)  # [3*1536]
+
+        # wo: [1152,1152] (out,in). nlp_concat_heads emits padded-head layout, so pad wo INPUT
+        # (which corresponds to per-head dims) with zeros in the padded lanes.
+        wo = sd[f"{p}.wo.weight"].float()  # [1152,1152] (out, in=n_heads*head_dim)
+        wo_in = wo.reshape(HIDDEN, N_HEADS, HEAD_DIM)
+        wo_in = F.pad(wo_in, (0, PAD_HEAD_DIM - HEAD_DIM))  # pad input head_dim
+        wo_t = wo_in.reshape(HIDDEN, N_HEADS * PAD_HEAD_DIM).t().contiguous()  # [1536, 1152] (in, out)
+        wo_b = sd[f"{p}.wo.bias"].float()
+
+        return {
+            "norm0_w": self._to_dev(sd[f"{p}.norm0.weight"].reshape(1, -1)),
+            "norm0_b": self._to_dev(sd[f"{p}.norm0.bias"].reshape(1, -1)),
+            "norm1_w": self._to_dev(sd[f"{p}.norm1.weight"].reshape(1, -1)),
+            "norm1_b": self._to_dev(sd[f"{p}.norm1.bias"].reshape(1, -1)),
+            "wqkv": self._to_dev(wqkv_fused),  # [1152, 4608]
+            "wqkv_b": self._to_dev(wqkv_b_fused.reshape(1, -1)),
+            "wo": self._to_dev(wo_t),  # [1536, 1152]
+            "wo_b": self._to_dev(wo_b.reshape(1, -1)),
+            "fc0_w": self._to_dev(sd[f"{p}.mlp.fc0.weight"].t().contiguous()),  # [1152,4304]
+            "fc0_b": self._to_dev(sd[f"{p}.mlp.fc0.bias"].reshape(1, -1)),
+            "fc1_w": self._to_dev(sd[f"{p}.mlp.fc1.weight"].t().contiguous()),  # [4304,1152]
+            "fc1_b": self._to_dev(sd[f"{p}.mlp.fc1.bias"].reshape(1, -1)),
+        }
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    def _layer_norm(self, x, w, b):
+        return ttnn.layer_norm(x, epsilon=LN_EPS, weight=w, bias=b, compute_kernel_config=self.ck_hifi4)
+
+    def _attention(self, x_norm, blk):
+        """x_norm: [1,1,seq_pad,HIDDEN] -> attn output [1,1,seq_pad,HIDDEN]."""
+        # fused qkv
+        xqkv = ttnn.linear(
+            x_norm,
+            blk["wqkv"],
+            bias=blk["wqkv_b"],
+            compute_kernel_config=self.ck_hifi4,
+            dtype=self.dtype,
+            memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG,
+        )  # [1,1,seq_pad, 3*N_HEADS*PAD_HEAD_DIM]
+
+        q, k, v = ttnn.experimental.nlp_create_qkv_heads(
+            xqkv,
+            num_heads=N_HEADS,
+            num_kv_heads=N_HEADS,
+            transpose_k_heads=False,
+            memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG,
+        )  # each [1, N_HEADS, seq_pad, PAD_HEAD_DIM]
+        ttnn.deallocate(xqkv)
+
+        # rotary embeddings (interleaved convention). rotary_embedding_llama requires bf16
+        # inputs; cos/sin are bf16. SDPA below runs in the model's activation dtype.
+        if q.dtype != ttnn.bfloat16:
+            q = ttnn.typecast(q, dtype=ttnn.bfloat16)
+        if k.dtype != ttnn.bfloat16:
+            k = ttnn.typecast(k, dtype=ttnn.bfloat16)
+        q = ttnn.experimental.rotary_embedding_llama(
+            q, self.rope_cos, self.rope_sin, self.rope_trans, is_decode_mode=False
+        )
+        k = ttnn.experimental.rotary_embedding_llama(
+            k, self.rope_cos, self.rope_sin, self.rope_trans, is_decode_mode=False
+        )
+
+        attn = ttnn.transformer.scaled_dot_product_attention(
+            q,
+            k,
+            v,
+            attn_mask=self.attn_mask,
+            is_causal=False,
+            scale=self.scale,
+            compute_kernel_config=self.ck_sdpa,
+        )  # [1, N_HEADS, seq_pad, PAD_HEAD_DIM]
+        ttnn.deallocate(q)
+        ttnn.deallocate(k)
+        ttnn.deallocate(v)
+
+        attn = ttnn.experimental.nlp_concat_heads(attn, memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG)
+        # [1,1,seq_pad, N_HEADS*PAD_HEAD_DIM]
+        out = ttnn.linear(
+            attn,
+            blk["wo"],
+            bias=blk["wo_b"],
+            compute_kernel_config=self.ck_hifi4,
+            dtype=self.dtype,
+            memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG,
+        )
+        ttnn.deallocate(attn)
+        return out
+
+    def _mlp(self, x_norm, blk):
+        h = ttnn.linear(
+            x_norm,
+            blk["fc0_w"],
+            bias=blk["fc0_b"],
+            compute_kernel_config=self.ck_hifi4,
+            dtype=self.dtype,
+            memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG,
+        )
+        h = ttnn.gelu(h)  # tanh-approx GELU (matches PytorchGELUTanh)
+        out = ttnn.linear(
+            h,
+            blk["fc1_w"],
+            bias=blk["fc1_b"],
+            compute_kernel_config=self.ck_hifi4,
+            dtype=self.dtype,
+            memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG,
+        )
+        ttnn.deallocate(h)
+        return out
+
+    def _block(self, x, blk):
+        n0 = self._layer_norm(x, blk["norm0_w"], blk["norm0_b"])
+        attn = self._attention(n0, blk)
+        ttnn.deallocate(n0)
+        x = ttnn.add(x, attn, memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG)
+        ttnn.deallocate(attn)
+
+        n1 = self._layer_norm(x, blk["norm1_w"], blk["norm1_b"])
+        mlp = self._mlp(n1, blk)
+        ttnn.deallocate(n1)
+        x = ttnn.add(x, mlp, memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG)
+        ttnn.deallocate(mlp)
+        return x
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    def patch_embed(self, pixel_values):
+        """pixel_values torch [L,3,14,14] -> ttnn [1,1,seq_pad,HIDDEN] (real rows then padding)."""
+        L = pixel_values.shape[0]
+        assert L == self.L, f"pixel rows {L} != grid L {self.L}"
+        pix_flat = pixel_values.float().reshape(L, -1)  # [L,588] C-order (c,kh,kw)
+        seq_pad = self._seq_pad(L)
+        if seq_pad > L:
+            pix_flat = F.pad(pix_flat, (0, 0, 0, seq_pad - L))
+        x = self._to_dev(pix_flat.reshape(1, 1, seq_pad, -1))  # [1,1,seq_pad,588]
+        x = ttnn.linear(
+            x,
+            self.proj_w,
+            bias=self.proj_b,
+            compute_kernel_config=self.ck_hifi4,
+            dtype=self.dtype,
+            memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG,
+        )  # [1,1,seq_pad,HIDDEN]
+        # add pos_emb (only over real L rows)
+        if seq_pad > L:
+            pe = ttnn.pad(self.pos_emb, [(0, 0), (0, 0), (0, seq_pad - L), (0, 0)], value=0.0)
+        else:
+            pe = self.pos_emb
+        x = ttnn.add(x, pe, memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG)
+        return x
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _seq_pad(L):
+        return int(math.ceil(L / 128) * 128)
+
+    def encoder(self, x):
+        for blk in self.blocks:
+            x = self._block(x, blk)
+        x = self._layer_norm(x, self.final_ln_w, self.final_ln_b)
+        return x
+
+    def patch_merger(self, x_torch):
+        """Host-side 2x2 spatial merge (matches modeling_vit.patch_merger), returns [L/4, 4608].
+
+        Done on host between encoder and mlp1 because the merge permute over the (h,w)
+        grid is a pure layout reshuffle; doing it on host keeps the device path exact
+        and avoids a tilized reshape hang. (Inference-time host work limited to a reshape.)
+        """
+        h, w = self.grid_hw
+        kh, kw = MERGE
+        nh, nw = h // kh, w // kw
+        seq = x_torch[: self.L].reshape(nh, kh, nw, kw, HIDDEN)
+        seq = seq.permute(0, 2, 1, 3, 4).contiguous().reshape(nh * nw, kh * kw * HIDDEN)
+        return seq  # [L/4, 4608]
+
+    def mlp1(self, x):
+        """x ttnn [1,1,Nmerged,4608] -> [1,1,Nmerged,2048]."""
+        x = ttnn.layer_norm(
+            x, epsilon=LN_EPS, weight=self.mlp1_ln_w, bias=self.mlp1_ln_b, compute_kernel_config=self.ck_hifi4
+        )
+        x = ttnn.linear(
+            x,
+            self.mlp1_w1,
+            bias=self.mlp1_b1,
+            compute_kernel_config=self.ck_hifi4,
+            dtype=self.dtype,
+            memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG,
+        )
+        x = ttnn.gelu(x)
+        x = ttnn.linear(
+            x,
+            self.mlp1_w2,
+            bias=self.mlp1_b2,
+            compute_kernel_config=self.ck_hifi4,
+            dtype=self.dtype,
+            memory_config=ttnn.DRAM_MEMORY_CONFIG,
+        )
+        return x
+
+    # ------------------------------------------------------------------ #
+    def forward(self, pixel_values, return_intermediates=False):
+        """pixel_values torch [L,3,14,14] -> vit_proj ttnn [Nmerged, 2048].
+
+        If return_intermediates, also return dict of host tensors for incremental PCC.
+        """
+        L = self.L
+        seq_pad = self._seq_pad(L)
+
+        x = self.patch_embed(pixel_values)  # [1,1,seq_pad,HIDDEN]
+        inter = {}
+        if return_intermediates:
+            inter["patch_embed"] = ttnn.to_torch(x)[0, 0, :L].float()
+
+        x = self.encoder(x)  # [1,1,seq_pad,HIDDEN]
+        enc_torch = ttnn.to_torch(x)[0, 0].float()  # [seq_pad,HIDDEN]
+        ttnn.deallocate(x)
+        if return_intermediates:
+            inter["encoder_out"] = enc_torch[:L]
+
+        merged = self.patch_merger(enc_torch)  # [L/4, 4608]
+        nmerged = merged.shape[0]
+        merged_pad = self._seq_pad(nmerged)
+        if merged_pad > nmerged:
+            merged = F.pad(merged, (0, 0, 0, merged_pad - nmerged))
+        xm = self._to_dev(merged.reshape(1, 1, merged_pad, MLP1_IN))
+
+        proj = self.mlp1(xm)  # [1,1,merged_pad,2048]
+        ttnn.deallocate(xm)
+        proj_torch = ttnn.to_torch(proj)[0, 0, :nmerged].float()  # [Nmerged,2048]
+        ttnn.deallocate(proj)
+
+        if return_intermediates:
+            return proj_torch, inter
+        return proj_torch

code/scripts/download_weights.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# Fetch everything tt-locate-anything needs to run:
+#   1. The NVIDIA LocateAnything-3B snapshot (MoonViT vision tower + mlp1 projector
+#      + Qwen2.5-3B language model + tokenizer + assets) from the Hugging Face Hub.
+#   2. A vanilla Qwen2.5-3B HF directory extracted from that snapshot, which
+#      tt-metal's `tt_transformers` ModelArgs loads as the LLM backbone.
+#
+# The torch-CPU goldens that the PCC tests compare against are NOT downloaded —
+# generate them locally after this script (see "Next steps" below); they depend on
+# your torch/transformers build.
+#
+# Overridable via env:
+#   PYTHON         python to use            (default: python)
+#   LA_MODEL_PATH  LocateAnything-3B dir    (default: HF cache, auto-discovered)
+#   LA_LLM_DIR     extracted Qwen2.5-3B dir (default: ~/.cache/locate_anything/LA-Qwen2.5-3B)
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+PYTHON="${PYTHON:-python}"
+HF_REPO="nvidia/LocateAnything-3B"
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." && pwd)"
+
+echo "Python:        $PYTHON"
+echo "HF repo:       $HF_REPO"
+
+# --- 1. LocateAnything-3B snapshot (not gated; downloads unauthenticated) ---
+echo "... downloading $HF_REPO snapshot (vision + LLM + tokenizer + assets)"
+SNAP_DIR="$(
+  "$PYTHON" - "$HF_REPO" <<'PY'
+import os, sys
+from huggingface_hub import snapshot_download
+repo = sys.argv[1]
+path = os.environ.get("LA_MODEL_PATH") or snapshot_download(repo_id=repo)
+print(path)
+PY
+)"
+echo "ok  snapshot at: $SNAP_DIR"
+export LA_MODEL_PATH="$SNAP_DIR"
+
+# --- 2. Extract a vanilla Qwen2.5-3B HF dir for tt_transformers ---
+# extract_llm_checkpoint.py strips the `language_model.` prefix, synthesizes a
+# Qwen2 config from LocateAnything's nested text_config, and copies the tokenizer.
+echo "... extracting Qwen2.5-3B LLM checkpoint"
+PYTHONPATH="$REPO_ROOT:${PYTHONPATH:-}" "$PYTHON" "$REPO_ROOT/locate_anything/reference/extract_llm_checkpoint.py"
+LLM_DIR="${LA_LLM_DIR:-$HOME/.cache/locate_anything/LA-Qwen2.5-3B}"
+
+echo
+echo "Done."
+echo "  LocateAnything-3B snapshot : $SNAP_DIR   (export LA_MODEL_PATH=...)"
+echo "  Extracted Qwen2.5-3B LLM   : $LLM_DIR    (export HF_MODEL=...)"
+echo
+echo "Next steps (generate the torch-CPU goldens used by the PCC tests):"
+echo "  # baseline + vision goldens (reference/golden.pt):"
+echo "  $PYTHON locate_anything/reference/run_reference.py --in-token-limit 1024"
+echo "  # MTP oracle for the experimental MTP test (reference/mtp_oracle.pt):"
+echo "  $PYTHON locate_anything/reference/mtp_oracle.py --in-token-limit 1024"