diff --git a/lib/actions/createAction.ts b/lib/actions/createAction.ts
index a04302d..086ebe3 100644
--- a/lib/actions/createAction.ts
+++ b/lib/actions/createAction.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Config, ExtractConfigType } from "../config/builder/config"
 import { ActionMetadata, ActionResult, Effects, ExportedAction } from "../types"
 import { createUtils } from "../util"
-import { Utils, utils } from "../util/utils"
+import { Utils } from "../util/utils"
 
 export class CreatedAction<
   Store,
diff --git a/lib/types.ts b/lib/types.ts
index 33da950..82dd78c 100644
--- a/lib/types.ts
+++ b/lib/types.ts
@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@ export type Effects = {
   /** Uses the chmod on the system */
   chmod(input: { volumeId: string; path: string; mode: string }): Promise<null>
 
+  executeAction<Input>(opts: {
+    serviceId?: string
+    input: Input
+  }): Promise<unknown>
+
   /** Sandbox mode lets us read but not write */
   is_sandboxed(): boolean