diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PipelineProgress.tsx b/frontend/src/components/PipelineProgress.tsx
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+import React from 'react'
+import { CheckCircle, Loader2, Circle } from 'lucide-react'
+
+export interface PipelineProgressProps {
+  currentStep: number
+}
+
+const STAGES = [
+  { label: 'Extracting keywords...', index: 1 },
+  { label: 'Retrieving documents...', index: 2 },
+  { label: 'Filtering relevance...', index: 3 },
+  { label: 'Generating answer...', index: 4 },
+]
+
+export const PipelineProgress: React.FC<PipelineProgressProps> = ({ currentStep }) => {
+  if (currentStep === 0) {
+    return null
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="w-full py-4" data-testid="pipeline-progress">
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+        {STAGES.map((stage, index) => {
+          const stageNumber = index + 1
+          const isCompleted = currentStep >= stageNumber && (currentStep === STAGES.length || currentStep > stageNumber)
+          const isActive = currentStep === stageNumber && currentStep !== STAGES.length
+          const isPending = currentStep < stageNumber && currentStep !== STAGES.length
+
+          return (
+            <div key={stage.index} className="flex flex-col items-center flex-1 relative">
+              {index < STAGES.length - 1 && (
+                <div className="absolute top-4 left-1/2 w-full h-0.5 bg-gray-200 -z-10" />
+              )}
+              
+              <div className="relative z-10">
+                {isCompleted && (
+                  <CheckCircle className="w-8 h-8 text-green-500" data-testid={`stage-${stageNumber}-completed`} />
+                )}
+                {isActive && (
+                  <Loader2
+                    className="w-8 h-8 text-blue-500 animate-spin"
+                    data-testid={`stage-${stageNumber}-active`}
+                  />
+                )}
+                {isPending && (
+                  <Circle className="w-8 h-8 text-gray-300" data-testid={`stage-${stageNumber}-pending`} />
+                )}
+              </div>
+
+              <span
+                className={`mt-2 text-xs font-medium text-center max-w-[120px] ${
+                  isCompleted ? 'text-gray-600' : isActive ? 'text-blue-600' : 'text-gray-400'
+                }`}
+              >
+                {stage.label}
+              </span>
+            </div>
+          )
+        })}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/components/PipelineProgress.test.tsx b/frontend/src/test/components/PipelineProgress.test.tsx
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+import React from 'react'
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import { PipelineProgress } from '../../components/PipelineProgress'
+
+describe('PipelineProgress', () => {
+  it('renders nothing when currentStep is 0', () => {
+    const { container } = render(<PipelineProgress currentStep={0} />)
+    expect(container).toBeEmptyDOMElement()
+  })
+
+  it('renders all 4 stage labels when currentStep >= 1', () => {
+    render(<PipelineProgress currentStep={1} />)
+    
+    expect(screen.getByText('Extracting keywords...')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Retrieving documents...')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Filtering relevance...')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Generating answer...')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('marks stages as completed when currentStep > their index', () => {
+    render(<PipelineProgress currentStep={3} />)
+    
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('stage-1-completed')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('stage-2-completed')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('stage-3-active')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('stage-4-pending')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('shows active stage with animated indicator when currentStep matches', () => {
+    render(<PipelineProgress currentStep={2} />)
+    
+    const activeIndicator = screen.getByTestId('stage-2-active')
+    expect(activeIndicator).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(activeIndicator).toHaveClass('animate-spin')
+  })
+
+  it('shows all stages as completed when currentStep is 4', () => {
+    render(<PipelineProgress currentStep={4} />)
+    
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('stage-1-completed')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('stage-2-completed')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('stage-3-completed')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('stage-4-completed')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId(/stage-\d+-active/)).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.queryByTestId(/stage-\d+-pending/)).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('uses correct stage label text', () => {
+    render(<PipelineProgress currentStep={1} />)
+    
+    expect(screen.getByText('Extracting keywords...')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Retrieving documents...')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Filtering relevance...')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Generating answer...')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('shows stage 1 as active when currentStep is 1', () => {
+    render(<PipelineProgress currentStep={1} />)
+    
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('stage-1-active')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('stage-1-active')).toHaveClass('animate-spin')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('stage-2-pending')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('stage-3-pending')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('stage-4-pending')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('applies correct text colors for each stage state', () => {
+    render(<PipelineProgress currentStep={2} />)
+    
+    const stage1Label = screen.getByText('Extracting keywords...')
+    expect(stage1Label).toHaveClass('text-gray-600')
+    
+    const stage2Label = screen.getByText('Retrieving documents...')
+    expect(stage2Label).toHaveClass('text-blue-600')
+    
+    const stage3Label = screen.getByText('Filtering relevance...')
+    expect(stage3Label).toHaveClass('text-gray-400')
+    
+    const stage4Label = screen.getByText('Generating answer...')
+    expect(stage4Label).toHaveClass('text-gray-400')
+  })
+
+  it('shows completed stages with CheckCircle icon', () => {
+    render(<PipelineProgress currentStep={4} />)
+    
+    const completedIcons = screen.getAllByTestId(/stage-\d+-completed/)
+    completedIcons.forEach((icon) => {
+      expect(icon).toBeInTheDocument()
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('shows pending stages with Circle icon', () => {
+    render(<PipelineProgress currentStep={1} />)
+    
+    const pendingIcons = screen.getAllByTestId(/stage-\d+-pending/)
+    expect(pendingIcons).toHaveLength(3)
+  })
+
+  it('renders main container with correct testid', () => {
+    render(<PipelineProgress currentStep={1} />)
+    
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('pipeline-progress')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+})