diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/canvas-lab/canvas-lab-page.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/canvas-lab/canvas-lab-page.tsx
index 9c41f88c4d..ca84b8eca1 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/canvas-lab/canvas-lab-page.tsx
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/canvas-lab/canvas-lab-page.tsx
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ import { previewCanvas } from "./api";
 import { BlockSheet } from "./components/block-sheet";
 import { CanvasNode } from "./components/canvas-node";
 import { ConfigDialog } from "./dialogs/config-dialog";
+import { ImportDialog } from "./dialogs/import-dialog";
 import { useCanvasLabStore } from "./stores/canvas-lab";
 import type { CanvasNodeData, SamplerConfig } from "./types";
 import { isCategoryConfig } from "./utils";
+import { importCanvasPayload } from "./utils/import";
 import { buildCanvasPayload } from "./utils/payload";
 
 const NODE_TYPES: NodeTypes = { builder: CanvasNode };
@@ -43,6 +45,7 @@ export function CanvasLabPage(): ReactElement {
     isValidConnection,
     setSheetView,
     setDialogOpen,
+    loadCanvas,
   } = useCanvasLabStore(
     useShallow((state) => ({
       nodes: state.nodes,
@@ -62,12 +65,14 @@ export function CanvasLabPage(): ReactElement {
       isValidConnection: state.isValidConnection,
       setSheetView: state.setSheetView,
       setDialogOpen: state.setDialogOpen,
+      loadCanvas: state.loadCanvas,
     })),
   );
   const [sheetContainer, setSheetContainer] = useState<HTMLDivElement | null>(
     null,
   );
   const [previewLoading, setPreviewLoading] = useState(false);
+  const [importOpen, setImportOpen] = useState(false);
   const [statusMessage, setStatusMessage] = useState<{
     tone: "success" | "error";
     text: string;
@@ -114,6 +119,47 @@ export function CanvasLabPage(): ReactElement {
     }
   };
 
+  const handleCopyRecipe = async (): Promise<void> => {
+    setStatusMessage(null);
+    const { payload, errors } = buildCanvasPayload(configs, nodes, edges);
+    if (errors.length > 0) {
+      setStatusMessage({
+        tone: "error",
+        text: errors[0] ?? "Fix config errors before copy.",
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+    if (!navigator.clipboard) {
+      setStatusMessage({
+        tone: "error",
+        text: "Clipboard not available.",
+      });
+      return;
+    }
+    try {
+      await navigator.clipboard.writeText(JSON.stringify(payload, null, 2));
+      setStatusMessage({
+        tone: "success",
+        text: "Recipe copied to clipboard.",
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      setStatusMessage({
+        tone: "error",
+        text: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Copy failed.",
+      });
+    }
+  };
+
+  const handleImport = (value: string): string | null => {
+    const result = importCanvasPayload(value);
+    if (result.errors.length > 0 || !result.snapshot) {
+      return result.errors[0] ?? "Invalid payload.";
+    }
+    loadCanvas(result.snapshot);
+    setStatusMessage({ tone: "success", text: "Recipe imported." });
+    return null;
+  };
+
   return (
     <div className="min-h-screen bg-background">
       <main className="w-full px-6 py-8">
@@ -139,6 +185,24 @@ export function CanvasLabPage(): ReactElement {
               )}
             </div>
             <div className="flex items-center justify-start gap-2 lg:justify-end">
+              <Button
+                type="button"
+                size="sm"
+                variant="outline"
+                onClick={handleCopyRecipe}
+                className="text-xs"
+              >
+                Copy recipe
+              </Button>
+              <Button
+                type="button"
+                size="sm"
+                variant="outline"
+                onClick={() => setImportOpen(true)}
+                className="text-xs"
+              >
+                Import
+              </Button>
               <Button
                 type="button"
                 size="sm"
@@ -198,6 +262,11 @@ export function CanvasLabPage(): ReactElement {
         categoryOptions={categoryOptions}
         onUpdate={updateConfig}
       />
+      <ImportDialog
+        open={importOpen}
+        onOpenChange={setImportOpen}
+        onImport={handleImport}
+      />
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/canvas-lab/dialogs/import-dialog.tsx b/studio/frontend/src/features/canvas-lab/dialogs/import-dialog.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78beb7d1bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/canvas-lab/dialogs/import-dialog.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import {
+  Dialog,
+  DialogContent,
+  DialogFooter,
+  DialogHeader,
+  DialogTitle,
+} from "@/components/ui/dialog";
+import { Textarea } from "@/components/ui/textarea";
+import { type ReactElement, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+type ImportDialogProps = {
+  open: boolean;
+  onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void;
+  onImport: (value: string) => string | null;
+};
+
+export function ImportDialog({
+  open,
+  onOpenChange,
+  onImport,
+}: ImportDialogProps): ReactElement {
+  const [value, setValue] = useState("");
+  const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const payloadId = "canvas-import-payload";
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!open) {
+      setValue("");
+      setError(null);
+    }
+  }, [open]);
+
+  const handleImport = () => {
+    const message = onImport(value);
+    if (message) {
+      setError(message);
+      return;
+    }
+    onOpenChange(false);
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>
+      <DialogContent className="sm:max-w-2xl">
+        <DialogHeader>
+          <DialogTitle>Import recipe</DialogTitle>
+        </DialogHeader>
+        <div className="grid gap-2">
+          <label
+            className="text-xs font-semibold uppercase text-muted-foreground"
+            htmlFor={payloadId}
+          >
+            JSON payload
+          </label>
+          <Textarea
+            id={payloadId}
+            className="nodrag min-h-[220px]"
+            placeholder='{"recipe": { "columns": [] }}'
+            value={value}
+            onChange={(event) => setValue(event.target.value)}
+          />
+          {error && (
+            <p className="text-xs text-rose-600" role="alert">
+              {error}
+            </p>
+          )}
+        </div>
+        <DialogFooter>
+          <Button type="button" variant="outline" onClick={handleImport}>
+            Import
+          </Button>
+        </DialogFooter>
+      </DialogContent>
+    </Dialog>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/canvas-lab/stores/canvas-lab.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/canvas-lab/stores/canvas-lab.ts
index fd811c0781..1c4bdba5a2 100644
--- a/studio/frontend/src/features/canvas-lab/stores/canvas-lab.ts
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/canvas-lab/stores/canvas-lab.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   nodeDataFromConfig,
 } from "../utils";
 import { applyCanvasConnection, isValidCanvasConnection } from "../utils/graph";
+import type { CanvasSnapshot } from "../utils/import";
 
 type SheetView = "root" | "sampler" | "llm" | "expression";
 
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ type CanvasLabState = {
   addLlmNode: (type: LlmType) => void;
   addExpressionNode: () => void;
   updateConfig: (id: string, patch: Partial<NodeConfig>) => void;
+  loadCanvas: (snapshot: CanvasSnapshot) => void;
   onNodesChange: (changes: NodeChange<CanvasNode>[]) => void;
   onEdgesChange: (changes: EdgeChange<Edge>[]) => void;
   onConnect: (connection: Connection) => void;
@@ -144,6 +146,17 @@ export const useCanvasLabStore = create<CanvasLabState>((set, get) => ({
       };
     });
   },
+  loadCanvas: (snapshot) =>
+    set({
+      configs: snapshot.configs,
+      nodes: snapshot.nodes,
+      edges: snapshot.edges,
+      nextId: snapshot.nextId,
+      nextY: snapshot.nextY,
+      activeConfigId: null,
+      dialogOpen: false,
+      sheetView: "root",
+    }),
   updateConfig: (id, patch) => {
     // biome-ignore lint/complexity/noExcessiveCognitiveComplexity: store update
     const applyUpdate = (state: CanvasLabState) => {
diff --git a/studio/frontend/src/features/canvas-lab/utils/import.ts b/studio/frontend/src/features/canvas-lab/utils/import.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3346f6604e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/studio/frontend/src/features/canvas-lab/utils/import.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,475 @@
+import type { Edge } from "@xyflow/react";
+import type {
+  CanvasNode,
+  ExpressionConfig,
+  ExpressionDtype,
+  LlmConfig,
+  NodeConfig,
+  SamplerConfig,
+  SamplerType,
+} from "../types";
+import { nodeDataFromConfig } from "./index";
+
+export type CanvasSnapshot = {
+  configs: Record<string, NodeConfig>;
+  nodes: CanvasNode[];
+  edges: Edge[];
+  nextId: number;
+  nextY: number;
+};
+
+export type ImportResult = {
+  errors: string[];
+  snapshot: CanvasSnapshot | null;
+};
+
+type RecipeInput = {
+  columns?: unknown;
+  model_configs?: unknown;
+  model_providers?: unknown;
+  processors?: unknown;
+};
+
+type UiInput = {
+  nodes?: unknown;
+  edges?: unknown;
+};
+
+const SAMPLER_TYPES: SamplerType[] = [
+  "category",
+  "subcategory",
+  "uniform",
+  "gaussian",
+  "datetime",
+  "uuid",
+  "person",
+];
+
+const EXPRESSION_DTYPES: ExpressionDtype[] = ["str", "int", "float", "bool"];
+
+function isRecord(value: unknown): value is Record<string, unknown> {
+  return Boolean(value && typeof value === "object" && !Array.isArray(value));
+}
+
+function readString(value: unknown): string | null {
+  return typeof value === "string" ? value : null;
+}
+
+function readNumberString(value: unknown): string {
+  if (typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value)) {
+    return String(value);
+  }
+  if (typeof value === "string") {
+    return value;
+  }
+  return "";
+}
+
+function parseJson(
+  input: string,
+): { data: unknown | null; error?: string } {
+  try {
+    return { data: JSON.parse(input) };
+  } catch (error) {
+    return {
+      data: null,
+      error: error instanceof Error ? error.message : "Invalid JSON.",
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+function normalizeOutputFormat(value: unknown): string {
+  if (typeof value === "string") {
+    return value;
+  }
+  if (isRecord(value)) {
+    return JSON.stringify(value, null, 2);
+  }
+  return "";
+}
+
+function parseSampler(
+  column: Record<string, unknown>,
+  name: string,
+  id: string,
+  errors: string[],
+): SamplerConfig | null {
+  const samplerType = readString(column.sampler_type);
+  if (!samplerType || !SAMPLER_TYPES.includes(samplerType as SamplerType)) {
+    errors.push(`Sampler ${name}: unsupported sampler_type.`);
+    return null;
+  }
+  const params = isRecord(column.params) ? column.params : {};
+  if (samplerType === "category") {
+    const values = Array.isArray(params.values)
+      ? params.values.filter((item) => typeof item === "string")
+      : [];
+    const weights = Array.isArray(params.weights)
+      ? params.weights.map((item) => (typeof item === "number" ? item : null))
+      : [];
+    return {
+      id,
+      kind: "sampler",
+      // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+      sampler_type: "category",
+      name,
+      values,
+      weights,
+    };
+  }
+  if (samplerType === "subcategory") {
+    const mapping: Record<string, string[]> = {};
+    if (isRecord(params.values)) {
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(params.values)) {
+        if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+          mapping[key] = value.filter((item) => typeof item === "string");
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return {
+      id,
+      kind: "sampler",
+      // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+      sampler_type: "subcategory",
+      name,
+      // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+      subcategory_parent: readString(params.category) ?? "",
+      // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+      subcategory_mapping: mapping,
+    };
+  }
+  if (samplerType === "uniform") {
+    return {
+      id,
+      kind: "sampler",
+      // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+      sampler_type: "uniform",
+      name,
+      low: readNumberString(params.low),
+      high: readNumberString(params.high),
+    };
+  }
+  if (samplerType === "gaussian") {
+    return {
+      id,
+      kind: "sampler",
+      // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+      sampler_type: "gaussian",
+      name,
+      mean: readNumberString(params.mean),
+      std: readNumberString(params.std),
+    };
+  }
+  if (samplerType === "datetime") {
+    return {
+      id,
+      kind: "sampler",
+      // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+      sampler_type: "datetime",
+      name,
+      // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+      datetime_start: readString(params.start) ?? "",
+      // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+      datetime_end: readString(params.end) ?? "",
+      // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+      datetime_unit: readString(params.unit) ?? "",
+    };
+  }
+  if (samplerType === "uuid") {
+    return {
+      id,
+      kind: "sampler",
+      // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+      sampler_type: "uuid",
+      name,
+      // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+      uuid_format: readString(params.format) ?? "",
+    };
+  }
+  return {
+    id,
+    kind: "sampler",
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+    sampler_type: "person",
+    name,
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+    person_locale: readString(params.locale) ?? "",
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+    person_sex: readString(params.sex) ?? "",
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+    person_age_range: readString(params.age_range) ?? "",
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+    person_city: readString(params.city) ?? "",
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+    person_with_synthetic_personas:
+      typeof params.with_synthetic_personas === "boolean"
+        ? params.with_synthetic_personas
+        : false,
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+    person_sample_dataset_when_available:
+      typeof params.sample_dataset_when_available === "boolean"
+        ? params.sample_dataset_when_available
+        : false,
+  };
+}
+
+function parseLlm(
+  column: Record<string, unknown>,
+  name: string,
+  id: string,
+): LlmConfig {
+  const columnType = readString(column.column_type) ?? "llm-text";
+  let llmType: LlmConfig["llm_type"] = "text";
+  if (columnType === "llm-structured") {
+    llmType = "structured";
+  } else if (columnType === "llm-code") {
+    llmType = "code";
+  }
+  return {
+    id,
+    kind: "llm",
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+    llm_type: llmType,
+    name,
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+    model_alias: readString(column.model_alias) ?? "",
+    prompt: readString(column.prompt) ?? "",
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+    system_prompt: readString(column.system_prompt) ?? "",
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+    code_lang: readString(column.code_lang) ?? "",
+    // biome-ignore lint/style/useNamingConvention: api schema
+    output_format: normalizeOutputFormat(column.output_format),
+  };
+}
+
+function parseExpression(
+  column: Record<string, unknown>,
+  name: string,
+  id: string,
+): ExpressionConfig {
+  const dtype = readString(column.dtype);
+  const normalized = EXPRESSION_DTYPES.includes(dtype as ExpressionDtype)
+    ? (dtype as ExpressionDtype)
+    : "str";
+  return {
+    id,
+    kind: "expression",
+    name,
+    expr: readString(column.expr) ?? "",
+    dtype: normalized,
+  };
+}
+
+type ColumnParser = (
+  column: Record<string, unknown>,
+  name: string,
+  id: string,
+  errors: string[],
+) => NodeConfig | null;
+
+const COLUMN_PARSERS: Record<string, ColumnParser> = {
+  sampler: (column, name, id, errors) => parseSampler(column, name, id, errors),
+  expression: (column, name, id) => parseExpression(column, name, id),
+  "llm-text": (column, name, id) => parseLlm(column, name, id),
+  "llm-structured": (column, name, id) => parseLlm(column, name, id),
+  "llm-code": (column, name, id) => parseLlm(column, name, id),
+};
+
+function parseColumn(
+  column: Record<string, unknown>,
+  id: string,
+  errors: string[],
+): NodeConfig | null {
+  const name = readString(column.name);
+  if (!name) {
+    errors.push("Column missing name.");
+    return null;
+  }
+  const columnType = readString(column.column_type);
+  const parser = columnType ? COLUMN_PARSERS[columnType] : null;
+  if (parser) {
+    return parser(column, name, id, errors);
+  }
+  errors.push(`Column ${name}: unsupported column_type.`);
+  return null;
+}
+
+function extractRefs(template: string): string[] {
+  const matches = template.matchAll(/{{\s*([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)\s*}}/g);
+  const refs = new Set<string>();
+  for (const match of matches) {
+    if (match[1]) {
+      refs.add(match[1]);
+    }
+  }
+  return Array.from(refs);
+}
+
+function buildEdges(
+  configs: NodeConfig[],
+  nameToId: Map<string, string>,
+  uiEdges: Array<{ from: string; to: string }> | null,
+): Edge[] {
+  const edges: Edge[] = [];
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  const addEdgeByName = (from: string, to: string) => {
+    const sourceId = nameToId.get(from);
+    const targetId = nameToId.get(to);
+    if (!(sourceId && targetId)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const key = `${sourceId}-${targetId}`;
+    if (seen.has(key)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    seen.add(key);
+    edges.push({ id: `e-${key}`, source: sourceId, target: targetId });
+  };
+
+  if (uiEdges && uiEdges.length > 0) {
+    for (const edge of uiEdges) {
+      addEdgeByName(edge.from, edge.to);
+    }
+  } else {
+    for (const config of configs) {
+      if (config.kind === "llm") {
+        for (const ref of extractRefs(config.prompt ?? "")) {
+          addEdgeByName(ref, config.name);
+        }
+        for (const ref of extractRefs(config.system_prompt ?? "")) {
+          addEdgeByName(ref, config.name);
+        }
+      }
+      if (config.kind === "expression") {
+        for (const ref of extractRefs(config.expr)) {
+          addEdgeByName(ref, config.name);
+        }
+      }
+      if (
+        config.kind === "sampler" &&
+        config.sampler_type === "subcategory" &&
+        config.subcategory_parent
+      ) {
+        addEdgeByName(config.subcategory_parent, config.name);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  return edges;
+}
+
+function buildNodes(
+  configs: NodeConfig[],
+  positions: Map<string, { x: number; y: number }>,
+): CanvasNode[] {
+  return configs.map((config, index) => {
+    const position =
+      positions.get(config.name) ?? ({ x: 0, y: index * 140 } as const);
+    return {
+      id: config.id,
+      type: "builder",
+      position,
+      data: nodeDataFromConfig(config),
+    };
+  });
+}
+
+function parseUi(
+  ui: UiInput | null,
+): {
+  positions: Map<string, { x: number; y: number }>;
+  edges: Array<{ from: string; to: string }> | null;
+} {
+  const positions = new Map<string, { x: number; y: number }>();
+  const edges: Array<{ from: string; to: string }> = [];
+  if (ui && Array.isArray(ui.nodes)) {
+    for (const node of ui.nodes) {
+      if (isRecord(node)) {
+        const id = readString(node.id);
+        const x = typeof node.x === "number" ? node.x : null;
+        const y = typeof node.y === "number" ? node.y : null;
+        if (id && x !== null && y !== null) {
+          positions.set(id, { x, y });
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  if (ui && Array.isArray(ui.edges)) {
+    for (const edge of ui.edges) {
+      if (isRecord(edge)) {
+        const from = readString(edge.from);
+        const to = readString(edge.to);
+        if (from && to) {
+          edges.push({ from, to });
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return { positions, edges: edges.length > 0 ? edges : null };
+}
+
+export function importCanvasPayload(input: string): ImportResult {
+  const parsed = parseJson(input);
+  if (!parsed.data || !isRecord(parsed.data)) {
+    return {
+      errors: [parsed.error ?? "Invalid JSON payload."],
+      snapshot: null,
+    };
+  }
+
+  const recipe = (isRecord(parsed.data.recipe)
+    ? parsed.data.recipe
+    : parsed.data) as RecipeInput;
+  const ui = isRecord(parsed.data.ui) ? (parsed.data.ui as UiInput) : null;
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(recipe.columns)) {
+    return { errors: ["Recipe must include columns."], snapshot: null };
+  }
+
+  const errors: string[] = [];
+  const configs: NodeConfig[] = [];
+  const nameToId = new Map<string, string>();
+
+  recipe.columns.forEach((column, index) => {
+    if (!isRecord(column)) {
+      errors.push(`Column ${index + 1}: invalid object.`);
+      return;
+    }
+    const id = `n${index + 1}`;
+    const config = parseColumn(column, id, errors);
+    if (!config) {
+      return;
+    }
+    if (nameToId.has(config.name)) {
+      errors.push(`Duplicate column name: ${config.name}.`);
+      return;
+    }
+    nameToId.set(config.name, config.id);
+    configs.push(config);
+  });
+
+  if (errors.length > 0) {
+    return { errors, snapshot: null };
+  }
+
+  const { positions, edges: uiEdges } = parseUi(ui);
+  const nodes = buildNodes(configs, positions);
+  const edges = buildEdges(configs, nameToId, uiEdges);
+
+  const maxY = nodes.reduce(
+    (acc, node) => Math.max(acc, node.position.y),
+    0,
+  );
+
+  return {
+    errors: [],
+    snapshot: {
+      configs: Object.fromEntries(configs.map((config) => [config.id, config])),
+      nodes,
+      edges,
+      nextId: configs.length + 1,
+      nextY: maxY + 140,
+    },
+  };
+}