diff --git a/frontend/catalyst/passes/builtin_passes.py b/frontend/catalyst/passes/builtin_passes.py
index 139738baff..e30588d7f7 100644
--- a/frontend/catalyst/passes/builtin_passes.py
+++ b/frontend/catalyst/passes/builtin_passes.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 import copy
 import functools
 import json
+from pennylane import transform
 
 from catalyst.compiler import _options_to_cli_flags, _quantum_opt
-from catalyst.passes.pass_api import PassPipelineWrapper
 from catalyst.utils.exceptions import CompileError
 
 # pylint: disable=line-too-long, too-many-lines
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def circuit(x: float):
         %2 = quantum.namedobs %out_qubits[ PauliZ] : !quantum.obs
         %3 = quantum.expval %2 : f64
     """
-    return PassPipelineWrapper(qnode, "cancel-inverses")
+    return transform(pass_name="cancel-inverses")(qnode)
 
 
 def disentangle_cnot(qnode):
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def circuit():
         %2 = quantum.extract %0[ 1] : !quantum.reg -> !quantum.bit
         %out_qubits_0 = quantum.custom "PauliX"() %2 : !quantum.bit
     """
-    return PassPipelineWrapper(qnode, "disentangle-CNOT")
+    return transform(pass_name="disentangle-CNOT")(qnode)
 
 
 def disentangle_swap(qnode):
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ def circuit():
         %out_qubits_2:2 = quantum.custom "CNOT"() %out_qubits_1, %out_qubits : !quantum.bit, !quantum.bit
         %out_qubits_3:2 = quantum.custom "CNOT"() %out_qubits_2#1, %out_qubits_2#0 : !quantum.bit, !quantum.bit
     """
-    return PassPipelineWrapper(qnode, "disentangle-SWAP")
+    return transform(pass_name="disentangle-SWAP")(qnode)
 
 
 def merge_rotations(qnode):
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ def circuit(x: float):
     >>> circuit(0.54)
     Array(0.5965506257017892, dtype=float64)
     """
-    return PassPipelineWrapper(qnode, "merge-rotations")
+    return transform(pass_name="merge-rotations")(qnode)
 
 
 def decompose_lowering(qnode):
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ def decompose_lowering(qnode):
         // TODO: add example here
 
     """
-    return PassPipelineWrapper(qnode, "decompose-lowering")  # pragma: no cover
+    return transform(pass_name="decompose-lowering")(qnode)
 
 
 def ions_decomposition(qnode):  # pragma: nocover
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ def circuit():
         %out_qubits_8 = quantum.custom "RY"(%cst_2) %out_qubits_6#1 : !quantum.bit
         %out_qubits_9 = quantum.custom "RY"(%cst_2) %out_qubits_7 : !quantum.bit
     """
-    return PassPipelineWrapper(qnode, "ions-decomposition")
+    return transform(pass_name="ions-decomposition")(qnode)
 
 
 def to_ppr(qnode):
@@ -611,8 +611,7 @@ def circuit():
     In the above output, ``PPR-theta-weight`` denotes the type of PPR present in the circuit, where
     ``theta`` is the PPR angle (:math:`\theta`) and ``weight`` is the PPR weight.
     """
-    return PassPipelineWrapper(qnode, "to-ppr")
-
+    return transform(pass_name="to-ppr")(qnode)
 
 def commute_ppr(qnode=None, *, max_pauli_size=0):
     R"""
@@ -701,8 +700,7 @@ def circuit():
     if qnode is None:
         return functools.partial(commute_ppr, max_pauli_size=max_pauli_size)
 
-    commute_ppr_pass = {"commute_ppr": {"max-pauli-size": max_pauli_size}}
-    return PassPipelineWrapper(qnode, commute_ppr_pass)
+    return transform(pass_name="commute-ppr")(qnode, max_pauli_size=max_pauli_size)
 
 
 def merge_ppr_ppm(qnode=None, *, max_pauli_size=0):
@@ -782,8 +780,7 @@ def circuit():
     if qnode is None:
         return functools.partial(merge_ppr_ppm, max_pauli_size=max_pauli_size)
 
-    merge_ppr_ppm_pass = {"merge_ppr_ppm": {"max-pauli-size": max_pauli_size}}
-    return PassPipelineWrapper(qnode, merge_ppr_ppm_pass)
+    return transform(pass_name="merge-ppr-ppm")(qnode, max_pauli_size=max_pauli_size)
 
 
 def ppr_to_ppm(qnode=None, *, decompose_method="pauli-corrected", avoid_y_measure=False):
@@ -882,19 +879,13 @@ def circuit():
     :math:`P(\tfrac{\pi}{2}) = \exp(-iP\tfrac{\pi}{2}) = P`. Pauli operators can be commuted to the
     end of the circuit and absorbed into terminal measurements.
     """
-    passes = {
-        "ppr_to_ppm": {
-            "decompose-method": decompose_method,
-            "avoid-y-measure": avoid_y_measure,
-        },
-    }
 
     if qnode is None:
         return functools.partial(
             ppr_to_ppm, decompose_method=decompose_method, avoid_y_measure=avoid_y_measure
         )
 
-    return PassPipelineWrapper(qnode, passes)
+    return transform(pass_name="ppr-to-ppm")(qnode, decompose_method=decompose_method, avoid_y_measure=avoid_y_measure)
 
 
 def ppm_compilation(
@@ -998,13 +989,6 @@ def circuit():
     ``max_pauli_size`` qubits (here, ``max_pauli_size = 2``), that commutation or merge would be
     skipped.
     """
-    passes = {
-        "ppm-compilation": {
-            "decompose-method": decompose_method,
-            "avoid-y-measure": avoid_y_measure,
-            "max-pauli-size": max_pauli_size,
-        }
-    }
 
     if qnode is None:
         return functools.partial(
@@ -1014,8 +998,7 @@ def circuit():
             max_pauli_size=max_pauli_size,
         )
 
-    return PassPipelineWrapper(qnode, passes)
-
+    return transform(pass_name="ppm-compilation")(qnode, decompose_method=decompose_method, avoid_y_measure=avoid_y_measure, max_pauli_size=max_pauli_size)
 
 def ppm_specs(fn):
     R"""
@@ -1088,34 +1071,31 @@ def loop(i):
         . . .
 
     """
-
-    if fn.mlir_module is not None:
-        # aot mode
-        new_options = copy.copy(fn.compile_options)
-        if new_options.pipelines is None:
-            raise CompileError("No pipeline found")
-
-        # add ppm-spec pass at the end to existing pipeline
-        _, pass_list = new_options.pipelines[0]  # first pipeline runs the user passes
-        # check if ppm-specs is already in the pass list
-        if "ppm-specs" not in pass_list:  # pragma: nocover
-            pass_list.append("ppm-specs")
-
-        new_options = _options_to_cli_flags(new_options)
-        raw_result = _quantum_opt(*new_options, [], stdin=str(fn.mlir_module))
-
-        try:
-            return json.loads(
-                raw_result[: raw_result.index("module")]
-            )  # remove MLIR starting with substring "module..."
-        except Exception as e:  # pragma: nocover
-            raise CompileError(
-                "Invalid json format encountered in ppm_specs. "
-                f"Expected valid JSON but got {raw_result[: raw_result.index('module')]}"
-            ) from e
-
-    else:
+    if fn.mlir_module is None:
         raise NotImplementedError("PPM passes only support AOT (Ahead-Of-Time) compilation mode.")
+    # aot mode
+    new_options = copy.copy(fn.compile_options)
+    if new_options.pipelines is None:
+        raise CompileError("No pipeline found")
+
+    # add ppm-spec pass at the end to existing pipeline
+    _, pass_list = new_options.pipelines[0]  # first pipeline runs the user passes
+    # check if ppm-specs is already in the pass list
+    if "ppm-specs" not in pass_list:  # pragma: nocover
+        pass_list.append("ppm-specs")
+
+    new_options = _options_to_cli_flags(new_options)
+    raw_result = _quantum_opt(*new_options, [], stdin=str(fn.mlir_module))
+
+    try:
+        return json.loads(
+            raw_result[: raw_result.index("module")]
+        )  # remove MLIR starting with substring "module..."
+    except Exception as e:  # pragma: nocover
+        raise CompileError(
+            "Invalid json format encountered in ppm_specs. "
+            f"Expected valid JSON but got {raw_result[: raw_result.index('module')]}"
+        ) from e
 
 
 def reduce_t_depth(qnode):
@@ -1194,8 +1174,7 @@ def circuit():
         %9:3 = qec.ppr ["X", "X", "Y"](8) %8#0, %8#1, %8#2:!quantum.bit, !quantum.bit, !quantum.bit
         . . .
     """
-
-    return PassPipelineWrapper(qnode, "reduce-t-depth")
+    return transform(pass_name="reduce-t-depth")(qnode)
 
 
 def ppr_to_mbqc(qnode):
@@ -1284,4 +1263,4 @@ def circuit():
         ...
 
     """
-    return PassPipelineWrapper(qnode, "ppr-to-mbqc")
+    return transform(pass_name="ppr-to-mbqc")(qnode)
diff --git a/frontend/catalyst/passes/pass_api.py b/frontend/catalyst/passes/pass_api.py
index 7c861d3ce3..a50fc4bef4 100644
--- a/frontend/catalyst/passes/pass_api.py
+++ b/frontend/catalyst/passes/pass_api.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def module():
     """
 
     def decorator(qnode):
-        return PassPipelineWrapper(qnode, pass_name, *flags, **valued_options)
+        return qml.transform(pass_name=pass_name)(qnode, *flags, **valued_options)
 
     return decorator
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def module():
         raise FileNotFoundError(f"File '{path_to_plugin}' does not exist.")
 
     def decorator(qnode):
-        return PassPipelineWrapper(qnode, pass_name, *flags, **valued_options)
+        return qml.transform(pass_name=pass_name)(qnode, *flags, **valued_options)
 
     return decorator
 
diff --git a/frontend/test/pytest/test_peephole_optimizations.py b/frontend/test/pytest/test_peephole_optimizations.py
index 334f14d63e..cd8e9364f6 100644
--- a/frontend/test/pytest/test_peephole_optimizations.py
+++ b/frontend/test/pytest/test_peephole_optimizations.py
@@ -163,29 +163,6 @@ def classical_func():
         ):
             pipeline({})(classical_func)
 
-        with pytest.raises(
-            TypeError,
-            match="A QNode is expected, got the classical function",
-        ):
-            cancel_inverses(classical_func)
-
-        with pytest.raises(
-            TypeError,
-            match="A QNode is expected, got the classical function",
-        ):
-            merge_rotations(classical_func)
-
-        with pytest.raises(
-            TypeError,
-            match="A QNode is expected, got the classical function",
-        ):
-            disentangle_cnot(classical_func)
-
-        with pytest.raises(
-            TypeError,
-            match="A QNode is expected, got the classical function",
-        ):
-            disentangle_swap(classical_func)
 
     test_passes_not_on_qnode()
 
@@ -211,6 +188,26 @@ def test_chained_apply_passes_workflow(x: float):
     assert "merge-rotations" in mlir
 
 
+def test_chained_transforms():
+    """
+    Test that chained transforms are present in the transform passes.
+    """
+
+    @qjit
+    @qml.transforms.merge_rotations
+    @qml.transforms.cancel_inverses
+    @qml.qnode(qml.device("lightning.qubit", wires=2))
+    def test_chained_apply_passes_workflow(x: float):
+        qml.Hadamard(wires=[1])
+        qml.RX(x, wires=[0])
+        qml.RX(-x, wires=[0])
+        qml.Hadamard(wires=[1])
+        return qml.expval(qml.PauliY(wires=0))
+
+    assert "cancel-inverses" in test_chained_apply_passes_workflow.mlir
+    assert "merge-rotations" in test_chained_apply_passes_workflow.mlir
+
+
 def test_disentangle_passes():
     """
     Test that disentangle passes are present in the transform passes