diff --git a/backend/cmd/main.go b/backend/cmd/main.go
index bb3df35..b4c4aa2 100644
--- a/backend/cmd/main.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/main.go
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ func main() {
 		log.Printf("Warning: failed to initialize script interpreters table: %v", err)
 	}
 	scriptSvc := service.NewScriptServiceWithInterpreters(h.Repo, scriptRepo)
-	scriptHandlers := handlers.NewScriptHandlers(scriptSvc, cmdTracker)
+	scriptHandlers := handlers.NewScriptHandlers(scriptSvc, cmdTracker,
+		os.Getenv("WHEREAMI"))
 	jobsHandlers := handlers.NewJobsHandlers(cmdTracker, scriptSvc,
 		os.Getenv("WHEREAMI"), /* our address for redirects */
 		jobRepo,
diff --git a/backend/internal/handlers/jobs.go b/backend/internal/handlers/jobs.go
index 8a30c33..bc1f883 100644
--- a/backend/internal/handlers/jobs.go
+++ b/backend/internal/handlers/jobs.go
@@ -72,35 +72,49 @@ func (h *JobsHandlers) AddJob(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	agent, ok := h.tracker.GetAgent(in.AgentID)
-	if !ok {
-		c.Status(http.StatusNotFound)
-		c.Error(fmt.Errorf("agent not found"))
-		return
-	}
-
-	command, err := resolveCommand(c, h.svc, in.InterpreterID, in.Command)
+	result, err := h.runCommand(c, in.AgentID, in.InterpreterID, in.Command, in.Stdin)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Error(err)
 		return
 	}
 
+	c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, result)
+}
+
+// runCommand resolves command, submits a job to the agent, and returns AddJobOut.
+// Shared between jobs and scripts handlers.
+func (h *JobsHandlers) runCommand(
+	c *gin.Context,
+	agentID string,
+	interpID int64,
+	command string,
+	stdin *string,
+) (*AddJobOut, error) {
+	agent, ok := h.tracker.GetAgent(agentID)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("agent not found")
+	}
+
+	cmd, err := resolveCommand(c, h.svc, interpID, command)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	jid, err := agent.AddJob(models.JobForInsert{
-		Command: command,
-		Stdin:   in.Stdin,
+		Command: cmd,
+		Stdin:   stdin,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		c.Error(err)
-		return
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	waitURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/jobs/%d/wait", h.whereami, jid)
 
-	c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, AddJobOut{
+	return &AddJobOut{
 		ID:      jid,
-		Command: command,
+		Command: cmd,
 		WaitURL: waitURL,
-	})
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // WaitJob waits for a submitted job to complete (long-poll).
diff --git a/backend/internal/handlers/scripts.go b/backend/internal/handlers/scripts.go
index 30299e5..3d8caea 100644
--- a/backend/internal/handlers/scripts.go
+++ b/backend/internal/handlers/scripts.go
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ import (
 )
 
 type ScriptHandlers struct {
-	svc     *service.ScriptService
-	tracker *commander.ConnTracker
+	svc      *service.ScriptService
+	tracker  *commander.ConnTracker
+	whereami string
 }
 
-func NewScriptHandlers(svc *service.ScriptService, tracker *commander.ConnTracker) ScriptHandlers {
-	return ScriptHandlers{svc: svc, tracker: tracker}
+func NewScriptHandlers(svc *service.ScriptService, tracker *commander.ConnTracker, whereami string) ScriptHandlers {
+	return ScriptHandlers{svc: svc, tracker: tracker, whereami: whereami}
 }
 
 type RunScriptIn struct {
@@ -28,73 +29,52 @@ type RunScriptIn struct {
 	Stdin         *string `json:"stdin"`
 }
 
-type RunScriptOut struct {
-	ID      int64    `json:"id"`
-	Command []string `json:"command"`
-	Stdin   *string  `json:"stdin"`
-	Stdout  string   `json:"stdout"`
-	Stderr  string   `json:"stderr"`
-	Status  int32    `json:"status"`
-}
-
-// RunScript executes a script on a target agent.
+// RunScript submits a script as a job and returns a wait_url for the result.
 // @Summary Run a script on an agent
 // @Description Resolves interpreter argv[] and sends the full command to the agent
 // @Tags scripts
 // @Accept json
 // @Produce json
 // @Param body body RunScriptIn true "Script request"
-// @Success 201 {object} RunScriptOut
+// @Success 201 {object} AddJobOut
 // @Security Bearer
 // @Router /scripts/run [post]
 func (h *ScriptHandlers) RunScript(c *gin.Context) {
-	err := func() error {
-		var in RunScriptIn
-		if err := c.Bind(&in); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	var in RunScriptIn
+	if err := c.Bind(&in); err != nil {
+		c.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
 
-		command, err := h.svc.ResolveCommand(
-			c.Request.Context(),
-			in.InterpreterID,
-			in.ScriptText,
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	agent, ok := h.tracker.GetAgent(in.AgentID)
+	if !ok {
+		c.Status(http.StatusNotFound)
+		c.Error(fmt.Errorf("agent not found"))
+		return
+	}
 
-		agent, ok := h.tracker.GetAgent(in.AgentID)
-		if !ok {
-			c.Status(http.StatusNotFound)
-			return fmt.Errorf("agent not found")
-		}
-
-		jid, err := agent.AddJob(models.JobForInsert{
-			Command: command,
-			Stdin:   in.Stdin,
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		job, err := agent.WaitJob(jid)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, RunScriptOut{
-			ID:      job.ID,
-			Command: job.Command,
-			Stdin:   job.Stdin,
-			Stdout:  job.Stdout,
-			Stderr:  job.Stderr,
-			Status:  job.Status,
-		})
-		return nil
-	}()
+	command, err := h.svc.ResolveCommand(c.Request.Context(), in.InterpreterID, in.ScriptText)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Error(err)
+		return
 	}
+
+	jid, err := agent.AddJob(models.JobForInsert{
+		Command: command,
+		Stdin:   in.Stdin,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		c.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	waitURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/v1/jobs/%d/wait", h.whereami, jid)
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, AddJobOut{
+		ID:      jid,
+		Command: command,
+		WaitURL: waitURL,
+	})
 }
 
 // ListInterpreters returns all registered script interpreters.
diff --git a/backend/internal/handlers/scripts_manage.go b/backend/internal/handlers/scripts_manage.go
index 705a0dd..242d74d 100644
--- a/backend/internal/handlers/scripts_manage.go
+++ b/backend/internal/handlers/scripts_manage.go
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (sh *ScriptHandlersGroup) RunScriptByID(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, RunScriptOut{
+	c.JSON(http.StatusCreated, JobResult{
 		ID:      job.ID,
 		Command: job.Command,
 		Stdin:   job.Stdin,