diff --git a/internal/agent/component/variable_assigner.go b/internal/agent/component/variable_assigner.go
index c18869448b..8ed5684bb8 100644
--- a/internal/agent/component/variable_assigner.go
+++ b/internal/agent/component/variable_assigner.go
@@ -129,6 +129,16 @@ func NewVariableAssignerComponent(params map[string]any) (Component, error) {
 // Name returns the registered component name.
 func (v *VariableAssignerComponent) Name() string { return v.name }
 
+// GetInputForm returns the runtime input form consumed by the Agent UI.
+func (v *VariableAssignerComponent) GetInputForm() map[string]any {
+	return map[string]any{
+		"items": map[string]any{
+			"type": "line",
+			"name": "Items",
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 // Invoke walks the param.variables list, evaluates each tuple against
 // the canvas state, and writes the result back unless the operator
 // returned an "ERROR:..." sentinel. The list of refs that were
diff --git a/internal/agent/component/variable_assigner_test.go b/internal/agent/component/variable_assigner_test.go
index a644a46d9f..a21df59f52 100644
--- a/internal/agent/component/variable_assigner_test.go
+++ b/internal/agent/component/variable_assigner_test.go
@@ -245,3 +245,20 @@ func TestVariableAssigner_Registered(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Name()=%q, want VariableAssigner", c.Name())
 	}
 }
+
+func TestVariableAssignerGetInputForm(t *testing.T) {
+	c, err := New("VariableAssigner", map[string]any{
+		"variables": []map[string]any{},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("New(VariableAssigner): %v", err)
+	}
+	getter, ok := c.(interface{ GetInputForm() map[string]any })
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("VariableAssigner component does not expose GetInputForm")
+	}
+	items, ok := getter.GetInputForm()["items"].(map[string]any)
+	if !ok || items["type"] != "line" || items["name"] != "Items" {
+		t.Errorf("GetInputForm()[items] = %#v", items)
+	}
+}