diff --git a/screwdriver/screwdriver.go b/screwdriver/screwdriver.go
index 33f8059c..9c9c4119 100644
--- a/screwdriver/screwdriver.go
+++ b/screwdriver/screwdriver.go
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 package screwdriver
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -42,12 +44,30 @@ func New(url, token string) (API, error) {
 	return API(api), nil
 }
 
+// Validator is a Screwdriver Validator payload.
+type Validator struct {
+	Yaml string `json:"yaml"`
+}
+
 // Pipeline is a Screwdriver Pipeline definition
 type Pipeline struct {
 	ID     string `json:"id"`
 	ScmURL string `json:"scmUrl"`
 }
 
+// PipelineDef contains the step definitions and jobs for a Pipeline
+type PipelineDef struct {
+	Jobs     map[string][]JobDef `json:"jobs"`
+	Workflow []string            `json:"workflow"`
+}
+
+// JobDef contains the step and environment definitions of a single Job
+type JobDef struct {
+	Image       string            `json:"image"`
+	Steps       map[string]string `json:"steps"`
+	Environment map[string]string `json:"environment"`
+}
+
 // Job is a Screwdriver Job
 type Job struct {
 	ID         string `json:"id"`
@@ -66,35 +86,58 @@ func (a api) makeURL(path string) (*url.URL, error) {
 	return url.Parse(fullpath)
 }
 
+func tokenHeader(token string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", token)
+}
+
+func handleResponse(res *http.Response) ([]byte, error) {
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading response Body from Screwdriver: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if res.StatusCode/100 != 2 {
+		var err SDError
+		parserr := json.Unmarshal(body, &err)
+		if parserr != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unparseable error response from Screwdriver: %v", parserr)
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return body, nil
+}
+
 func (a api) get(url *url.URL) ([]byte, error) {
 	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", url.String(), nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Generating request to Screwdriver: %v", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("generating request to Screwdriver: %v", err)
 	}
-	token := fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", a.token)
-	req.Header.Set("Authorization", token)
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", tokenHeader(a.token))
 
-	response, err := a.client.Do(req)
+	res, err := a.client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Reading response from Screwdriver: %v", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading response from Screwdriver: %v", err)
 	}
-	defer response.Body.Close()
+	defer res.Body.Close()
 
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	return handleResponse(res)
+}
+
+func (a api) post(url *url.URL, bodyType string, payload io.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", url.String(), payload)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Reading response Body from Screwdriver: %v", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("generating request to Screwdriver: %v", err)
 	}
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", bodyType)
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", tokenHeader(a.token))
 
-	if response.StatusCode/100 != 2 {
-		var err SDError
-		parserr := json.Unmarshal(body, &err)
-		if parserr != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unparseable error response from Screwdriver: %v", parserr)
-		}
-		return nil, err
+	res, err := a.client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("posting to Screwdriver endpoint %v: %v", url, err)
 	}
+	defer res.Body.Close()
 
-	return body, nil
+	return handleResponse(res)
 }
 
 // BuildFromID fetches and returns a Build object from its ID
@@ -149,3 +192,34 @@ func (a api) PipelineFromID(pipelineID string) (pipeline Pipeline, err error) {
 	}
 	return pipeline, nil
 }
+
+func (a api) PipelineDefFromYaml(yaml io.Reader) (PipelineDef, error) {
+	u, err := a.makeURL("/validator")
+	if err != nil {
+		return PipelineDef{}, err
+	}
+
+	y, err := ioutil.ReadAll(yaml)
+	if err != nil {
+		return PipelineDef{}, fmt.Errorf("reading Screwdriver YAML: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	v := Validator{string(y)}
+	payload, err := json.Marshal(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		return PipelineDef{}, fmt.Errorf("marshaling JSON for Validator: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	res, err := a.post(u, "application/json", bytes.NewReader(payload))
+	if err != nil {
+		return PipelineDef{}, fmt.Errorf("posting to Validator: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	var pipelineDef PipelineDef
+	err = json.Unmarshal(res, &pipelineDef)
+	if err != nil {
+		return PipelineDef{}, fmt.Errorf("parsing JSON response from the Validator: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return pipelineDef, nil
+}
diff --git a/screwdriver/screwdriver_test.go b/screwdriver/screwdriver_test.go
index 944913b8..2857f20d 100644
--- a/screwdriver/screwdriver_test.go
+++ b/screwdriver/screwdriver_test.go
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package screwdriver
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"net/url"
+	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -176,3 +178,60 @@ func TestPipeline404(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err = %v, want %v", err, want)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPipelineFromYaml(t *testing.T) {
+	json := `{
+	  "jobs": {
+	    "main": [
+	      {
+	        "image": "node:4",
+	        "steps": {
+	          "install": "npm install"
+	        },
+	        "environment": {
+	          "ARRAY": "[\"a\",\"b\"]",
+	          "BOOL": "true",
+	          "OBJECT": "{\"a\":\"cat\",\"b\":\"dog\"}",
+	          "NUMBER": "3",
+	          "DECIMAL": "3.1415927",
+	          "STRING": "test"
+	        }
+	      }
+	    ]
+	  },
+	  "workflow": []
+	}`
+
+	mainJob := JobDef{
+		Image: "node:4",
+		Steps: map[string]string{
+			"install": "npm install",
+		},
+		Environment: map[string]string{
+			"ARRAY":   `["a","b"]`,
+			"BOOL":    "true",
+			"OBJECT":  `{"a":"cat","b":"dog"}`,
+			"NUMBER":  "3",
+			"DECIMAL": "3.1415927",
+			"STRING":  "test",
+		},
+	}
+
+	wantJobs := map[string][]JobDef{
+		"main": []JobDef{
+			mainJob,
+		},
+	}
+
+	yaml := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+	http := makeFakeHTTPClient(t, 200, json)
+	testAPI := api{"http://fakeurl", "faketoken", http}
+	p, err := testAPI.PipelineDefFromYaml(yaml)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error from PipelineDefFromYaml: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(p.Jobs, wantJobs) {
+		t.Errorf("PipelineDef.Jobs = %+v, \n want %+v", p.Jobs, wantJobs)
+	}
+}