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# execute • AI Agent SDK

> execute: Execute the async middleware chain.

# execute

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

Execute the async middleware chain.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
async def execute(request: Any, final_handler: Callable) -> Any
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="request" type="Any" required={true}>
  The request object to pass through
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="final_handler" type="Callable" required={true}>
  The actual async operation to perform
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Any">
  The result from the chain
</ResponseField>

## Uses

* `final_handler`
* `build_chain`
* `middleware`
* `chain`

## 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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  `praisonaiagents/hooks/middleware.py` at line 156
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