diff --git a/actions.go b/actions.go
index d5514ec..6686456 100644
--- a/actions.go
+++ b/actions.go
@@ -4,6 +4,29 @@ import "time"
 
 // --- ACTION messages (broadcast via Core.ACTION) ---
 
+// TaskProcessStart requests asynchronous process execution through Core.PERFORM.
+// The handler returns a snapshot of the started process immediately.
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	c.PERFORM(process.TaskProcessStart{Command: "sleep", Args: []string{"10"}})
+type TaskProcessStart struct {
+	Command string
+	Args    []string
+	Dir     string
+	Env     []string
+	// DisableCapture skips buffering process output before returning it.
+	DisableCapture bool
+	// Detach runs the command in its own process group.
+	Detach bool
+	// Timeout bounds the execution duration.
+	Timeout time.Duration
+	// GracePeriod controls SIGTERM-to-SIGKILL escalation.
+	GracePeriod time.Duration
+	// KillGroup terminates the entire process group instead of only the leader.
+	KillGroup bool
+}
+
 // TaskProcessRun requests synchronous command execution through Core.PERFORM.
 // The handler returns the combined command output on success.
 //
diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
index a426e01..21d8c0b 100644
--- a/service.go
+++ b/service.go
@@ -555,6 +555,22 @@ func (s *Service) RunWithOptions(ctx context.Context, opts RunOptions) (string,
 // handleTask dispatches Core.PERFORM messages for the process service.
 func (s *Service) handleTask(c *core.Core, task core.Task) core.Result {
 	switch m := task.(type) {
+	case TaskProcessStart:
+		proc, err := s.StartWithOptions(c.Context(), RunOptions{
+			Command:        m.Command,
+			Args:           m.Args,
+			Dir:            m.Dir,
+			Env:            m.Env,
+			DisableCapture: m.DisableCapture,
+			Detach:         m.Detach,
+			Timeout:        m.Timeout,
+			GracePeriod:    m.GracePeriod,
+			KillGroup:      m.KillGroup,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return core.Result{Value: err, OK: false}
+		}
+		return core.Result{Value: proc.Info(), OK: true}
 	case TaskProcessRun:
 		output, err := s.RunWithOptions(c.Context(), RunOptions{
 			Command:        m.Command,
diff --git a/service_test.go b/service_test.go
index e26cfc3..bd381ed 100644
--- a/service_test.go
+++ b/service_test.go
@@ -596,6 +596,33 @@ func TestService_OnShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestService_OnStartup(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("registers process.start task", func(t *testing.T) {
+		svc, c := newTestService(t)
+
+		err := svc.OnStartup(context.Background())
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		result := c.PERFORM(TaskProcessStart{
+			Command: "sleep",
+			Args:    []string{"1"},
+		})
+
+		require.True(t, result.OK)
+
+		info, ok := result.Value.(Info)
+		require.True(t, ok)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, info.ID)
+		assert.Equal(t, StatusRunning, info.Status)
+		assert.True(t, info.Running)
+
+		proc, err := svc.Get(info.ID)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, proc.IsRunning())
+
+		<-proc.Done()
+		assert.Equal(t, StatusExited, proc.Status)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("registers process.run task", func(t *testing.T) {
 		svc, c := newTestService(t)