diff --git a/src/component/index.ts b/src/component/index.ts
index e781c55..71b81bf 100644
--- a/src/component/index.ts
+++ b/src/component/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+export { Operation } from "./operation.js";
+export type { OperationProps } from "./operation.js";
 export { Parallel } from "./parallel.js";
 export type { ParallelProps } from "./parallel.js";
 export { Sequential } from "./sequential.js";
diff --git a/src/component/operation.ts b/src/component/operation.ts
index 8cec2e9..8bda659 100644
--- a/src/component/operation.ts
+++ b/src/component/operation.ts
@@ -1 +1,32 @@
-export {};
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+import type { UComponent, UElement, UNode, UniversalProps } from "@alkdev/ujsx";
+import type { PropValue } from "@alkdev/ujsx";
+
+export interface OperationProps extends UniversalProps {
+  name: string;
+  input?: PropValue;
+  retries?: number;
+  timeout?: number;
+}
+
+export const Operation: UComponent<OperationProps> = (
+  props: OperationProps & { children?: UNode[] },
+): UElement => {
+  const { name, input, retries, timeout, children, ...rest } = props;
+  const elementProps: UniversalProps = { ...rest, name };
+  if (input !== undefined) {
+    elementProps.input = input;
+  }
+  if (retries !== undefined) {
+    elementProps.retries = retries;
+  }
+  if (timeout !== undefined) {
+    elementProps.timeout = timeout;
+  }
+  return {
+    type: "operation",
+    props: elementProps,
+    children: [],
+  };
+};
+
+Operation.displayName = "Operation";
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diff --git a/test/component/operation.test.ts b/test/component/operation.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c25e9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/component/operation.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { Operation } from "../../src/component/operation.js";
+import type { OperationProps } from "../../src/component/operation.js";
+import type { UElement, UNode } from "@alkdev/ujsx";
+
+describe("Operation", () => {
+  it("produces UElement with type operation", () => {
+    const el = Operation({ name: "classify" } as OperationProps & { children?: UNode[] });
+    expect(el.type).toBe("operation");
+  });
+
+  it("requires name prop", () => {
+    const el = Operation({ name: "architect" } as OperationProps & { children?: UNode[] });
+    expect((el as UElement).props.name).toBe("architect");
+  });
+
+  it("has no children (leaf node)", () => {
+    const el = Operation({ name: "classify" } as OperationProps & { children?: UNode[] });
+    expect(el.children).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("ignores children even if provided (leaf node)", () => {
+    const el = Operation({
+      name: "classify",
+      children: ["child1"],
+    } as OperationProps & { children?: UNode[] });
+    expect(el.children).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
+  it("preserves optional input prop", () => {
+    const el = Operation({
+      name: "process",
+      input: { key: "value" },
+    } as OperationProps & { children?: UNode[] });
+    expect((el as UElement).props.input).toEqual({ key: "value" });
+  });
+
+  it("preserves optional retries prop", () => {
+    const el = Operation({
+      name: "fetch",
+      retries: 3,
+    } as OperationProps & { children?: UNode[] });
+    expect((el as UElement).props.retries).toBe(3);
+  });
+
+  it("preserves optional timeout prop", () => {
+    const el = Operation({
+      name: "fetch",
+      timeout: 5000,
+    } as OperationProps & { children?: UNode[] });
+    expect((el as UElement).props.timeout).toBe(5000);
+  });
+
+  it("omits optional props when not provided", () => {
+    const el = Operation({ name: "classify" } as OperationProps & { children?: UNode[] });
+    expect((el as UElement).props.input).toBeUndefined();
+    expect((el as UElement).props.retries).toBeUndefined();
+    expect((el as UElement).props.timeout).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("preserves all props together", () => {
+    const el = Operation({
+      name: "fetch",
+      input: "data",
+      retries: 2,
+      timeout: 10000,
+    } as OperationProps & { children?: UNode[] });
+    expect((el as UElement).props.name).toBe("fetch");
+    expect((el as UElement).props.input).toBe("data");
+    expect((el as UElement).props.retries).toBe(2);
+    expect((el as UElement).props.timeout).toBe(10000);
+  });
+
+  it("is a valid UElement (has type, props, children)", () => {
+    const el = Operation({ name: "test" } as OperationProps & { children?: UNode[] });
+    expect(el).toHaveProperty("type");
+    expect(el).toHaveProperty("props");
+    expect(el).toHaveProperty("children");
+    expect(typeof el.type).toBe("string");
+    expect(typeof el.props).toBe("object");
+    expect(Array.isArray(el.children)).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("displayName is Operation", () => {
+    expect(Operation.displayName).toBe("Operation");
+  });
+});
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