diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8be933eb..6a4cb96b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ __pycache__/
 *.dot
 .pyre
 *et_def.pb.cc
-*et_def.pb.h
\ No newline at end of file
+*et_def.pb.h
+
+trace_collection/post_execution/traces
+
diff --git a/trace_collection/post_execution/combine_trace.sh b/trace_collection/post_execution/combine_trace.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..caf0e755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trace_collection/post_execution/combine_trace.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+set -ex pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+TRACE_DIR="${TRACE_DIR:-${SCRIPT_DIR}/traces}"
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Validate inputs
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if [[ ! -d "${TRACE_DIR}" ]]; then
+    echo "[ERROR] Trace directory not found: ${TRACE_DIR}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Automatically detect number of ranks from host*.json files
+NUM_RANKS=$(ls "${TRACE_DIR}"/host*.json 2>/dev/null | wc -l)
+if [[ "${NUM_RANKS}" -eq 0 ]]; then
+    echo "[ERROR] No host_*.json files found in ${TRACE_DIR}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo "[INFO] Found ${NUM_RANKS} rank(s) in ${TRACE_DIR}"
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Step 1: chakra_trace_link  (host + device → linked JSON in TRACE_DIR)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo ""
+echo "=== Step 1: chakra_trace_link ==="
+for ((rank=0; rank<NUM_RANKS; rank++)); do
+    HOST_TRACE="${TRACE_DIR}/host.${rank}.json"
+    DEVICE_TRACE="${TRACE_DIR}/device.${rank}.json"
+    LINKED_OUT="${TRACE_DIR}/linked.${rank}.json"
+
+    echo "[rank ${rank}] Linking ${HOST_TRACE} + ${DEVICE_TRACE} -> ${LINKED_OUT}"
+    chakra_trace_link \
+        --chakra-host-trace "${HOST_TRACE}" \
+        --chakra-device-trace "${DEVICE_TRACE}" \
+        --rank "${rank}" \
+        --output-file "${LINKED_OUT}"
+done
+echo "[INFO] All ranks linked."
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Step 2: chakra_converter  (linked JSON → protobuf .et in TRACE_DIR)
+# ASTRA-sim expects files named {prefix}.{npu_id}.et
+# e.g. chakra_trace.0.et, chakra_trace.1.et, ...
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo ""
+echo "=== Step 2: chakra_converter ==="
+for ((rank=0; rank<NUM_RANKS; rank++)); do
+    LINKED_IN="${TRACE_DIR}/linked.${rank}.json"
+    ET_OUT="${TRACE_DIR}/chakra_trace.${rank}.et"
+
+    echo "[rank ${rank}] Converting ${LINKED_IN} -> ${ET_OUT}"
+    chakra_converter --log-filename /dev/null \
+        PyTorch \
+        --input "${LINKED_IN}" \
+        --output "${ET_OUT}"
+done
+echo "[INFO] All ranks converted."
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Step 3: chakra_jsonizer  (protobuf .et to JSON in TRACE_DIR)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo ""
+echo "=== Step 3: chakra_jsonizer ==="
+for ((rank=0; rank<NUM_RANKS; rank++)); do
+    ET_OUT="${TRACE_DIR}/chakra_trace.${rank}.et"
+    JSON_OUT="${TRACE_DIR}/chakra_trace.${rank}.json"
+
+    echo "[rank ${rank}] Converting ${ET_OUT} -> ${JSON_OUT}"
+    chakra_jsonizer \
+        --input "${ET_OUT}" \
+        --output "${JSON_OUT}"
+done
+echo "[INFO] All ranks converted."
+
+echo ""
+echo "=== Done ==="
+echo "  Files: chakra_trace.0.et ... chakra_trace.$((NUM_RANKS-1)).et"
+echo ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/trace_collection/post_execution/sample_model.py b/trace_collection/post_execution/sample_model.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47dc60ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trace_collection/post_execution/sample_model.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"""Simple neural network model for post-execution trace collection."""
+
+import torch
+import torch.nn as nn
+
+
+class SampleModel(nn.Module):
+    """A simple neural network with linear layer and ReLU activation."""
+
+    def __init__(self, input_size: int = 1024, hidden_size: int = 256 * 1024, output_size: int = 256) -> None:
+        """
+        Initialize the model.
+
+        Args:
+            input_size: Size of input features
+            hidden_size: Size of hidden layer
+            output_size: Size of output layer
+        """
+        super().__init__()
+        self.linear = nn.Linear(input_size, hidden_size)
+        self.linear2 = nn.Linear(hidden_size, output_size)
+        self.relu = nn.ReLU()
+
+    def forward(self, x: torch.Tensor) -> torch.Tensor:
+        """
+        Forward pass through the model.
+
+        Args:
+            x: Input tensor
+
+        Returns:
+            Output tensor after linear layer and ReLU
+        """
+        x = self.linear(x)
+        x = self.relu(x)
+        x = self.linear2(x)
+        return x
diff --git a/trace_collection/post_execution/simple_multirank.py b/trace_collection/post_execution/simple_multirank.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c175b8ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trace_collection/post_execution/simple_multirank.py
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import os
+
+import torch
+import torch.distributed as dist
+import torch.nn as nn
+from sample_model import SampleModel
+from torch.nn.parallel import DistributedDataParallel as DDP
+from torch.profiler import ExecutionTraceObserver, profile
+
+"""Simple script to collect post-execution traces with multiple ranks via torchrun."""
+
+"""
+    # When running across multiple nodes
+    mpirun -np 4 -N 2 \
+    torchrun \
+        --nnodes=2 \
+        --nproc_per_node=2 \
+        --rdzv_backend=c10d \
+        rdzv_endpoint=<node0-ip>:29501 \
+        --simple_multirank.py
+"""
+"""OR"""
+"""
+    # When running on one node
+    torchrun \
+        --nproc_per_node=2 \
+        --simple_multirank.py
+"""
+
+def main() -> None:
+    """Run 10 iterations of forward and backward passes."""
+    batch_size = 64
+    input_size = 1024
+    output_size = 256
+    output_path = "traces"
+
+    # torchrun provides these environment variables for each process.
+    local_rank = int(os.environ.get("LOCAL_RANK", "0"))
+    if torch.cuda.is_available():
+        backend = "nccl"
+        torch.cuda.set_device(local_rank)
+        device = f"cuda:{local_rank}"
+    else:
+        backend = "gloo"
+        device = "cpu"
+
+    dist.init_process_group(backend=backend)
+    rank = dist.get_rank()
+    world_size = dist.get_world_size()
+
+    model = SampleModel()
+    criterion = nn.MSELoss()
+    model.to(device)
+    if torch.cuda.is_available(): # noqa: SIM108
+        model = DDP(model, device_ids=[local_rank], output_device=local_rank)
+    else:
+        model = DDP(model)
+    optimizer = torch.optim.SGD(model.parameters(), lr=0.01)
+
+    # Initializing Host profiler and Kineto profiler
+    wait_iters = 0
+    warmup_iters = 5
+    active_iters = 5
+    total_steps = wait_iters + warmup_iters + active_iters
+
+    os.makedirs(output_path, exist_ok=True)
+
+    et = ExecutionTraceObserver()
+    et.register_callback(f"{output_path}/host.{rank}.json")
+
+    def device_trace_handler(prof):
+        prof.export_chrome_trace(f"{output_path}/device.{rank}.json")
+
+    activities = [torch.profiler.ProfilerActivity.CPU]
+    if "cuda" in device:
+        activities.append(torch.profiler.ProfilerActivity.CUDA)
+
+    with profile(
+        activities=activities,
+        schedule=torch.profiler.schedule(wait=wait_iters, warmup=warmup_iters, active=active_iters),
+        on_trace_ready=device_trace_handler,
+        record_shapes=True,
+        execution_trace_observer=et,
+    ) as prof:
+        print(f"Starting training loop on rank {rank}/{world_size} using {device}...")
+        for step_id in range(total_steps):
+            # Generate random input data
+            x = torch.randn(batch_size, input_size, device=device)
+            target = torch.randn(batch_size, output_size, device=device)
+
+            # Forward pass
+            output = model(x)
+
+            # Compute loss
+            loss = criterion(output, target)
+
+            # Backward pass
+            optimizer.zero_grad()
+            loss.backward()
+            optimizer.step()
+            if "cuda" in device:
+                # Ensure all CUDA operations are complete before moving to the next step.
+                torch.cuda.synchronize()
+
+            print(f"Rank {rank} Iteration {step_id + 1}/{total_steps}, Loss: {loss.item():.4f}")
+
+            # Mark the end of a step
+            prof.step()
+
+    et.stop()
+    et.unregister_callback()
+    dist.barrier()
+    dist.destroy_process_group()
+    print(f"Rank {rank} training complete!")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/trace_collection/post_execution/simple_onerank.py b/trace_collection/post_execution/simple_onerank.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cbf8b948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trace_collection/post_execution/simple_onerank.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import os
+
+import torch
+import torch.nn as nn
+from sample_model import SampleModel
+from torch.profiler import ExecutionTraceObserver, profile
+
+"""Simple script to collect post-execution traces with one rank only(=compute only)."""
+
+"""
+   python simple_onerank.py
+"""
+
+def main() -> None:
+    """Run 10 iterations of forward and backward passes."""
+    batch_size = 64
+    input_size = 1024
+    output_size = 256
+    output_path = "traces"
+    device = "cuda" if torch.cuda.is_available() else "cpu"
+
+    model = SampleModel()
+    optimizer = torch.optim.SGD(model.parameters(), lr=0.01)
+    criterion = nn.MSELoss()
+    model.to(device)
+
+    # Initializing Host profiler and Kineto profiler
+    rank = 0  # Single rank for compute-only
+    wait_iters = 0
+    warmup_iters = 5
+    active_iters = 5
+    total_steps = wait_iters + warmup_iters + active_iters
+
+    os.makedirs(output_path, exist_ok=True)
+
+    et = ExecutionTraceObserver()
+    et.register_callback(f"{output_path}/host.{rank}.json")
+
+    def device_trace_handler(prof):
+        prof.export_chrome_trace(f"{output_path}/device.{rank}.json")
+
+    activities = [torch.profiler.ProfilerActivity.CPU]
+    if "cuda" in device:
+        activities.append(torch.profiler.ProfilerActivity.CUDA)
+
+    with profile(
+        activities=activities,
+        schedule=torch.profiler.schedule(wait=wait_iters, warmup=warmup_iters, active=active_iters),
+        on_trace_ready=device_trace_handler,
+        record_shapes=True,
+        execution_trace_observer=et,
+    ) as prof:
+        print("Starting training loop...")
+        for step_id in range(total_steps):
+            # Generate random input data
+            x = torch.randn(batch_size, input_size, device=device)
+            target = torch.randn(batch_size, output_size, device=device)
+
+            # Forward pass
+            output = model(x)
+
+            # Compute loss
+            loss = criterion(output, target)
+
+            # Backward pass
+            optimizer.zero_grad()
+            loss.backward()
+            optimizer.step()
+            if "cuda" in device:
+                # Ensure all CUDA operations are complete before moving to the next step.
+                torch.cuda.synchronize()
+
+            print(f"Iteration {step_id + 1}/{total_steps}, Loss: {loss.item():.4f}")
+
+            # Mark the end of a step
+            prof.step()
+
+    et.stop()
+    et.unregister_callback()
+    print("Training complete!")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()