diff --git a/server/src/agent/pipeline.ts b/server/src/agent/pipeline.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a74712f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/agent/pipeline.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+/**
+ * Intent-First Pipeline Orchestrator for DroidClaw.
+ *
+ * Goal → Parser (0 LLM) → Classifier (1 LLM) → UI Agent (3-8 LLM)
+ *         handles ~30%      handles ~20%          handles ~50%
+ */
+
+import type {
+  InstalledApp,
+  PipelineResult,
+} from "@droidclaw/shared";
+import { sessions } from "../ws/sessions.js";
+import { db } from "../db.js";
+import {
+  device as deviceTable,
+  agentSession,
+  agentStep,
+} from "../schema.js";
+import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { parseGoal, buildCapabilities } from "./parser.js";
+import { classifyGoal } from "./classifier.js";
+import { runAgentLoop, type AgentLoopOptions, type AgentResult } from "./loop.js";
+import type { LLMConfig } from "./llm.js";
+
+// ─── Types ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export interface PipelineOptions {
+  deviceId: string;
+  persistentDeviceId?: string;
+  userId: string;
+  goal: string;
+  llmConfig: LLMConfig;
+  maxSteps?: number;
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
+  onStep?: AgentLoopOptions["onStep"];
+  onComplete?: AgentLoopOptions["onComplete"];
+}
+
+export interface PipelineResultFinal {
+  success: boolean;
+  stepsUsed: number;
+  sessionId: string;
+  resolvedBy: "parser" | "classifier" | "ui_agent";
+}
+
+// ─── Helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+async function fetchInstalledApps(
+  persistentDeviceId: string
+): Promise<InstalledApp[]> {
+  try {
+    const rows = await db
+      .select({ info: deviceTable.deviceInfo })
+      .from(deviceTable)
+      .where(eq(deviceTable.id, persistentDeviceId))
+      .limit(1);
+    const info = rows[0]?.info as Record<string, unknown> | null;
+    return (info?.installedApps as InstalledApp[]) ?? [];
+  } catch {
+    return [];
+  }
+}
+
+async function executeResult(
+  deviceId: string,
+  result: PipelineResult
+): Promise<{ success: boolean; error?: string }> {
+  try {
+    switch (result.type) {
+      case "intent": {
+        const res = (await sessions.sendCommand(deviceId, {
+          type: "intent",
+          intentAction: result.intent.intentAction,
+          intentUri: result.intent.uri,
+          intentType: result.intent.intentType,
+          intentExtras: result.intent.extras,
+          packageName: result.intent.packageName,
+        })) as { success?: boolean; error?: string };
+        return { success: res.success !== false, error: res.error };
+      }
+      case "launch": {
+        const res = (await sessions.sendCommand(deviceId, {
+          type: "launch",
+          packageName: result.packageName,
+        })) as { success?: boolean; error?: string };
+        return { success: res.success !== false, error: res.error };
+      }
+      case "open_url": {
+        const res = (await sessions.sendCommand(deviceId, {
+          type: "open_url",
+          url: result.url,
+        })) as { success?: boolean; error?: string };
+        return { success: res.success !== false, error: res.error };
+      }
+      case "open_settings": {
+        const res = (await sessions.sendCommand(deviceId, {
+          type: "open_settings",
+          setting: result.setting,
+        })) as { success?: boolean; error?: string };
+        return { success: res.success !== false, error: res.error };
+      }
+      default:
+        return { success: false, error: "Unknown result type" };
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    return { success: false, error: (err as Error).message };
+  }
+}
+
+async function persistQuickSession(
+  userId: string,
+  persistentDeviceId: string,
+  goal: string,
+  stage: string,
+  action: Record<string, unknown>
+): Promise<string> {
+  const sessionId = crypto.randomUUID();
+  try {
+    await db.insert(agentSession).values({
+      id: sessionId,
+      userId,
+      deviceId: persistentDeviceId,
+      goal,
+      status: "completed",
+      stepsUsed: 1,
+      completedAt: new Date(),
+    });
+    await db.insert(agentStep).values({
+      id: crypto.randomUUID(),
+      sessionId,
+      stepNumber: 1,
+      action,
+      reasoning: `${stage}: direct action`,
+      result: "OK",
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error(`[Pipeline] Failed to persist session: ${err}`);
+  }
+  return sessionId;
+}
+
+// ─── Main Pipeline ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export async function runPipeline(
+  options: PipelineOptions
+): Promise<PipelineResultFinal> {
+  const {
+    deviceId,
+    persistentDeviceId,
+    userId,
+    goal,
+    llmConfig,
+    maxSteps,
+    signal,
+    onStep,
+    onComplete,
+  } = options;
+
+  // ── Load device capabilities ─────────────────────────────
+  const apps = persistentDeviceId
+    ? await fetchInstalledApps(persistentDeviceId)
+    : [];
+  const caps = buildCapabilities(apps);
+
+  // ── Stage 1: Deterministic Parser ────────────────────────
+  const parseResult = parseGoal(goal, caps);
+  console.log(`[Pipeline] Stage 1 (Parser): ${parseResult.type}`);
+
+  if (parseResult.type !== "passthrough") {
+    if (parseResult.type === "done") {
+      const sessionId = persistentDeviceId
+        ? await persistQuickSession(userId, persistentDeviceId, goal, "parser", { done: true, reason: parseResult.reason })
+        : crypto.randomUUID();
+      onComplete?.({ success: true, stepsUsed: 0, sessionId });
+      return { success: true, stepsUsed: 0, sessionId, resolvedBy: "parser" };
+    }
+
+    const execResult = await executeResult(deviceId, parseResult);
+    if (execResult.success) {
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 1500));
+
+      const sessionId = persistentDeviceId
+        ? await persistQuickSession(userId, persistentDeviceId, goal, "parser", parseResult as unknown as Record<string, unknown>)
+        : crypto.randomUUID();
+
+      onStep?.({
+        stepNumber: 1,
+        action: { action: parseResult.type, reason: `Parser: ${parseResult.type}` } as any,
+        reasoning: `Parser: direct ${parseResult.type} action`,
+        screenHash: "",
+      });
+
+      sessions.notifyDashboard(userId, {
+        type: "goal_completed",
+        sessionId,
+        success: true,
+        stepsUsed: 1,
+      });
+
+      onComplete?.({ success: true, stepsUsed: 1, sessionId });
+      console.log(`[Pipeline] Goal resolved by parser: ${goal}`);
+      return { success: true, stepsUsed: 1, sessionId, resolvedBy: "parser" };
+    }
+
+    console.warn(`[Pipeline] Parser action failed: ${execResult.error}. Falling through to classifier.`);
+  }
+
+  // ── Stage 2: LLM Classifier ──────────────────────────────
+  const classResult = await classifyGoal(goal, caps, llmConfig);
+  console.log(`[Pipeline] Stage 2 (Classifier): ${classResult.type}`);
+
+  if (classResult.type === "done") {
+    const sessionId = persistentDeviceId
+      ? await persistQuickSession(userId, persistentDeviceId, goal, "classifier", { done: true, reason: classResult.reason })
+      : crypto.randomUUID();
+    onComplete?.({ success: true, stepsUsed: 1, sessionId });
+    return { success: true, stepsUsed: 1, sessionId, resolvedBy: "classifier" };
+  }
+
+  if (classResult.type === "intent") {
+    const execResult = await executeResult(deviceId, classResult);
+    if (execResult.success) {
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 1500));
+
+      const sessionId = persistentDeviceId
+        ? await persistQuickSession(userId, persistentDeviceId, goal, "classifier", classResult.intent as unknown as Record<string, unknown>)
+        : crypto.randomUUID();
+
+      onStep?.({
+        stepNumber: 1,
+        action: { action: "intent", reason: "Classifier: intent" } as any,
+        reasoning: `Classifier: ${classResult.intent.intentAction}`,
+        screenHash: "",
+      });
+
+      sessions.notifyDashboard(userId, {
+        type: "goal_completed",
+        sessionId,
+        success: true,
+        stepsUsed: 1,
+      });
+
+      onComplete?.({ success: true, stepsUsed: 1, sessionId });
+      console.log(`[Pipeline] Goal resolved by classifier (intent): ${goal}`);
+      return { success: true, stepsUsed: 1, sessionId, resolvedBy: "classifier" };
+    }
+
+    console.warn(`[Pipeline] Classifier intent failed: ${execResult.error}. Falling through to UI agent.`);
+  }
+
+  // ── Stage 3: Lean UI Agent ───────────────────────────────
+  let effectiveGoal = goal;
+  let appToLaunch: string | undefined;
+
+  if (classResult.type === "ui") {
+    effectiveGoal = classResult.subGoal;
+    appToLaunch = classResult.app;
+  } else if (classResult.type === "launch") {
+    appToLaunch = classResult.packageName;
+  }
+
+  if (appToLaunch) {
+    try {
+      await sessions.sendCommand(deviceId, {
+        type: "launch",
+        packageName: appToLaunch,
+      });
+      await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 1500));
+      console.log(`[Pipeline] Launched ${appToLaunch} for UI agent`);
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn(`[Pipeline] Failed to launch ${appToLaunch}: ${err}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  const loopResult = await runAgentLoop({
+    deviceId,
+    persistentDeviceId,
+    userId,
+    goal: effectiveGoal,
+    originalGoal: effectiveGoal !== goal ? goal : undefined,
+    llmConfig,
+    maxSteps,
+    signal,
+    pipelineMode: true,
+    onStep,
+    onComplete,
+  });
+
+  return {
+    ...loopResult,
+    resolvedBy: "ui_agent",
+  };
+}
diff --git a/server/src/routes/goals.ts b/server/src/routes/goals.ts
index cbbf9d4..686fc92 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/goals.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/goals.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Hono } from "hono";
 import { eq } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { sessionMiddleware, type AuthEnv } from "../middleware/auth.js";
 import { sessions } from "../ws/sessions.js";
-import { runAgentLoop, type AgentLoopOptions } from "../agent/loop.js";
+import { runPipeline, type PipelineOptions } from "../agent/pipeline.js";
 import type { LLMConfig } from "../agent/llm.js";
 import { db } from "../db.js";
 import { llmConfig as llmConfigTable } from "../schema.js";
@@ -84,42 +84,35 @@ goals.post("/", async (c) => {
     }
   }
 
-  const options: AgentLoopOptions = {
+  const abort = new AbortController();
+
+  const pipelineOpts: PipelineOptions = {
     deviceId: device.deviceId,
     persistentDeviceId: device.persistentDeviceId,
     userId: user.id,
     goal: body.goal,
     llmConfig: llmCfg,
     maxSteps: body.maxSteps,
+    signal: abort.signal,
   };
 
-  // Create abort controller for this session
-  const abort = new AbortController();
-  options.signal = abort.signal;
-
-  // Start the agent loop in the background (fire-and-forget).
-  // The client observes progress via the /ws/dashboard WebSocket.
-  const loopPromise = runAgentLoop(options);
-
-  // Track as active until it completes
   const sessionPlaceholder = { sessionId: "pending", goal: body.goal, abort };
   activeSessions.set(trackingKey, sessionPlaceholder);
 
+  const loopPromise = runPipeline(pipelineOpts);
+
   loopPromise
     .then((result) => {
       activeSessions.delete(trackingKey);
       console.log(
-        `[Agent] Completed on ${device.deviceId}: ${result.success ? "success" : "incomplete"} in ${result.stepsUsed} steps (session ${result.sessionId})`
+        `[Pipeline] Completed on ${device.deviceId}: ${result.success ? "success" : "incomplete"} in ${result.stepsUsed} steps (resolved by ${result.resolvedBy})`
       );
     })
     .catch((err) => {
       activeSessions.delete(trackingKey);
-      console.error(`[Agent] Error on ${device.deviceId}: ${err}`);
+      console.error(`[Pipeline] Error on ${device.deviceId}: ${err}`);
     });
 
-  // We need the sessionId from the loop, but it's created inside runAgentLoop.
-  // For immediate response, generate one here and let the dashboard events carry the real one.
-  // The loop will emit goal_started with its sessionId momentarily.
   return c.json({
     deviceId: body.deviceId,
     goal: body.goal,
diff --git a/server/src/ws/device.ts b/server/src/ws/device.ts
index 34e429b..553a4dc 100644
--- a/server/src/ws/device.ts
+++ b/server/src/ws/device.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@ import type { DeviceMessage } from "@droidclaw/shared";
 import { eq, and } from "drizzle-orm";
 import { auth } from "../auth.js";
 import { db } from "../db.js";
-import { llmConfig, device, agentSession, agentStep } from "../schema.js";
+import { llmConfig, device } from "../schema.js";
 import { sessions, type WebSocketData } from "./sessions.js";
-import { runAgentLoop } from "../agent/loop.js";
-import { preprocessGoal } from "../agent/preprocessor.js";
+import { runPipeline } from "../agent/pipeline.js";
 import type { LLMConfig } from "../agent/llm.js";
 
 /** Track running agent sessions to prevent duplicates per device */
@@ -224,77 +223,16 @@ export async function handleDeviceMessage(
         break;
       }
 
-      // Preprocess: handle simple goals directly, or extract "open X" prefix
-      let effectiveGoal = goal;
-      try {
-        const preResult = await preprocessGoal(deviceId, goal, persistentDeviceId);
-        if (preResult.handled) {
-          await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 1500));
-
-          if (preResult.refinedGoal) {
-            effectiveGoal = preResult.refinedGoal;
-            sendToDevice(ws, {
-              type: "step",
-              step: 0,
-              action: preResult.command,
-              reasoning: "Preprocessor: launched app directly",
-            });
-          } else {
-            // Pure "open X" — fully handled. Persist to DB then return.
-            const sessionId = crypto.randomUUID();
-            try {
-              await db.insert(agentSession).values({
-                id: sessionId,
-                userId,
-                deviceId: persistentDeviceId,
-                goal,
-                status: "completed",
-                stepsUsed: 1,
-                completedAt: new Date(),
-              });
-              await db.insert(agentStep).values({
-                id: crypto.randomUUID(),
-                sessionId,
-                stepNumber: 1,
-                action: preResult.command ?? null,
-                reasoning: `Preprocessor: direct ${preResult.command?.type} action`,
-                result: "OK",
-              });
-            } catch (err) {
-              console.error(`[DB] Failed to save preprocessor session: ${err}`);
-            }
-
-            sendToDevice(ws, { type: "goal_started", sessionId, goal });
-            sendToDevice(ws, {
-              type: "step",
-              step: 1,
-              action: preResult.command,
-              reasoning: `Preprocessor: direct ${preResult.command?.type} action`,
-            });
-            sendToDevice(ws, { type: "goal_completed", success: true, stepsUsed: 1 });
-
-            sessions.notifyDashboard(userId, { type: "goal_completed", sessionId, success: true, stepsUsed: 1 });
-
-            console.log(`[Preprocessor] Goal handled directly: ${goal}`);
-            break;
-          }
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        console.warn(`[Preprocessor] Error (falling through to LLM): ${err}`);
-      }
-
-      console.log(`[Agent] Starting goal for device ${deviceId}: ${effectiveGoal}${effectiveGoal !== goal ? ` (original: ${goal})` : ""}`);
+      console.log(`[Pipeline] Starting goal for device ${deviceId}: ${goal}`);
       activeSessions.set(deviceId, goal);
 
       sendToDevice(ws, { type: "goal_started", sessionId: deviceId, goal });
 
-      // Run agent loop in background (DB persistence happens inside the loop)
-      runAgentLoop({
+      runPipeline({
         deviceId,
         persistentDeviceId,
         userId,
-        goal: effectiveGoal,
-        originalGoal: goal !== effectiveGoal ? goal : undefined,
+        goal,
         llmConfig: userLlmConfig,
         onStep(step) {
           sendToDevice(ws, {
@@ -312,13 +250,13 @@ export async function handleDeviceMessage(
             stepsUsed: result.stepsUsed,
           });
           console.log(
-            `[Agent] Completed on ${deviceId}: ${result.success ? "success" : "incomplete"} in ${result.stepsUsed} steps`
+            `[Pipeline] Completed on ${deviceId}: ${result.success ? "success" : "incomplete"} in ${result.stepsUsed} steps`
           );
         },
       }).catch((err) => {
         activeSessions.delete(deviceId);
         sendToDevice(ws, { type: "goal_failed", message: String(err) });
-        console.error(`[Agent] Error on ${deviceId}:`, err);
+        console.error(`[Pipeline] Error on ${deviceId}:`, err);
       });
 
       break;
@@ -331,7 +269,7 @@ export async function handleDeviceMessage(
     case "apps": {
       const persistentDeviceId = ws.data.persistentDeviceId;
       if (persistentDeviceId) {
-        const apps = (msg as unknown as { apps: Array<{ packageName: string; label: string }> }).apps;
+        const apps = (msg as unknown as { apps: Array<{ packageName: string; label: string; intents?: string[] }> }).apps;
         // Merge apps into existing deviceInfo
         db.update(device)
           .set({