diff --git a/Clava-JS/src-api/lara/benchmark/ClavaBenchmarkInstance.ts b/Clava-JS/src-api/lara/benchmark/ClavaBenchmarkInstance.ts
index b60077d42..a27edd75d 100644
--- a/Clava-JS/src-api/lara/benchmark/ClavaBenchmarkInstance.ts
+++ b/Clava-JS/src-api/lara/benchmark/ClavaBenchmarkInstance.ts
@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@ import { JavaClasses } from "lara-js/api/lara/util/JavaTypes.js";
 import Query from "lara-js/api/weaver/Query.js";
 import Weaver from "lara-js/api/weaver/Weaver.js";
 import Clava from "../..//clava/Clava.js";
-import { Pragma, Program } from "../../Joinpoints.js";
+import { Joinpoint, Pragma, Program } from "../../Joinpoints.js";
 import CMaker from "../../clava/cmake/CMaker.js";
+import ClavaJoinPoints from "../../clava/ClavaJoinPoints.js";
 
 /**
  * Instance of a Clava benchmark.
  *
  * Implements _compilePrivate and .getKernel().
  */
-export default class ClavaBenchmarkInstance extends BenchmarkInstance {
+export default abstract class ClavaBenchmarkInstance extends BenchmarkInstance {
   /**
    * The output folder for this BenchmarkInstance.
    */
@@ -51,9 +52,36 @@ export default class ClavaBenchmarkInstance extends BenchmarkInstance {
     return exe;
   }
 
-  protected loadPrivate(): void {}
 
-  protected closePrivate(): void {}
+
+
+  /**
+   * Speciallized implementation for Clava that automatically saves and restores the AST, extending classes just need to implement addCode() and loadPrologue().
+   */
+  protected loadPrivate(): void {
+    // Execute configuration for current instance
+    this.loadPrologue();
+
+    // Pust an empty AST to the top of the stack
+    Clava.pushAst(ClavaJoinPoints.program());
+
+    // Add code
+    this.addCode();
+
+    // Rebuild
+    Clava.rebuild();
+  }
+
+
+  protected closePrivate(): void {
+      // Restore any necessary configurations
+      this.closeEpilogue();
+
+      // Restore previous AST
+      Clava.popAst();
+  }
+
+  
 
   protected loadCached(astFile: JavaClasses.File) {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call
@@ -78,4 +106,23 @@ export default class ClavaBenchmarkInstance extends BenchmarkInstance {
 
     return $pragma.target;
   }
+
+    
+  /*** FUNCTIONS TO IMPLEMENT ***/
+
+  /**
+   * Configuration that is required by the benchmarks (e.g., setting the standard)
+   */
+  protected abstract loadPrologue(): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Adds the code to the AST, can assume the AST is empty.
+   */
+  protected abstract addCode(): void;
+
+  /**
+   * 
+   */
+  protected abstract closeEpilogue(): void;
+  
 }
diff --git a/ClavaLaraApi/src-lara/clava/lara/benchmark/ClavaBenchmarkInstance.js b/ClavaLaraApi/src-lara/clava/lara/benchmark/ClavaBenchmarkInstance.js
index aa5ca0af7..9b2ec4798 100644
--- a/ClavaLaraApi/src-lara/clava/lara/benchmark/ClavaBenchmarkInstance.js
+++ b/ClavaLaraApi/src-lara/clava/lara/benchmark/ClavaBenchmarkInstance.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Weaver from "lara-js/api/weaver/Weaver.js";
 import Clava from "../..//clava/Clava.js";
 import { Pragma } from "../../Joinpoints.js";
 import CMaker from "../../clava/cmake/CMaker.js";
+import ClavaJoinPoints from "../../clava/ClavaJoinPoints.js";
 /**
  * Instance of a Clava benchmark.
  *
@@ -40,8 +41,25 @@ export default class ClavaBenchmarkInstance extends BenchmarkInstance {
         }
         return exe;
     }
-    loadPrivate() { }
-    closePrivate() { }
+    /**
+     * Speciallized implementation for Clava that automatically saves and restores the AST, extending classes just need to implement addCode() and loadPrologue().
+     */
+    loadPrivate() {
+        // Execute configuration for current instance
+        this.loadPrologue();
+        // Pust an empty AST to the top of the stack
+        Clava.pushAst(ClavaJoinPoints.program());
+        // Add code
+        this.addCode();
+        // Rebuild
+        Clava.rebuild();
+    }
+    closePrivate() {
+        // Restore any necessary configurations
+        this.closeEpilogue();
+        // Restore previous AST
+        Clava.popAst();
+    }
     loadCached(astFile) {
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-call
         console.log(`Loading cached AST from file ${astFile.getAbsolutePath()}...`);