diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AddMaterializerScriptModal.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AddMaterializerScriptModal.svelte
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AddMaterializerScriptModal.svelte
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+<script lang="ts">
+	import { base } from '$lib/base'
+	import { goto } from '$app/navigation'
+	import Modal from '$lib/components/common/modal/Modal.svelte'
+	import Button from '$lib/components/common/button/Button.svelte'
+	import TextInput from '$lib/components/text_input/TextInput.svelte'
+	import Select from '$lib/components/select/Select.svelte'
+	import type { ScriptLang } from '$lib/gen'
+	import { Code2 } from 'lucide-svelte'
+
+	interface Props {
+		open: boolean
+		folder: string
+		// When present, an `// on <asset>` trigger line is prefilled below the
+		// `// materialize` marker. Used by the per-asset + on an asset node so
+		// the new script is wired to refresh when that asset changes.
+		triggerAsset?: { prefix: string; path: string } | undefined
+		onOpenChange: (v: boolean) => void
+	}
+	let { open = $bindable(), folder, triggerAsset = undefined, onOpenChange }: Props = $props()
+
+	const LANGUAGES: Array<{ label: string; value: ScriptLang }> = [
+		{ label: 'TypeScript (Bun)', value: 'bun' },
+		{ label: 'TypeScript (Deno)', value: 'deno' },
+		{ label: 'Python', value: 'python3' },
+		{ label: 'PostgreSQL', value: 'postgresql' },
+		{ label: 'DuckDB', value: 'duckdb' },
+		{ label: 'BigQuery', value: 'bigquery' },
+		{ label: 'Snowflake', value: 'snowflake' },
+		{ label: 'MySQL', value: 'mysql' },
+		{ label: 'MS SQL', value: 'mssql' },
+		{ label: 'Bash', value: 'bash' },
+		{ label: 'Go', value: 'go' }
+	]
+
+	let scriptPath = $state('')
+	let language = $state<ScriptLang>('bun')
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		if (open) {
+			scriptPath = `f/${folder}/new_materializer`
+			language = 'bun'
+		}
+	})
+
+	let canConfirm = $derived(
+		scriptPath.trim().startsWith(`f/${folder}/`) && scriptPath.trim().length > `f/${folder}/`.length
+	)
+
+	function confirm() {
+		if (!canConfirm) return
+		const params = new URLSearchParams({
+			path: scriptPath.trim(),
+			lang: language,
+			materialize: '1'
+		})
+		if (triggerAsset) {
+			params.set('on_asset', `${triggerAsset.prefix}${triggerAsset.path}`)
+		}
+		onOpenChange(false)
+		goto(`${base}/scripts/add?${params}`)
+	}
+</script>
+
+<Modal bind:open title={triggerAsset ? 'Add script triggered by asset' : 'Add materializer script'}>
+	<div class="flex flex-col gap-4 w-full min-w-0">
+		<label class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+			<span class="text-xs font-medium text-secondary">Path</span>
+			<TextInput bind:value={scriptPath} placeholder="f/{folder}/new_materializer" />
+			<span class="text-2xs text-tertiary">
+				Must live in <code>f/{folder}/</code>.
+			</span>
+		</label>
+
+		<label class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+			<span class="text-xs font-medium text-secondary">Language</span>
+			<Select items={LANGUAGES} bind:value={language} />
+		</label>
+
+		{#if triggerAsset}
+			<div class="rounded-md bg-surface-secondary border px-3 py-2 text-xs text-secondary">
+				The new script will include <code>// on {triggerAsset.prefix}{triggerAsset.path}</code> so it
+				refreshes when this asset changes.
+			</div>
+		{:else}
+			<div class="rounded-md bg-surface-secondary border px-3 py-2 text-xs text-secondary">
+				The new script will include a bare <code>// materialize</code> marker so it's counted as a pipeline
+				member. Any writes the parser detects become its outputs.
+			</div>
+		{/if}
+	</div>
+
+	{#snippet actions()}
+		<Button variant="subtle" unifiedSize="sm" onclick={() => onOpenChange(false)}>Cancel</Button>
+		<Button
+			variant="accent"
+			unifiedSize="sm"
+			disabled={!canConfirm}
+			onclick={confirm}
+			startIcon={{ icon: Code2 }}
+		>
+			Create script
+		</Button>
+	{/snippet}
+</Modal>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AddNode.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AddNode.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..381f878967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AddNode.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import PipelineInsertMenu, { type PipelineInsertPick } from './PipelineInsertMenu.svelte'
+	import {
+		Plus,
+		Clock,
+		Webhook,
+		Mail,
+		Zap,
+		Radio,
+		MessageSquare,
+		Database,
+		Send,
+		CloudCog
+	} from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import type { ScriptLang } from '$lib/gen'
+	import type { NativeTriggerKind } from './types'
+
+	// Each left-column kind is just "materializer triggered by <trigger
+	// source>". id === the SCRIPT_TRIGGER_KIND value, so the handler can
+	// dispatch on it uniformly. Asset-triggered materializers are not in
+	// this menu; those live under the per-asset + inside the graph.
+	type KindId = 'schedule' | NativeTriggerKind
+
+	interface Props {
+		data: {
+			onAddMaterializer: (
+				language: ScriptLang,
+				path: string,
+				source:
+					| { kind: 'schedule'; cron: string }
+					| { kind: NativeTriggerKind; path: string | undefined }
+			) => void
+			pathPrefix: string
+			defaultPathSuffix: string
+			defaultScheduleCron: string
+		}
+	}
+	let { data }: Props = $props()
+
+	const LANGUAGES: Array<{ label: string; lang: ScriptLang }> = [
+		{ label: 'TypeScript (Bun)', lang: 'bun' },
+		{ label: 'TypeScript (Deno)', lang: 'deno' },
+		{ label: 'Python', lang: 'python3' },
+		{ label: 'PostgreSQL', lang: 'postgresql' },
+		{ label: 'DuckDB', lang: 'duckdb' },
+		{ label: 'BigQuery', lang: 'bigquery' },
+		{ label: 'Snowflake', lang: 'snowflake' },
+		{ label: 'MySQL', lang: 'mysql' },
+		{ label: 'MS SQL', lang: 'mssql' },
+		{ label: 'Bash', lang: 'bash' },
+		{ label: 'Go', lang: 'go' }
+	]
+
+	function handlePick(pick: PipelineInsertPick) {
+		if (!pick.language || !pick.path) return
+		const kindId = pick.kindId as KindId
+		if (kindId === 'schedule') {
+			data.onAddMaterializer(pick.language as ScriptLang, pick.path, {
+				kind: 'schedule',
+				cron: data.defaultScheduleCron
+			})
+		} else {
+			// Native trigger reference: user is expected to fill in the
+			// trigger path themselves in the editor (or configure it in the
+			// trigger's own UI). We seed the annotation with an empty ref
+			// the user replaces.
+			data.onAddMaterializer(pick.language as ScriptLang, pick.path, {
+				kind: kindId,
+				path: undefined
+			})
+		}
+	}
+</script>
+
+<PipelineInsertMenu
+	kinds={[
+		{
+			id: 'schedule',
+			label: 'On schedule',
+			description: 'Cron-driven materializer',
+			icon: Clock,
+			pickLanguage: true
+		},
+		{
+			id: 'webhook',
+			label: 'On webhook',
+			description: 'Triggered by an HTTP webhook',
+			icon: Webhook,
+			pickLanguage: true
+		},
+		{
+			id: 'email',
+			label: 'On email',
+			description: 'Triggered by incoming email',
+			icon: Mail,
+			pickLanguage: true
+		},
+		{
+			id: 'kafka',
+			label: 'On Kafka',
+			description: 'Triggered by a Kafka message',
+			icon: Zap,
+			pickLanguage: true
+		},
+		{
+			id: 'mqtt',
+			label: 'On MQTT',
+			description: 'Triggered by an MQTT message',
+			icon: Radio,
+			pickLanguage: true
+		},
+		{
+			id: 'nats',
+			label: 'On NATS',
+			description: 'Triggered by a NATS message',
+			icon: MessageSquare,
+			pickLanguage: true
+		},
+		{
+			id: 'postgres',
+			label: 'On Postgres',
+			description: 'Triggered by a Postgres event',
+			icon: Database,
+			pickLanguage: true
+		},
+		{
+			id: 'sqs',
+			label: 'On SQS',
+			description: 'Triggered by an SQS message',
+			icon: Send,
+			pickLanguage: true
+		},
+		{
+			id: 'gcp',
+			label: 'On GCP Pub/Sub',
+			description: 'Triggered by a Pub/Sub message',
+			icon: CloudCog,
+			pickLanguage: true
+		}
+	]}
+	languages={LANGUAGES as any}
+	pathPrefix={data.pathPrefix}
+	defaultPathSuffix={data.defaultPathSuffix}
+	onPick={handlePick}
+>
+	{#snippet trigger()}
+		<button
+			type="button"
+			class="w-10 h-10 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center bg-emerald-500 hover:bg-emerald-600 text-white shadow-md transition-colors cursor-pointer"
+			title="Add to pipeline"
+		>
+			<Plus size={20} />
+		</button>
+	{/snippet}
+</PipelineInsertMenu>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/PipelineInsertMenu.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/PipelineInsertMenu.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..602d22e592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/PipelineInsertMenu.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,279 @@
+<script lang="ts" module>
+	import type { ComponentType } from 'svelte'
+	import type { SupportedLanguage } from '$lib/common'
+
+	export type PipelineInsertKind = {
+		// Machine-readable id; drives which right-column panel renders.
+		id: string
+		label: string
+		description?: string
+		icon?: ComponentType
+		// When pickLanguage is true, the right panel shows the language
+		// picker (and after a language is chosen, a path-entry stage).
+		// Otherwise onSelect is called directly with no language / path.
+		pickLanguage?: boolean
+	}
+
+	export type PipelineInsertPick = {
+		kindId: string
+		language?: SupportedLanguage
+		path?: string
+	}
+</script>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+	import Popover from '$lib/components/meltComponents/Popover.svelte'
+	import Button from '$lib/components/common/button/Button.svelte'
+	import LanguageIcon from '$lib/components/common/languageIcons/LanguageIcon.svelte'
+	import { ArrowLeft, ChevronRight } from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import { tick } from 'svelte'
+
+	interface Props {
+		kinds: PipelineInsertKind[]
+		languages?: Array<{ label: string; lang: SupportedLanguage }>
+		// Non-editable path prefix shown as a read-only chip before the
+		// user-editable suffix (e.g. `f/<folder>/`). The final path passed
+		// in onPick is `pathPrefix + suffix`.
+		pathPrefix?: string
+		// Default suffix seeded into the editable input when the user
+		// reaches the path stage (e.g. `new_materializer`).
+		defaultPathSuffix?: string
+		onPick: (pick: PipelineInsertPick) => void
+		trigger: import('svelte').Snippet
+		placement?: 'bottom' | 'top' | 'left' | 'right'
+	}
+
+	let {
+		kinds,
+		languages = [],
+		pathPrefix = '',
+		defaultPathSuffix = '',
+		onPick,
+		trigger: triggerSnippet,
+		placement = 'bottom'
+	}: Props = $props()
+
+	// Flow stages: kind → lang → path → confirm. `stage` drives the right
+	// column. Only the `language` kinds reach the lang/path stages.
+	// Default-select the first kind, and if it needs a language jump
+	// straight into the lang stage so the user doesn't have to click the
+	// left column to see the language picker.
+	let selectedKindId = $state<string>(kinds[0]?.id ?? '')
+	let selectedKind = $derived(kinds.find((k) => k.id === selectedKindId) ?? kinds[0])
+	let stage = $state<'lang' | 'path' | 'description'>(
+		kinds[0]?.pickLanguage ? 'lang' : 'description'
+	)
+	let selectedLanguage = $state<SupportedLanguage | undefined>(undefined)
+	let pathSuffix = $state('')
+	let pathInput: HTMLInputElement | undefined = $state(undefined)
+
+	// Popover closing doesn't unmount its content, so state persists across
+	// opens. Reset everything back to initial state on close so the next
+	// open starts fresh — otherwise reopening lands on the previous path
+	// stage with the previous suffix, and a subsequent Enter creates a
+	// duplicate of the first draft.
+	function resetMenuState() {
+		selectedKindId = kinds[0]?.id ?? ''
+		stage = kinds[0]?.pickLanguage ? 'lang' : 'description'
+		selectedLanguage = undefined
+		pathSuffix = ''
+	}
+
+	function handleKindClick(k: PipelineInsertKind, close: () => void) {
+		if (!k.pickLanguage) {
+			onPick({ kindId: k.id })
+			close()
+			return
+		}
+		selectedKindId = k.id
+		stage = 'lang'
+		selectedLanguage = undefined
+		pathSuffix = ''
+	}
+
+	// Short random slug appended to the default suffix so that opening the
+	// menu twice in a row seeds two distinct paths — otherwise creating
+	// multiple materializers in the same folder collides on the same
+	// `f/<folder>/<suffix>` and they all become revisions of one script.
+	function shortSlug(len = 4): string {
+		const a = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789'
+		let out = ''
+		for (let i = 0; i < len; i++) out += a[Math.floor(Math.random() * a.length)]
+		return out
+	}
+
+	async function handleLanguageClick(lang: SupportedLanguage) {
+		selectedLanguage = lang
+		const base = defaultPathSuffix || 'materializer'
+		pathSuffix = `${base}_${shortSlug()}`
+		stage = 'path'
+		// Focus the suffix input so the user can just start typing a name.
+		await tick()
+		pathInput?.focus()
+		pathInput?.select()
+	}
+
+	function confirmPath(close: () => void) {
+		const suffix = pathSuffix.trim()
+		if (!suffix || !selectedLanguage) return
+		onPick({
+			kindId: selectedKindId,
+			language: selectedLanguage,
+			path: pathPrefix + suffix
+		})
+		close()
+	}
+
+	function handlePathKeydown(e: KeyboardEvent, close: () => void) {
+		if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+			e.preventDefault()
+			confirmPath(close)
+		} else if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+			e.preventDefault()
+			stage = 'lang'
+		}
+	}
+</script>
+
+<Popover
+	contentClasses="p-0 bg-surface overflow-hidden"
+	class="inline-block"
+	usePointerDownOutside
+	floatingConfig={{
+		placement,
+		strategy: 'absolute',
+		gutter: 8,
+		overflowPadding: 16,
+		flip: true,
+		fitViewport: true,
+		overlap: false
+	}}
+	on:openChange={(e) => {
+		if (!e.detail) resetMenuState()
+	}}
+>
+	{#snippet trigger()}
+		{@render triggerSnippet?.()}
+	{/snippet}
+	{#snippet content({ close })}
+		{@const singleKind = kinds.length === 1}
+		<div
+			class={singleKind
+				? 'flex flex-row bg-surface-tertiary w-[360px] h-[280px]'
+				: 'flex flex-row divide-x bg-surface-tertiary w-[560px] h-[280px]'}
+		>
+			<!-- Left column: kind picker. Only shown when there's more than one
+			     option — single-kind menus jump straight to language/path. -->
+			{#if !singleKind}
+				<div class="flex flex-col gap-1 p-2 w-52 shrink-0 overflow-auto">
+					{#each kinds as k}
+						{@const isSelected = selectedKindId === k.id}
+						<button
+							type="button"
+							onclick={() => handleKindClick(k, close)}
+							class={[
+								'flex items-start gap-2 px-2 py-2 rounded-md text-left transition-colors',
+								isSelected
+									? 'bg-surface-selected text-emphasis'
+									: 'hover:bg-surface-hover text-primary'
+							].join(' ')}
+						>
+							{#if k.icon}
+								{@const Icon = k.icon}
+								<Icon size={14} class="shrink-0 mt-0.5 text-secondary" />
+							{/if}
+							<span class="flex flex-col items-start flex-1 min-w-0">
+								<span class="text-sm font-medium leading-tight">{k.label}</span>
+								{#if k.description}
+									<span class="text-2xs text-tertiary font-normal leading-snug mt-0.5">
+										{k.description}
+									</span>
+								{/if}
+							</span>
+							{#if k.pickLanguage}
+								<ChevronRight size={12} class="shrink-0 mt-1 text-secondary" />
+							{/if}
+						</button>
+					{/each}
+				</div>
+			{/if}
+
+			<!-- Right column: stage-driven -->
+			<div class="flex flex-col grow min-w-0 overflow-hidden">
+				{#if stage === 'lang'}
+					<div class="flex flex-col gap-1 p-2 grow overflow-auto">
+						<div class="text-2xs font-normal text-secondary ml-2 mb-1">Language</div>
+						{#each languages as l}
+							<Button
+								variant="subtle"
+								unifiedSize="sm"
+								btnClasses="justify-start"
+								onClick={() => handleLanguageClick(l.lang)}
+							>
+								<LanguageIcon lang={l.lang} width={14} height={14} />
+								<span class="grow truncate text-left text-sm">{l.label}</span>
+							</Button>
+						{/each}
+					</div>
+				{:else if stage === 'path' && selectedLanguage}
+					<div class="flex flex-col gap-3 p-3 grow overflow-auto">
+						<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+							<Button
+								variant="subtle"
+								unifiedSize="xs"
+								startIcon={{ icon: ArrowLeft }}
+								iconOnly
+								title="Back to language"
+								onClick={() => (stage = 'lang')}
+							/>
+							<div class="flex items-center gap-1.5">
+								<LanguageIcon lang={selectedLanguage} width={13} height={13} />
+								<span class="text-xs font-medium">{selectedLanguage}</span>
+							</div>
+						</div>
+						<div class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+							<span class="text-2xs font-normal text-secondary">Path</span>
+							<!-- Prefix is a separate non-editable <span> sitting next to
+							     the <input>, so users physically can't delete it with
+							     backspace. The final path is pathPrefix + pathSuffix. -->
+							<div
+								class="flex items-stretch border rounded-md bg-surface overflow-hidden focus-within:ring-2 focus-within:ring-emerald-400"
+							>
+								{#if pathPrefix}
+									<span
+										class="flex items-center px-2 bg-surface-secondary text-tertiary text-sm font-mono border-r select-none"
+										title="Folder-scoped prefix (fixed)"
+									>
+										{pathPrefix}
+									</span>
+								{/if}
+								<input
+									bind:this={pathInput}
+									bind:value={pathSuffix}
+									onkeydown={(e) => handlePathKeydown(e, close)}
+									class="flex-1 min-w-0 px-2 py-1.5 text-sm font-mono bg-transparent focus:outline-none"
+									placeholder="my_materializer"
+								/>
+							</div>
+							<span class="text-2xs text-tertiary">Press Enter to create</span>
+						</div>
+						<div class="flex justify-end mt-auto">
+							<Button
+								variant="accent"
+								unifiedSize="sm"
+								disabled={!pathSuffix.trim()}
+								onClick={() => confirmPath(close)}
+							>
+								Create
+							</Button>
+						</div>
+					</div>
+				{:else if selectedKind?.description}
+					<div class="flex-1 flex items-center justify-center p-4 text-center">
+						<span class="text-xs text-secondary">{selectedKind.description}</span>
+					</div>
+				{/if}
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	{/snippet}
+</Popover>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/PipelinePickerModal.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/PipelinePickerModal.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9870642c93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/PipelinePickerModal.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { workspaceStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { base } from '$lib/base'
+	import { goto } from '$app/navigation'
+	import Button from '$lib/components/common/button/Button.svelte'
+	import TextInput from '$lib/components/text_input/TextInput.svelte'
+	import Select from '$lib/components/select/Select.svelte'
+	import Modal from '$lib/components/common/modal/Modal.svelte'
+	import { FolderService, OpenAPI } from '$lib/gen'
+	import { resource } from 'runed'
+	import { sendUserToast } from '$lib/utils'
+	import { ArrowRight, FolderPlus, Loader2 } from 'lucide-svelte'
+
+	interface PipelineFolder {
+		folder: string
+		script_count: number
+	}
+
+	interface Props {
+		open: boolean
+		// When provided, the current folder is dropped from the existing list
+		// so users don't "switch" to the folder they're already on.
+		currentFolder?: string | undefined
+	}
+	let { open = $bindable(), currentFolder = undefined }: Props = $props()
+
+	let pipelines = resource(
+		() => $workspaceStore,
+		async (ws, _prev, { signal }) => {
+			if (!ws) return [] as PipelineFolder[]
+			const base_url = OpenAPI.BASE ?? ''
+			const res = await fetch(`${base_url}/w/${ws}/assets/pipelines`, {
+				credentials: 'include',
+				signal
+			})
+			if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`GET /assets/pipelines → ${res.status}`)
+			return (await res.json()) as PipelineFolder[]
+		}
+	)
+
+	let allFolders = resource(
+		() => $workspaceStore,
+		async (ws) => {
+			if (!ws) return [] as string[]
+			return await FolderService.listFolderNames({ workspace: ws })
+		}
+	)
+
+	let selectedExistingFolder = $state<string | undefined>(undefined)
+	let newFolderName = $state('')
+	let creatingFolder = $state(false)
+
+	let visiblePipelines = $derived(
+		(pipelines.current ?? []).filter((p) => p.folder !== currentFolder)
+	)
+
+	let foldersWithoutPipeline = $derived.by(() => {
+		const existing = new Set((pipelines.current ?? []).map((p) => p.folder))
+		return (allFolders.current ?? []).filter((f) => !existing.has(f) && f !== currentFolder)
+	})
+
+	async function openExistingPipeline(folder: string) {
+		open = false
+		await goto(`${base}/pipeline/${encodeURIComponent(folder)}`)
+	}
+
+	async function startInExistingFolder() {
+		if (!selectedExistingFolder) return
+		await openExistingPipeline(selectedExistingFolder)
+	}
+
+	async function createFolderAndStart() {
+		const name = newFolderName.trim()
+		if (!name || !$workspaceStore) return
+		creatingFolder = true
+		try {
+			await FolderService.createFolder({
+				workspace: $workspaceStore,
+				requestBody: { name }
+			})
+			sendUserToast(`Created folder f/${name}`)
+			await openExistingPipeline(name)
+		} catch (e: any) {
+			sendUserToast(`Failed to create folder: ${e?.body ?? e?.message ?? e}`, true)
+		} finally {
+			creatingFolder = false
+		}
+	}
+</script>
+
+<Modal bind:open title="Open a pipeline">
+	<div class="flex flex-col gap-6 w-full min-w-0">
+		{#if visiblePipelines.length > 0 || pipelines.loading}
+			<section class="flex flex-col gap-2">
+				<h3 class="text-xs font-semibold text-secondary uppercase tracking-wide">
+					Existing pipelines
+				</h3>
+				{#if pipelines.loading && !pipelines.current}
+					<div class="text-tertiary text-sm flex items-center gap-2">
+						<Loader2 size={14} class="animate-spin" />
+						Loading…
+					</div>
+				{:else if pipelines.error}
+					<div class="text-red-500 text-sm">Failed: {pipelines.error.message}</div>
+				{:else}
+					<div class="flex flex-col border rounded-md overflow-hidden max-h-64 overflow-y-auto">
+						{#each visiblePipelines as p}
+							<button
+								type="button"
+								class="flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 border-b last:border-b-0 bg-surface hover:bg-surface-hover transition-colors text-left"
+								onclick={() => openExistingPipeline(p.folder)}
+							>
+								<span class="font-mono text-sm">f/{p.folder}</span>
+								<span class="text-2xs text-tertiary">
+									{p.script_count}
+									{p.script_count === 1 ? 'materializer' : 'materializers'}
+								</span>
+							</button>
+						{/each}
+					</div>
+				{/if}
+			</section>
+		{/if}
+
+		<section class="flex flex-col gap-2">
+			<h3 class="text-xs font-semibold text-secondary uppercase tracking-wide">
+				Start in an existing folder
+			</h3>
+			<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+				<div class="flex-1">
+					<Select
+						items={foldersWithoutPipeline.map((f) => ({ label: `f/${f}`, value: f }))}
+						bind:value={selectedExistingFolder}
+						placeholder={foldersWithoutPipeline.length === 0
+							? 'No folders available'
+							: 'Pick a folder…'}
+						clearable
+					/>
+				</div>
+				<Button
+					variant="accent"
+					unifiedSize="sm"
+					disabled={!selectedExistingFolder}
+					onclick={startInExistingFolder}
+					startIcon={{ icon: ArrowRight }}
+				>
+					Open
+				</Button>
+			</div>
+		</section>
+
+		<section class="flex flex-col gap-2">
+			<h3 class="text-xs font-semibold text-secondary uppercase tracking-wide">
+				Or create a new folder
+			</h3>
+			<div class="flex items-center gap-2">
+				<div class="flex-1">
+					<TextInput
+						bind:value={newFolderName}
+						placeholder="new-folder-name"
+						disabled={creatingFolder}
+					/>
+				</div>
+				<Button
+					variant="accent"
+					unifiedSize="sm"
+					disabled={!newFolderName.trim() || creatingFolder}
+					onclick={createFolderAndStart}
+					startIcon={{ icon: FolderPlus }}
+				>
+					{creatingFolder ? 'Creating…' : 'Create & open'}
+				</Button>
+			</div>
+		</section>
+	</div>
+</Modal>
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/TriggerNode.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/TriggerNode.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30ab68f82d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/TriggerNode.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+<script lang="ts" module>
+	import type { ComponentType } from 'svelte'
+	import type { NativeTriggerKind } from './types'
+
+	// Trigger kinds the pipeline graph can render as a source node. Union of
+	// 'schedule' (inline cron) and the eight native-trigger keywords.
+	export type TriggerNodeKind = 'schedule' | NativeTriggerKind
+
+	// Per-kind presentation. Icons are kept loose — pick the lucide glyph
+	// whose shape most-obviously signals the trigger type at a glance.
+	import {
+		Clock,
+		Database,
+		Mail,
+		MessageSquare,
+		Radio,
+		Send,
+		Webhook,
+		Zap,
+		CloudCog
+	} from 'lucide-svelte'
+
+	type Presentation = {
+		icon: ComponentType
+		label: string
+		// Tailwind class fragments for bg + border + text accent.
+		bg: string
+		border: string
+		borderUnsaved: string
+		iconText: string
+	}
+
+	export const TRIGGER_NODE_STYLE: Record<TriggerNodeKind, Presentation> = {
+		schedule: {
+			icon: Clock,
+			label: 'schedule',
+			bg: 'bg-amber-50 dark:bg-amber-900/30',
+			border: 'outline-amber-300 dark:outline-amber-600/60',
+			borderUnsaved: 'outline-dashed outline-amber-400',
+			iconText: 'text-amber-700 dark:text-amber-400'
+		},
+		webhook: {
+			icon: Webhook,
+			label: 'webhook',
+			bg: 'bg-sky-50 dark:bg-sky-900/30',
+			border: 'outline-sky-300 dark:outline-sky-600/60',
+			borderUnsaved: 'outline-dashed outline-sky-400',
+			iconText: 'text-sky-700 dark:text-sky-400'
+		},
+		email: {
+			icon: Mail,
+			label: 'email',
+			bg: 'bg-violet-50 dark:bg-violet-900/30',
+			border: 'outline-violet-300 dark:outline-violet-600/60',
+			borderUnsaved: 'outline-dashed outline-violet-400',
+			iconText: 'text-violet-700 dark:text-violet-400'
+		},
+		kafka: {
+			icon: Zap,
+			label: 'kafka',
+			bg: 'bg-rose-50 dark:bg-rose-900/30',
+			border: 'outline-rose-300 dark:outline-rose-600/60',
+			borderUnsaved: 'outline-dashed outline-rose-400',
+			iconText: 'text-rose-700 dark:text-rose-400'
+		},
+		mqtt: {
+			icon: Radio,
+			label: 'mqtt',
+			bg: 'bg-teal-50 dark:bg-teal-900/30',
+			border: 'outline-teal-300 dark:outline-teal-600/60',
+			borderUnsaved: 'outline-dashed outline-teal-400',
+			iconText: 'text-teal-700 dark:text-teal-400'
+		},
+		nats: {
+			icon: MessageSquare,
+			label: 'nats',
+			bg: 'bg-cyan-50 dark:bg-cyan-900/30',
+			border: 'outline-cyan-300 dark:outline-cyan-600/60',
+			borderUnsaved: 'outline-dashed outline-cyan-400',
+			iconText: 'text-cyan-700 dark:text-cyan-400'
+		},
+		postgres: {
+			icon: Database,
+			label: 'postgres',
+			bg: 'bg-indigo-50 dark:bg-indigo-900/30',
+			border: 'outline-indigo-300 dark:outline-indigo-600/60',
+			borderUnsaved: 'outline-dashed outline-indigo-400',
+			iconText: 'text-indigo-700 dark:text-indigo-400'
+		},
+		sqs: {
+			icon: Send,
+			label: 'sqs',
+			bg: 'bg-orange-50 dark:bg-orange-900/30',
+			border: 'outline-orange-300 dark:outline-orange-600/60',
+			borderUnsaved: 'outline-dashed outline-orange-400',
+			iconText: 'text-orange-700 dark:text-orange-400'
+		},
+		gcp: {
+			icon: CloudCog,
+			label: 'gcp',
+			bg: 'bg-emerald-50 dark:bg-emerald-900/30',
+			border: 'outline-emerald-300 dark:outline-emerald-600/60',
+			borderUnsaved: 'outline-dashed outline-emerald-400',
+			iconText: 'text-emerald-700 dark:text-emerald-400'
+		}
+	}
+</script>
+
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { Handle, Position } from '@xyflow/svelte'
+	import { NODE } from '$lib/components/graph/util'
+	import { twMerge } from 'tailwind-merge'
+
+	interface Props {
+		// `ref` is the cron expression for schedules, the trigger-path for
+		// every other kind. Rendered verbatim — no formatting per kind.
+		data: { kind: TriggerNodeKind; ref: string; unsaved?: boolean }
+	}
+	let { data }: Props = $props()
+
+	let style = $derived(TRIGGER_NODE_STYLE[data.kind])
+	let Icon = $derived(style.icon)
+</script>
+
+<div class="relative">
+	<div
+		class={twMerge(
+			'flex items-center rounded-md drop-shadow-sm overflow-hidden outline outline-1',
+			style.bg,
+			data.unsaved ? `opacity-80 ${style.borderUnsaved}` : style.border
+		)}
+		style="width: {NODE.width}px; min-height: {NODE.height}px;"
+		title={data.unsaved ? `Unsaved ${style.label}: ${data.ref}` : `${style.label}: ${data.ref}`}
+	>
+		<Icon size={14} class={`shrink-0 ml-2 mr-2 ${style.iconText}`} />
+		<div class="flex flex-col min-w-0 flex-1 pr-2 py-0.5 leading-tight">
+			<span class="text-3xs uppercase tracking-wide text-tertiary truncate">
+				{style.label}{data.unsaved ? ' · unsaved' : ''}
+			</span>
+			<span class="text-2xs font-mono text-emphasis truncate">{data.ref}</span>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+</div>
+
+<Handle type="source" position={Position.Bottom} isConnectable={false} />
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/parsePipelineAnnotations.ts b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/parsePipelineAnnotations.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0f982ebdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/parsePipelineAnnotations.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+import type { AssetKind } from '$lib/gen'
+import type { NativeTriggerKind } from './types'
+
+// Mirror of backend/parsers/windmill-parser/src/asset_parser.rs
+// `parse_pipeline_annotations` + `parse_trigger_spec`, ported to TS so the
+// pipeline editor can reflect `// materialize` / `// on <spec>` edits live
+// before deploy. Keep the two implementations behaviorally identical — any
+// divergence means the graph preview lies.
+
+const COMMENT_PREFIXES = ['//', '--', '#'] as const
+
+const ASSET_PREFIXES: Array<[string, AssetKind]> = [
+	['s3://', 's3object'],
+	['res://', 'resource'],
+	['$res:', 'resource'],
+	['ducklake://', 'ducklake'],
+	['datatable://', 'datatable'],
+	['volume://', 'volume']
+]
+
+// Non-native, non-schedule trigger keywords — each carries a workspace
+// trigger-path reference (`on <kind> <path>`).
+const NATIVE_TRIGGER_KEYWORDS: NativeTriggerKind[] = [
+	'webhook',
+	'email',
+	'kafka',
+	'mqtt',
+	'nats',
+	'postgres',
+	'sqs',
+	'gcp'
+]
+
+export type PipelineTriggerAsset = { kind: AssetKind; path: string }
+export type PipelineNativeTrigger = { kind: NativeTriggerKind; path: string }
+
+export type PipelineAnnotations = {
+	isMaterializer: boolean
+	triggerAssets: PipelineTriggerAsset[]
+	schedules: string[] // raw cron expressions, in insertion order
+	nativeTriggers: PipelineNativeTrigger[]
+}
+
+function unquote(s: string): string | undefined {
+	if (s.length >= 2) {
+		const q = s[0]
+		if ((q === '"' || q === "'") && s.endsWith(q)) {
+			return s.slice(1, -1)
+		}
+	}
+	return undefined
+}
+
+function parseAssetSyntax(s: string): PipelineTriggerAsset | undefined {
+	for (const [prefix, kind] of ASSET_PREFIXES) {
+		if (s.startsWith(prefix)) {
+			return { kind, path: s.slice(prefix.length) }
+		}
+	}
+	return undefined
+}
+
+type ParsedSpec =
+	| { kind: 'asset'; value: PipelineTriggerAsset }
+	| { kind: 'schedule'; value: string }
+	| { kind: 'native'; value: PipelineNativeTrigger }
+
+function parseTriggerSpec(s: string): ParsedSpec | undefined {
+	if (s.startsWith('schedule')) {
+		const rest = s.slice('schedule'.length).trimStart()
+		const cron = unquote(rest)
+		if (cron && cron.trim() !== '') return { kind: 'schedule', value: cron }
+		return undefined
+	}
+	for (const kw of NATIVE_TRIGGER_KEYWORDS) {
+		if (s.startsWith(kw)) {
+			const after = s.slice(kw.length)
+			// Require whitespace so `kafkalike` doesn't match `kafka`.
+			if (after.length === 0 || !/\s/.test(after[0])) continue
+			const path = after.trim()
+			if (!path) return undefined
+			return { kind: 'native', value: { kind: kw, path } }
+		}
+	}
+	const asset = parseAssetSyntax(s)
+	if (asset) return { kind: 'asset', value: asset }
+	return undefined
+}
+
+function stripCommentPrefix(line: string): string | undefined {
+	const trimmed = line.trimStart()
+	for (const p of COMMENT_PREFIXES) {
+		if (trimmed.startsWith(p)) return trimmed.slice(p.length)
+	}
+	return undefined
+}
+
+export function parsePipelineAnnotations(code: string): PipelineAnnotations {
+	let isMaterializer = false
+	const triggerAssets: PipelineTriggerAsset[] = []
+	const schedules: string[] = []
+	const nativeTriggers: PipelineNativeTrigger[] = []
+
+	for (const rawLine of code.split('\n')) {
+		const rest = stripCommentPrefix(rawLine)
+		if (rest === undefined) continue
+		const inner = rest.trimStart()
+
+		if (inner.startsWith('materialize')) {
+			const after = inner.slice('materialize'.length)
+			if (after === '' || /\s/.test(after[0])) isMaterializer = true
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if (inner.startsWith('on')) {
+			const after = inner.slice('on'.length)
+			if (after === '' || !/\s/.test(after[0])) continue
+			const specText = after.trim()
+			if (!specText) continue
+			const spec = parseTriggerSpec(specText)
+			if (!spec) continue
+			if (spec.kind === 'asset') {
+				if (!triggerAssets.some((a) => a.kind === spec.value.kind && a.path === spec.value.path)) {
+					triggerAssets.push(spec.value)
+				}
+			} else if (spec.kind === 'schedule') {
+				if (!schedules.includes(spec.value)) schedules.push(spec.value)
+			} else {
+				if (!nativeTriggers.some((n) => n.kind === spec.value.kind && n.path === spec.value.path)) {
+					nativeTriggers.push(spec.value)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return { isMaterializer, triggerAssets, schedules, nativeTriggers }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline/+page.js b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline/+page.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56f4f2a65b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline/+page.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export function load() {
+	return {
+		stuff: { title: 'Pipelines' }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cbc0c88f6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { userStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import Button from '$lib/components/common/button/Button.svelte'
+	import PipelinePickerModal from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/PipelinePickerModal.svelte'
+	import { ArrowRight, NetworkIcon } from 'lucide-svelte'
+
+	// Modal is open by default on landing; the editor shell stays empty
+	// behind it until the user picks or creates a folder.
+	let pickerOpen = $state(true)
+</script>
+
+<svelte:head>
+	<title>Pipeline editor — Windmill</title>
+</svelte:head>
+
+{#if $userStore?.operator}
+	<div class="p-8 text-tertiary">Page not available for operators.</div>
+{:else}
+	<div class="flex flex-col h-full">
+		<div
+			class="border-b flex flex-row justify-between gap-2 px-2 py-1 items-center min-h-10 shrink-0 whitespace-nowrap"
+		>
+			<div class="flex flex-row items-center gap-2">
+				<NetworkIcon size={16} class="text-tertiary shrink-0" />
+				<h1 class="text-sm font-semibold">Pipeline editor</h1>
+				<span class="text-xs text-tertiary">· no folder selected</span>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+
+		<div class="flex-1 min-h-0 relative bg-surface-secondary">
+			<div class="absolute inset-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 text-tertiary">
+				<NetworkIcon size={32} class="opacity-50" />
+				<span class="text-sm">Pick a folder to open its pipeline.</span>
+				<Button
+					variant="accent"
+					unifiedSize="sm"
+					onclick={() => (pickerOpen = true)}
+					startIcon={{ icon: ArrowRight }}
+				>
+					Choose a folder
+				</Button>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+	</div>
+
+	<PipelinePickerModal bind:open={pickerOpen} />
+{/if}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline/[folder]/+page.js b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline/[folder]/+page.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f92a72894f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline/[folder]/+page.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export function load() {
+	return {
+		stuff: { title: 'Pipeline editor' }
+	}
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline/[folder]/+page.svelte b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline/[folder]/+page.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aabe5c0c99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/(root)/(logged)/pipeline/[folder]/+page.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,748 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { workspaceStore, userStore } from '$lib/stores'
+	import { base } from '$lib/base'
+	import { page } from '$app/state'
+	import Button from '$lib/components/common/button/Button.svelte'
+	import DropdownV2 from '$lib/components/DropdownV2.svelte'
+	import AssetGraphCanvas from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphCanvas.svelte'
+	import AssetGraphDetailsPane from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/AssetGraphDetailsPane.svelte'
+	import PipelinePickerModal from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/PipelinePickerModal.svelte'
+	import type {
+		AssetGraphResponse,
+		AssetGraphSelection
+	} from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/types'
+	import {
+		parsePipelineAnnotations,
+		type PipelineAnnotations
+	} from '$lib/components/assets/AssetGraph/parsePipelineAnnotations'
+	import { decodeState, encodeState } from '$lib/utils'
+	import { onMount, untrack } from 'svelte'
+	import {
+		ArrowLeft,
+		ChevronDown,
+		Folder,
+		FolderSearch,
+		Loader2,
+		NetworkIcon,
+		RefreshCw
+	} from 'lucide-svelte'
+	import { OpenAPI, type AssetKind, type Script, type ScriptLang } from '$lib/gen'
+	import { initialCode } from '$lib/script_helpers'
+	import { resource } from 'runed'
+	import { Pane, Splitpanes } from 'svelte-splitpanes'
+	import { emptySchema } from '$lib/utils'
+	import { goto } from '$app/navigation'
+
+	// Variables and resources are declarative config, not pipeline assets —
+	// they're hub-shaped (referenced by most runnables) and would swamp the
+	// layout without adding lineage information.
+	const DATA_KINDS = ['s3object', 'ducklake', 'datatable', 'volume']
+
+	let folder = $derived(page.params.folder as string)
+	let selection = $state<AssetGraphSelection | undefined>(undefined)
+
+	// Asset-kind → syntax-prefix for `// on <ref>` reconstruction. Mirrors
+	// ASSET_KINDS in backend/parsers/windmill-parser/src/asset_parser.rs.
+	const ASSET_PREFIX: Record<AssetKind, string> = {
+		s3object: 's3://',
+		resource: '$res:',
+		ducklake: 'ducklake://',
+		datatable: 'datatable://',
+		volume: 'volume://'
+	}
+
+	// Path-input split for the insert menu: a read-only `f/<folder>/` chip
+	// on the left the user can't delete, plus an editable suffix seeded
+	// with a placeholder name.
+	let pathPrefix = $derived(`f/${folder}/`)
+	const DEFAULT_PATH_SUFFIX = 'new_materializer'
+	// Default cron for top + materializers (pipeline roots). Every hour is a
+	// sane middle ground between batch and real-time; users edit the
+	// `// on schedule "..."` line in the editor before saving if they want
+	// something different. Per-asset materializers don't get a schedule by
+	// default — they inherit their trigger from the upstream asset.
+	const DEFAULT_SCHEDULE_CRON = '0 * * * *'
+
+	// In-flight drafts keyed by script path. Multiple can coexist — clicking
+	// + repeatedly creates additional drafts, each with its own random
+	// output asset, and they all render on the graph simultaneously.
+	// Saving removes a draft from the map; closing the pane keeps it so the
+	// user can come back to it.
+	type Draft = {
+		script: Script
+		outputAsset: { kind: AssetKind; path: string }
+	}
+	let drafts = $state<Map<string, Draft>>(new Map())
+
+	// Which draft (if any) is currently open in the details pane. When
+	// undefined and `selection` is set, the pane shows the persisted
+	// selection's script. Never both at once.
+	let activeDraftPath = $state<string | undefined>(undefined)
+
+	// Per-folder localStorage key. Matches the flow-builder pattern so
+	// reloading /pipeline/<folder> restores in-flight drafts. We serialize
+	// the drafts map as an entry array (Map doesn't survive JSON.stringify).
+	let storageKey = $derived(`pipeline-${folder}`)
+
+	onMount(() => {
+		if (typeof localStorage === 'undefined') return
+		const raw = localStorage.getItem(`pipeline-${folder}`)
+		if (!raw) return
+		try {
+			const state = decodeState(raw)
+			if (Array.isArray(state?.drafts)) {
+				const loaded = new Map<string, Draft>()
+				for (const entry of state.drafts) {
+					if (entry && typeof entry[0] === 'string' && entry[1]?.script) {
+						loaded.set(entry[0], entry[1] as Draft)
+					}
+				}
+				if (loaded.size > 0) drafts = loaded
+			}
+			if (typeof state?.activeDraftPath === 'string') {
+				activeDraftPath = state.activeDraftPath
+			}
+		} catch (e) {
+			console.warn('failed to restore pipeline state', e)
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Debounced persist: reruns whenever drafts / activeDraftPath change.
+	// 500 ms matches FlowBuilder.saveSessionDraft; balances typing churn
+	// against losing state to a crash.
+	let persistTimer: number | undefined = undefined
+	$effect(() => {
+		// Track deps explicitly so Svelte 5 re-runs on mutation.
+		const serialized = Array.from(drafts.entries())
+		const activePath = activeDraftPath
+		const key = storageKey
+		untrack(() => {
+			if (typeof localStorage === 'undefined') return
+			if (persistTimer != undefined) clearTimeout(persistTimer)
+			persistTimer = window.setTimeout(() => {
+				try {
+					if (serialized.length === 0 && !activePath) {
+						localStorage.removeItem(key)
+					} else {
+						localStorage.setItem(
+							key,
+							encodeState({ drafts: serialized, activeDraftPath: activePath })
+						)
+					}
+				} catch (e) {
+					console.warn('failed to persist pipeline state', e)
+				}
+			}, 500)
+		})
+	})
+
+	// Live-parsed annotations from whatever script is currently open in the
+	// details pane (draft or existing). Refreshed on every keystroke via
+	// `onAnnotationsChange`. Used to overlay unsaved schedule / trigger-asset
+	// edges onto the graph so the editor buffer and the graph stay in sync.
+	let liveAnnotations = $state<{
+		scriptPath: string | undefined
+		annotations: PipelineAnnotations
+	}>({
+		scriptPath: undefined,
+		annotations: {
+			isMaterializer: false,
+			triggerAssets: [],
+			schedules: [],
+			nativeTriggers: []
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Crockford-ish random slug for asset paths. 7 chars of [a-z0-9] gives
+	// ~36^7 ≈ 7.8e10 combinations — collision-free in practice for the
+	// handful of scripts a user creates in a session.
+	function randomSlug(len = 7): string {
+		const alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789'
+		let out = ''
+		for (let i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+			out += alphabet[Math.floor(Math.random() * alphabet.length)]
+		}
+		return out
+	}
+
+	function randomOutputAssetPath(): { kind: AssetKind; path: string } {
+		// `s3://` is the most universal kind; works as a literal across every
+		// supported language without extra imports. Inside `pipelines/<folder>/`
+		// so outputs of a single pipeline cluster under one prefix.
+		return { kind: 's3object', path: `pipelines/${folder}/out_${randomSlug()}.parquet` }
+	}
+
+	// Language → comment prefix recognized by parse_pipeline_annotations.
+	function commentPrefix(lang: ScriptLang): string {
+		switch (lang) {
+			case 'python3':
+			case 'bash':
+			case 'powershell':
+			case 'nu':
+			case 'ansible':
+				return '#'
+			case 'postgresql':
+			case 'mysql':
+			case 'bigquery':
+			case 'snowflake':
+			case 'mssql':
+			case 'oracledb':
+			case 'duckdb':
+				return '--'
+			default:
+				return '//'
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Each entry becomes a `// on <…>` line in the seeded template. Multiple
+	// trigger sources are valid (a script can be fired by both a schedule
+	// and a webhook, for instance), but the menu only seeds one at a time.
+	type DraftTriggerSource =
+		| { kind: 'schedule'; cron: string }
+		| { kind: 'asset'; ref: string } // already-prefixed (e.g. s3://…)
+		| {
+				kind: 'webhook' | 'email' | 'kafka' | 'mqtt' | 'nats' | 'postgres' | 'sqs' | 'gcp'
+				path: string | undefined
+		  }
+
+	// Short "how to author a materializer" doc block prepended to every new
+	// draft. Kept terse because the editor mounts it on-screen — a wall of
+	// comments up top discourages the user more than it helps.
+	function materializerHeader(language: ScriptLang, sources: DraftTriggerSource[]): string {
+		const p = commentPrefix(language)
+		const onLines = sources.map((s) => {
+			switch (s.kind) {
+				case 'schedule':
+					return `${p} on schedule "${s.cron}"`
+				case 'asset':
+					return `${p} on ${s.ref}`
+				default:
+					// Empty placeholder path makes it visible the user needs
+					// to fill in the trigger reference.
+					return `${p} on ${s.kind} ${s.path ?? '<trigger-path>'}`
+			}
+		})
+		const lines = [
+			`${p} materialize`,
+			...onLines,
+			`${p}`,
+			`${p} This script is a pipeline materializer.`,
+			`${p}   - Reads and writes detected in the code become the lineage edges`,
+			`${p}     shown in the pipeline graph (no extra declaration needed).`,
+			`${p}   - The \`${p} materialize\` marker opts it into the pipeline.`,
+			`${p}   - \`${p} on <asset|schedule "cron"|<kind> <path>>\` declares trigger edges.`,
+			`${p}     Supported trigger kinds: schedule, webhook, email, kafka, mqtt,`,
+			`${p}     nats, postgres, sqs, gcp.`,
+			`${p}`,
+			`${p} Put your logic inside \`main\`. Whatever you return is the script's`,
+			`${p} output; writes to assets (e.g. s3://, datatable://, ducklake://,`,
+			`${p} volume://) go through the usual Windmill helpers.`,
+			''
+		]
+		return lines.join('\n')
+	}
+
+	// Per-language boilerplate that declares the output asset URI at module
+	// scope. Two reasons:
+	//   1. The string literal is where the backend parser picks up the write
+	//      on deploy — reproducing the same asset → runnable edge the
+	//      frontend draft overlay shows while unsaved.
+	//   2. Gives the user a named variable to reference when filling in
+	//      `main`, instead of a magic string deep in the body.
+	function outputAssetSnippet(language: ScriptLang, uri: string): string {
+		const p = commentPrefix(language)
+		const note = `${p} Output of this materializer — write to this path inside \`main\`.`
+		switch (language) {
+			case 'python3':
+				return `${note}\nOUTPUT = "${uri}"\n\n`
+			case 'postgresql':
+			case 'mysql':
+			case 'bigquery':
+			case 'snowflake':
+			case 'mssql':
+			case 'oracledb':
+			case 'duckdb':
+				// SQL has no variable scope we can reliably reuse; drop a
+				// referenceable comment the parser still finds inside strings.
+				return `${note}\n${p}   ${uri}\n\n`
+			case 'bash':
+			case 'powershell':
+			case 'nu':
+			case 'ansible':
+				return `${note}\nOUTPUT="${uri}"\n\n`
+			default:
+				return `${note}\nconst OUTPUT = "${uri}"\n\n`
+		}
+	}
+
+	function buildDraft(
+		language: ScriptLang,
+		scriptPath: string,
+		sources: DraftTriggerSource[],
+		outputAssetUri?: string
+	): Script {
+		// Reuse the language-specific main() boilerplate Windmill already
+		// ships with so every language produces a usable function signature.
+		const body = initialCode(language as any, 'script', 'script')
+		const header = materializerHeader(language, sources)
+		const output = outputAssetUri ? outputAssetSnippet(language, outputAssetUri) : ''
+		const content = header + output + body
+		// Cast through unknown: the Script generated type has many readonly
+		// deployment fields (hash, created_*) that we don't care about for a
+		// local draft. The details pane only reads path/language/content/schema.
+		return {
+			hash: '',
+			path: scriptPath,
+			summary: '',
+			description: '',
+			content,
+			schema: emptySchema(),
+			is_template: false,
+			extra_perms: {},
+			language,
+			kind: 'script',
+			created_by: '',
+			created_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+			archived: false,
+			deleted: false,
+			starred: false
+		} as unknown as Script
+	}
+
+	function openMaterializerDraft(
+		language: ScriptLang,
+		scriptPath: string,
+		sources: DraftTriggerSource[]
+	) {
+		const out = randomOutputAssetPath()
+		const outputUri = `${ASSET_PREFIX[out.kind]}${out.path}`
+		const script = buildDraft(language, scriptPath, sources, outputUri)
+		// Write the new draft into the map (structural update so Svelte
+		// re-derives graphWithDraft) and focus it in the details pane.
+		const next = new Map(drafts)
+		next.set(scriptPath, { script, outputAsset: out })
+		drafts = next
+		activeDraftPath = scriptPath
+		selection = undefined
+	}
+
+	function discardDraft(path: string) {
+		if (!drafts.has(path)) return
+		const next = new Map(drafts)
+		next.delete(path)
+		drafts = next
+		if (activeDraftPath === path) activeDraftPath = undefined
+	}
+
+	// Currently-open draft shape (if any) — fed into the details pane.
+	let activeDraft = $derived(activeDraftPath ? drafts.get(activeDraftPath) : undefined)
+
+	// Overlay the draft runnable + live-parsed trigger edges onto the fetched
+	// graph. Live edges come from the editor buffer's `// on <spec>` lines
+	// and are marked `unsaved: true` unless they already match a persisted
+	// script_trigger row. This keeps the canvas in sync with the editor
+	// keystroke-by-keystroke; saving replaces the live edges with real ones
+	// via graphRes.refetch().
+	let graphWithDraft = $derived.by<AssetGraphResponse>(() => {
+		const base = graphRes.current ?? EMPTY_GRAPH
+
+		// Every draft contributes: a runnable, an output asset, a write edge,
+		// plus its own seeded schedule trigger (template includes `// on
+		// schedule "0 * * * *"` by default, picked up through live parse).
+		// We iterate the whole `drafts` map so multiple concurrent drafts
+		// all render as their own subgraph at once.
+		const runnables = [...base.runnables]
+		const assets = [...base.assets]
+		const edges = [...base.edges]
+		const extraTriggers: AssetGraphResponse['triggers'] = []
+
+		for (const [path, d] of drafts) {
+			runnables.push({ path, usage_kind: 'script', is_materializer: true })
+			const out = d.outputAsset
+			const hasAsset = assets.some((a) => a.kind === out.kind && a.path === out.path)
+			if (!hasAsset) assets.push({ kind: out.kind, path: out.path })
+			edges.push({
+				runnable_path: path,
+				runnable_kind: 'script',
+				asset_kind: out.kind,
+				asset_path: out.path,
+				access_type: 'w',
+				unsaved: true
+			})
+			// Seed trigger edges (schedule + asset) from the draft's template
+			// so the graph stays stable when the user clicks off this draft.
+			// Live annotations (below) take over for the currently-open draft
+			// so keystroke edits still update in real time.
+			const parsed = parsePipelineAnnotations(d.script.content)
+			for (const cron of parsed.schedules) {
+				extraTriggers.push({
+					trigger_kind: 'schedule',
+					cron,
+					runnable_kind: 'script',
+					runnable_path: path,
+					unsaved: true
+				})
+			}
+			for (const a of parsed.triggerAssets) {
+				extraTriggers.push({
+					trigger_kind: 'asset',
+					asset_kind: a.kind,
+					asset_path: a.path,
+					runnable_kind: 'script',
+					runnable_path: path,
+					unsaved: true
+				})
+				// Also synthesize the asset node so the trigger edge has a
+				// target even if the upstream asset isn't in base (e.g. the
+				// producer script is in another folder we haven't fetched
+				// or also a draft).
+				const hasTriggerAsset = assets.some((x) => x.kind === a.kind && x.path === a.path)
+				if (!hasTriggerAsset) assets.push({ kind: a.kind, path: a.path })
+			}
+			for (const n of parsed.nativeTriggers) {
+				extraTriggers.push({
+					trigger_kind: n.kind,
+					path: n.path,
+					runnable_kind: 'script',
+					runnable_path: path,
+					unsaved: true
+				})
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Live-parsed overlay for the currently-open script — takes precedence
+		// over the seeded-template triggers for the same path by swapping
+		// them out. Scoped to one path (only one pane is open at a time).
+		const livePath = liveAnnotations.scriptPath
+		if (livePath) {
+			const persistedAssetKeys = new Set(
+				base.triggers
+					.filter(
+						(t) =>
+							t.trigger_kind === 'asset' &&
+							t.runnable_kind === 'script' &&
+							t.runnable_path === livePath
+					)
+					.map((t) => (t.trigger_kind === 'asset' ? `${t.asset_kind}:${t.asset_path}` : ''))
+			)
+			const persistedScheduleCrons = new Set(
+				base.triggers
+					.filter(
+						(t) =>
+							t.trigger_kind === 'schedule' &&
+							t.runnable_kind === 'script' &&
+							t.runnable_path === livePath
+					)
+					.map((t) => (t.trigger_kind === 'schedule' ? t.cron : ''))
+			)
+			// Strip seeded triggers we computed above for the active draft;
+			// live annotations are authoritative for the open buffer.
+			for (let i = extraTriggers.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+				if (extraTriggers[i].runnable_path === livePath) extraTriggers.splice(i, 1)
+			}
+			for (const a of liveAnnotations.annotations.triggerAssets) {
+				const key = `${a.kind}:${a.path}`
+				if (persistedAssetKeys.has(key)) continue
+				extraTriggers.push({
+					trigger_kind: 'asset',
+					asset_kind: a.kind,
+					asset_path: a.path,
+					runnable_kind: 'script',
+					runnable_path: livePath,
+					unsaved: true
+				})
+			}
+			for (const cron of liveAnnotations.annotations.schedules) {
+				if (persistedScheduleCrons.has(cron)) continue
+				extraTriggers.push({
+					trigger_kind: 'schedule',
+					cron,
+					runnable_kind: 'script',
+					runnable_path: livePath,
+					unsaved: true
+				})
+			}
+			// Persisted native triggers keyed by `<kind>:<path>`, used to
+			// suppress duplicate overlay for already-saved `// on <kind>`
+			// annotations. trigger_kind is narrower than the union so we
+			// cast through string.
+			const persistedNativeKeys = new Set(
+				base.triggers
+					.filter(
+						(t) =>
+							t.trigger_kind !== 'asset' &&
+							t.trigger_kind !== 'schedule' &&
+							t.runnable_kind === 'script' &&
+							t.runnable_path === livePath
+					)
+					.map((t) => `${t.trigger_kind}:${(t as { path: string }).path}`)
+			)
+			for (const n of liveAnnotations.annotations.nativeTriggers) {
+				const key = `${n.kind}:${n.path}`
+				if (persistedNativeKeys.has(key)) continue
+				extraTriggers.push({
+					trigger_kind: n.kind,
+					path: n.path,
+					runnable_kind: 'script',
+					runnable_path: livePath,
+					unsaved: true
+				})
+			}
+		}
+
+		return { ...base, assets, runnables, edges, triggers: [...base.triggers, ...extraTriggers] }
+	})
+
+	// Selection highlights the active draft (if any) or the user's picked
+	// node. Non-active drafts render without selection highlight but are
+	// still clickable to re-enter their edit pane.
+	let effectiveSelection = $derived<AssetGraphSelection | undefined>(
+		activeDraftPath
+			? { kind: 'runnable', runnable_kind: 'script', path: activeDraftPath }
+			: selection
+	)
+
+	// Folder-picker modal state. Opens from the folder selector button when
+	// there are no other pipelines to switch to, or from the "Choose another
+	// folder…" entry in the dropdown otherwise.
+	let pickerModalOpen = $state(false)
+
+	// Reuse the empty AssetGraphResponse so we can still render the canvas
+	// (layout, controls, mini-map) on a fresh pipeline.
+	const EMPTY_GRAPH: AssetGraphResponse = {
+		assets: [],
+		runnables: [],
+		edges: [],
+		triggers: []
+	}
+
+	// Powers the folder switcher in the header. Same endpoint the landing
+	// page uses, so switches are free after the first fetch.
+	let pipelineFoldersRes = resource(
+		() => $workspaceStore,
+		async (ws, _prev, { signal }) => {
+			if (!ws) return [] as Array<{ folder: string; script_count: number }>
+			const base_url = OpenAPI.BASE ?? ''
+			const res = await fetch(`${base_url}/w/${ws}/assets/pipelines`, {
+				credentials: 'include',
+				signal
+			})
+			if (!res.ok) return []
+			return (await res.json()) as Array<{ folder: string; script_count: number }>
+		}
+	)
+
+	// Only pipelines the user can actually switch to — the current folder
+	// is excluded. If this is empty, the folder selector button opens the
+	// picker modal directly instead of a single-item dropdown.
+	let otherPipelineFolders = $derived(
+		(pipelineFoldersRes.current ?? []).filter((p) => p.folder !== folder)
+	)
+
+	let folderSwitcherItems = $derived.by(() => {
+		const items = otherPipelineFolders.map((p) => ({
+			displayName: `f/${p.folder}`,
+			icon: Folder,
+			disabled: false,
+			action: () => goto(`${base}/pipeline/${encodeURIComponent(p.folder)}`)
+		}))
+		items.push({
+			displayName: 'Choose another folder…',
+			icon: FolderSearch,
+			disabled: false,
+			action: async () => {
+				pickerModalOpen = true
+			}
+		})
+		return items
+	})
+
+	let graphRes = resource(
+		[() => $workspaceStore, () => folder],
+		async ([ws, f], _prev, { signal }) => {
+			if (!ws || !f) return undefined
+			const base_url = OpenAPI.BASE ?? ''
+			const params = new URLSearchParams({
+				folder: f,
+				asset_kinds: DATA_KINDS.join(',')
+			})
+			const res = await fetch(`${base_url}/w/${ws}/assets/graph?${params}`, {
+				credentials: 'include',
+				signal
+			})
+			if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`GET /assets/graph → ${res.status}`)
+			return (await res.json()) as AssetGraphResponse
+		}
+	)
+
+	function pluralize(n: number, singular: string): string {
+		return `${n} ${singular}${n === 1 ? '' : 's'}`
+	}
+
+	let summary = $derived.by<string[]>(() => {
+		const g = graphRes.current
+		if (!g) return []
+		const parts: string[] = []
+		const scripts = g.runnables.filter((r) => r.usage_kind === 'script').length
+		const flows = g.runnables.filter((r) => r.usage_kind === 'flow').length
+		if (scripts) parts.push(pluralize(scripts, 'script'))
+		if (flows) parts.push(pluralize(flows, 'flow'))
+		const byKind = new Map<string, number>()
+		for (const a of g.assets) byKind.set(a.kind, (byKind.get(a.kind) ?? 0) + 1)
+		for (const [kind, n] of byKind) parts.push(pluralize(n, kind))
+		return parts
+	})
+</script>
+
+<svelte:head>
+	<title>Pipeline · {folder} — Windmill</title>
+</svelte:head>
+
+{#if $userStore?.operator}
+	<div class="p-8 text-tertiary">Page not available for operators.</div>
+{:else}
+	<div class="flex flex-col h-full">
+		<div
+			class="border-b flex flex-row justify-between gap-2 px-2 py-1 items-center overflow-y-visible overflow-x-auto min-h-10 shrink-0 whitespace-nowrap"
+		>
+			<div class="flex flex-row items-center gap-2">
+				<Button
+					variant="subtle"
+					unifiedSize="sm"
+					href="{base}/pipeline"
+					startIcon={{ icon: ArrowLeft }}
+					iconOnly
+					title="Back to pipelines"
+				/>
+				<NetworkIcon size={16} class="text-tertiary shrink-0" />
+				<h1 class="text-sm font-semibold">Pipeline editor</h1>
+				<span class="text-tertiary text-sm">·</span>
+				{#if otherPipelineFolders.length === 0}
+					<button
+						type="button"
+						onclick={() => (pickerModalOpen = true)}
+						class="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 bg-surface hover:bg-surface-hover transition-colors"
+						title="Switch pipeline folder"
+					>
+						<Folder size={14} class="text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400 shrink-0" />
+						<span class="text-sm font-mono font-medium text-emphasis">f/{folder}</span>
+						<ChevronDown size={12} class="text-tertiary" />
+					</button>
+				{:else}
+					<DropdownV2 size="sm" items={folderSwitcherItems}>
+						{#snippet buttonReplacement()}
+							<span
+								class="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2.5 py-1 rounded-md border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 bg-surface hover:bg-surface-hover transition-colors"
+								title="Switch pipeline folder"
+							>
+								<Folder size={14} class="text-emerald-600 dark:text-emerald-400 shrink-0" />
+								<span class="text-sm font-mono font-medium text-emphasis">f/{folder}</span>
+								<ChevronDown size={12} class="text-tertiary" />
+							</span>
+						{/snippet}
+					</DropdownV2>
+				{/if}
+				{#if summary.length > 0}
+					<span class="text-xs text-tertiary">· {summary.join(' · ')}</span>
+				{/if}
+			</div>
+			<div class="flex flex-row items-center gap-2">
+				<Button
+					variant="subtle"
+					unifiedSize="sm"
+					startIcon={{ icon: RefreshCw }}
+					onclick={() => graphRes.refetch()}
+					disabled={graphRes.loading}
+					iconOnly
+					title="Refresh"
+				/>
+			</div>
+		</div>
+
+		<div class="flex-1 min-h-0">
+			{#if graphRes.loading && !graphRes.current}
+				<div class="h-full flex items-center justify-center gap-2 text-tertiary">
+					<Loader2 size={18} class="animate-spin" />
+					<span>Loading pipeline…</span>
+				</div>
+			{:else if graphRes.error}
+				<div class="h-full flex items-center justify-center text-red-500 text-sm">
+					Failed to load pipeline: {graphRes.error.message}
+				</div>
+			{:else}
+				<Splitpanes class="!h-full">
+					<Pane size={selection ? 60 : 100}>
+						<AssetGraphCanvas
+							graph={graphWithDraft}
+							selection={effectiveSelection}
+							{pathPrefix}
+							defaultPathSuffix={DEFAULT_PATH_SUFFIX}
+							defaultScheduleCron={DEFAULT_SCHEDULE_CRON}
+							onselect={(s) => {
+								// Clicking a draft runnable node re-opens it in the pane;
+								// clicking anything else selects it normally and detaches
+								// from any active draft (drafts stay overlaid until saved
+								// or discarded).
+								if (
+									s &&
+									s.kind === 'runnable' &&
+									s.runnable_kind === 'script' &&
+									drafts.has(s.path)
+								) {
+									activeDraftPath = s.path
+									selection = undefined
+								} else {
+									activeDraftPath = undefined
+									selection = s
+								}
+							}}
+							onAddScriptForAsset={(asset, language, scriptPath) => {
+								const ref = `${ASSET_PREFIX[asset.kind]}${asset.path}`
+								openMaterializerDraft(language, scriptPath, [{ kind: 'asset', ref }])
+							}}
+							onAddMaterializer={(language, scriptPath, source) =>
+								openMaterializerDraft(language, scriptPath, [source])}
+						/>
+					</Pane>
+					{#if (selection || activeDraft) && $workspaceStore}
+						<Pane size={40} minSize={25}>
+							<AssetGraphDetailsPane
+								selection={activeDraft ? undefined : selection}
+								draftScript={activeDraft?.script}
+								workspace={$workspaceStore}
+								onAnnotationsChange={(scriptPath, annotations) => {
+									liveAnnotations = { scriptPath, annotations }
+								}}
+								onclose={() => {
+									// Close dismisses the pane but preserves drafts so
+									// the user can come back to them. Discarding is
+									// via the explicit "Discard" button in the pane.
+									selection = undefined
+									activeDraftPath = undefined
+									liveAnnotations = {
+										scriptPath: undefined,
+										annotations: {
+											isMaterializer: false,
+											triggerAssets: [],
+											schedules: [],
+											nativeTriggers: []
+										}
+									}
+								}}
+								onDiscard={() => {
+									if (activeDraftPath) discardDraft(activeDraftPath)
+								}}
+								onDraftSaved={async (savedPath) => {
+									discardDraft(savedPath)
+									await graphRes.refetch()
+								}}
+							/>
+						</Pane>
+					{/if}
+				</Splitpanes>
+			{/if}
+		</div>
+	</div>
+
+	<PipelinePickerModal bind:open={pickerModalOpen} currentFolder={folder} />
+{/if}