---
title: "Execute Command"
method: POST
path: "/api/commands/execute"
tags: ["Commands"]
---

# Execute Command

`POST /api/commands/execute`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.agentstack.tech` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.agentstack.tech/api/commands/execute`
- Auth: one of:
  - API key in header `X-API-Key`
  - HTTP bearer

Execute a single protein command

Surgical Operations Pattern
- POST = Create and execute command
- Returns structured response (Philosophy v0.1.2)

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- ProteinCommandsRouterCommandRequest: Request model for protein commands
  - `command_type` string, required
  - `command_name` string, required
  - `payload` object, required
  - `priority` integer
  - `timeout_ms` integer
  - `retry_count` integer

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- ProteinCommandsRouterCommandResponse: Response model for protein commands (Philosophy v0.1.2)
  - `success` boolean, required
  - `command_uuid` string, required
  - `status` string, required
  - `result` object, nullable
  - `error` string, nullable
  - `execution_time_ms` number, nullable
  - `warnings` string[], nullable

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `409`: Conflict
- `422`: Validation Error
- `429`: Too Many Requests
- `500`: Internal Server Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/agentstack/apis/agentstack-core-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/agentstack/apis/agentstack-core-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/agentstack/apis/agentstack-core-api/revisions/8ecf3406e74a?raw)