diff --git a/pyrs/nam_6_3.rwr b/pyrs/pyrs/data/nam_6_3.rwr
similarity index 100%
rename from pyrs/nam_6_3.rwr
rename to pyrs/pyrs/data/nam_6_3.rwr
diff --git a/pyrs/pyrs/passes.py b/pyrs/pyrs/passes.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05b6c89f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyrs/pyrs/passes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+import pkg_resources
+
+from pytket import Circuit
+from pytket.passes import CustomPass
+from pyrs.pyrs import passes, optimiser
+
+
+def taso_pass(
+    rewriter: Optional[Path] = None,
+    max_threads: Optional[int] = None,
+    timeout: Optional[int] = None,
+    log_dir: Optional[Path] = None,
+    rebase: Optional[bool] = None,
+) -> CustomPass:
+    """Construct a TASO pass.
+
+    The Taso optimiser requires a pre-compiled rewriter produced by the
+    `compile-rewriter <https://github.com/CQCL/tket2/tree/main/taso-optimiser>`_
+    utility. If `rewriter` is not specified, a default one will be used.
+
+    The arguments `max_threads`, `timeout`, `log_dir` and `rebase` are optional
+    and will be passed on to the TASO optimiser if provided."""
+    if rewriter is None:
+        rewriter = pkg_resources.resource_filename("pyrs", "data/nam_6_3.rwr")
+    opt = optimiser.TasoOptimiser.load_precompiled(rewriter)
+
+    def apply(circuit: Circuit) -> Circuit:
+        """Apply TASO optimisation to the circuit."""
+        return passes.taso_optimise(
+            circuit,
+            opt,
+            max_threads,
+            timeout,
+            log_dir,
+            rebase,
+        )
+
+    return CustomPass(apply)
diff --git a/pyrs/src/optimiser.rs b/pyrs/src/optimiser.rs
index 6e3f1350..af31ec52 100644
--- a/pyrs/src/optimiser.rs
+++ b/pyrs/src/optimiser.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use crate::circuit::update_hugr;
 /// The circuit optimisation module.
 pub fn add_optimiser_module(py: Python, parent: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
     let m = PyModule::new(py, "optimiser")?;
-    m.add_class::<PyDefaultTasoOptimiser>()?;
+    m.add_class::<PyTasoOptimiser>()?;
 
     parent.add_submodule(m)
 }
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ pub fn add_optimiser_module(py: Python, parent: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
 /// Currently only exposes loading from an ECC file using the constructor
 /// and optimising using default logging settings.
 #[pyclass(name = "TasoOptimiser")]
-pub struct PyDefaultTasoOptimiser(DefaultTasoOptimiser);
+pub struct PyTasoOptimiser(DefaultTasoOptimiser);
 
 #[pymethods]
-impl PyDefaultTasoOptimiser {
+impl PyTasoOptimiser {
     /// Create a new [`PyDefaultTasoOptimiser`] from a precompiled rewriter.
     #[staticmethod]
     pub fn load_precompiled(path: PathBuf) -> Self {
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ impl PyDefaultTasoOptimiser {
     }
 }
 
-impl PyDefaultTasoOptimiser {
+impl PyTasoOptimiser {
     /// The Python optimise method, but on Hugrs.
     pub(super) fn optimise(
         &self,
diff --git a/pyrs/src/pass.rs b/pyrs/src/pass.rs
index 7b1e3a13..7cbc00a6 100644
--- a/pyrs/src/pass.rs
+++ b/pyrs/src/pass.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use tket_json_rs::circuit_json::SerialCircuit;
 
 use crate::{
     circuit::{try_update_hugr, try_with_hugr},
-    optimiser::PyDefaultTasoOptimiser,
+    optimiser::PyTasoOptimiser,
 };
 
 #[pyfunction]
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn rebase_nam(circ: &PyObject) -> PyResult<()> {
 /// TASO optimisation pass.
 ///
 /// HyperTKET's best attempt at optimising a circuit using circuit rewriting
-/// and TASO.
+/// and the given TASO optimiser.
 ///
 /// By default, the input circuit will be rebased to Nam, i.e. CX + Rz + H before
 /// optimising. This can be deactivated by setting `rebase` to `false`, in which
@@ -55,14 +55,11 @@ fn rebase_nam(circ: &PyObject) -> PyResult<()> {
 /// 15min respectively.
 ///
 /// Log files will be written to the directory `log_dir` if specified.
-///
-/// This requires a `nam_6_3.rwr` file in the current directory. The location
-/// can alternatively be specified using the `rewriter_dir` argument.
 #[pyfunction]
 fn taso_optimise(
     circ: PyObject,
+    optimiser: &PyTasoOptimiser,
     max_threads: Option<NonZeroUsize>,
-    rewriter_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
     timeout: Option<u64>,
     log_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
     rebase: Option<bool>,
@@ -70,7 +67,6 @@ fn taso_optimise(
     // Default parameter values
     let rebase = rebase.unwrap_or(true);
     let max_threads = max_threads.unwrap_or(num_cpus::get().try_into().unwrap());
-    let rewrite_dir = rewriter_dir.unwrap_or(PathBuf::from("."));
     let timeout = timeout.unwrap_or(30);
     // Create log directory if necessary
     if let Some(log_dir) = log_dir.as_ref() {
@@ -94,9 +90,6 @@ fn taso_optimise(
         1 => (vec![1], vec![timeout]),
         _ => unreachable!(),
     };
-    // Load rewriter
-    // TODO: do not hardcode file name
-    let optimiser = PyDefaultTasoOptimiser::load_precompiled(rewrite_dir.join("nam_6_3.rwr"));
     // Optimise
     try_update_hugr(circ, |mut circ| {
         let n_cx = circ
diff --git a/pyrs/test/test_pass.py b/pyrs/test/test_pass.py
index 35cc3319..3ad701d8 100644
--- a/pyrs/test/test_pass.py
+++ b/pyrs/test/test_pass.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from pytket import Circuit, OpType
-from pyrs.pyrs import passes
+from pyrs.passes import taso_pass
 
 
 def test_simple_taso_pass_no_opt():
     c = Circuit(3).CCX(0, 1, 2)
-    c = passes.taso_optimise(c, max_threads = 1, timeout = 0)
-    print(c)
-    assert c.n_gates_of_type(OpType.CX) == 6
\ No newline at end of file
+    taso = taso_pass(max_threads = 1, timeout = 0)
+    taso.apply(c)
+    assert c.n_gates_of_type(OpType.CX) == 6
diff --git a/src/optimiser/taso/hugr_pqueue.rs b/src/optimiser/taso/hugr_pqueue.rs
index 26ef4937..5738f67c 100644
--- a/src/optimiser/taso/hugr_pqueue.rs
+++ b/src/optimiser/taso/hugr_pqueue.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ impl<P: Ord, C> HugrPQ<P, C> {
     }
 
     /// The cost function used by the queue.
+    #[allow(unused)]
     pub fn cost_fn(&self) -> &C {
         &self.cost_fn
     }