diff --git a/pymc/step_methods/external/__init__.py b/pymc/step_methods/external/__init__.py
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+#   Copyright 2024 - present The PyMC Developers
+#
+#   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#   limitations under the License.
+
+"""External samplers integration for PyMC."""
+
+from pymc.step_methods.external.base import ExternalSampler
+from pymc.step_methods.external.nutpie import NutPie
+
+__all__ = ["ExternalSampler", "NutPie"]
diff --git a/pymc/step_methods/external/base.py b/pymc/step_methods/external/base.py
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+#   Copyright 2024 - present The PyMC Developers
+#
+#   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#   limitations under the License.
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+from arviz import InferenceData
+
+from pymc.step_methods.compound import BlockedStep, Competence
+
+
+class ExternalSampler(BlockedStep, ABC):
+    """Base class for external samplers.
+
+    External samplers manage their own MCMC loop rather than using PyMC's.
+    These samplers (like NutPie, BlackJax, etc.) are designed to run
+    their own efficient loop inside their implementation.
+
+    Attributes
+    ----------
+    is_external : bool
+        Flag indicating that this is an external sampler that needs
+        special handling in PyMC's sampling loops.
+    """
+
+    is_external = True
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        vars=None,
+        model=None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        """Initialize external sampler.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        vars : list, optional
+            Variables to be sampled
+        model : Model, optional
+            PyMC model
+        **kwargs
+            Sampler-specific arguments
+        """
+        self.model = model
+        self._vars = vars
+        self._kwargs = kwargs
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def sample(
+        self,
+        draws: int,
+        tune: int = 1000,
+        chains: int = 4,
+        random_seed=None,
+        initvals=None,
+        progressbar=True,
+        cores=None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> InferenceData:
+        """Run external sampler and return results as InferenceData.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        draws : int
+            Number of draws per chain
+        tune : int
+            Number of tuning draws per chain
+        chains : int
+            Number of chains to sample
+        random_seed : int or sequence, optional
+            Random seed(s) for reproducibility
+        initvals : dict or list of dict, optional
+            Initial values for variables
+        progressbar : bool
+            Whether to display progress bar
+        cores : int, optional
+            Number of CPU cores to use
+        **kwargs
+            Additional sampler-specific parameters
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        InferenceData
+            ArviZ InferenceData object with sampling results
+        """
+        pass
+
+    def step(self, point):
+        """Do not use this method. External samplers use their own sampling loop.
+
+        External samplers do not use PyMC's step() mechanism.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "External samplers use their own sampling loop rather than PyMC's step() method."
+        )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def competence(var, has_grad):
+        """Determine competence level for sampling var.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        var : Variable
+            Variable to be sampled
+        has_grad : bool
+            Whether gradient information is available
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Competence
+            Enum indicating competence level for this variable
+        """
+        return Competence.COMPATIBLE
diff --git a/pymc/step_methods/external/nutpie.py b/pymc/step_methods/external/nutpie.py
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+#   Copyright 2024 - present The PyMC Developers
+#
+#   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#   limitations under the License.
+
+import logging
+import warnings
+
+from typing import Literal
+
+from arviz import InferenceData
+
+from pymc.backends.arviz import coords_and_dims_for_inferencedata, find_constants, find_observations
+from pymc.model import Model
+from pymc.step_methods.compound import Competence
+from pymc.step_methods.external.base import ExternalSampler
+from pymc.vartypes import continuous_types
+
+logger = logging.getLogger("pymc")
+
+try:
+    import nutpie
+
+    # Check if it's actually installed and not just an empty mock module
+    NUTPIE_AVAILABLE = hasattr(nutpie, "compile_pymc_model")
+except ImportError:
+    NUTPIE_AVAILABLE = False
+
+
+class NutPie(ExternalSampler):
+    """NutPie No-U-Turn Sampler.
+
+    This class provides an interface to the NutPie sampler, which is a high-performance
+    implementation of the No-U-Turn Sampler (NUTS). Unlike PyMC's native NUTS implementation,
+    NutPie samples chains sequentially in a single CPU, which can be more efficient for some
+    models.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    vars : list, optional
+        Variables to be sampled
+    model : Model, optional
+        PyMC model
+    backend : {"numba", "jax"}, default="numba"
+        Which backend to use for computation
+    target_accept : float, default=0.8
+        Target acceptance rate for step size adaptation
+    max_treedepth : int, default=10
+        Maximum tree depth for NUTS (passed as 'maxdepth' to NutPie)
+    **kwargs
+        Additional parameters passed to nutpie.sample()
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    Requires the nutpie package to be installed:
+    pip install nutpie
+    """
+
+    name = "nutpie"
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        vars=None,
+        *,
+        model=None,
+        backend: Literal["numba", "jax"] = "numba",
+        target_accept: float = 0.8,
+        max_treedepth: int = 10,
+        **kwargs,
+    ):
+        """Initialize NutPie sampler."""
+        if not NUTPIE_AVAILABLE:
+            raise ImportError("nutpie not found. Install it with: pip install nutpie")
+
+        super().__init__(vars=vars, model=model)
+
+        self.backend = backend
+        self.target_accept = target_accept
+        self.max_treedepth = max_treedepth
+        self.nutpie_kwargs = kwargs
+
+    def sample(
+        self,
+        draws: int,
+        tune: int = 1000,
+        chains: int = 4,
+        random_seed=None,
+        initvals=None,
+        progressbar=True,
+        cores=None,
+        idata_kwargs=None,
+        compute_convergence_checks=True,
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> InferenceData:
+        """Run NutPie sampler and return results as InferenceData.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        draws : int
+            Number of draws per chain
+        tune : int
+            Number of tuning draws per chain
+        chains : int
+            Number of chains to sample
+        random_seed : int or sequence, optional
+            Random seed(s) for reproducibility
+        initvals : dict or list of dict, optional
+            Initial values for variables (currently not used by NutPie)
+        progressbar : bool
+            Whether to display progress bar
+        cores : int, optional
+            Number of CPU cores to use (ignored by NutPie)
+        idata_kwargs : dict, optional
+            Additional arguments for arviz.InferenceData conversion
+        compute_convergence_checks : bool
+            Whether to compute convergence diagnostics
+        **kwargs
+            Additional sampler-specific parameters
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        InferenceData
+            ArviZ InferenceData object with sampling results
+        """
+        model = kwargs.pop("model", self.model)
+        if model is None:
+            model = Model.get_context()
+
+        # Handle variables
+        vars = kwargs.pop("vars", self._vars)
+        if vars is None:
+            vars = model.value_vars
+
+        # Create a NutPie model
+        logger.info("Compiling NutPie model")
+        nutpie_model = nutpie.compile_pymc_model(
+            model,
+            backend=self.backend,
+        )
+
+        # Set up sampling parameters - NutPie does this internally
+        # Keep these for other nutpie parameters to pass
+        nuts_kwargs = {
+            **self.nutpie_kwargs,
+            **kwargs,
+        }
+
+        if initvals is not None:
+            warnings.warn(
+                "`initvals` are currently not passed to nutpie sampler. "
+                "Use `init_mean` kwarg following nutpie specification instead.",
+                UserWarning,
+            )
+
+        # Set up random seed
+        if random_seed is not None:
+            nuts_kwargs["seed"] = random_seed
+
+        # Run the sampler
+        logger.info(
+            f"Running NutPie sampler with {chains} chains, {tune} tuning steps, and {draws} draws"
+        )
+
+        # Add target acceptance and max tree depth
+        nutpie_kwargs = {
+            "target_accept": self.target_accept,
+            "maxdepth": self.max_treedepth,
+            **nuts_kwargs,
+        }
+
+        # Update parameter names to match NutPie's API
+        if "progressbar" in nutpie_kwargs:
+            nutpie_kwargs["progress_bar"] = nutpie_kwargs.pop("progressbar")
+
+        # Pass progressbar from the sample function arguments
+        if progressbar is not None:
+            nutpie_kwargs["progress_bar"] = progressbar
+
+        # Call NutPie's sample function
+        nutpie_trace = nutpie.sample(
+            nutpie_model,
+            draws=draws,
+            tune=tune,
+            chains=chains,
+            **nutpie_kwargs,
+        )
+
+        # Convert to InferenceData
+        if idata_kwargs is None:
+            idata_kwargs = {}
+
+        # Extract relevant variables and data for InferenceData
+        coords, dims = coords_and_dims_for_inferencedata(model)
+        constants_data = find_constants(model)
+        observed_data = find_observations(model)
+
+        # Always include sampler stats
+        if "include_sampler_stats" not in idata_kwargs:
+            idata_kwargs["include_sampler_stats"] = True
+
+        # NutPie already returns an InferenceData object
+        idata = nutpie_trace
+
+        # Set tuning steps attribute if possible
+        try:
+            idata.posterior.attrs["tuning_steps"] = tune
+        except (AttributeError, KeyError):
+            logger.warning("Could not set tuning_steps attribute on InferenceData")
+
+        # Skip compute_convergence_checks for now
+        # NutPie's InferenceData structure is different from PyMC's expectations
+
+        return idata
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def competence(var, has_grad):
+        """Determine competence level for sampling var.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        var : Variable
+            Variable to be sampled
+        has_grad : bool
+            Whether gradient information is available
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Competence
+            Enum indicating competence level for this variable
+        """
+        if var.dtype in continuous_types and has_grad:
+            return Competence.IDEAL
+        return Competence.INCOMPATIBLE
diff --git a/tests/step_methods/test_external.py b/tests/step_methods/test_external.py
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+#   Copyright 2024 - present The PyMC Developers
+#
+#   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#   limitations under the License.
+
+import pytest
+
+from pymc import Model, Normal, sample
+from pymc.step_methods.external import NutPie
+from pymc.step_methods.external.nutpie import NUTPIE_AVAILABLE
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not NUTPIE_AVAILABLE, reason="NutPie not installed")
+def test_nutpie_integration():
+    """Test basic usage of NutPie as a PyMC step method."""
+    with Model() as model:
+        x = Normal("x", mu=0, sigma=1)
+
+        # Create NutPie sampler with numba backend
+        nutpie_sampler = NutPie(backend="numba")
+
+        # NutPie sampler has the is_external attribute set to True
+
+        # Sample using external sampler
+        trace = sample(
+            draws=10,  # Use fewer draws for faster testing
+            tune=10,
+            step=nutpie_sampler,
+            chains=1,  # Use just one chain for simplicity
+            random_seed=42,
+            progressbar=False,
+        )
+
+    # Check that the sampling worked
+    assert "x" in trace.posterior
+    assert trace.posterior.x.shape == (1, 10)
+
+    # Check that the sampler stats were recorded
+    expected_stats = ["diverging", "energy"]
+    for stat in expected_stats:
+        assert stat in trace.sample_stats
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not NUTPIE_AVAILABLE, reason="NutPie not installed")
+def test_nutpie_jax_backend():
+    """Test NutPie with JAX backend."""
+    try:
+        import importlib.util
+
+        jax_available = importlib.util.find_spec("jax") is not None
+    except ImportError:
+        jax_available = False
+
+    if not jax_available:
+        pytest.skip("JAX not installed")
+
+    with Model() as model:
+        x = Normal("x", mu=0, sigma=1)
+
+        # Create NutPie sampler with JAX backend
+        nutpie_sampler = NutPie(backend="jax")
+
+        # Sample using external sampler
+        trace = sample(
+            draws=10,
+            tune=10,
+            step=nutpie_sampler,
+            chains=1,
+            random_seed=42,
+            progressbar=False,
+        )
+
+    # Check that the sampling worked
+    assert "x" in trace.posterior
+    assert trace.posterior.x.shape == (1, 10)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not NUTPIE_AVAILABLE, reason="NutPie not installed")
+def test_nutpie_custom_params():
+    """Test NutPie with custom parameters."""
+    with Model() as model:
+        x = Normal("x", mu=0, sigma=1)
+
+        # Create NutPie sampler with custom parameters
+        nutpie_sampler = NutPie(
+            backend="numba",
+            target_accept=0.9,
+            max_treedepth=8,
+        )
+
+        # Sample using external sampler
+        trace = sample(
+            draws=10,
+            tune=10,
+            step=nutpie_sampler,
+            chains=1,
+            random_seed=42,
+            progressbar=False,
+        )
+
+    # Check that the sampling worked
+    assert "x" in trace.posterior
+    assert trace.posterior.x.shape == (1, 10)