diff --git a/src/askui/agent.py b/src/askui/agent.py
index 490dd0c2..e87576c4 100644
--- a/src/askui/agent.py
+++ b/src/askui/agent.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import logging
-import subprocess
 import time
 import types
 from typing import Annotated, Literal, Optional, Type, overload
@@ -533,7 +532,7 @@ def cli(
             ```
         """
         logger.debug("VisionAgent received instruction to execute '%s' on cli", command)
-        subprocess.run(command.split(" "))
+        self.tools.os.run_command(command)
 
     @telemetry.record_call(flush=True)
     def close(self) -> None:
diff --git a/src/askui/tools/agent_os.py b/src/askui/tools/agent_os.py
index a88ddbc1..cb719899 100644
--- a/src/askui/tools/agent_os.py
+++ b/src/askui/tools/agent_os.py
@@ -302,3 +302,16 @@ def set_display(self, displayNumber: int = 1) -> None:
                 Defaults to `1`.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def run_command(self, command: str, timeout_ms: int = 30000) -> None:
+        """
+        Executes a shell command.
+
+        Args:
+            command (str): The command to execute.
+            timeout_ms (int, optional): The timeout for command
+                execution in milliseconds. Defaults to `30000` (30 seconds).
+
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/src/askui/tools/askui/askui_controller.py b/src/askui/tools/askui/askui_controller.py
index 72f9b040..786f6a26 100644
--- a/src/askui/tools/askui/askui_controller.py
+++ b/src/askui/tools/askui/askui_controller.py
@@ -702,3 +702,24 @@ def set_display(self, displayNumber: int = 1) -> None:
             controller_v1_pbs.Request_SetActiveDisplay(displayID=displayNumber)
         )
         self._display = displayNumber
+
+    @telemetry.record_call(exclude={"command"})
+    @override
+    def run_command(self, command: str, timeout_ms: int = 30000) -> None:
+        """
+        Execute a shell command.
+
+        Args:
+            command (str): The command to execute.
+            timeout_ms (int, optional): The timeout for command
+                execution in milliseconds. Defaults to `30000` (30 seconds).
+        """
+        self._reporter.add_message("AgentOS", f'run_command("{command}", {timeout_ms})')
+        self._run_recorder_action(
+            acion_class_id=controller_v1_pbs.ActionClassID_RunCommand,
+            action_parameters=controller_v1_pbs.ActionParameters(
+                runcommand=controller_v1_pbs.ActionParameters_RunCommand(
+                    command=command, timeoutInMilliseconds=timeout_ms
+                )
+            ),
+        )