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Adds BQSKit's QSDPass as an RL synthesis action.

The existing partitioned-synthesis workflow supplies ordinary circuit targets to its inner pass. Stock QSDPass only scans existing VariableUnitaryGate operations, so changing min_qudit_size does not make it run on circuits entering through the Qiskit/QASM2 path. A small SynthesisPass adapter now applies one QSDPass.qsd level to each reachable multi-qubit partition target while retaining the established partitioning, seed, retargeting, measurement, and target-native-output workflow.

MGDPass is intentionally not registered: it only consumes BQSKit-internal MPRYGate and MPRZGate operations, which cannot enter through the public Qiskit/QASM2 state.

A focused regression verifies unitary preservation and the exact one-level QSD structure. The existing synthesis integration test verifies that the registered action produces target-native output. The lint suite passes.

The added action changes the RL action schema, so existing models must be retrained. No package dependencies are added.

This is position 4 of the stack. It depends on #794 and is followed by #796.

Part of #664

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  • New Features

    • Added BQSKit’s QSD and MGD synthesis actions to the available reinforcement-learning synthesis options.
    • These actions use partitioned synthesis for improved circuit compilation flexibility.
  • Documentation

    • Updated the upgrade guide and changelog to document the newly available synthesis actions.

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BQSKit’s QSDPass and MGDPass are added as RL synthesis actions through the partitioned synthesis factory. The changelog and upgrade guide now document both actions.

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BQSKit synthesis actions

Layer / File(s) Summary
Register QSDPass and MGDPass
src/mqt/predictor/rl/actions/bqskit_actions.py
Imports QSDPass and MGDPass and exposes deferred actions that use the partitioned synthesis factory.
Document the new actions
CHANGELOG.md, UPGRADING.md
Lists QSDPass and MGDPass in the unreleased changelog and upgrade guide.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to bb3ce

The new QSDPass action may leave three-qubit synthesis blocks unchanged because its default minimum size exceeds the configured block size, producing incomplete or incorrect synthesis results. The action should be configured for three-qubit blocks and covered by a regression test before merge.

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A rabbit hops through circuits bright

QSD and MGD join the flight
Passes weave through partitions neat
New actions make the flow complete
Docs record each clever feat

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In `@src/mqt/predictor/rl/actions/bqskit_actions.py`:
- Around line 318-319: Configure the QSDPass created in the transpile_pass
factory with min_qudit_size set to _BQSKIT_BLOCK_SIZE - 1 so three-qubit
VariableUnitaryGate blocks are selected for synthesis, and add a regression test
covering this behavior.

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transpile_pass=lambda device: _bqskit_partitioned_synthesis_factory(device, QSDPass()),
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

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sed -n '300,330p' src/mqt/predictor/rl/actions/bqskit_actions.py
printf '%s\n' '--- dependency references ---'
rg -n -i 'bqskit|qsdpass|min_qudit_size|build_partitioning_workflow' pyproject.toml setup.cfg setup.py requirements* src tests 2>/dev/null | head -160
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Repository: munich-quantum-toolkit/predictor

Length of output: 33639


🌐 Web query:

BQSKit 1.2.1 QSDPass min_qudit_size qsd.py build_partitioning_workflow block_size

💡 Result:

In BQSKit, synthesis and partitioning workflows are configured through specific parameters, though the exact terminology varies across components [1][2]. QSD (Quantum Shannon Decomposition) is a top-down synthesis method used in BQSKit to decompose large unitaries [3]. Regarding the parameters mentioned: 1. block_size: This is a common parameter used in partitioning passes to define the maximum size of partitioned blocks [4][5][6]. For example, the QuickPartitioner and cluster-based partitioners explicitly use a block_size argument (defaulting to 3) to control the granularity of circuit partitioning [4][6]. 2. min_qudit_size: There is no direct QSDPass in the core BQSKit API that utilizes a min_qudit_size parameter. Synthesis passes, such as QPredictDecompositionPass, utilize parameters like block_size_start and block_size_limit to manage decomposition [7]. It is possible that min_qudit_size refers to custom logic or a specific extension not present in the standard documented API. 3. build_partitioning_workflow: BQSKit uses a Workflow class to manage sequences of compilation passes [8]. A partitioning workflow is typically constructed by adding partitioning passes (like QuickPartitioner) to a Workflow object [8]. If you are encountering a reference to QSDPass with min_qudit_size in qsd.py, it may be a custom implementation or a deprecated/internal feature not exposed in the primary documentation for version 1.2.x. You may wish to inspect the local source code of qsd.py to verify if this is a custom extension or an undocumented internal parameter.

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🌐 Web query:

site:raw.githubusercontent.com/BQSKit/bqskit/1.2.1/bqskit/passes/synthesis/qsd.py "class QSDPass" "min_qudit_size"

💡 Result:

The file contains QSDPass with min_qudit_size:

  • QSDPass starts at line 317.
  • Constructor: min_qudit_size: int = 4 at lines 330–333.
  • It decomposes gates whose width is greater than min_qudit_size at lines 337–341.
  • The filtering condition is op.num_qudits > min_qudit_size at lines 482–485. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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🌐 Web query:

site:github.com/BQSKit/bqskit/blob/1.2.1/bqskit/passes/synthesis/qsd.py QSDPass

💡 Result:

Found it: QSDPass is defined in qsd.py at approximately line 1862.

It performs one Quantum Shannon Decomposition round, replacing an (n)-qudit VariableUnitaryGate with four ((n-1))-qudit variable unitaries and three multiplexed rotation gates. Its default min_qudit_size is 4. (github.com)

The file also defines FullQSDPass, which repeatedly applies QSD and multiplexed-gate decomposition until the configured qudit size is reached. (github.com)

Citations:


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site:raw.githubusercontent.com/BQSKit/bqskit/1.2.1 "def build_partitioning_workflow" "block_size"

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No exact match was found for:

site:raw.githubusercontent.com/BQSKit/bqskit/1.2.1 "def build_partitioning_workflow" "block_size"

In BQSKit v1.2.1, partitioning uses classes such as QuickPartitioner(block_size=3) rather than a function named build_partitioning_workflow. (bqskit.readthedocs.io)

Citations:


Configure QSDPass for three-qubit blocks.

The factory partitions circuits with block_size=3. BQSKit 1.2.1 QSDPass() defaults to min_qudit_size=4 and selects only operations wider than four qudits. It can therefore leave a three-qubit VariableUnitaryGate unchanged. Set min_qudit_size=_BQSKIT_BLOCK_SIZE - 1 and add a regression test.

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In `@src/mqt/predictor/rl/actions/bqskit_actions.py` around lines 318 - 319,
Configure the QSDPass created in the transpile_pass factory with min_qudit_size
set to _BQSKIT_BLOCK_SIZE - 1 so three-qubit VariableUnitaryGate blocks are
selected for synthesis, and add a regression test covering this behavior.

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