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How can we improve reproducibility in quantum computing research ?

What are the biggest reproducibility pain points you see in the quantum-algorithms literature today? From my (limited) reading, a few culprits keep popping up: Compiler/transpiler variance — different runs map the same circuit to different hardware circuits unless seeds/pipelines are pinned ; Benchmark fragmentation — bespoke datasets/circuits and inconsistent metrics make cross-paper comparisons shaky ; SDK churn — breaking API changes and migrations undermine long-term reruns.  Given these realities, what minimal good practices should we rally around for papers and repos (e.g., compiler provenance, seed discipline, device/calibration snapshots, standardized datasets/benchmarks)? And are there examples where a community practice actually moved the needle on repeatability?

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