diff --git a/frontend/app/(sidebar)/data-pipeline/create/create-pipeline-multiform.tsx b/frontend/app/(sidebar)/data-pipeline/create/create-pipeline-multiform.tsx
index eade1e1..1f10c02 100644
--- a/frontend/app/(sidebar)/data-pipeline/create/create-pipeline-multiform.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/(sidebar)/data-pipeline/create/create-pipeline-multiform.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Card, CardContent } from "@/components/ui/card";
 import { Form } from "@/components/ui/form";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
+import { pipelineSchema, PipelineFormValues } from "@/lib/validations/pipeline";
+import { zodResolver } from "@hookform/resolvers/zod";
 
 const TOTAL_STEPS = 5;
 
@@ -37,7 +39,9 @@ export default function CratePipelineForm() {
   const isFirstStep = step === 0;
   const isLastStep = step === TOTAL_STEPS - 1;
 
-  const form = useForm();
+  const form = useForm<PipelineFormValues>({
+    resolver: zodResolver(pipelineSchema),
+  });
   const { handleSubmit, reset } = form;
 
   const onSubmit = async (formData: unknown) => {
diff --git a/frontend/components/pipeline/ai-assistant.tsx b/frontend/components/pipeline/ai-assistant.tsx
index 1ce3375..dc1259c 100644
--- a/frontend/components/pipeline/ai-assistant.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/pipeline/ai-assistant.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useFormContext } from "react-hook-form";
 import {
   Card,
   CardContent,
@@ -9,6 +10,12 @@ import { Label } from "../ui/label";
 import { Textarea } from "../ui/textarea";
 
 export function PipelineAiAssistant() {
+  const {
+    handleSubmit,
+    reset,
+    register,
+    formState: { errors },
+  } = useFormContext();
   return (
     <Card className="mt-6 border-0 hover:border-highlight-border transition-all duration-200">
       <CardHeader>
@@ -24,6 +31,7 @@ export function PipelineAiAssistant() {
               placeholder="E.g., Focus on extracting pricing trends, ignore promotional content, prioritize property features..."
               rows={4}
               className="border-primary/20"
+              {...register("aiPrompt")}
             />
             <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground mt-1">
               Provide specific instructions to guide the AI in processing your
diff --git a/frontend/components/pipeline/details.tsx b/frontend/components/pipeline/details.tsx
index b97b06f..edadad0 100644
--- a/frontend/components/pipeline/details.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/pipeline/details.tsx
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@ import { Label } from "../ui/label";
 import { Textarea } from "../ui/textarea";
 
 export function PipelineDetails() {
-  const { register } = useFormContext();
+  const {
+    handleSubmit,
+    reset,
+    register,
+    formState: { errors },
+  } = useFormContext();
 
   return (
     <Card className="border-0 hover:border-highlight-border transition-all duration-200">
@@ -33,6 +38,13 @@ export function PipelineDetails() {
               {...register("name")}
             />
           </div>
+          {errors.name && (
+            <p className="text-sm text-destructive mt-1">
+              {typeof errors.name?.message === "string"
+                ? errors.name.message
+                : ""}
+            </p>
+          )}
 
           <div className="space-y-2">
             <Label htmlFor="description">Description</Label>
@@ -43,6 +55,13 @@ export function PipelineDetails() {
               {...register("description")}
             />
           </div>
+          {errors.description && (
+            <p className="text-sm text-destructive mt-1">
+              {typeof errors.description?.message === "string"
+                ? errors.description.message
+                : ""}
+            </p>
+          )}
 
           <div className="space-y-2">
             <Label htmlFor="tags">Tags (optional)</Label>
diff --git a/frontend/lib/validations/pipeline.ts b/frontend/lib/validations/pipeline.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44e0f56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/lib/validations/pipeline.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { z } from "zod";
+
+export const pipelineSchema = z.object({
+  name: z.string().min(1, "Pipeline name is required"),
+  description: z.string().min(1, "Description is required"),
+  aiPrompt: z.string().optional(),
+  tags: z.string().optional(),
+});
+
+export type PipelineFormValues = z.infer<typeof pipelineSchema>;