diff --git a/core/automation/handlers/playlist_pipeline.py b/core/automation/handlers/playlist_pipeline.py
index 8fc98df2..eacea479 100644
--- a/core/automation/handlers/playlist_pipeline.py
+++ b/core/automation/handlers/playlist_pipeline.py
@@ -1,227 +1,27 @@
-"""Automation handler: ``playlist_pipeline`` action.
+"""Automation adapter for the mirrored playlist pipeline.
 
-Lifted from ``web_server._register_automation_handlers`` (the
-``_auto_playlist_pipeline`` closure). Runs the full playlist
-lifecycle in a single trigger:
-
-  Phase 1: REFRESH    -- pull fresh track lists from sources
-  Phase 2: DISCOVER   -- look up official Spotify/iTunes metadata
-  Phase 3: SYNC       -- push the result to the active media server
-  Phase 4: WISHLIST   -- queue any missing tracks for download
-
-Each phase emits its own progress range so the trigger card shows
-useful per-phase percentages instead of "loading...". Phase 4 is
-optional via ``skip_wishlist`` config.
-
-Composition: this handler invokes ``auto_refresh_mirrored`` and
-``auto_sync_playlist`` directly (passing ``_automation_id: None`` so
-the sub-handlers don't hijack pipeline progress) instead of going
-through the engine — keeps the four phases observable as one
-trigger from the user's perspective. Pipeline-level guard
-(``state.pipeline_running``) prevents overlapping runs.
+The actual all-in-one playlist lifecycle lives in
+``core.playlists.pipeline`` so it can be reused by non-automation UI actions.
+This module only wires automation-specific dependencies and handlers.
 """
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import threading
-import time
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from core.automation.deps import AutomationDeps
 from core.automation.handlers._pipeline_shared import run_sync_and_wishlist
 from core.automation.handlers.refresh_mirrored import auto_refresh_mirrored
 from core.automation.handlers.sync_playlist import auto_sync_playlist
-
-
-# Per-playlist sync poll cap inside Phase 3.
-# Discovery poll cap inside Phase 2.
-_DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 3600
+from core.playlists.pipeline import run_mirrored_playlist_pipeline
 
 
 def auto_playlist_pipeline(config: Dict[str, Any], deps: AutomationDeps) -> Dict[str, Any]:
-    """Run REFRESH → DISCOVER → SYNC → WISHLIST in sequence.
-
-    Sets / clears ``deps.state.pipeline_running`` around the whole
-    run so the registration guard can short-circuit overlapping
-    triggers.
-    """
-    deps.state.set_pipeline_running(True)
-    automation_id = config.get('_automation_id')
-    pipeline_start = time.time()
-
-    try:
-        db = deps.get_database()
-        playlist_id = config.get('playlist_id')
-        process_all = config.get('all', False)
-        skip_wishlist = config.get('skip_wishlist', False)
-
-        # Resolve playlists.
-        if process_all:
-            playlists = db.get_mirrored_playlists()
-        elif playlist_id:
-            p = db.get_mirrored_playlist(int(playlist_id))
-            playlists = [p] if p else []
-        else:
-            deps.state.set_pipeline_running(False)
-            return {'status': 'error', 'error': 'No playlist specified'}
-
-        playlists = [pl for pl in playlists if pl.get('source', '') not in ('file', 'beatport')]
-        if not playlists:
-            deps.state.set_pipeline_running(False)
-            return {'status': 'error', 'error': 'No refreshable playlists found'}
-
-        pl_names = ', '.join(p.get('name', '?') for p in playlists[:3])
-        if len(playlists) > 3:
-            pl_names += f' (+{len(playlists) - 3} more)'
-
-        deps.update_progress(
-            automation_id,
-            progress=2,
-            phase=f'Pipeline: {len(playlists)} playlist(s)',
-            log_line=f'Starting pipeline for: {pl_names}',
-            log_type='info',
-        )
-
-        # ── PHASE 1: REFRESH ──────────────────────────────────────────
-        deps.update_progress(
-            automation_id,
-            progress=3,
-            phase='Phase 1/4: Refreshing playlists...',
-            log_line='Phase 1: Refresh',
-            log_type='info',
-        )
-
-        refresh_config = dict(config)
-        refresh_config['_automation_id'] = None  # Don't let sub-handler hijack pipeline progress.
-        refresh_result = auto_refresh_mirrored(refresh_config, deps)
-        refreshed = int(refresh_result.get('refreshed', 0))
-        refresh_errors = int(refresh_result.get('errors', 0))
-
-        deps.update_progress(
-            automation_id,
-            progress=25,
-            phase='Phase 1/4: Refresh complete',
-            log_line=f'Phase 1 done: {refreshed} refreshed, {refresh_errors} errors',
-            log_type='success' if refresh_errors == 0 else 'warning',
-        )
-
-        # ── PHASE 2: DISCOVER ─────────────────────────────────────────
-        deps.update_progress(
-            automation_id,
-            progress=26,
-            phase='Phase 2/4: Discovering metadata...',
-            log_line='Phase 2: Discover',
-            log_type='info',
-        )
-
-        # Reload playlists (refresh may have updated them).
-        if process_all:
-            disc_playlists = db.get_mirrored_playlists()
-        else:
-            disc_playlists = [db.get_mirrored_playlist(int(playlist_id))]
-        disc_playlists = [p for p in disc_playlists if p]
-
-        # Run discovery in a thread and wait for it.
-        disc_done = threading.Event()
-
-        def _disc_wrapper(pls):
-            try:
-                # The worker updates automation_progress internally,
-                # but we pass None so it doesn't conflict with our
-                # pipeline progress.
-                deps.run_playlist_discovery_worker(pls, automation_id=None)
-            except Exception as e:
-                deps.logger.error(f"[Pipeline] Discovery error: {e}")
-            finally:
-                disc_done.set()
-
-        threading.Thread(
-            target=_disc_wrapper, args=(disc_playlists,),
-            daemon=True, name='pipeline-discover',
-        ).start()
-
-        # Poll for completion with progress updates.
-        poll_start = time.time()
-        while not disc_done.wait(timeout=3):
-            elapsed = int(time.time() - poll_start)
-            deps.update_progress(
-                automation_id,
-                progress=min(26 + elapsed // 4, 54),
-                phase=f'Phase 2/4: Discovering... ({elapsed}s)',
-            )
-            if elapsed > _DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:
-                deps.update_progress(
-                    automation_id,
-                    log_line='Discovery timed out after 1 hour',
-                    log_type='warning',
-                )
-                break
-
-        deps.update_progress(
-            automation_id,
-            progress=55,
-            phase='Phase 2/4: Discovery complete',
-            log_line='Phase 2 done: discovery complete',
-            log_type='success',
-        )
-
-        # ── PHASE 3 + 4: SYNC + WISHLIST (delegated to shared helper) ──
-        # Each mirrored playlist payload only needs `id` + `name` for
-        # the helper; `auto_sync_playlist` reads the rest from the
-        # mirrored DB by id.
-        sync_summary = run_sync_and_wishlist(
-            deps,
-            automation_id,
-            [pl for pl in playlists if pl.get('id')],
-            sync_one_fn=lambda pl: auto_sync_playlist(
-                {'playlist_id': str(pl['id']), '_automation_id': None},
-                deps,
-            ),
-            sync_id_for_fn=lambda pl: f"auto_mirror_{pl['id']}",
-            skip_wishlist=skip_wishlist,
-            progress_start=56,
-            progress_end=85,
-            sync_phase_label='Phase 3/4: Syncing to server...',
-            sync_phase_start_log='Phase 3: Sync',
-            wishlist_phase_label='Phase 4/4: Processing wishlist...',
-            wishlist_phase_start_log='Phase 4: Wishlist',
-        )
-        total_synced = sync_summary['synced']
-        total_skipped = sync_summary['skipped']
-        sync_errors = sync_summary['errors']
-        wishlist_queued = sync_summary['wishlist_queued']
-
-        # ── COMPLETE ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
-        duration = int(time.time() - pipeline_start)
-        deps.update_progress(
-            automation_id,
-            status='finished',
-            progress=100,
-            phase='Pipeline complete',
-            log_line=f'Pipeline finished in {duration // 60}m {duration % 60}s',
-            log_type='success',
-        )
-
-        deps.state.set_pipeline_running(False)
-        return {
-            'status': 'completed',
-            '_manages_own_progress': True,
-            'playlists_refreshed': str(refreshed),
-            'tracks_discovered': 'completed',
-            'tracks_synced': str(total_synced),
-            'sync_skipped': str(total_skipped),
-            'wishlist_queued': str(wishlist_queued),
-            'duration_seconds': str(duration),
-        }
-
-    except Exception as e:
-        deps.state.set_pipeline_running(False)
-        deps.update_progress(
-            automation_id,
-            status='error',
-            progress=100,
-            phase='Pipeline error',
-            log_line=f'Pipeline failed: {e}',
-            log_type='error',
-        )
-        return {'status': 'error', 'error': str(e), '_manages_own_progress': True}
+    """Run REFRESH -> DISCOVER -> SYNC -> WISHLIST for mirrored playlists."""
+    return run_mirrored_playlist_pipeline(
+        config,
+        deps,
+        refresh_fn=auto_refresh_mirrored,
+        sync_one_fn=auto_sync_playlist,
+        sync_and_wishlist_fn=run_sync_and_wishlist,
+    )
diff --git a/core/playlists/pipeline.py b/core/playlists/pipeline.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f279118
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/playlists/pipeline.py
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+"""Mirrored playlist lifecycle pipeline.
+
+This module is the playlist-domain home for the all-in-one mirrored
+playlist pipeline:
+
+    refresh source -> discover metadata -> sync to server -> process wishlist
+
+Automation remains one caller, but the orchestration itself lives here so a
+future playlist-card "Run Pipeline" button can call the same command.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import threading
+import time
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List
+
+
+DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 3600
+
+
+RefreshFn = Callable[[Dict[str, Any], Any], Dict[str, Any]]
+SyncOneFn = Callable[[Dict[str, Any], Any], Dict[str, Any]]
+SyncAndWishlistFn = Callable[..., Dict[str, int]]
+
+
+def run_mirrored_playlist_pipeline(
+    config: Dict[str, Any],
+    deps: Any,
+    *,
+    refresh_fn: RefreshFn,
+    sync_one_fn: SyncOneFn,
+    sync_and_wishlist_fn: SyncAndWishlistFn,
+) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Run REFRESH -> DISCOVER -> SYNC -> WISHLIST in sequence.
+
+    ``deps`` intentionally uses duck typing. Today it is ``AutomationDeps``;
+    a future web/UI runner can provide the same small surface without becoming
+    an automation.
+    """
+    deps.state.set_pipeline_running(True)
+    automation_id = config.get('_automation_id')
+    pipeline_start = time.time()
+
+    try:
+        db = deps.get_database()
+        playlist_id = config.get('playlist_id')
+        process_all = config.get('all', False)
+        skip_wishlist = config.get('skip_wishlist', False)
+
+        playlists = _resolve_pipeline_playlists(db, playlist_id, process_all)
+        if playlists is None:
+            deps.state.set_pipeline_running(False)
+            return {'status': 'error', 'error': 'No playlist specified'}
+
+        playlists = _filter_refreshable_playlists(playlists)
+        if not playlists:
+            deps.state.set_pipeline_running(False)
+            return {'status': 'error', 'error': 'No refreshable playlists found'}
+
+        deps.update_progress(
+            automation_id,
+            progress=2,
+            phase=f'Pipeline: {len(playlists)} playlist(s)',
+            log_line=f'Starting pipeline for: {_summarize_playlist_names(playlists)}',
+            log_type='info',
+        )
+
+        refreshed, refresh_errors = _run_refresh_phase(
+            config,
+            deps,
+            automation_id,
+            refresh_fn=refresh_fn,
+        )
+
+        _run_discovery_phase(
+            deps,
+            automation_id,
+            db=db,
+            playlist_id=playlist_id,
+            process_all=process_all,
+        )
+
+        sync_summary = sync_and_wishlist_fn(
+            deps,
+            automation_id,
+            [pl for pl in playlists if pl.get('id')],
+            sync_one_fn=lambda pl: sync_one_fn(
+                {'playlist_id': str(pl['id']), '_automation_id': None},
+                deps,
+            ),
+            sync_id_for_fn=lambda pl: f"auto_mirror_{pl['id']}",
+            skip_wishlist=skip_wishlist,
+            progress_start=56,
+            progress_end=85,
+            sync_phase_label='Phase 3/4: Syncing to server...',
+            sync_phase_start_log='Phase 3: Sync',
+            wishlist_phase_label='Phase 4/4: Processing wishlist...',
+            wishlist_phase_start_log='Phase 4: Wishlist',
+        )
+
+        duration = int(time.time() - pipeline_start)
+        deps.update_progress(
+            automation_id,
+            status='finished',
+            progress=100,
+            phase='Pipeline complete',
+            log_line=f'Pipeline finished in {duration // 60}m {duration % 60}s',
+            log_type='success',
+        )
+
+        deps.state.set_pipeline_running(False)
+        return {
+            'status': 'completed',
+            '_manages_own_progress': True,
+            'playlists_refreshed': str(refreshed),
+            'tracks_discovered': 'completed',
+            'tracks_synced': str(sync_summary['synced']),
+            'sync_skipped': str(sync_summary['skipped']),
+            'wishlist_queued': str(sync_summary['wishlist_queued']),
+            'duration_seconds': str(duration),
+        }
+
+    except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001 - pipeline callers should receive status dicts
+        deps.state.set_pipeline_running(False)
+        deps.update_progress(
+            automation_id,
+            status='error',
+            progress=100,
+            phase='Pipeline error',
+            log_line=f'Pipeline failed: {e}',
+            log_type='error',
+        )
+        return {'status': 'error', 'error': str(e), '_manages_own_progress': True}
+
+
+def _resolve_pipeline_playlists(db: Any, playlist_id: Any, process_all: bool) -> List[Dict[str, Any]] | None:
+    if process_all:
+        return db.get_mirrored_playlists()
+    if playlist_id:
+        playlist = db.get_mirrored_playlist(int(playlist_id))
+        return [playlist] if playlist else []
+    return None
+
+
+def _filter_refreshable_playlists(playlists: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    return [pl for pl in playlists if pl.get('source', '') not in ('file', 'beatport')]
+
+
+def _summarize_playlist_names(playlists: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> str:
+    pl_names = ', '.join(p.get('name', '?') for p in playlists[:3])
+    if len(playlists) > 3:
+        pl_names += f' (+{len(playlists) - 3} more)'
+    return pl_names
+
+
+def _run_refresh_phase(
+    config: Dict[str, Any],
+    deps: Any,
+    automation_id: Any,
+    *,
+    refresh_fn: RefreshFn,
+) -> tuple[int, int]:
+    deps.update_progress(
+        automation_id,
+        progress=3,
+        phase='Phase 1/4: Refreshing playlists...',
+        log_line='Phase 1: Refresh',
+        log_type='info',
+    )
+
+    refresh_config = dict(config)
+    refresh_config['_automation_id'] = None
+    refresh_result = refresh_fn(refresh_config, deps)
+    refreshed = int(refresh_result.get('refreshed', 0))
+    refresh_errors = int(refresh_result.get('errors', 0))
+
+    deps.update_progress(
+        automation_id,
+        progress=25,
+        phase='Phase 1/4: Refresh complete',
+        log_line=f'Phase 1 done: {refreshed} refreshed, {refresh_errors} errors',
+        log_type='success' if refresh_errors == 0 else 'warning',
+    )
+    return refreshed, refresh_errors
+
+
+def _run_discovery_phase(
+    deps: Any,
+    automation_id: Any,
+    *,
+    db: Any,
+    playlist_id: Any,
+    process_all: bool,
+) -> None:
+    deps.update_progress(
+        automation_id,
+        progress=26,
+        phase='Phase 2/4: Discovering metadata...',
+        log_line='Phase 2: Discover',
+        log_type='info',
+    )
+
+    if process_all:
+        disc_playlists = db.get_mirrored_playlists()
+    else:
+        disc_playlists = [db.get_mirrored_playlist(int(playlist_id))]
+    disc_playlists = [p for p in disc_playlists if p]
+
+    disc_done = threading.Event()
+
+    def _disc_wrapper(pls):
+        try:
+            deps.run_playlist_discovery_worker(pls, automation_id=None)
+        except Exception as e:  # noqa: BLE001 - logged into pipeline progress
+            deps.logger.error(f"[Pipeline] Discovery error: {e}")
+        finally:
+            disc_done.set()
+
+    threading.Thread(
+        target=_disc_wrapper,
+        args=(disc_playlists,),
+        daemon=True,
+        name='pipeline-discover',
+    ).start()
+
+    poll_start = time.time()
+    while not disc_done.wait(timeout=3):
+        elapsed = int(time.time() - poll_start)
+        deps.update_progress(
+            automation_id,
+            progress=min(26 + elapsed // 4, 54),
+            phase=f'Phase 2/4: Discovering... ({elapsed}s)',
+        )
+        if elapsed > DISCOVERY_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:
+            deps.update_progress(
+                automation_id,
+                log_line='Discovery timed out after 1 hour',
+                log_type='warning',
+            )
+            break
+
+    deps.update_progress(
+        automation_id,
+        progress=55,
+        phase='Phase 2/4: Discovery complete',
+        log_line='Phase 2 done: discovery complete',
+        log_type='success',
+    )