diff --git a/apps/x/apps/main/src/main.ts b/apps/x/apps/main/src/main.ts
index a2ed0aa1..8755565d 100644
--- a/apps/x/apps/main/src/main.ts
+++ b/apps/x/apps/main/src/main.ts
@@ -24,11 +24,9 @@ import { init as initAgentRunner } from "@x/core/dist/agent-schedule/runner.js";
 import { init as initAgentNotes } from "@x/core/dist/knowledge/agent_notes.js";
 import { initConfigs } from "@x/core/dist/config/initConfigs.js";
 import started from "electron-squirrel-startup";
-import { execSync, exec } from "node:child_process";
-import { promisify } from "node:util";
+import { execSync } from "node:child_process";
 import { init as initChromeSync } from "@x/core/dist/knowledge/chrome-extension/server/server.js";
-
-const execAsync = promisify(exec);
+import { executeCommand } from "@x/core/dist/application/lib/command-executor.js";
 
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = dirname(__filename);
@@ -189,15 +187,18 @@ app.whenReady().then(async () => {
   }
 
   // Ensure agent-slack CLI is available
-  try {
-    execSync('agent-slack --version', { stdio: 'ignore', timeout: 5000 });
-  } catch {
-    try {
+  {
+    const versionCheck = await executeCommand('agent-slack --version', { timeout: 5000 });
+    if (versionCheck.exitCode !== 0) {
       console.log('agent-slack not found, installing...');
-      await execAsync('npm install -g agent-slack', { timeout: 60000 });
-      console.log('agent-slack installed successfully');
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.error('Failed to install agent-slack:', e);
+      const install = await executeCommand('npm install -g agent-slack', { timeout: 60000 });
+      if (install.exitCode === 0) {
+        console.log('agent-slack installed successfully', install.stdout);
+      } else {
+        console.error('Failed to install agent-slack:', install.stderr);
+      }
+    } else {
+      console.log('agent-slack already installed:', versionCheck.stdout);
     }
   }