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Description

Support fixed parameter values and multiple native alternatives in compiler targets. This lets a target describe RX(π/2), RX(-π/2), RX(π), and RX(-π) together, while keeping RZ unrestricted. Matching, target serialization, compatibility checks, and final conformance enforce the same restrictions.

Reuse the existing ZSXX decomposition for both IBM's named SX/X gates and fixed RX pulses. Numeric and symbolic lowering preserve the exact phase difference between SX/X and RX. An available half turn shortens suitable sequences; other fixed values remain valid capabilities without introducing arbitrary-angle synthesis.

Qiskit target import now preserves constant parameters, unrestricted parameter slots, and distinct names for standard-gate instances. Target-aware circuit export selects the reported name by gate semantics, parameters, and ordered placement. For example, quarter_turn and half_turn can both describe RX with different fixed angles. Named SX/X retain their own matrices and phase.

Target compilation and target synthesis require a supported single-qubit basis on every site. Targets without one remain usable for capability queries and conformance checks. This explicit contract permits the ordinary canonicalizer and inliner; no special cleanup factories or additional Euler basis are needed. No new dependencies are required.

Example

from math import pi
from mqt.core.mlir import CompilerTarget

target = CompilerTarget(
    num_sites=2,
    connectivity=CompilerTarget.Connectivity.all_to_all(),
    native_operations=CompilerTarget.NativeOperations([
        CompilerTarget.OperationCapability("rz", 1, 1),
        *[
            CompilerTarget.OperationCapability("rx", 1, 1, fixed_parameters=[angle])
            for angle in (pi / 2, -pi / 2, pi, -pi)
        ],
        CompilerTarget.OperationCapability("cz", 2, 0),
    ]),
)
assert target.supports_operation("rx", 1, parameters=[pi / 2])
assert target.supports_operation("rx", 1, parameters=[pi])
assert not target.supports_operation("rx", 1, parameters=[pi / 4])
assert target.synthesis_basis.single_qubit == CompilerTarget.SingleQubitBasis.ZSXX

A nonempty fixed_parameters list has one entry per parameter; None leaves that slot unrestricted. An omitted list is unrestricted. Multiple capabilities form a union of supported values and placements. canonical_name="rx" associates a device-specific name such as rx_90 with its compiler operation.

Device coverage and boundaries

A paginated scan of all five Braket regions on 2026-10-01 inspected every online device. The six online gate QPUs were Rigetti Cepheus-1-108Q, IonQ Forte-1 and Forte-Enterprise-1, IQM Garnet and Emerald, and AQT IBEX Q1. The implementation record lists their native gates, verbatim constraints, primary sources, and the Qiskit/PennyLane/CUDA-Q/Microsoft comparison.

• Cepheus uses RX/RZ/CZ, with documented RX angles ±π/2 and ±π. The routed-layout regression uses that family. Existing R/PRX, RXX, RZZ, and CZ operations provide the corresponding unitary representations for other providers; representation alone does not establish a complete synthesis basis or executable provider payload.
• ✨ Synthesize native parameterized gate sets #2578 is already stacked on this PR and owns GPI/GPI2 work. Its independent ion pulse recipe can coexist with ZSXX. It needs rebasing onto this head and reassessment for current Forte devices; its unreleased angle conventions and extra gate names are not requirements imposed on this base.
• Fixed values must be finite and match with absolute tolerance 1e-15, without periodic wrapping. Unbound values require unrestricted support. Parameter ranges and relations are not represented; finite Qiskit angle bounds remain unsupported.
• A synthesis basis uses the same pulse choice on every site. Native matching accepts all declared alternatives. Provider-specific labels, verbatim serialization, numerical acceptance domains, and IQM experimental feedforward remain adapter responsibilities. Live Braket metadata does not supply numerical parameter domains.
• Global phase follows the existing target contract. The change does not globally minimize single-qubit pulse counts. QDMI adapters do not infer fixed values from vendor names or parameter counts.

Validation

Rebased onto main bb0bf98dc47cd3151282af1827faf88986b8b5af, including #2655 and #2624. Local validation passed:

• 985 native tests: 254 compiler, 86 native synthesis, 126 mapping, 315 decomposition, and 204 optimization tests. Coverage includes signed quarter/half pulses, SX with and without X, full-matrix phase, symbolic inputs, native costs, and rejected incomplete compilation targets.
• 631 Python tests across MLIR, Qiskit target conversion, and Qiskit circuit translation, including multiple named angles, placements, exact phase, and routing/layout export.
• Binding stub generation, full changed-file C++ lint, and repository lint.
• The strict executable documentation build and generated-page link check. The docs session now rebuilds Core with documentation generation enabled, fixing cached builds that omitted MLIR reference pages.
• Independent design/correctness review and Ponytail review; findings were incorporated.

Hosted checks remain a separate merge gate. OpenAI Codex assisted with implementation, research, review, tests, and this description. Human review is required before merging.

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Codecov Report

❌ Patch coverage is 91.69811% with 22 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.

Files with missing lines	Patch %	Lines
mlir/lib/Dialect/MQT/IR/MQTDialect.cpp	50.0%	6 Missing ⚠️
mlir/include/mqt/Compiler/Target.h	44.4%	5 Missing ⚠️
...ms/Optimizations/MergeSingleQubitRotationGates.cpp	93.3%	5 Missing ⚠️
mlir/lib/Compiler/Target.cpp	96.1%	4 Missing ⚠️
...QCO/Transforms/NativeSynthesis/TargetSynthesis.cpp	86.6%	2 Missing ⚠️

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• New Features
  • Target capabilities can specify fixed values for operation parameters, and support checks can verify supplied parameter values.
  • Compilation can synthesize single-qubit operations using a free rotation axis and a fixed-angle rotation on another axis.
• Documentation
  • Added guidance on fixed-parameter matching, synthesis limits, and target compilation behavior.

Walkthrough

The change adds fixed parameter constraints to compiler target capabilities, including validation, support queries, and attribute conversion. It also adds fixed-rotation basis selection and synthesis, then wires target-aware canonicalization and inlining into compilation and synthesis pipelines.

Changes

Fixed-Parameter Target Compilation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Fixed-parameter capability contract mlir/include/mqt/Compiler/Target.h, mlir/include/mqt/Dialect/MQT/IR/MQTDialect.td, mlir/lib/Compiler/Target.cpp, mlir/lib/Dialect/MQT/IR/MQTDialect.cpp, mlir/lib/Compiler/QDMIAdapter.cpp, bindings/mlir/register_mlir.cpp, bindings/patterns.txt, python/mqt/core/mlir.pyi, docs/glossary.md, mlir/unittests/Compiler/test_compiler_target.cpp, mlir/unittests/Compiler/test_compiler_qdmi_adapter.cpp	Capabilities now store optional fixed values per parameter. Validation requires a matching parameter count and finite specified values. Support queries and compatibility checks compare specified values within the configured tolerance. The Python API and MLIR attributes expose the constraints.
Fixed-rotation basis and synthesis mlir/include/mqt/Compiler/Target.h, mlir/lib/Compiler/Target.cpp, mlir/include/mqt/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Decomposition/*, mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Decomposition/*, mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/NativeSynthesis/*, mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Optimizations/MergeSingleQubitRotationGates.cpp, mlir/unittests/Compiler/test_compiler_target.cpp, mlir/unittests/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/NativeSynthesis/test_target_synthesis.cpp, test/python/test_mlir.py, docs/mlir/target_compilation.md, .agent/plans/fixed-parameter-targets.md	Basis resolution can select an unrestricted rotation and a fixed rotation on another axis. Euler synthesis and fusion pass the basis descriptor through and emit sequences using the configured fixed pulse. Tests cover pulse angles, axes, symbolic parameters, unitary equivalence, and synthesis limits.
Target-aware pipeline wiring mlir/include/mqt/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Passes.h, mlir/include/mqt/Support/Passes.h, mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/NativeSynthesis/TargetSynthesis.cpp, mlir/lib/Support/Passes.cpp, mlir/lib/Compiler/Pipeline.cpp, mlir/lib/Compiler/TargetCompilation.cpp, mlir/lib/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Mapping/Mapping.cpp, mlir/unittests/Compiler/test_compiler_pipeline.cpp, mlir/unittests/Dialect/QCO/Transforms/Mapping/test_mapping.cpp, .agent/plans/fixed-parameter-targets.md	Compilation and synthesis pass the target to native synthesis and select target-aware canonicalization and inlining. Mapping and pipeline tests now configure native synthesis with the target. Tests also cover native gate sequences and OpenQASM round-tripping.

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Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant TargetCompilation
  participant CompilerTarget
  participant TargetSynthesis
  participant EulerSynthesis
  TargetCompilation->>CompilerTarget: resolve synthesis basis
  TargetCompilation->>TargetSynthesis: run native synthesis with target
  TargetSynthesis->>CompilerTarget: read fixed-rotation basis
  TargetSynthesis->>EulerSynthesis: synthesize using fixed-rotation descriptor

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to f724a

This change adds fixed-value target constraints and fixed-pulse synthesis; the supplied tests cover matching and unitary-preserving synthesis, with no actionable merge-blocking risk identified.

Security Architecture Review

Security architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to f724a

The inspected changes preserve validation and final target-conformance checks, without demonstrating a new privilege or trust-boundary bypass. Repeated or interrupted compilation of the same program remains incompletely established.

Retained concerns
No architecture-level concerns identified.

Security review details

Security Blast Radius

• inferred — The demonstrated reachability is from caller-supplied capability metadata and operation parameters into in-process target matching and transformation of the caller's program. The inspected paths do not demonstrate increased service authority or credential access; deployment-level exposure was not established.

Trust Boundaries and Controls

• observed — The Python/native boundary retains centralized capability validation. Fixed-value matching strengthens target compatibility checks, while final conformance verification rejects unsupported output before compilation reports success. These are compiler compatibility controls, not authentication or tenant-isolation controls.

Resilience and Maintainability Implications

• inferred — Immutable target storage separates shared target configuration from mutable program transformation. Failed compilation can leave program contents unusable under the documented contract, but the inspected design does not indicate mutation of shared target capabilities. Same-program repetition and interruption remain unverified.

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Let me try to get a quick review in here. Don't want to be the blocker here.

[burgholzer]

I pushed a commit here that trims this down quite a bit. Let me know if that makes any sense. Should be sufficient for the necessary scope we need

[burgholzer]

Okay, not yet done with this one, but heading to bed for now. Rest is merged 🚀

Edit: iteration completed. I am not sure this is final yet, but it is looking much cleaner already in my opinion. Maybe @simon1hofmann you could have a look again, judge whether you like it and push it a little further.

[simon1hofmann]

Okay, not yet done with this one, but heading to bed for now. Rest is merged 🚀

Edit: iteration completed. I am not sure this is final yet, but it is looking much cleaner already in my opinion. Maybe @simon1hofmann you could have a look again, judge whether you like it and push it a little further.

I rebased #2578 and also the MQT Bench integration, this seems enough for what I need 👍
Would be good to go in from my side.

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Alright. Let's get this one in first. I haven't had time to review the follow-up yet.