diff --git a/rust/moshi-core/Cargo.toml b/rust/moshi-core/Cargo.toml
index 13bae99a..fb006d5c 100644
--- a/rust/moshi-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rust/moshi-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ rayon = { workspace = true }
 serde = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
 
+# Additional dependencies for compatibility
+rand = { workspace = true }
+half = "2.5.0"
+
 [features]
 default = []
 cuda = ["candle/cuda", "candle-nn/cuda"]
diff --git a/rust/moshi-core/src/compat/mod.rs b/rust/moshi-core/src/compat/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd376c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/moshi-core/src/compat/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/// Module providing compatibility between dependencies
+/// Specifically implements traits needed for half types to work with rand
+pub mod rand_half; 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust/moshi-core/src/compat/rand_half.rs b/rust/moshi-core/src/compat/rand_half.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b966a2ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/moshi-core/src/compat/rand_half.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+//! Compatibility module for half types with rand
+//!
+//! This module provides wrapper types that implement the necessary traits
+//! for bf16 and f16 types from the half crate to work with rand's uniform distribution.
+//! 
+//! Since we can't directly implement foreign traits for foreign types due to Rust's orphan rules,
+//! we use the newtype pattern with transparent wrappers.
+
+use half::{bf16, f16};
+use rand::distributions::uniform::{SampleUniform, SampleBorrow, UniformSampler};
+use rand::distributions::{Distribution, Uniform};
+use rand::Rng;
+use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
+
+/// A wrapper around f16 that implements SampleUniform
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct F16Wrapper(pub f16);
+
+impl Deref for F16Wrapper {
+    type Target = f16;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl DerefMut for F16Wrapper {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+        &mut self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<f16> for F16Wrapper {
+    fn from(v: f16) -> Self {
+        F16Wrapper(v)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<F16Wrapper> for f16 {
+    fn from(v: F16Wrapper) -> Self {
+        v.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl SampleUniform for F16Wrapper {
+    type Sampler = UniformF16Wrapper;
+}
+
+/// Uniform sampler for F16Wrapper
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub struct UniformF16Wrapper {
+    low: F16Wrapper,
+    range: F16Wrapper,
+    scale: F16Wrapper,
+    offset: F16Wrapper,
+}
+
+impl UniformSampler for UniformF16Wrapper {
+    type X = F16Wrapper;
+    
+    fn new<B1, B2>(low: B1, high: B2) -> Self
+    where
+        B1: SampleBorrow<Self::X>,
+        B2: SampleBorrow<Self::X>,
+    {
+        let low = *low.borrow();
+        let high = *high.borrow();
+        assert!(low.0 < high.0, "Uniform::new called with low >= high");
+        
+        let range = F16Wrapper(high.0 - low.0);
+        
+        let scale = range;
+        let offset = low;
+        
+        Self {
+            low,
+            range,
+            scale,
+            offset,
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn new_inclusive<B1, B2>(low: B1, high: B2) -> Self
+    where
+        B1: SampleBorrow<Self::X>,
+        B2: SampleBorrow<Self::X>,
+    {
+        let low = *low.borrow();
+        let high = *high.borrow();
+        assert!(low.0 <= high.0, "Uniform::new_inclusive called with low > high");
+        
+        let range = F16Wrapper(high.0 - low.0);
+        
+        let scale = range;
+        let offset = low;
+        
+        Self {
+            low,
+            range,
+            scale,
+            offset,
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn sample<R: Rng + ?Sized>(&self, rng: &mut R) -> Self::X {
+        // We use the same trick that rand uses internally for float sampling:
+        // Generate a value in the range [0, 1) and scale to our target range
+        let sampler = Uniform::new(0.0f32, 1.0f32);
+        let f = Distribution::sample(&sampler, rng);
+        
+        // Scale to target range
+        F16Wrapper(f16::from_f32(f) * self.scale.0 + self.offset.0)
+    }
+}
+
+/// A wrapper around bf16 that implements SampleUniform
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, PartialEq)]
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct BF16Wrapper(pub bf16);
+
+impl Deref for BF16Wrapper {
+    type Target = bf16;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl DerefMut for BF16Wrapper {
+    fn deref_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Self::Target {
+        &mut self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<bf16> for BF16Wrapper {
+    fn from(v: bf16) -> Self {
+        BF16Wrapper(v)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<BF16Wrapper> for bf16 {
+    fn from(v: BF16Wrapper) -> Self {
+        v.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl SampleUniform for BF16Wrapper {
+    type Sampler = UniformBF16Wrapper;
+}
+
+/// Uniform sampler for BF16Wrapper
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug)]
+pub struct UniformBF16Wrapper {
+    low: BF16Wrapper,
+    range: BF16Wrapper,
+    scale: BF16Wrapper,
+    offset: BF16Wrapper,
+}
+
+impl UniformSampler for UniformBF16Wrapper {
+    type X = BF16Wrapper;
+    
+    fn new<B1, B2>(low: B1, high: B2) -> Self
+    where
+        B1: SampleBorrow<Self::X>,
+        B2: SampleBorrow<Self::X>,
+    {
+        let low = *low.borrow();
+        let high = *high.borrow();
+        assert!(low.0 < high.0, "Uniform::new called with low >= high");
+        
+        let range = BF16Wrapper(high.0 - low.0);
+        
+        let scale = range;
+        let offset = low;
+        
+        Self {
+            low,
+            range,
+            scale,
+            offset,
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn new_inclusive<B1, B2>(low: B1, high: B2) -> Self
+    where
+        B1: SampleBorrow<Self::X>,
+        B2: SampleBorrow<Self::X>,
+    {
+        let low = *low.borrow();
+        let high = *high.borrow();
+        assert!(low.0 <= high.0, "Uniform::new_inclusive called with low > high");
+        
+        let range = BF16Wrapper(high.0 - low.0);
+        
+        let scale = range;
+        let offset = low;
+        
+        Self {
+            low,
+            range,
+            scale,
+            offset,
+        }
+    }
+    
+    fn sample<R: Rng + ?Sized>(&self, rng: &mut R) -> Self::X {
+        let sampler = Uniform::new(0.0f32, 1.0f32);
+        let f = Distribution::sample(&sampler, rng);
+        
+        BF16Wrapper(bf16::from_f32(f) * self.scale.0 + self.offset.0)
+    }
+}
+
+// Extension traits to make using with Uniform more ergonomic
+pub trait UniformHalfExt {
+    fn uniform_f16(low: f16, high: f16) -> Uniform<F16Wrapper>;
+    fn uniform_bf16(low: bf16, high: bf16) -> Uniform<BF16Wrapper>;
+}
+
+impl UniformHalfExt for Uniform<f32> {
+    fn uniform_f16(low: f16, high: f16) -> Uniform<F16Wrapper> {
+        Uniform::new(F16Wrapper(low), F16Wrapper(high))
+    }
+    
+    fn uniform_bf16(low: bf16, high: bf16) -> Uniform<BF16Wrapper> {
+        Uniform::new(BF16Wrapper(low), BF16Wrapper(high))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use rand::rngs::StdRng;
+    use rand::SeedableRng;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_f16_uniform() {
+        let seed = [42u8; 32];
+        let mut rng = StdRng::from_seed(seed);
+        
+        let dist = Uniform::uniform_f16(f16::from_f32(0.0), f16::from_f32(1.0));
+        let wrapper = dist.sample(&mut rng);
+        let val: f16 = wrapper.into();
+        
+        assert!(val >= f16::from_f32(0.0));
+        assert!(val < f16::from_f32(1.0));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_bf16_uniform() {
+        let seed = [42u8; 32];
+        let mut rng = StdRng::from_seed(seed);
+        
+        let dist = Uniform::uniform_bf16(bf16::from_f32(0.0), bf16::from_f32(1.0));
+        let wrapper = dist.sample(&mut rng);
+        let val: bf16 = wrapper.into();
+        
+        assert!(val >= bf16::from_f32(0.0));
+        assert!(val < bf16::from_f32(1.0));
+    }
+} 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rust/moshi-core/src/lib.rs b/rust/moshi-core/src/lib.rs
index 73fc9592..cd9067b9 100644
--- a/rust/moshi-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/moshi-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ pub mod tts;
 pub mod tts_streaming;
 pub mod wav;
 
+// Add compatibility module
+pub mod compat;
+
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize)]
 pub enum NormType {
     RmsNorm,