diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 21ce193..9c79207 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.0.0-development",
   "homepage": "https://circleci-public.github.io/visual-config-editor/",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@circleci/circleci-config-sdk": "v0.9.0-alpha.7",
+    "@circleci/circleci-config-sdk": "v0.9.0-alpha.8",
     "@craco/craco": "^6.3.0",
     "@monaco-editor/react": "^4.3.1",
     "algoliasearch": "^4.13.1",
diff --git a/src/components/menus/definitions/DefinitionsMenu.tsx b/src/components/menus/definitions/DefinitionsMenu.tsx
index 42a3da6..d356549 100644
--- a/src/components/menus/definitions/DefinitionsMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/menus/definitions/DefinitionsMenu.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { parsers } from '@circleci/circleci-config-sdk';
+import { OrbImport } from '@circleci/circleci-config-sdk/dist/src/lib/Orb';
 import { Form, Formik } from 'formik';
 import { useRef } from 'react';
+import { parse } from 'yaml';
 import WorkflowIcon from '../../../icons/components/WorkflowIcon';
 import { dataMappings } from '../../../mappings/GenerableMapping';
 import InspectableMapping from '../../../mappings/InspectableMapping';
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ import { WorkflowSelector } from '../../atoms/WorkflowSelector';
 import DefinitionsContainer from '../../containers/DefinitionsContainer';
 import OrbImportsContainer from '../../containers/OrbImportsContainer';
 import TabbedMenu from '../TabbedMenu';
+import { loadOrb, OrbImportWithMeta } from './OrbDefinitionsMenu';
 
 /**
  * The main menu for inspecting the app's contents.
@@ -86,14 +89,60 @@ const DefinitionsMenu = (props: { expanded: boolean[] }) => {
               return;
             }
 
-            e.target.files[0].text().then((yml) => {
+            const setConfig = (
+              yml: string,
+              orbImports?: Record<string, OrbImport>,
+            ) => {
               let config;
               try {
-                config = parsers.parseConfig(yml);
+                config = parsers.parseConfig(yml, orbImports);
               } catch (e) {
                 config = e as Error;
               }
               loadConfig(config);
+            };
+
+            e.target.files[0].text().then((yml) => {
+              const configBlob = parse(yml);
+
+              if ('orbs' in configBlob) {
+                const orbs = parsers.parseOrbImports(configBlob.orbs);
+
+                if (!orbs) {
+                  setConfig(yml);
+                  return;
+                }
+
+                Promise.all(
+                  // get a sneak of the orb imports so we can load the manifests
+                  orbs.map((orb) =>
+                    loadOrb(`${orb.namespace}/${orb.name}@${orb.version}`, orb),
+                  ),
+                ).then((manifests) => {
+                  const orbImports = Object.assign(
+                    {},
+                    ...manifests.map(({ orb, manifest }) => {
+                      if (typeof orb === 'string') {
+                        throw new Error(`Could not load orb ${orb}`);
+                      }
+
+                      return {
+                        [orb.alias]: new OrbImportWithMeta(
+                          orb.alias,
+                          orb.namespace,
+                          orb.name,
+                          manifest,
+                          orb.version,
+                          '',
+                          orb.description,
+                        ),
+                      };
+                    }),
+                  );
+
+                  setConfig(yml, orbImports);
+                });
+              }
             });
           }}
         />
diff --git a/src/components/menus/definitions/OrbDefinitionsMenu.tsx b/src/components/menus/definitions/OrbDefinitionsMenu.tsx
index 8d6b792..1eb2377 100644
--- a/src/components/menus/definitions/OrbDefinitionsMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/menus/definitions/OrbDefinitionsMenu.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { orb } from '@circleci/circleci-config-sdk';
 import { AnyParameterLiteral } from '@circleci/circleci-config-sdk/dist/src/lib/Components/Parameters/types/CustomParameterLiterals.types';
-import { OrbRef } from '@circleci/circleci-config-sdk/dist/src/lib/Orb';
+import {
+  OrbImport,
+  OrbRef,
+} from '@circleci/circleci-config-sdk/dist/src/lib/Orb';
 import {
   OrbDisplayMeta,
   OrbImportManifest,
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ export class OrbImportWithMeta extends orb.OrbImport {
     description?: string,
     display?: OrbDisplayMeta,
   ) {
-    super(alias, namespace, orb, manifest, version, description, display);
+    super(alias, namespace, orb, version, manifest, description, display);
 
     this.logo_url = logo_url;
   }
@@ -47,13 +50,30 @@ export type OrbDefinitionProps = {
   url: string;
 };
 
-const loadOrb = (orb: string) => {
+export const loadOrb = (orb: string, value?: OrbImport) => {
   const endpoint =
     process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
       ? 'http://localhost:3030'
       : 'https://temp-orb-manifest-endpoint.herokuapp.com';
 
-  return fetch(`${endpoint}/orbs?orb=${orb}`).then((res) => res.json());
+  return fetch(`${endpoint}/orbs?orb=${orb}`).then(
+    (resp) =>
+      new Promise<{ orb: string | OrbImport; manifest: OrbImportManifest }>(
+        (res, rej) => {
+          resp
+            .json()
+            .then((manifest) => {
+              res({
+                orb: value ?? orb,
+                manifest,
+              });
+            })
+            .catch((err) => {
+              rej(err);
+            });
+        },
+      ),
+  );
 };
 
 const orbDefinitions = ['jobs', 'commands', 'executors'] as Array<
@@ -93,7 +113,7 @@ const OrbDefinitionsMenu = (props: OrbDefinitionProps) => {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     loadOrb(`${props.namespace}/${props.name}@${props.version}`).then(
-      (manifest) => {
+      ({ manifest }) => {
         setOrb(
           new OrbImportWithMeta(
             props.name,
diff --git a/src/components/menus/stage/StagedJobMenu.tsx b/src/components/menus/stage/StagedJobMenu.tsx
index 5f9ac8e..5ca97a4 100644
--- a/src/components/menus/stage/StagedJobMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/menus/stage/StagedJobMenu.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Job, orb, parsers, reusable } from '@circleci/circleci-config-sdk';
+import { orb, parsers, reusable } from '@circleci/circleci-config-sdk';
 import { WorkflowJob } from '@circleci/circleci-config-sdk/dist/src/lib/Components/Workflow';
 import { Form, Formik } from 'formik';
 import JobIcon from '../../../icons/components/JobIcon';
@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ import { navSubTypeMenu } from '../SubTypeMenu';
 import TabbedMenu from '../TabbedMenu';
 
 type WorkflowJobMenuProps = {
-  source: Job;
+  source: WorkflowJob;
   values: any;
   id: string;
-  job: WorkflowJob;
 };
 
 const AdjacentSteps = ({
@@ -87,8 +86,6 @@ const StagedJobMenu = ({ source, values, id }: WorkflowJobMenuProps) => {
         initialValues={{
           parameters: {
             name: '',
-            'pre-steps': [],
-            'post-steps': [],
             ...values.parameters,
           },
         }}
@@ -103,6 +100,7 @@ const StagedJobMenu = ({ source, values, id }: WorkflowJobMenuProps) => {
               ),
             ),
             definitionsAsArray(definitions.jobs),
+            definitionsAsArray(definitions.orbs),
           );
 
           updateWorkflowElement({
@@ -149,12 +147,12 @@ const StagedJobMenu = ({ source, values, id }: WorkflowJobMenuProps) => {
                   Edit Filters
                 </button> */}
 
-                {(source instanceof reusable.ParameterizedJob ||
-                  source instanceof orb.OrbRef) && (
+                {(source.job instanceof reusable.ParameterizedJob ||
+                  source.job instanceof orb.OrbRef) && (
                   <>
                     <ParamListContainer
                       parent="parameters"
-                      paramList={source.parameters}
+                      paramList={source.job.parameters}
                     ></ParamListContainer>
                   </>
                 )}
diff --git a/src/mappings/components/JobMapping.tsx b/src/mappings/components/JobMapping.tsx
index 3c979ff..b14adf6 100644
--- a/src/mappings/components/JobMapping.tsx
+++ b/src/mappings/components/JobMapping.tsx
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export const JobMapping: InspectableMapping<Job, workflow.WorkflowJob> = {
       values,
       definitionsAsArray(definitions.commands),
       definitionsAsArray(definitions.executors),
+      definitionsAsArray(definitions.orbs),
     );
   },
   store: {
diff --git a/src/state/Store.tsx b/src/state/Store.tsx
index e8ffd42..f826fde 100644
--- a/src/state/Store.tsx
+++ b/src/state/Store.tsx
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ export type StoreActions = AllDefinitionActions & {
   setToast: Action<StoreModel, ToastModel | undefined | void>;
   triggerToast: Action<StoreModel, ToastModel | undefined | void>;
   triggerConfirmation: Action<StoreModel, ConfirmationModalModel | undefined>;
+  triggerConfigRefresh: ThunkOn<StoreActions, void>;
 };
 
 const Actions: StoreActions = {
@@ -723,6 +724,12 @@ const Actions: StoreActions = {
   triggerConfirmation: action((state, payload) => {
     state.confirm = payload;
   }),
+  triggerConfigRefresh: thunkOn(
+    (actions) => actions.importOrb,
+    (actions) => {
+      actions.generateConfig();
+    },
+  ),
 };
 
 const Store: StoreModel & StoreActions = {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b1dde21..c896a0b 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1197,10 +1197,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@bcoe/v8-coverage/-/v8-coverage-0.2.3.tgz"
   integrity sha512-0hYQ8SB4Db5zvZB4axdMHGwEaQjkZzFjQiN9LVYvIFB2nSUHW9tYpxWriPrWDASIxiaXax83REcLxuSdnGPZtw==
 
-"@circleci/circleci-config-sdk@v0.9.0-alpha.7":
-  version "0.9.0-alpha.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@circleci/circleci-config-sdk/-/circleci-config-sdk-0.9.0-alpha.7.tgz#864480bf8496af58ac7f9957ec3034cd318b8828"
-  integrity sha512-xBC1ftbUdxQzxGIfbYtXwZQ9wbTB0Qy3Ld5YYKG+7wcHp/RcJnBdf8bhHkC4Fq3h5QaCuM/TKkhg/NoJ+FI6xw==
+"@circleci/circleci-config-sdk@v0.9.0-alpha.8":
+  version "0.9.0-alpha.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@circleci/circleci-config-sdk/-/circleci-config-sdk-0.9.0-alpha.8.tgz#4c05b7940fe76cafbdea75dc76e2a8f9bb838c6d"
+  integrity sha512-nUagt1s/DKLYk1wXbRyp3mCX4DQvMl2ZynpaWtaAI1fxvFX03gwwYQzYKd4vi7MlHVdDByFqovlVSdQnNis2gw==
   dependencies:
     ajv "^8.8.2"
     ajv-merge-patch "^5.0.1"