diff --git a/packages/cli/src/compile/compile.ts b/packages/cli/src/compile/compile.ts
index 30c9959f1..01c98837b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/compile/compile.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/compile/compile.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import compile, {
   preloadAdaptorExports,
   Options,
   getExports,
+  transformers as t,
 } from '@openfn/compiler';
 import { getModulePath, type ExecutionPlan, type Job } from '@openfn/runtime';
 import type { SourceMapWithOperations } from '@openfn/lexicon';
@@ -56,11 +57,15 @@ const compileJob = async (
   jobName?: string
 ): Promise<CompiledJob> => {
   try {
+    let transformers: any = undefined;
     const compilerOptions: Options = await loadTransformOptions(opts, log);
+    if (opts.exportsOnly) {
+      transformers = [t.exportsOnly, t.lazyState, t.promises, t.addImports];
+    }
     if (jobName) {
       compilerOptions.name = jobName;
     }
-    return compile(job, compilerOptions);
+    return compile(job, compilerOptions, transformers);
   } catch (e: any) {
     abort(
       log,
@@ -141,12 +146,6 @@ export const loadTransformOptions = async (
     trace: opts.trace,
   };
 
-  if (opts.exportsOnly) {
-    options['exports-only'] = true;
-    // ensure-exports and top-level-operations produce output incompatible with exports-only mode
-    options['ensure-exports'] = false;
-    options['top-level-operations'] = false;
-  }
   if (opts.adaptors?.length && opts.ignoreImports != true) {
     const adaptorsConfig = [];
     for (const adaptorInput of opts.adaptors) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/compile/compile.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/compile/compile.test.ts
index da1c7c9c9..cab8e333b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/compile/compile.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/compile/compile.test.ts
@@ -495,17 +495,6 @@ test.serial('loadTransformOptions: ignore some imports', async (t) => {
 
 // TODO test exception if the module can't be found
 
-test.serial(
-  'loadTransformOptions: --exports-only enables exports-only transformer',
-  async (t) => {
-    const opts = { exportsOnly: true } as CompileOptions;
-    const result = await loadTransformOptions(opts, mockLog);
-    t.is(result['exports-only'], true);
-    t.is(result['ensure-exports'], false);
-    t.is(result['top-level-operations'], false);
-  }
-);
-
 test.serial(
   'loadTransformOptions: --exports-only does not affect other options',
   async (t) => {
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/compile.ts b/packages/compiler/src/compile.ts
index 297682cbe..9899c08c3 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/compile.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/compile.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { print } from 'recast';
 import createLogger, { Logger } from '@openfn/logger';
 
 import parse from './parse';
-import transform, { TransformOptions } from './transform';
+import transform, { TransformOptions, Transformer } from './transform';
 import { isPath, loadFile } from './util';
 
 import type { SourceMapWithOperations } from '@openfn/lexicon';
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ export type Options = TransformOptions & {
 
 export default function compile(
   pathOrSource: string,
-  options: Options = {}
+  options: Options = {},
+  transformers?: Transformer[]
 ): {
   code: string;
   map?: SourceMapWithOperations;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ export default function compile(
   const name = options.name ?? 'src';
   const trace = options.trace;
   const ast = parse(source, { logger, name, trace });
-  const transformedAst = transform(ast, undefined, options);
+  const transformedAst = transform(ast, transformers, options);
 
   const { code, map } = print(transformedAst, {
     sourceMapName: `${name}.map.js`,
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/index.ts b/packages/compiler/src/index.ts
index 401388960..00b94ed5a 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/index.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import compile from './compile';
 export { default as getExports } from './get-exports';
 
 export * from './util';
+export * as transformers from './transforms/index';
 export type { TransformOptions } from './transform';
 export type { Options } from './compile';
 export default compile;
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/transform.ts b/packages/compiler/src/transform.ts
index bac5e4f69..367b9fa53 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/transform.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/transform.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import createLogger, { Logger } from '@openfn/logger';
 
 import addImports, { AddImportsOptions } from './transforms/add-imports';
 import ensureExports from './transforms/ensure-exports';
-import exportsOnly from './transforms/exports-only';
 import lazyState from './transforms/lazy-state';
 import promises from './transforms/promises';
 import topLevelOps, {
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ export default function transform(
 
   if (!transformers) {
     transformers = [
-      exportsOnly,
       lazyState,
       promises,
       ensureExports,
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/transforms/exports-only.ts b/packages/compiler/src/transforms/exports-only.ts
index 6a51df5b6..c07e81024 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/src/transforms/exports-only.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/transforms/exports-only.ts
@@ -40,13 +40,7 @@ const declaresName = (node: any, names: Set<string>) => {
   return false;
 };
 
-function visitor(
-  programPath: NodePath<n.Program>,
-  _logger: any,
-  options: boolean | {} = {}
-) {
-  if (options !== true) return;
-
+function visitor(programPath: NodePath<n.Program>) {
   const { body } = programPath.node;
   const exportListNames = findExportListNames(body);
 
diff --git a/packages/compiler/src/transforms/index.ts b/packages/compiler/src/transforms/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..765e80e99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler/src/transforms/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export { default as addImports } from './add-imports';
+export { default as ensureExports } from './ensure-exports';
+export { default as exportsOnly } from './exports-only';
+export { default as lazyState } from './lazy-state';
+export { default as promises } from './promises';
+export { default as topLevelOps } from './top-level-operations';
+
+export type { AddImportsOptions } from './add-imports';
+export type { TopLevelOpsOptions } from './top-level-operations';
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/compile.test.ts b/packages/compiler/test/compile.test.ts
index 0f44148f5..529f3889f 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/compile.test.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/compile.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import test from 'ava';
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import compile from '../src/compile';
+import exportsOnly from '../src/transforms/exports-only';
 
 // Not doing deep testing on this because recast does the heavy lifting
 // This is just to ensure the map is actually generated
@@ -285,46 +286,17 @@ const exportsOnlyOpts = {
   'top-level-operations': false,
 } as const;
 
-test('exports-only: removes top-level operations, keeps exported JS', (t) => {
+test('only run transformers that are passed in', (t) => {
   const source = [
     'export const formatDate = (d) => d.toISOString();',
     'get("/api");',
     'fn(state => ({ ...state, date: formatDate(state.data.date) }));',
   ].join('\n');
 
-  const { code: result } = compile(source, exportsOnlyOpts);
+  const { code: result } = compile(source, exportsOnlyOpts, [exportsOnly]);
 
   t.true(result.includes('export const formatDate'));
   t.false(result.includes('get('));
   t.false(result.includes('fn(state'));
   t.false(result.includes('export default []'));
 });
-
-test('exports-only: removes non-exported declarations', (t) => {
-  const source = [
-    'const formatDate = (d) => d.toISOString();',
-    'get("/api");',
-  ].join('\n');
-
-  const { code: result } = compile(source, exportsOnlyOpts);
-
-  // non-exported const is dropped; no export default []
-  t.false(result.includes('const formatDate'));
-  t.false(result.includes('get('));
-  t.false(result.includes('export default []'));
-});
-
-test('exports-only: keeps import statements', (t) => {
-  const source = [
-    'import { dateFns } from "@openfn/language-common";',
-    'export const formatDate = (d) => dateFns.format(d);',
-    'get("/api");',
-    'export default [];',
-  ].join('\n');
-
-  const { code: result } = compile(source, exportsOnlyOpts);
-
-  t.true(result.includes('import { dateFns }'));
-  t.true(result.includes('export const formatDate'));
-  t.false(result.includes('get('));
-});
diff --git a/packages/compiler/test/transforms/exports-only.test.ts b/packages/compiler/test/transforms/exports-only.test.ts
index cc9b1c64a..49302cddb 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/test/transforms/exports-only.test.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/test/transforms/exports-only.test.ts
@@ -27,16 +27,6 @@ fn();`;
   t.is(after, before);
 });
 
-test('is a no-op if no options are passed', (t) => {
-  const before = `const x = 42;
-fn();`;
-  const ast = parse(before);
-  const transformed = transform(ast, [visitors]);
-  const after = print(transformed).code;
-
-  t.is(after, before);
-});
-
 test('strips operation calls', (t) => {
   const before = `get();
 fn();`;