diff --git a/internal/goverseer/executioner/executioner.go b/internal/goverseer/executioner/executioner.go
index c08b1c9..0955c11 100644
--- a/internal/goverseer/executioner/executioner.go
+++ b/internal/goverseer/executioner/executioner.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lmittmann/tint"
 	"github.com/simplifi/goverseer/internal/goverseer/config"
 	"github.com/simplifi/goverseer/internal/goverseer/executioner/log_executioner"
+	"github.com/simplifi/goverseer/internal/goverseer/executioner/shell_executioner"
 )
 
 // Executioner is an interface for executing actions
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ func New(cfg *config.Config) (Executioner, error) {
 	switch cfg.Executioner.Type {
 	case "log":
 		return log_executioner.New(*cfg, logger)
+	case "shell":
+		return shell_executioner.New(*cfg, logger)
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown executioner type: %s", cfg.Executioner.Type)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/goverseer/executioner/shell_executioner/shell_executioner.go b/internal/goverseer/executioner/shell_executioner/shell_executioner.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e27b61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/goverseer/executioner/shell_executioner/shell_executioner.go
@@ -0,0 +1,234 @@
+package shell_executioner
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+
+	"github.com/lmittmann/tint"
+	"github.com/simplifi/goverseer/internal/goverseer/config"
+)
+
+const (
+	// DataEnvVarName is the name of the environment variable that will be set
+	// to the path of the file containing the data
+	DataEnvVarName = "GOVERSEER_DATA"
+
+	// DefaultShell is the default shell to use when executing a command
+	DefaultShell = "/bin/sh"
+)
+
+// ShellExecutionerConfig is the configuration for a shell executioner
+type ShellExecutionerConfig struct {
+	// Command is the command to execute
+	Command string
+
+	// Shell is the shell to use when executing the command
+	Shell string
+}
+
+// ParseConfig parses the config for a log executioner
+// It validates the config, sets defaults if missing, and returns the config
+func ParseConfig(config interface{}) (*ShellExecutionerConfig, error) {
+	cfgMap, ok := config.(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid config")
+	}
+
+	cfg := &ShellExecutionerConfig{
+		Shell: DefaultShell,
+	}
+
+	// Command is required and must be a string
+	if command, ok := cfgMap["command"].(string); ok {
+		if command == "" {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("command must not be empty")
+		}
+		cfg.Command = command
+	} else if cfgMap["command"] != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("command must be a string")
+	} else {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("command is required")
+	}
+
+	// If shell is set, it should be a string
+	if cfgMap["shell"] != nil {
+		if shell, ok := cfgMap["shell"].(string); ok {
+			if shell == "" {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("shell must not be empty")
+			}
+			cfg.Shell = shell
+		} else if cfgMap["shell"] != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("shell must be a string")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return cfg, nil
+}
+
+// ShellExecutioner runs a shell command
+// It implements the Executioner interface
+type ShellExecutioner struct {
+	// Command is the command to execute
+	Command string
+
+	// Shell is the shell to use when executing the command
+	Shell string
+
+	// workDir is the directory in which the ShellExecutioner will store
+	// the command to run and the data to pass into the command
+	workDir string
+
+	// log is the logger
+	log *slog.Logger
+
+	// stop is a channel to signal the executor to stop
+	stop chan struct{}
+
+	// ctx is the context used to control the command and output scanner
+	ctx context.Context
+
+	// cancel is the function to cancel the context
+	cancel context.CancelFunc
+}
+
+// New creates a new ShellExecutioner based on the config
+func New(cfg config.Config, log *slog.Logger) (*ShellExecutioner, error) {
+	pcfg, err := ParseConfig(cfg.Executioner.Config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error parsing config: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Create a temp directory to store the command and data
+	workDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", fmt.Sprintf("goverseer-%s", cfg.Name))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating work dir: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+
+	return &ShellExecutioner{
+		Command: pcfg.Command,
+		Shell:   pcfg.Shell,
+		workDir: workDir,
+		log:     log,
+		stop:    make(chan struct{}),
+		ctx:     ctx,
+		cancel:  cancel,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// streamOutput streams the output of a pipe to the logger
+func (e *ShellExecutioner) streamOutput(pipe io.ReadCloser) {
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(pipe)
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-e.ctx.Done():
+			e.log.Info("stopping output scanner")
+			return
+		default:
+			if scanner.Scan() {
+				e.log.Info("command", slog.String("output", scanner.Text()))
+			} else {
+				if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil {
+					// Avoid logging errors if the context was canceled mid-scan
+					// This will happen when the executioner is being stopped
+					if e.ctx.Err() == context.Canceled {
+						continue
+					}
+					e.log.Error("error reading output", tint.Err(err))
+				}
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// writeToWorkDir writes the data to a file in the temporary work directory
+// It returns the path to the file and an error if the data could not be written
+func (e *ShellExecutioner) writeToWorkDir(name string, data interface{}) (string, error) {
+	filePath := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", e.workDir, name)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filePath, []byte(data.(string)), 0644); err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error writing file to work dir: %w", err)
+	}
+	e.log.Info("wrote file to work dir", slog.String("path", filePath))
+	return filePath, nil
+}
+
+// Execute runs the command with the given data
+// It returns an error if the command could not be started or if the command
+// returned an error.
+// The data is written to a temp file and the path is passed to the command via
+// the DataEnvVarName environment variable.
+// The command is started in the configured shell.
+func (e *ShellExecutioner) Execute(data interface{}) error {
+	var dataPath, commandPath string
+	var err error
+
+	defer os.RemoveAll(e.workDir)
+
+	// Write the data to a file in the work directory
+	if dataPath, err = e.writeToWorkDir("data", data); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error writing data to work dir: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Write the command to a file in the work directory
+	if commandPath, err = e.writeToWorkDir("command", e.Command); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error writing command to work dir: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Build the command
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(e.ctx, e.Shell, commandPath)
+	cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", DataEnvVarName, dataPath))
+
+	// Handle output from command
+	combinedOutput, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error creating output pipe: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer combinedOutput.Close()
+
+	// Redirect stderr to stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = cmd.Stdout
+
+	// Stream combined output to the logger
+	go func() {
+		e.streamOutput(combinedOutput)
+	}()
+
+	// Start the command running
+	// This does not block and depends on the caller to call cmd.Wait()
+	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error starting command: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Wait for the command to finish running, but don't block otherwise we'll
+	// never be able to stop the executor if the command hangs
+	wait := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		wait <- cmd.Wait()
+	}()
+
+	// Block here waiting for the command to complete or for the executor to stop
+	select {
+	case <-e.stop:
+		e.cancel()
+		return nil
+	case err := <-wait:
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error running command: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Stop signals the executioner to stop
+func (e *ShellExecutioner) Stop() {
+	e.log.Info("shutting down executor")
+	close(e.stop)
+}
diff --git a/internal/goverseer/executioner/shell_executioner/shell_executioner_test.go b/internal/goverseer/executioner/shell_executioner/shell_executioner_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65bfde1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/goverseer/executioner/shell_executioner/shell_executioner_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+package shell_executioner
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log/slog"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/lmittmann/tint"
+	"github.com/simplifi/goverseer/internal/goverseer/config"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestParseConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	var parsedConfig *ShellExecutionerConfig
+
+	parsedConfig, err := ParseConfig(map[string]interface{}{
+		"command": "echo 123",
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err,
+		"Parsing a valid config should not return an error")
+	assert.Equal(t, "echo 123", parsedConfig.Command,
+		"Command should be set to the value in the config")
+	assert.Equal(t, DefaultShell, parsedConfig.Shell,
+		"Shell should be set to the default value")
+
+	// Test setting the shell
+	parsedConfig, err = ParseConfig(map[string]interface{}{
+		"command": "echo 123",
+		"shell":   "/bin/bash",
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err,
+		"Parsing a valid config should not return an error")
+	assert.Equal(t, "/bin/bash", parsedConfig.Shell,
+		"Shell should be set to the value in the config")
+
+	parsedConfig, err = ParseConfig(map[string]interface{}{
+		"command": "echo 123",
+		"shell":   nil,
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err,
+		"Parsing a config with a nil shell should not return an error")
+	assert.Equal(t, DefaultShell, parsedConfig.Shell,
+		"Parsing a config with a nil shell should set default value")
+
+	_, err = ParseConfig(map[string]interface{}{
+		"command": "echo 123",
+		"shell":   1,
+	})
+	assert.Error(t, err,
+		"Parsing a config with an incorrect shell type should return an error")
+
+	_, err = ParseConfig(map[string]interface{}{
+		"command": "echo 123",
+		"shell":   "",
+	})
+	assert.Error(t, err,
+		"Parsing a config with an empty shell should return an error")
+
+	// Test setting the command
+	parsedConfig, err = ParseConfig(map[string]interface{}{
+		"command": "echo 123",
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err,
+		"Parsing a config with a valid command should not return an error")
+	assert.Equal(t, "echo 123", parsedConfig.Command,
+		"Command should be set to the value in the config")
+
+	_, err = ParseConfig(map[string]interface{}{
+		"command": 1,
+	})
+	assert.Error(t, err,
+		"Parsing a config with an incorrect command type should return an error")
+
+	_, err = ParseConfig(map[string]interface{}{
+		"command": "",
+	})
+	assert.Error(t, err,
+		"Parsing a config with an empty command should return an error")
+
+	_, err = ParseConfig(map[string]interface{}{
+		"command": nil,
+	})
+	assert.Error(t, err,
+		"Parsing a config with a nil command should return an error")
+
+	_, err = ParseConfig(map[string]interface{}{})
+	assert.Error(t, err,
+		"Parsing a config with no command should return an error")
+}
+
+func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
+	var cfg config.Config
+	cfg = config.Config{
+		Name: "TestConfig",
+		Executioner: config.ExecutionerConfig{
+			Type: "shell",
+			Config: map[string]interface{}{
+				"command": "echo 123",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	executioner, err := New(cfg, slog.Default())
+	assert.NoError(t, err,
+		"Creating a new ShellExecutioner should not return an error")
+	assert.NotNil(t, executioner,
+		"Creating a new ShellExecutioner should return an executioner")
+
+	cfg = config.Config{
+		Name: "TestConfig",
+		Executioner: config.ExecutionerConfig{
+			Type: "shell",
+		},
+	}
+	executioner, err = New(cfg, slog.Default())
+	assert.Error(t, err,
+		"Creating a new ShellExecutioner with an invalid config should return an error")
+	assert.Nil(t, executioner,
+		"Creating a new ShellExecutioner with an invalid config should not return an executioner")
+}
+
+func TestShellExecutioner_Execute(t *testing.T) {
+	log := slog.New(tint.NewHandler(os.Stderr, &tint.Options{Level: slog.LevelError}))
+	tempDir, _ := os.MkdirTemp("", "goverseer-test")
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	executioner := ShellExecutioner{
+		Command: "echo ${GOVERSEER_DATA}",
+		Shell:   DefaultShell,
+		workDir: tempDir,
+		log:     log,
+		stop:    make(chan struct{}),
+		ctx:     ctx,
+		cancel:  cancel,
+	}
+
+	err := executioner.Execute("test_data")
+	assert.NoError(t, err,
+		"Executing a valid command should not return an error")
+}
+
+func TestShellExecutioner_Stop(t *testing.T) {
+	log := slog.New(tint.NewHandler(os.Stderr, &tint.Options{Level: slog.LevelError}))
+	tempDir, _ := os.MkdirTemp("", "goverseer-test")
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	executioner := ShellExecutioner{
+		Command: "for i in {1..1000}; do echo $i; sleep 1; done",
+		Shell:   DefaultShell,
+		workDir: tempDir,
+		log:     log,
+		stop:    make(chan struct{}),
+		ctx:     ctx,
+		cancel:  cancel,
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		executioner.Execute("test_data")
+	}()
+
+	executioner.Stop()
+
+	// Sleep for a second to allow the executioner time to stop
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(executioner.stop),
+		"Stopping the executioner should close the stop channel")
+
+	assert.Equal(t, context.Canceled, executioner.ctx.Err(),
+		"Stopping the executioner should cancel the context")
+}