diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 508f7dd..acc5153 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ srcs = \
 	src/parser/matchers/operator_combo.c \
 	src/parser/matchers/operator_start.c \
 	src/parser/matchers/quote.c \
+	src/parser/pipeline/pipeline.c \
 	src/parser/simple_cmd/simple_cmd.c \
 	src/parser/worddesc/worddesc.c \
 	src/parser/wordlist/wordlist.c \
diff --git a/src/parser/pipeline/pipeline.c b/src/parser/pipeline/pipeline.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30341aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parser/pipeline/pipeline.c
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   pipeline.c                                         :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2025/02/21 13:23:50 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2025/02/21 13:45:12 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "pipeline.h"
+#include "libft.h"
+
+t_pipeline	*pipeline_from_wordlist(t_wordlist *words)
+{
+	t_pipeline	*pipeline;
+
+	if (words == NULL)
+		return (NULL);
+	pipeline = ft_calloc(1, sizeof(t_pipeline));
+	if (pipeline == NULL)
+		return (NULL);
+	pipeline->num_cmd = 1;
+	pipeline->cmds = ft_calloc(1, sizeof(t_simple_cmd *));
+	if (pipeline->cmds == NULL)
+		return (NULL);
+	pipeline->cmds[0] = simple_cmd_from_wordlist(words);
+	return (pipeline);
+}
+
+void	pipeline_destroy(t_pipeline *pipeline)
+{
+	int	i;
+
+	if (pipeline == NULL)
+		return ;
+	i = 0;
+	while (i < pipeline->num_cmd)
+	{
+		simple_cmd_destroy(pipeline->cmds[i]);
+		i++;
+	}
+	free(pipeline->cmds);
+	free(pipeline);
+}
diff --git a/src/parser/pipeline/pipeline.h b/src/parser/pipeline/pipeline.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffea8ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/parser/pipeline/pipeline.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   pipeline.h                                         :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2025/02/21 13:19:51 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2025/02/21 13:27:50 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#ifndef PIPELINE_H
+# define PIPELINE_H
+
+# include "../simple_cmd/simple_cmd.h"
+
+typedef struct s_pipeline
+{
+	t_simple_cmd	**cmds;
+	int				num_cmd;
+}	t_pipeline;
+
+t_pipeline	*pipeline_from_wordlist(t_wordlist *words);
+void		pipeline_destroy(t_pipeline *pipeline);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index e317f03..86e1226 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # file are prefixed with test_
 rawtests = \
 	metacharacters \
+	parse_pipelines \
 	parse_simple_cmds \
 	test_env_manip \
 	word_splitting \
diff --git a/tests/parse_pipelines.c b/tests/parse_pipelines.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2595fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/parse_pipelines.c
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+/*                                                                            */
+/*                                                        :::      ::::::::   */
+/*   parse_pipelines.c                                  :+:      :+:    :+:   */
+/*                                                    +:+ +:+         +:+     */
+/*   By: khais <marvin@42.fr>                       +#+  +:+       +#+        */
+/*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
+/*   Created: 2025/02/21 13:13:58 by khais             #+#    #+#             */
+/*   Updated: 2025/02/21 13:44:16 by khais            ###   ########.fr       */
+/*                                                                            */
+/* ************************************************************************** */
+
+#include "../src/parser/pipeline/pipeline.h"
+#include "../src/parser/wordsplit/wordsplit.h"
+#include <assert.h>
+#include "ft_printf.h"
+#include "libft.h"
+#include "unistd.h"
+#include <limits.h>
+
+static t_pipeline	*parse_pipeline(char *input)
+{
+	t_wordlist	*words = minishell_wordsplit(input);
+	t_pipeline	*pipeline = pipeline_from_wordlist(words);
+	return (pipeline);
+}
+
+static void	assert_pipeline_cmd_word(t_pipeline *pipeline, char *expected_word, int cmd_num, int word_num)
+{
+	if (pipeline->num_cmd <= cmd_num)
+	{
+		ft_dprintf(STDERR_FILENO, "expected pipeline %p to have at least %d words, but got %d\n", pipeline, cmd_num + 1, pipeline->num_cmd);
+		assert(false);
+	}
+	char	*got_word = wordlist_get(pipeline->cmds[cmd_num]->words, word_num)->word;
+	ft_dprintf(STDERR_FILENO, "for pipeline %p cmd %d word %d, expected '%s', and got '%s'\n", pipeline, cmd_num, word_num, expected_word, got_word);
+	assert(expected_word == got_word || ft_strncmp(expected_word, got_word, INT_MAX) == 0);
+}
+
+static void	test_parse_empty_pipeline(void)
+{
+	t_pipeline	*pipeline = parse_pipeline("");
+	assert(pipeline == NULL);
+	pipeline_destroy(pipeline);
+}
+
+static void	test_parse_pipeline_single_cmd(void)
+{
+	t_pipeline	*pipeline = parse_pipeline("echo hello world");
+	assert(pipeline->num_cmd == 1);
+	assert_pipeline_cmd_word(pipeline, "echo", 0, 0);
+	assert_pipeline_cmd_word(pipeline, "hello", 0, 1);
+	assert_pipeline_cmd_word(pipeline, "world", 0, 2);
+	pipeline_destroy(pipeline);
+}
+
+int	main(void)
+{
+	test_parse_empty_pipeline();
+	test_parse_pipeline_single_cmd();
+	return (0);
+}