generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: openapi/rigetti-computing-qcs-openapi-original.yml + https://pyquil-docs.rigetti.com/
note: >-
  Rigetti's developer "sandbox" is simulation-first rather than a keyed
  test/live split. Programs are validated and run locally against the Quantum
  Virtual Machine (QVM) before consuming real QPU time, and the QCS API exposes
  mock endpoints. No test API keys or magic test tokens are published; the same
  OAuth2 (Okta) credentials are used for all environments.
simulators:
- name: Quantum Virtual Machine (QVM)
  kind: local-simulator
  via: pyquil
  description: "Local quantum simulator for developing and testing Quil programs without a real QPU. Run `qvm -S` (server mode) and target it from pyQuil via get_qc('Nq-qvm')."
  docs: https://pyquil-docs.rigetti.com/
- name: quilc
  kind: local-compiler
  description: "Local Quil compiler used alongside the QVM to compile programs to a target ISA."
mock_endpoints:
  field: mock
  schema: '#/components/schemas/Endpoint'
  description: "The QCS Endpoint resource carries a boolean `mock` flag; mock endpoints allow exercising the engagement/execution flow without a live QPU datacenter."
test_credentials:
  published: false
  note: "No dedicated sandbox/test keys. Access tokens (24h, from https://qcs.rigetti.com/auth/token) are used for every environment."