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+
+module AdvancedVITapirExt
+
+if isdefined(Base, :get_extension)
+    using AdvancedVI
+    using AdvancedVI: ADTypes, DiffResults
+    using Tapir
+else
+    using ..AdvancedVI
+    using ..AdvancedVI: ADTypes, DiffResults
+    using ..Tapir
+end
+
+AdvancedVI.init_adbackend(::ADTypes.AutoTapir, f, x) = Tapir.build_rrule(f, x)
+
+function AdvancedVI.value_and_gradient!(
+          ::ADTypes.AutoTapir,
+    st_ad,
+    f,
+    x     ::AbstractVector{<:Real},
+    out   ::DiffResults.MutableDiffResult
+)
+    rule = st_ad
+    y, g = Tapir.value_and_gradient!!(rule, f, x)
+    DiffResults.value!(out, y)
+    DiffResults.gradient!(out, last(g))
+    return out
+end
+
+AdvancedVI.init_adbackend(::ADTypes.AutoTapir, f, x, aux) = Tapir.build_rrule(f, x, aux)
+
+function AdvancedVI.value_and_gradient!(
+          ::ADTypes.AutoTapir,
+    st_ad,
+    f,
+    x     ::AbstractVector{<:Real},
+    aux,
+    out   ::DiffResults.MutableDiffResult
+)
+    rule = st_ad
+    y, g = Tapir.value_and_gradient!!(rule, f, x, aux)
+    DiffResults.value!(out, y)
+    DiffResults.gradient!(out, last(g))
+    return out
+end
+
+end