> ## Documentation Index
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# execute • AI Agent SDK

> execute: Execute a task synchronously - backward compatibility method

# execute

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> This is a method of the [**Agent**](../classes/Agent) class in the [**agent**](../modules/agent) module.

Execute a task synchronously - backward compatibility method

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def execute(task: Any, context: Any) -> Any
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="task" type="Any" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="context" type="Any" required={false}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Any">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `chat`

## Used By

* [`CodeAgent.execute_code`](../functions/CodeAgent-execute_code)
* [`CodeAgent.aexecute`](../functions/CodeAgent-aexecute)
* [`MiddlewareManager.execute_model_call`](../functions/MiddlewareManager-execute_model_call)
* [`MiddlewareManager.execute_tool_call`](../functions/MiddlewareManager-execute_tool_call)
* [`HookRunner.execute_sync`](../functions/HookRunner-execute_sync)

## Source

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