diff --git a/src/routes/Import/Import.test.tsx b/src/routes/Import/Import.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91a580903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/Import/Import.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+import { cleanup, render, screen, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { ImportPage } from "./index";
+
+const mockNavigate = vi.fn();
+let mockSearchParams: { url?: string } = {
+  url: "http://127.0.0.1:9999/pipeline.yaml",
+};
+
+vi.mock("@tanstack/react-router", async (importOriginal) => {
+  return {
+    ...(await importOriginal()),
+    useNavigate: () => mockNavigate,
+    useSearch: () => mockSearchParams,
+    useRouter: () => ({ navigate: vi.fn() }),
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock("@/services/pipelineService", () => ({
+  importPipelineFromYaml: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+import { importPipelineFromYaml } from "@/services/pipelineService";
+
+describe("ImportPage", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    mockSearchParams = { url: "http://127.0.0.1:9999/pipeline.yaml" };
+    globalThis.fetch = vi.fn();
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+  });
+
+  test("shows step indicator with all steps on initial render", () => {
+    (globalThis.fetch as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockReturnValue(
+      new Promise(() => {}),
+    );
+    render(<ImportPage />);
+    expect(screen.getByText("Importing Pipeline")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Fetching pipeline")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Importing into editor")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Opening editor")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  test("progresses through steps and redirects on success", async () => {
+    const yamlContent = "name: Test Pipeline\nimplementation: {}";
+    (globalThis.fetch as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      text: () => Promise.resolve(yamlContent),
+    });
+    (importPipelineFromYaml as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValue({
+      successful: true,
+      name: "Test Pipeline",
+    });
+
+    render(<ImportPage />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(importPipelineFromYaml).toHaveBeenCalledWith(yamlContent, true);
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText(/Test Pipeline/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(
+      () => {
+        expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+          to: "/editor/Test%20Pipeline",
+        });
+      },
+      { timeout: 5000 },
+    );
+  });
+
+  test("shows error UI when fetch returns non-OK response", async () => {
+    (globalThis.fetch as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: false,
+      status: 404,
+      statusText: "Not Found",
+    });
+
+    render(<ImportPage />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("Import Failed")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText(/Something went wrong importing the pipeline/),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText(/Failed to fetch pipeline: 404 Not Found/),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText("← Back to Home")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("shows error when import returns failure", async () => {
+    (globalThis.fetch as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      text: () => Promise.resolve("invalid: yaml"),
+    });
+    (importPipelineFromYaml as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValue({
+      successful: false,
+      name: "",
+      errorMessage: "Invalid pipeline format",
+    });
+
+    render(<ImportPage />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("Import Failed")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText(/Invalid pipeline format/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("shows error for missing url parameter", async () => {
+    mockSearchParams = {};
+
+    render(<ImportPage />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("Import Failed")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText(/Missing 'url' parameter/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("shows error when fetched content is empty", async () => {
+    (globalThis.fetch as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      text: () => Promise.resolve("   "),
+    });
+
+    render(<ImportPage />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("Import Failed")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText(/The fetched pipeline content is empty/),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("shows error when fetch throws a network error", async () => {
+    (globalThis.fetch as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mockRejectedValue(
+      new Error("Network failure"),
+    );
+
+    render(<ImportPage />);
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText("Import Failed")).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText(/Network failure/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/routes/Import/index.tsx b/src/routes/Import/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..32a3f1084
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/Import/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+import { useNavigate, useRouter, useSearch } from "@tanstack/react-router";
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+
+import { InfoBox } from "@/components/shared/InfoBox";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { BlockStack } from "@/components/ui/layout";
+import { Spinner } from "@/components/ui/spinner";
+import { Paragraph, Text } from "@/components/ui/typography";
+import { EDITOR_PATH } from "@/routes/router";
+import { importPipelineFromYaml } from "@/services/pipelineService";
+
+type ImportSearch = { url?: string };
+
+/**
+ * Import route that fetches a pipeline YAML from a URL and imports it into the editor.
+ *
+ * Used by tangle-deploy CLI's `tangle-view-pipeline` command, which starts a temporary
+ * local HTTP server and opens: /#/import?url=http://localhost:PORT/pipeline.yaml
+ *
+ * Flow:
+ * 1. Read `url` from search params
+ * 2. Fetch YAML from the URL
+ * 3. Import into IndexedDB via importPipelineFromYaml (overwrite if same name exists)
+ * 4. Redirect to the editor
+ */
+enum Step {
+  Fetching = "fetching",
+  Importing = "importing",
+  Done = "done",
+}
+
+const STEPS: { key: Step; label: string; emoji: string }[] = [
+  { key: Step.Fetching, label: "Fetching pipeline", emoji: "📡" },
+  { key: Step.Importing, label: "Importing into editor", emoji: "📦" },
+  { key: Step.Done, label: "Opening editor", emoji: "🚀" },
+];
+
+const StepIndicator = ({
+  currentStep,
+  pipelineName,
+}: {
+  currentStep: Step;
+  pipelineName: string | null;
+}) => {
+  const currentIndex = STEPS.findIndex((s) => s.key === currentStep);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 w-full">
+      {STEPS.map((step, i) => {
+        const isActive = i === currentIndex;
+        const isComplete = i < currentIndex;
+        const isPending = i > currentIndex;
+
+        return (
+          <div
+            key={step.key}
+            className={`flex items-center gap-3 rounded-lg px-4 py-3 transition-all duration-300 ${
+              isActive
+                ? "bg-primary/10 border border-primary/20"
+                : isComplete
+                  ? "bg-muted/50"
+                  : "opacity-40"
+            }`}
+          >
+            <span className="text-lg w-7 text-center">
+              {isComplete ? "✅" : isActive ? step.emoji : "⏳"}
+            </span>
+            <div className="flex-1 min-w-0">
+              <Paragraph
+                size="sm"
+                weight={isActive ? "semibold" : "regular"}
+                tone={isPending ? "subdued" : undefined}
+              >
+                {step.label}
+                {step.key === Step.Done && pipelineName && (
+                  <span className="font-mono ml-1">
+                    &ldquo;{pipelineName}&rdquo;
+                  </span>
+                )}
+              </Paragraph>
+            </div>
+            {isActive && <Spinner size={16} />}
+          </div>
+        );
+      })}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export const ImportPage = () => {
+  const search = useSearch({ strict: false }) as ImportSearch;
+  const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const router = useRouter();
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [step, setStep] = useState<Step>(Step.Fetching);
+  const [pipelineName, setPipelineName] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const importedRef = useRef(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // React Strict Mode re-mounts components, firing useEffect twice.
+    // useRef persists across remounts to prevent a duplicate import.
+    if (importedRef.current) return;
+
+    const importFromUrl = async () => {
+      const url = search.url;
+
+      if (!url) {
+        setError("Missing 'url' parameter. Nothing to import.");
+        return;
+      }
+
+      try {
+        setStep(Step.Fetching);
+        const response = await fetch(url);
+
+        if (!response.ok) {
+          setError(
+            `Failed to fetch pipeline: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`,
+          );
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const yamlContent = await response.text();
+
+        if (!yamlContent || yamlContent.trim().length === 0) {
+          setError("The fetched pipeline content is empty.");
+          return;
+        }
+
+        setStep(Step.Importing);
+        const result = await importPipelineFromYaml(yamlContent, true);
+
+        if (result.successful) {
+          importedRef.current = true;
+          setPipelineName(result.name);
+          setStep(Step.Done);
+          // TODO: remove this delay -- temporary for debugging
+          await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 3000));
+          navigate({
+            to: `${EDITOR_PATH}/${encodeURIComponent(result.name)}`,
+          });
+        } else {
+          setError(
+            result.errorMessage || "Failed to import pipeline from URL.",
+          );
+        }
+      } catch (err) {
+        setError(
+          `Failed to import pipeline: ${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)}`,
+        );
+      }
+    };
+
+    importFromUrl();
+  }, [search.url, navigate]);
+
+  if (error) {
+    return (
+      <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center bg-background p-4">
+        <div className="max-w-sm w-full">
+          <BlockStack gap="6" align="center">
+            <div className="text-center">
+              <span className="text-4xl mb-3 block">❌</span>
+              <Text size="xl" weight="bold">
+                Import Failed
+              </Text>
+              <Paragraph tone="subdued" size="sm" className="mt-1">
+                Something went wrong importing the pipeline.
+              </Paragraph>
+            </div>
+
+            <InfoBox title="Error Details" variant="error">
+              <Paragraph font="mono" size="xs">
+                {error}
+              </Paragraph>
+            </InfoBox>
+
+            <Button
+              onClick={() => router.navigate({ to: "/" })}
+              variant="secondary"
+              className="w-full"
+            >
+              ← Back to Home
+            </Button>
+          </BlockStack>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="min-h-screen flex items-center justify-center bg-background p-4">
+      <div className="max-w-sm w-full">
+        <BlockStack gap="6" align="center">
+          <div className="text-center">
+            <span className="text-4xl mb-3 block">🔧</span>
+            <Text size="xl" weight="bold">
+              Importing Pipeline
+            </Text>
+            <Paragraph tone="subdued" size="sm" className="mt-1">
+              Setting up your pipeline in the editor...
+            </Paragraph>
+          </div>
+
+          <StepIndicator currentStep={step} pipelineName={pipelineName} />
+        </BlockStack>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/routes/router.ts b/src/routes/router.ts
index 212152935..552b1c003 100644
--- a/src/routes/router.ts
+++ b/src/routes/router.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { BASE_URL, IS_GITHUB_PAGES } from "@/utils/constants";
 import RootLayout from "../components/layout/RootLayout";
 import Editor from "./Editor";
 import Home from "./Home";
+import { ImportPage } from "./Import";
 import NotFoundPage from "./NotFoundPage";
 import PipelineRun from "./PipelineRun";
 import { QuickStartPage } from "./QuickStart";
@@ -27,9 +28,11 @@ declare module "@tanstack/react-router" {
 export const EDITOR_PATH = "/editor";
 export const RUNS_BASE_PATH = "/runs";
 export const QUICK_START_PATH = "/quick-start";
+const IMPORT_PATH = "/import";
 export const APP_ROUTES = {
   HOME: "/",
   QUICK_START: QUICK_START_PATH,
+  IMPORT: IMPORT_PATH,
   PIPELINE_EDITOR: `${EDITOR_PATH}/$name`,
   RUN_DETAIL: `${RUNS_BASE_PATH}/$id`,
   RUN_DETAIL_WITH_SUBGRAPH: `${RUNS_BASE_PATH}/$id/$subgraphExecutionId`,
@@ -62,6 +65,12 @@ const quickStartRoute = createRoute({
   component: QuickStartPage,
 });
 
+const importRoute = createRoute({
+  getParentRoute: () => mainLayout,
+  path: APP_ROUTES.IMPORT,
+  component: ImportPage,
+});
+
 const editorRoute = createRoute({
   getParentRoute: () => mainLayout,
   path: APP_ROUTES.PIPELINE_EDITOR,
@@ -99,6 +108,7 @@ const runDetailWithSubgraphRoute = createRoute({
 const appRouteTree = mainLayout.addChildren([
   indexRoute,
   quickStartRoute,
+  importRoute,
   editorRoute,
   runDetailRoute,
   runDetailWithSubgraphRoute,