diff --git a/yateto/codegen/visitor.py b/yateto/codegen/visitor.py
index d322bd3..331e919 100644
--- a/yateto/codegen/visitor.py
+++ b/yateto/codegen/visitor.py
@@ -833,6 +833,12 @@ def generateInitH(self, header):
       with header.Namespace(namespace), header.Namespace(self.INIT_NAMESPACE):
         for (base_name, base_name_without_namespace), tensors in tensor_dict.items():
           self._init(header, base_name, base_name_without_namespace, '', tensors, False)
+    for namespace, scalar_dict in self.iterate_collect_scalar():
+      with header.Namespace(namespace), header.Namespace(self.INIT_NAMESPACE):
+        for (baseName, baseNameWithoutNamespace), scalars in scalar_dict.items():
+          with header.Struct('{0} : {1}::{0}'.format(baseNameWithoutNamespace, self.TENSOR_NAMESPACE)):
+            # empty forward declaration
+            pass
 
   def generateInitCpp(self, cpp):
     for namespace, tensor_dict in self.iterate_collect():
diff --git a/yateto/generator.py b/yateto/generator.py
index ce65cd9..6ac9eaf 100644
--- a/yateto/generator.py
+++ b/yateto/generator.py
@@ -455,7 +455,13 @@ def unit_test_body(cpp, testFramework):
       cpp.include(fInit.hName)
       with cpp.Namespace(namespace):
         initGen.generateInitCpp(cpp)
-
+    
+    prefixnsp = lambda a: a.name if a.namespace == '' else f'{a.namespace}::{a.name}'
+    return {
+      'namespace': namespace,
+      'tensors': set(tensor.baseNameWithNamespace() for tensor in tensors.values()) | set(scalar.baseNameWithNamespace() for scalar in scalars),
+      'kernels': set(prefixnsp(kernel) for kernel in self._kernels) | set(prefixnsp(family) for family in self._kernelFamilies.values())
+    }
 
 class NamespacedGenerator(object):
   def __init__(self, generator, namespace):
diff --git a/yateto/metagen.py b/yateto/metagen.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc910d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yateto/metagen.py
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+from .arch import fixArchitectureGlobal
+from .codegen.code import Cpp
+
+import os
+
+class MetaGenerator:
+    def __init__(self, templateType):
+        self.templateType = templateType
+        self.generators = []
+
+    def add_generator(self, template, generator, *args, **kwargs):
+        assert len(self.templateType) == len(template)
+        self.generators += [{
+            'name': kwargs["name"] if "name" in kwargs else str(len(self.generators)),
+            'template': template,
+            'generator': generator,
+            'args': args,
+            'kwargs': kwargs
+        }]
+
+    def compile_list(self, outputDir=''):
+        outfiles = []
+        for gendata in self.generators:
+            outdirname = f'metagen_{gendata["name"]}'
+            outdir = os.path.join(outputDir, outdirname)
+
+            genout = []
+            for file in ['tensor', 'init', 'kernel', 'test-kernel']:
+                genout += [file]
+            outfiles += [genout]
+        return outfiles
+
+    def generate_single(self, index, outputDir='', namespace='yateto'):
+        namespacepfx = 'yatetometagen'
+        gendata = self.generators[index]
+        subnamespace = f'{namespace}::{namespacepfx}_{gendata["name"]}'
+        outdirname = f'metagen_{gendata["name"]}'
+        outdir = os.path.join(outputDir, outdirname)
+        os.makedirs(outdir, exist_ok=True)
+
+        generator = gendata['generator']
+        template = gendata['template']
+        args = gendata['args']
+        kwargs = gendata['kwargs']
+
+        fixArchitectureGlobal(generator.arch())
+        result = generator.generate(*args, **kwargs, namespace=subnamespace, outputDir=outdir)
+
+        tensors = {}
+        kernels = {}
+
+        for tensor in result['tensors']:
+            tensors[tensor] = (subnamespace, template)
+        for kernel in result['kernels']:
+            kernels[kernel] = (subnamespace, template)
+
+        return tensors, kernels
+
+    def generate(self, outputDir='', namespace='yateto', includes=[], declarationsTensors=[], declarationsKernels=[], precompiled=None):
+        tensors = {}
+        kernels = {}
+
+        for tensor in declarationsTensors:
+            tensors[tensor] = []
+        for tensor in declarationsKernels:
+            kernels[tensor] = []
+
+        for index in range(len(self.generators)):
+            if precompiled is None:
+                local_tensors, local_kernels = self.generate_single(index, outputDir, namespace)
+            else:
+                local_tensors, local_kernels = precompiled[index]
+
+            for tensor in local_tensors:
+                if tensor not in tensors:
+                    tensors[tensor] = []
+                tensors[tensor] += [local_tensors[tensor]]
+            for kernel in local_kernels:
+                if kernel not in kernels:
+                    kernels[kernel] = []
+                kernels[kernel] += [local_kernels[kernel]]
+
+        nspuppercase = namespace.upper()
+
+        def headerForward(name, data):
+            upper = name.upper()
+            with Cpp(os.path.join(outputDir, f'{name}.h')) as header:
+                with header.HeaderGuard(f'METAGEN_{nspuppercase}_{upper}_H_'):
+                    for path in includes:
+                        header.include(path)
+                    for gendata in self.generators:
+                        outdirname = f'metagen_{gendata["name"]}'
+                        header.include(f'{outdirname}/{name}.h')
+                    with header.Namespace(namespace):
+                        for entry in data:
+                            self.template(header, entry, data[entry], f'{name}')
+
+        
+        headerForward('tensor', tensors)
+        headerForward('init', tensors)
+        headerForward('kernel', kernels)
+
+        def cppForward(name):
+            with Cpp(os.path.join(outputDir, f'{name}.cpp')) as header:
+                for gendata in self.generators:
+                    outdirname = f'metagen_{gendata["name"]}'
+                    header.include(f'{outdirname}/{name}.cpp')
+        
+        cppForward('tensor')
+        cppForward('init')
+        cppForward('kernel')
+        cppForward('test-kernel')
+
+    def namespacing(self, header, spaces, inner):
+        if len(spaces) == 0:
+            inner()
+        else:
+            with header.Namespace(spaces[0]):
+                self.namespacing(header, spaces[1:], inner)
+
+    def template(self, header, prename, foundin, subnsp):
+        splitname = prename.split('::')
+
+        assert len(splitname) > 0
+
+        def inner():
+            name = splitname[-1]
+            fullname = '::'.join(splitname[:-1] + [subnsp, splitname[-1]])
+            escname = name.replace(':', '_')
+            internalName = f'Internal_{escname}'
+
+            templatetypes = ', '.join(f'{typ} Arg{i}' for i, typ in enumerate(self.templateType))
+            templateargs = ', '.join(f'Arg{i}' for i, _ in enumerate(self.templateType))
+            
+            with header.Namespace('internal'):
+                header(f'template<{templatetypes}> struct {internalName} {"{"} using Type = void; {"}"};')
+                for gnsp, spec in foundin:
+                    spectext = ', '.join(str(specpart) for specpart in spec)
+                    header(f'template<> struct {internalName}<{spectext}> {"{"} using Type = ::{gnsp}::{fullname}; {"}"};')
+            header(f'template<{templatetypes}> using {name} = typename internal::{internalName}<{templateargs}>::Type;')
+        
+        self.namespacing(header, splitname[:-1] + [subnsp], inner)