diff --git a/salt/soc/config.sls b/salt/soc/config.sls
index 677c63e5d..be2887897 100644
--- a/salt/soc/config.sls
+++ b/salt/soc/config.sls
@@ -118,21 +118,33 @@ crondetectionsbackup:
     - month: '*'
     - dayweek: '*'
 
+# sigma-cli only loads *.yml from the pipelines dir
 socsigmafinalpipeline:
   file.managed:
-    - name: /opt/so/conf/soc/sigma_final_pipeline.yaml
+    - name: /opt/so/conf/soc/sigma_pipelines/sigma_final_pipeline.yml
     - source: salt://soc/files/soc/sigma_final_pipeline.yaml
     - user: 939
     - group: 939
     - mode: 600
+    - makedirs: True
 
-socsigmasopipeline:
-  file.managed:
-    - name: /opt/so/conf/soc/sigma_so_pipeline.yaml
-    - source: salt://soc/files/soc/sigma_so_pipeline.yaml
+# sigma-cli loads every *.yml here; clean removes anything else
+socsigmapipelines:
+  file.recurse:
+    - name: /opt/so/conf/soc/sigma_pipelines
+    - source: salt://soc/files/soc/sigma_pipelines
     - user: 939
     - group: 939
-    - mode: 600
+    - file_mode: 600
+    - clean: True
+    - require:
+      - file: socsigmafinalpipeline
+
+socsigmapipelinesold:
+  file.absent:
+    - names:
+      - /opt/so/conf/soc/sigma_final_pipeline.yaml
+      - /opt/so/conf/soc/sigma_so_pipeline.yaml
 
 socsigmaplaybookpipeline:
   file.managed:
diff --git a/salt/soc/enabled.sls b/salt/soc/enabled.sls
index 945fe2254..5c08f8d6b 100644
--- a/salt/soc/enabled.sls
+++ b/salt/soc/enabled.sls
@@ -47,9 +47,8 @@ so-soc:
 {% endif %}
       - /opt/so/conf/soc/motd.md:/opt/sensoroni/html/motd.md:ro
       - /opt/so/conf/soc/banner.md:/opt/sensoroni/html/login/banner.md:ro
-      - /opt/so/conf/soc/sigma_so_pipeline.yaml:/opt/sensoroni/sigma_so_pipeline.yaml:ro
+      - /opt/so/conf/soc/sigma_pipelines:/opt/sensoroni/sigma_pipelines:ro
       - /opt/so/conf/soc/sigma_playbook_pipeline.yaml:/opt/sensoroni/sigma_playbook_pipeline.yaml:ro
-      - /opt/so/conf/soc/sigma_final_pipeline.yaml:/opt/sensoroni/sigma_final_pipeline.yaml:ro
       - /opt/so/conf/soc/playbook_placeholder_map.yaml:/opt/sensoroni/playbook_placeholder_map.yaml:ro
       - /opt/so/conf/soc/playbook_placeholder_map_custom.yaml:/opt/sensoroni/playbook_placeholder_map_custom.yaml:ro
       - /opt/so/conf/soc/custom.js:/opt/sensoroni/html/js/custom.js:ro
@@ -107,6 +106,7 @@ so-soc:
       - file: socclientsroles
       - file: socplaybookplaceholdermap
       - file: socplaybookplaceholdermapcustom
+      - file: socsigmapipelines
 
 delete_so-soc_so-status.disabled:
   file.uncomment:
diff --git a/salt/soc/files/soc/sigma_pipelines/sigma_esql_pipeline.yml b/salt/soc/files/soc/sigma_pipelines/sigma_esql_pipeline.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18b3a9f63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/soc/files/soc/sigma_pipelines/sigma_esql_pipeline.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,477 @@
+name: Security Onion ES|QL Pipeline
+# ES|QL query settings
+priority: 92
+transformations:
+    - id: esql_default_index
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val: .ds-logs-*
+    - id: esql_source_metadata
+      type: set_state
+      key: metadata
+      val: "_id, _index, _source"
+    - id: esql_source_keep
+      type: set_state
+      key: keep
+      val: "_id, _index, _source"
+    # unmapped fields read as null instead of failing the query
+    - id: esql_unmapped_fields
+      type: set_state
+      key: unmapped_fields
+      val: nullify
+    # FROM targets per logsource, any namespace; later entries win, correlations get the union
+    - id: esql_index_process_creation
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-endpoint.events.process-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*
+        - .ds-logs-system.security-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.powershell-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.forwarded-*
+        - .ds-logs-sysmon_linux.log-*
+        - .ds-logs-auditd_manager.auditd-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        category: process_creation
+    - id: esql_index_process_creation_windows
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-endpoint.events.process-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*
+        - .ds-logs-system.security-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.powershell-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.forwarded-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: windows
+        category: process_creation
+    - id: esql_index_process_creation_linux
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-endpoint.events.process-*
+        - .ds-logs-sysmon_linux.log-*
+        - .ds-logs-auditd_manager.auditd-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: linux
+        category: process_creation
+    - id: esql_index_process_creation_macos
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-endpoint.events.process-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: macos
+        category: process_creation
+    - id: esql_index_file
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-endpoint.events.file-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.forwarded-*
+        - .ds-logs-sysmon_linux.log-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_cond_op: or
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        category: file_event
+      - type: logsource
+        category: file_delete
+      - type: logsource
+        category: file_rename
+      - type: logsource
+        category: file_change
+      - type: logsource
+        category: file_access
+    - id: esql_index_file_windows
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-endpoint.events.file-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.forwarded-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_cond_op: or
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: windows
+        category: file_event
+      - type: logsource
+        product: windows
+        category: file_delete
+      - type: logsource
+        product: windows
+        category: file_rename
+      - type: logsource
+        product: windows
+        category: file_change
+      - type: logsource
+        product: windows
+        category: file_access
+    - id: esql_index_file_linux
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-endpoint.events.file-*
+        - .ds-logs-sysmon_linux.log-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_cond_op: or
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: linux
+        category: file_event
+      - type: logsource
+        product: linux
+        category: file_delete
+      - type: logsource
+        product: linux
+        category: file_rename
+      - type: logsource
+        product: linux
+        category: file_change
+      - type: logsource
+        product: linux
+        category: file_access
+    - id: esql_index_file_macos
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-endpoint.events.file-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_cond_op: or
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: macos
+        category: file_event
+      - type: logsource
+        product: macos
+        category: file_delete
+      - type: logsource
+        product: macos
+        category: file_rename
+      - type: logsource
+        product: macos
+        category: file_change
+      - type: logsource
+        product: macos
+        category: file_access
+    - id: esql_index_registry
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-endpoint.events.registry-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.forwarded-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_cond_op: or
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        category: registry_set
+      - type: logsource
+        category: registry_add
+      - type: logsource
+        category: registry_delete
+      - type: logsource
+        category: registry_event
+    - id: esql_index_library
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-endpoint.events.library-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.forwarded-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_cond_op: or
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        category: image_load
+      - type: logsource
+        category: driver_load
+    - id: esql_index_endpoint_network
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-endpoint.events.network-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.forwarded-*
+        - .ds-logs-sysmon_linux.log-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_cond_op: or
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        category: network_connection
+      - type: logsource
+        category: dns_query
+    - id: esql_index_endpoint_network_windows
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-endpoint.events.network-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.forwarded-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_cond_op: or
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: windows
+        category: network_connection
+      - type: logsource
+        product: windows
+        category: dns_query
+    - id: esql_index_endpoint_network_linux
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-endpoint.events.network-*
+        - .ds-logs-sysmon_linux.log-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_cond_op: or
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: linux
+        category: network_connection
+      - type: logsource
+        product: linux
+        category: dns_query
+    - id: esql_index_endpoint_network_macos
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-endpoint.events.network-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_cond_op: or
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: macos
+        category: network_connection
+      - type: logsource
+        product: macos
+        category: dns_query
+    - id: esql_index_sysmon_only
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.forwarded-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_cond_op: or
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        category: process_access
+      - type: logsource
+        category: create_remote_thread
+      - type: logsource
+        category: pipe_created
+      - type: logsource
+        category: create_stream_hash
+      - type: logsource
+        category: wmi_event
+      - type: logsource
+        category: raw_access_thread
+      - type: logsource
+        category: process_tampering
+      - type: logsource
+        category: sysmon_status
+      - type: logsource
+        category: sysmon_error
+      - type: logsource
+        category: file_executable_detected
+      - type: logsource
+        category: file_block_executable
+      - type: logsource
+        category: file_block_shredding
+      - type: logsource
+        category: clipboard_capture
+      - type: logsource
+        product: windows
+        service: sysmon
+    - id: esql_index_ps_operational
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-windows.powershell_operational-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.forwarded-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_cond_op: or
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        category: ps_script
+      - type: logsource
+        category: ps_module
+      - type: logsource
+        product: windows
+        service: powershell
+    - id: esql_index_ps_classic
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-windows.powershell-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.forwarded-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_cond_op: or
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        category: ps_classic_start
+      - type: logsource
+        category: ps_classic_provider_start
+      - type: logsource
+        category: ps_classic_script
+      - type: logsource
+        product: windows
+        service: powershell-classic
+    - id: esql_index_win_security
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-system.security-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.forwarded-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: windows
+        service: security
+    - id: esql_index_win_system
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-system.system-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.forwarded-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: windows
+        service: system
+    - id: esql_index_win_application
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-system.application-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.forwarded-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: windows
+        service: application
+    - id: esql_index_linux_auth
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-system.auth-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_cond_op: or
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: linux
+        service: auth
+      - type: logsource
+        product: linux
+        service: sshd
+      - type: logsource
+        product: linux
+        service: sudo
+    - id: esql_index_linux_syslog
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-system.syslog-*
+        - .ds-logs-syslog-so-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: linux
+        service: syslog
+    - id: esql_index_linux_auditd
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-auditd_manager.auditd-*
+        - .ds-logs-auditd.log-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: linux
+        service: auditd
+    - id: esql_index_network
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-zeek-so-*
+        - .ds-logs-suricata-so-*
+        - .ds-logs-suricata.alerts-so-*
+        - .ds-logs-endpoint.events.network-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.sysmon_operational-*
+        - .ds-logs-sysmon_linux.log-*
+        - .ds-logs-windows.forwarded-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        category: network
+    - id: esql_index_so_network
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-zeek-so-*
+        - .ds-logs-suricata-so-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_cond_op: or
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        category: network
+        service: connection
+      - type: logsource
+        category: network
+        service: dns
+      - type: logsource
+        category: network
+        service: http
+      - type: logsource
+        category: network
+        service: file
+      - type: logsource
+        category: network
+        service: x509
+      - type: logsource
+        category: network
+        service: ssl
+      - type: logsource
+        category: network
+        service: ssh
+      - type: logsource
+        category: dns
+    - id: esql_index_zeek
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-zeek-so-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: zeek
+    - id: esql_index_opencanary
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-idh-so-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: opencanary
+    - id: esql_index_kratos
+      type: set_state
+      key: index
+      val:
+        - .ds-logs-kratos-so-*
+        - .ds-logs-import-so-*
+      rule_conditions:
+      - type: logsource
+        product: kratos
+
diff --git a/salt/soc/files/soc/sigma_so_pipeline.yaml b/salt/soc/files/soc/sigma_pipelines/sigma_so_pipeline.yml
similarity index 98%
rename from salt/soc/files/soc/sigma_so_pipeline.yaml
rename to salt/soc/files/soc/sigma_pipelines/sigma_so_pipeline.yml
index 23348860d..89b24f53b 100644
--- a/salt/soc/files/soc/sigma_so_pipeline.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/files/soc/sigma_pipelines/sigma_so_pipeline.yml
@@ -14,18 +14,6 @@ transformations:
         - process.args
         - related.ip
         - dns.resolved_ip
-    - id: esql_default_index
-      type: set_state
-      key: index
-      val: .ds-logs-*
-    - id: esql_source_metadata
-      type: set_state
-      key: metadata
-      val: "_id, _index, _source"
-    - id: esql_source_keep
-      type: set_state
-      key: keep
-      val: "_id, _index, _source"
     # Not every source maps .caseless; EQL/ES|QL already match case-insensitively.
     - id: caseless_to_parent_fields
       type: field_name_mapping