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diff --git a/lib/protocols/Executable.ml b/lib/protocols/Executable.ml
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+class type implementation = object
+  method invoke :
+    Handle.t list -> within:Handle.t -> (Handle.t, Concepts.Condition.condition) result
+end
+
+type Handle.protocol += Executable of implementation
+type t = implementation
+
+let make impl = Executable (impl :> implementation)
+let from handle = Handle.into handle (function Executable impl -> Some impl | _ -> None)
+let require = Handle.require from
+let invoke i inputs ~within = Handle.invoke i (fun o -> o#invoke inputs ~within)
diff --git a/lib/protocols/Executable.mli b/lib/protocols/Executable.mli
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+type t
+
+(** [within] is the directory the program's paths resolve against: the
+    branch state a stored program was read through, or whatever part of
+    the tree a caller hands over. *)
+class type implementation = object
+  method invoke :
+    Handle.t list -> within:Handle.t -> (Handle.t, Concepts.Condition.condition) result
+end
+
+val make : #implementation -> Handle.protocol
+val from : Handle.t -> t Handle.interface option
+val require : Handle.t -> (t Handle.interface, Concepts.Condition.condition) result
+
+val invoke :
+  t Handle.interface ->
+  Handle.t list ->
+  within:Handle.t ->
+  (Handle.t, Concepts.Condition.condition) result