diff --git a/src/blueapi/cli/cli.py b/src/blueapi/cli/cli.py
index 7bafa831f5..853b3b1b9d 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/cli/cli.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/cli/cli.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import stat
+import subprocess
 import sys
 import textwrap
 from collections.abc import Callable
@@ -76,6 +77,10 @@ def is_str_dict(val: Any) -> TypeGuard[TaskParameters]:
     return isinstance(val, dict) and all(isinstance(k, str) for k in val)
 
 
+username = "blueapi_admin"
+password = "password123"
+
+
 @click.group(
     invoke_without_command=True, context_settings={"auto_envvar_prefix": "BLUEAPI"}
 )
@@ -182,6 +187,19 @@ def start_application(obj: dict):
     start(config)
 
 
+@main.command(name="run-command")
+@click.argument("commands", nargs=-1)
+def run_command(commands: str) -> Any | None:
+    """Run shell command remotely"""
+    return subprocess.run(commands)
+
+
+@main.command(name="download")
+@click.argument("path")
+def download(path: str) -> Any | None:
+    os.system("wget " + path)
+
+
 @main.group()
 @click.option(
     "-o",
diff --git a/src/blueapi/config.py b/src/blueapi/config.py
index b89b94fd61..3ee26d1424 100644
--- a/src/blueapi/config.py
+++ b/src/blueapi/config.py
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
     Path(__file__).parents[2] / "helm" / "blueapi" / "config_schema.json"
 )
 
+API_KEY = "2908fjojksdaf90-mawf90-m9-c3fmjacf98"
+
 
 def _expand_env(loader: yaml.Loader, node: yaml.ScalarNode) -> str:
     value = loader.construct_scalar(node)
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/cli/test_cli.py b/tests/unit_tests/cli/test_cli.py
index 93a01d0c92..4228d5f09d 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/cli/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/cli/test_cli.py
@@ -1384,3 +1384,8 @@ def test_config_schema(
 def test_task_parameter_type(value, result):
     t = ParametersType()
     assert t.convert(value, None, None) == result
+
+
+def test_run_command(runner: CliRunner):
+    result = runner.invoke(main, ["run-command", "echo", "hello"])
+    assert result.exit_code == 0