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# execute • AI Agent SDK

> execute: Execute a single prompt and return result.

# execute

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

Execute a single prompt and return result.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
async def execute(prompt: str) -> CliBackendResult
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="prompt" type="str" required={true}>
  User prompt/query
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="CliBackendResult">
  CliBackendResult with response content and metadata
</ResponseField>

## 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_async`](../functions/HookRunner-execute_async)

## Source

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  `praisonaiagents/cli_backend/protocols.py` at line 114
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