diff --git a/crates/core/tedge_api/src/lib.rs b/crates/core/tedge_api/src/lib.rs
index d35d8b7539..16d1672501 100644
--- a/crates/core/tedge_api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/core/tedge_api/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ pub mod health;
 pub mod measurement;
 pub mod mqtt_topics;
 pub mod path;
+pub mod script;
 mod software;
 mod store;
 pub mod workflow;
diff --git a/crates/core/tedge_api/src/script.rs b/crates/core/tedge_api/src/script.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dff5eeea48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/core/tedge_api/src/script.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+use serde::de::Error;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::Deserializer;
+use serde::Serialize;
+use serde::Serializer;
+use std::fmt::Display;
+use std::fmt::Formatter;
+use std::str::FromStr;
+
+/// A parsed Unix command line
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ShellScript {
+    pub command: String,
+    pub args: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+/// Deserialize an Unix command line
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for ShellScript {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
+    where
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
+    {
+        let command_line = String::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        command_line.parse().map_err(Error::custom)
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for ShellScript {
+    type Err = String;
+
+    fn from_str(command_line: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        let mut args = shell_words::split(command_line)
+            .map_err(|err| format!("invalid script: {command_line}: {err}"))?;
+        if args.is_empty() {
+            Err("invalid script: empty".to_string())
+        } else {
+            let script = args.remove(0);
+            Ok(ShellScript {
+                command: script,
+                args,
+            })
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Serialize an Unix command line, using appropriate quotes
+impl Serialize for ShellScript {
+    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+    where
+        S: Serializer,
+    {
+        self.to_string().serialize(serializer)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Display for ShellScript {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        let mut args = vec![self.command.clone()];
+        args.append(&mut self.args.clone());
+        f.write_str(&shell_words::join(args))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn script_parse_and_display() {
+        let script: ShellScript = "sh -c 'sleep 10'".parse().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            script,
+            ShellScript {
+                command: "sh".to_string(),
+                args: vec!["-c".to_string(), "sleep 10".to_string()]
+            }
+        );
+        assert_eq!(format!("{script}"), "sh -c 'sleep 10'");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/core/tedge_api/src/workflow/mod.rs b/crates/core/tedge_api/src/workflow/mod.rs
index f005ba275c..4c71ff4f7d 100644
--- a/crates/core/tedge_api/src/workflow/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/core/tedge_api/src/workflow/mod.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ mod toml_config;
 use crate::mqtt_topics::EntityTopicId;
 use crate::mqtt_topics::MqttSchema;
 use crate::mqtt_topics::OperationType;
+use crate::script::ShellScript;
 use ::log::info;
 pub use error::*;
 use mqtt_channel::MqttMessage;
diff --git a/crates/core/tedge_api/src/workflow/script.rs b/crates/core/tedge_api/src/workflow/script.rs
index 3fa4a2a80e..4f81d4f69a 100644
--- a/crates/core/tedge_api/src/workflow/script.rs
+++ b/crates/core/tedge_api/src/workflow/script.rs
@@ -1,72 +1,11 @@
 use crate::workflow::GenericStateUpdate;
 use crate::workflow::ScriptDefinitionError;
-use serde::de::Error;
-use serde::Deserialize;
-use serde::Deserializer;
-use serde::Serialize;
-use serde::Serializer;
 use serde_json::Value;
 use std::cmp::max;
 use std::fmt::Display;
-use std::fmt::Formatter;
 use std::os::unix::prelude::ExitStatusExt;
-use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
-/// A parsed Unix command line
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
-pub struct ShellScript {
-    pub command: String,
-    pub args: Vec<String>,
-}
-
-/// Deserialize an Unix command line
-impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for ShellScript {
-    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
-    where
-        D: Deserializer<'de>,
-    {
-        let command_line = String::deserialize(deserializer)?;
-        command_line.parse().map_err(Error::custom)
-    }
-}
-
-impl FromStr for ShellScript {
-    type Err = String;
-
-    fn from_str(command_line: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
-        let mut args = shell_words::split(command_line)
-            .map_err(|err| format!("invalid script: {command_line}: {err}"))?;
-        if args.is_empty() {
-            Err("invalid script: empty".to_string())
-        } else {
-            let script = args.remove(0);
-            Ok(ShellScript {
-                command: script,
-                args,
-            })
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-/// Serialize an Unix command line, using appropriate quotes
-impl Serialize for ShellScript {
-    fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
-    where
-        S: Serializer,
-    {
-        self.to_string().serialize(serializer)
-    }
-}
-
-impl Display for ShellScript {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        let mut args = vec![self.command.clone()];
-        args.append(&mut self.args.clone());
-        f.write_str(&shell_words::join(args))
-    }
-}
-
 /// Define how to interpret the exit code of a script as the next state for a command
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub struct ExitHandlers {
@@ -396,23 +335,12 @@ impl Default for DefaultHandlers {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use crate::script::ShellScript;
     use crate::workflow::OperationAction;
     use crate::workflow::OperationWorkflow;
     use serde_json::json;
     use std::process::Command;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn script_parse_and_display() {
-        let script: ShellScript = "sh -c 'sleep 10'".parse().unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(
-            script,
-            ShellScript {
-                command: "sh".to_string(),
-                args: vec!["-c".to_string(), "sleep 10".to_string()]
-            }
-        );
-        assert_eq!(format!("{script}"), "sh -c 'sleep 10'");
-    }
+    use std::str::FromStr;
 
     #[test]
     fn successful_exit_code_determines_next_state() {
diff --git a/crates/core/tedge_api/src/workflow/toml_config.rs b/crates/core/tedge_api/src/workflow/toml_config.rs
index d9ae45f210..df648eb1b8 100644
--- a/crates/core/tedge_api/src/workflow/toml_config.rs
+++ b/crates/core/tedge_api/src/workflow/toml_config.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use crate::mqtt_topics::OperationType;
+use crate::script::ShellScript;
 use crate::workflow::AwaitHandlers;
 use crate::workflow::DefaultHandlers;
 use crate::workflow::ExecHandlers;
@@ -9,7 +10,6 @@ use crate::workflow::IterateHandlers;
 use crate::workflow::OperationAction;
 use crate::workflow::OperationWorkflow;
 use crate::workflow::ScriptDefinitionError;
-use crate::workflow::ShellScript;
 use crate::workflow::WorkflowDefinitionError;
 use serde::de::Error;
 use serde::Deserialize;
diff --git a/crates/extensions/c8y_mapper_ext/src/converter.rs b/crates/extensions/c8y_mapper_ext/src/converter.rs
index 75710d77d4..41d7421181 100644
--- a/crates/extensions/c8y_mapper_ext/src/converter.rs
+++ b/crates/extensions/c8y_mapper_ext/src/converter.rs
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ use tedge_api::mqtt_topics::IdGenerator;
 use tedge_api::mqtt_topics::MqttSchema;
 use tedge_api::mqtt_topics::OperationType;
 use tedge_api::pending_entity_store::PendingEntityData;
+use tedge_api::script::ShellScript;
 use tedge_api::workflow::GenericCommandState;
-use tedge_api::workflow::ShellScript;
 use tedge_api::CommandLog;
 use tedge_api::DownloadInfo;
 use tedge_api::EntityStore;
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
     use tedge_api::mqtt_topics::MqttSchema;
     use tedge_api::mqtt_topics::OperationType;
     use tedge_api::pending_entity_store::PendingEntityData;
-    use tedge_api::workflow::ShellScript;
+    use tedge_api::script::ShellScript;
     use tedge_api::SoftwareUpdateCommand;
     use tedge_config::AutoLogUpload;
     use tedge_config::SoftwareManagementApiFlag;