diff --git a/build/test/client.go b/build/test/client.go
index 3b96d0cd2a..1d9216687a 100644
--- a/build/test/client.go
+++ b/build/test/client.go
@@ -26,16 +26,20 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func egctlCmd(args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
+func egctlWithServer(server string, args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
 	egctl := os.Getenv("EGCTL")
 	if egctl == "" {
 		egctl = "egctl"
 	}
 	cmd := exec.Command(egctl, args...)
-	cmd.Args = append(cmd.Args, "--server", "http://127.0.0.1:12381")
+	cmd.Args = append(cmd.Args, "--server", server)
 	return cmd
 }
 
+func egctlCmd(args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
+	return egctlWithServer("http://127.0.0.1:12381", args...)
+}
+
 func runCmd(cmd *exec.Cmd) (string, string, error) {
 	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
 	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
@@ -110,3 +114,12 @@ func matchTable(array []string, output string) bool {
 	// Check if the regular expression matches the output string
 	return re.MatchString(output)
 }
+
+func egbuilderCmd(args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
+	egbuilder := os.Getenv("EGBUILDER")
+	if egbuilder == "" {
+		egbuilder = "egbuilder"
+	}
+	cmd := exec.Command(egbuilder, args...)
+	return cmd
+}
diff --git a/build/test/integration_test.go b/build/test/integration_test.go
index 60b014d467..498a8a31e2 100644
--- a/build/test/integration_test.go
+++ b/build/test/integration_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -1076,3 +1077,238 @@ filters:
 	assert.Nil(err)
 	assert.Equal("hello from websocket", string(data))
 }
+
+func TestEgbuilder(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "easegress-test")
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+
+	// init a new plugin repo
+	initCmd := egbuilderCmd(
+		"init",
+		"--repo", "github.com/test/repo",
+		"--filters=MyFilter1",
+		"--controllers=MyController1,MyController2",
+	)
+	initCmd.Dir = tempDir
+	stdout, stderr, err := runCmd(initCmd)
+	fmt.Printf("init stdout:\n%s\n", stdout)
+	fmt.Printf("init stderr:\n%s\n", stderr)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	// add a new filters and controllers
+	addCmd := egbuilderCmd(
+		"add",
+		"--filters=MyFilter2",
+		"--controllers=MyController3",
+	)
+	addCmd.Dir = tempDir
+	stdout, stderr, err = runCmd(addCmd)
+	fmt.Printf("add stdout:\n%s\n", stdout)
+	fmt.Printf("add stderr:\n%s\n", stderr)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	// build easegress with new plugins
+	buildConfig := `
+plugins:
+- module: github.com/test/repo
+  version: ""
+  replacement: %s
+
+output: "%s/easegress-server"
+`
+	buildConfig = fmt.Sprintf(buildConfig, tempDir, tempDir)
+	err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tempDir, "build.yaml"), []byte(buildConfig), os.ModePerm)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	buildCmd := egbuilderCmd(
+		"build",
+		"-f",
+		"build.yaml",
+	)
+	buildCmd.Dir = tempDir
+	stdout, stderr, err = runCmd(buildCmd)
+	fmt.Printf("build stdout:\n%s\n", stdout)
+	fmt.Printf("build stderr:\n%s\n", stderr)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	// run easegress with new plugins
+	egserverConfig := `
+name: egbuilder
+cluster-name: egbuilder-test
+cluster-role: primary
+cluster:
+  listen-peer-urls:
+   - http://localhost:22380
+  listen-client-urls:
+   - http://localhost:22379
+  advertise-client-urls:
+   - http://localhost:22379
+  initial-advertise-peer-urls:
+   - http://localhost:22380
+  initial-cluster:
+   - egbuilder: http://localhost:22380
+api-addr: 127.0.0.1:22381
+`
+	apiURL := "http://127.0.0.1:22381"
+	err = os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(tempDir, "config.yaml"), []byte(egserverConfig), os.ModePerm)
+	assert.Nil(err)
+
+	runEgCmd := exec.Command(
+		filepath.Join(tempDir, "easegress-server"),
+		"--config-file",
+		"config.yaml",
+	)
+	runEgCmd.Dir = tempDir
+	var stdoutBuf, stderrBuf bytes.Buffer
+	runEgCmd.Stdout = &stdoutBuf
+	runEgCmd.Stderr = &stderrBuf
+	err = runEgCmd.Start()
+	assert.Nil(err)
+	defer func() {
+		err := runEgCmd.Process.Signal(os.Interrupt)
+		assert.Nil(err)
+		err = runEgCmd.Wait()
+		assert.Nil(err)
+		assert.NotContains(stderrBuf.String(), "panic")
+		assert.NotContains(stdoutBuf.String(), "panic")
+	}()
+
+	started := checkServerStart(func() *http.Request {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, apiURL+"/apis/v2/healthz", nil)
+		assert.Nil(err)
+		return req
+	})
+	assert.True(started)
+
+	egctl := func(args ...string) *exec.Cmd {
+		return egctlWithServer(apiURL, args...)
+	}
+
+	// create, apply, delete new controllers
+	controllers := `
+name: c1
+kind: MyController1
+
+---
+
+name: c2
+kind: MyController2
+
+---
+
+name: c3
+kind: MyController3
+`
+	controllerNames := []string{"c1", "c2", "c3"}
+	controllerKinds := []string{"MyController1", "MyController2", "MyController3"}
+
+	cmd := egctl("create", "-f", "-")
+	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(controllers)
+	stdout, stderr, err = runCmd(cmd)
+	fmt.Printf("egctl create stdout:\n%s\n", stdout)
+	assert.Contains(stdout, "create MyController1 c1 successfully")
+	assert.Contains(stdout, "create MyController2 c2 successfully")
+	assert.Contains(stdout, "create MyController3 c3 successfully")
+	assert.Empty(stderr)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	cmd = egctl("get", "all")
+	stdout, stderr, err = runCmd(cmd)
+	for i := range controllerNames {
+		assert.Contains(stdout, controllerNames[i])
+		assert.Contains(stdout, controllerKinds[i])
+	}
+	assert.Empty(stderr)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	cmd = egctl("apply", "-f", "-")
+	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(controllers)
+	stdout, stderr, err = runCmd(cmd)
+	fmt.Printf("egctl apply stdout:\n%s\n", stdout)
+	assert.Contains(stdout, "update MyController1 c1 successfully")
+	assert.Contains(stdout, "update MyController2 c2 successfully")
+	assert.Contains(stdout, "update MyController3 c3 successfully")
+	assert.Empty(stderr)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	for i := range controllerNames {
+		cmd = egctl("delete", controllerKinds[i], controllerNames[i])
+		stdout, stderr, err = runCmd(cmd)
+		fmt.Printf("egctl delete stdout:\n%s\n", stdout)
+		assert.Contains(stdout, fmt.Sprintf("delete %s %s successfully", controllerKinds[i], controllerNames[i]))
+		assert.Empty(stderr)
+		assert.NoError(err)
+	}
+
+	cmd = egctl("get", "all")
+	stdout, stderr, err = runCmd(cmd)
+	for i := range controllerNames {
+		assert.NotContains(stdout, controllerNames[i])
+		assert.NotContains(stdout, controllerKinds[i])
+	}
+	assert.Empty(stderr)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	// create, apply, delete new filters
+	filters := `
+name: httpserver
+kind: HTTPServer
+port: 22399
+rules:
+- paths:
+  - backend: pipeline
+
+---
+
+name: pipeline
+kind: Pipeline
+flow:
+- filter: filter1
+- filter: filter2
+- filter: mock
+filters:
+- name: filter1
+  kind: MyFilter1
+- name: filter2
+  kind: MyFilter2
+- name: mock
+  kind: ResponseBuilder
+  template: |
+    statusCode: 200
+    body: "body from response builder"
+`
+
+	cmd = egctl("create", "-f", "-")
+	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(filters)
+	stdout, stderr, err = runCmd(cmd)
+	fmt.Printf("egctl create stdout:\n%s\n", stdout)
+	assert.Empty(stderr)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	cmd = egctl("apply", "-f", "-")
+	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(filters)
+	stdout, stderr, err = runCmd(cmd)
+	fmt.Printf("egctl apply stdout:\n%s\n", stdout)
+	assert.Empty(stderr)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	started = checkServerStart(func() *http.Request {
+		req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://127.0.0.1:22399", nil)
+		assert.Nil(err)
+		return req
+	})
+	assert.True(started)
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "http://127.0.0.1:22399", nil)
+	assert.Nil(err)
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	assert.Nil(err)
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	assert.Nil(err)
+	// get this body means our pipeline is working.
+	assert.Equal("body from response builder", string(data))
+}
diff --git a/build/test/test.sh b/build/test/test.sh
index eb903e35a1..e390ad2256 100755
--- a/build/test/test.sh
+++ b/build/test/test.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pushd $SCRIPTPATH"/../../example" > /dev/null
 EXAMPLEDIR="$SCRIPTPATH"/../../example
 PRIMARYDIR=$EXAMPLEDIR"/primary-single"
 EGCTL=$PRIMARYDIR"/bin/egctl"
+EGBUILDER=$PRIMARYDIR"/bin/egbuilder"
 
 # target file related define.
 server="primary-single/bin/easegress-server"
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # run go test
-env EGCTL=$EGCTL go test -v $SCRIPTPATH
+env EGCTL=$EGCTL EGBUILDER=$EGBUILDER go test -v $SCRIPTPATH
 
 popd > /dev/null
 exit 0
diff --git a/cmd/builder/gen/filters.go b/cmd/builder/gen/filters.go
index 5e534520b1..7c75420f0b 100644
--- a/cmd/builder/gen/filters.go
+++ b/cmd/builder/gen/filters.go
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func defineFilterMethods(file *j.File, info *FilterInfo) {
 	nameFunc := receiver()
 	nameFunc.Name = "Name"
 	nameFunc.Returns = []j.Code{j.String()}
-	nameFunc.Block = []j.Code{j.Return(j.Lit(info.Name))}
+	nameFunc.Block = []j.Code{j.Return(j.Id(info.ReceiverName).Dot("spec").Dot("Name()"))}
 	file.Add(nameFunc.Def())
 
 	// define filter Kind method
diff --git a/pkg/object/pipeline/pipeline.go b/pkg/object/pipeline/pipeline.go
index e8c342914c..1451759526 100644
--- a/pkg/object/pipeline/pipeline.go
+++ b/pkg/object/pipeline/pipeline.go
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func (p *Pipeline) reload(previousGeneration *Pipeline) {
 
 		// add the filter to pipeline, and if the pipeline does not define a
 		// flow, append it to the flow we just created.
-		p.filters[filter.Name()] = filter
+		p.filters[spec.Name()] = filter
 		if len(p.spec.Flow) == 0 {
 			flow = append(flow, FlowNode{FilterName: spec.Name()})
 		}