diff --git a/Build.moon b/Build.moon
index 1018365..1622055 100644
--- a/Build.moon
+++ b/Build.moon
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-public var MOONC: 'moonc'
 public var AMALG: 'amalg.lua'
 public var RM: 'rm', '-f', '--'
 public var LUA: 'lua5.3'
@@ -41,27 +40,23 @@ with public target 'mrproper'
 	\after 'clean'
 	\fn => _.cmd RM, BIN, LIB
 
-with public target 'bin'
-	\depends BIN
-
-with public target 'lib'
-	\depends LIB_LUA, LIB
-
-with target BIN, pattern: 'out/%'
-	\depends 'bin/%.lua'
-	\produces 'out/%'
-	\mkdirs!
-	\fn =>
-		_.writefile @out, "#!/usr/bin/env #{LUA}\n#{_.readfile @infile}"
-		_.cmd 'chmod', '+x', @out
-
-with target LIB
-	\depends 'moonbuild/init.lua'
-	\depends LIB_LUA
-	\produces '%'
-	\fn => _.cmd AMALG, '-o', @out, '-s', @infile, _.exclude MODULES, 'moonbuild.init'
-
-with target {LIB_LUA, BIN_LUA}, pattern: '%.lua'
-	\depends '%.moon'
-	\produces '%.lua'
-	\fn => _.moonc @infile, @out
+with pipeline! -- lib
+	\sources LIB_SRC
+	\step 'compile-lib'
+		pattern: {'%.moon', '%.lua'}
+		fn: => _.moonc @infile, @out
+	\step 'lib'
+		output: LIB
+		fn: => _.cmd AMALG, '-o', @out, '-s', 'moonbuild/init.lua', _.exclude MODULES, 'moonbuild.init'
+
+with pipeline! -- bin
+	\sources BIN_SRC
+	\step 'compile-bin'
+		pattern: {'%.moon', '%.lua'}
+		fn: => _.moonc @infile, @out
+	\step 'bin'
+		pattern: {'bin/%.lua', 'out/%'}
+		mkdirs: true
+		fn: =>
+			_.writefile @out, "#!/usr/bin/env #{LUA}\n#{_.readfile @infile}"
+			_.cmd 'chmod', '+x', @out
diff --git a/moonbuild/core/Pipeline.moon b/moonbuild/core/Pipeline.moon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9328f68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/moonbuild/core/Pipeline.moon
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+Target = require 'moonbuild.core.Target'
+_ = require 'moonbuild._'
+import flatten, patsubst from _
+
+class Pipeline
+	new: (@ctx) =>
+		@lastsources = {}
+
+	sources: (...) =>
+		@lastsources = flatten @lastsources, ...
+	source: (src) =>
+		@lastsources = flatten @lastsources, src
+
+	step: (name, params) =>
+		public = true
+		public, params = false, name if (type name) == 'table'
+
+		tgttype = if params.pattern
+			error "pattern must be a table with the same format as patsubst" unless (type params.pattern) == 'table' and (type params.pattern[1]) == 'string' and (type params.pattern[2]) == 'string'
+			'pattern'
+		elseif params.output or params.out
+			error "output must be a string" unless (type params.output or params.out) == 'string'
+			'single'
+		else
+			error "invalid step type for pipeline: must be pattern or single (out/output)"
+
+		tgtouts = switch tgttype
+			when 'pattern' then patsubst @lastsources, params.pattern[1], params.pattern[2]
+			when 'single' then params.output or params.out
+
+		tgtpatt = switch tgttype
+			when 'pattern' then params.pattern[2]
+			when 'single' then nil
+
+		tgtins = switch tgttype
+			when 'pattern' then params.pattern[1]
+			when 'single' then @lastsources
+
+		tgtprod = switch tgttype
+			when 'pattern' then params.pattern[2]
+			when 'single' then '%'
+
+		tgt = with Target @ctx, tgtouts, pattern: tgtpatt
+			\depends tgtins
+			\produces tgtprod
+			\fn params.fn or error "pipeline steps need a fn"
+		tgt\mkdirs! if params.mkdirs
+		tgt\sync! if params.sync
+		@ctx\addtarget tgt
+
+		if public
+			@ctx\addtarget with Target @ctx, name
+				\depends tgtouts
+				.public = true
+
+		@lastsources = tgtouts
diff --git a/moonbuild/env/init.moon b/moonbuild/env/init.moon
index 04e6dad..3a1d2b2 100644
--- a/moonbuild/env/init.moon
+++ b/moonbuild/env/init.moon
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Target = require 'moonbuild.core.Target'
 Variable = require 'moonbuild.core.Variable'
+Pipeline = require 'moonbuild.core.Pipeline'
 _ = require 'moonbuild._'
 import flatten from _
 
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ import flatten from _
 	rawset env, '_G', env
 	rawset env, '_ENV', env
 
-	rawset env, 'var', (name, ...) ->
-		var = Variable name, ...
+	rawset env, 'var', (...) ->
+		var = Variable ...
 		ctx\addvar var
 		rawset varlayer, var.name, var.value
 		var
@@ -29,4 +30,7 @@ import flatten from _
 		ctx\addtarget target
 		target
 
+	rawset env, 'pipeline', ->
+		Pipeline ctx
+
 	env, varlayer
diff --git a/out/moonbuild.lua b/out/moonbuild.lua
index d22a888..483bc99 100644
--- a/out/moonbuild.lua
+++ b/out/moonbuild.lua
@@ -2107,6 +2107,123 @@ return DepGraph
 end
 end
 
+do
+local _ENV = _ENV
+package.preload[ "moonbuild.core.Pipeline" ] = function( ... ) local arg = _G.arg;
+local Target = require('moonbuild.core.Target')
+local _ = require('moonbuild._')
+local flatten, patsubst
+flatten, patsubst = _.flatten, _.patsubst
+local Pipeline
+do
+  local _class_0
+  local _base_0 = {
+    sources = function(self, ...)
+      self.lastsources = flatten(self.lastsources, ...)
+    end,
+    source = function(self, src)
+      self.lastsources = flatten(self.lastsources, src)
+    end,
+    step = function(self, name, params)
+      local public = true
+      if (type(name)) == 'table' then
+        public, params = false, name
+      end
+      local tgttype
+      if params.pattern then
+        if not ((type(params.pattern)) == 'table' and (type(params.pattern[1])) == 'string' and (type(params.pattern[2])) == 'string') then
+          error("pattern must be a table with the same format as patsubst")
+        end
+        tgttype = 'pattern'
+      elseif params.output or params.out then
+        if not ((type(params.output or params.out)) == 'string') then
+          error("output must be a string")
+        end
+        tgttype = 'single'
+      else
+        tgttype = error("invalid step type for pipeline: must be pattern or single (out/output)")
+      end
+      local tgtouts
+      local _exp_0 = tgttype
+      if 'pattern' == _exp_0 then
+        tgtouts = patsubst(self.lastsources, params.pattern[1], params.pattern[2])
+      elseif 'single' == _exp_0 then
+        tgtouts = params.output or params.out
+      end
+      local tgtpatt
+      local _exp_1 = tgttype
+      if 'pattern' == _exp_1 then
+        tgtpatt = params.pattern[2]
+      elseif 'single' == _exp_1 then
+        tgtpatt = nil
+      end
+      local tgtins
+      local _exp_2 = tgttype
+      if 'pattern' == _exp_2 then
+        tgtins = params.pattern[1]
+      elseif 'single' == _exp_2 then
+        tgtins = self.lastsources
+      end
+      local tgtprod
+      local _exp_3 = tgttype
+      if 'pattern' == _exp_3 then
+        tgtprod = params.pattern[2]
+      elseif 'single' == _exp_3 then
+        tgtprod = '%'
+      end
+      local tgt
+      do
+        local _with_0 = Target(self.ctx, tgtouts, {
+          pattern = tgtpatt
+        })
+        _with_0:depends(tgtins)
+        _with_0:produces(tgtprod)
+        _with_0:fn(params.fn or error("pipeline steps need a fn"))
+        tgt = _with_0
+      end
+      if params.mkdirs then
+        tgt:mkdirs()
+      end
+      if params.sync then
+        tgt:sync()
+      end
+      self.ctx:addtarget(tgt)
+      if public then
+        self.ctx:addtarget((function()
+          do
+            local _with_0 = Target(self.ctx, name)
+            _with_0:depends(tgtouts)
+            _with_0.public = true
+            return _with_0
+          end
+        end)())
+      end
+      self.lastsources = tgtouts
+    end
+  }
+  _base_0.__index = _base_0
+  _class_0 = setmetatable({
+    __init = function(self, ctx)
+      self.ctx = ctx
+      self.lastsources = { }
+    end,
+    __base = _base_0,
+    __name = "Pipeline"
+  }, {
+    __index = _base_0,
+    __call = function(cls, ...)
+      local _self_0 = setmetatable({}, _base_0)
+      cls.__init(_self_0, ...)
+      return _self_0
+    end
+  })
+  _base_0.__class = _class_0
+  Pipeline = _class_0
+  return _class_0
+end
+end
+end
+
 do
 local _ENV = _ENV
 package.preload[ "moonbuild.core.Target" ] = function( ... ) local arg = _G.arg;
@@ -2539,6 +2656,7 @@ local _ENV = _ENV
 package.preload[ "moonbuild.env.init" ] = function( ... ) local arg = _G.arg;
 local Target = require('moonbuild.core.Target')
 local Variable = require('moonbuild.core.Variable')
+local Pipeline = require('moonbuild.core.Pipeline')
 local _ = require('moonbuild._')
 local flatten
 flatten = _.flatten
@@ -2558,8 +2676,8 @@ return function(ctx)
   rawset(env, '_', _)
   rawset(env, '_G', env)
   rawset(env, '_ENV', env)
-  rawset(env, 'var', function(name, ...)
-    local var = Variable(name, ...)
+  rawset(env, 'var', function(...)
+    local var = Variable(...)
     ctx:addvar(var)
     rawset(varlayer, var.name, var.value)
     return var
@@ -2569,6 +2687,9 @@ return function(ctx)
     ctx:addtarget(target)
     return target
   end)
+  rawset(env, 'pipeline', function()
+    return Pipeline(ctx)
+  end)
   return env, varlayer
 end
 end