cirq - Framework for quantum circuit building and simulation
An open-source framework for building, simulating, optimizing, and running quantum circuits on simulators and hardware.
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Updated: 2026-09-23Capabilities
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What this skill does
- Build quantum circuits
- Simulate quantum circuits
- Optimize quantum circuits
- Model quantum noise
- Execute on quantum hardware
- Run parameter sweeps
Inputs
- Quantum circuit definitions
- Algorithm parameters
- Noise configurations
- Hardware authentication credentials
Outputs
- Simulation measurement histograms
- State vectors and density matrices
- Optimized quantum circuits
- Hardware execution results
Requirements
- Python environment
- Cirq package
- Hardware provider packages
- Quantum hardware access credentials