diff --git a/lib/maude/conformance.conf b/lib/maude/conformance.conf
index ebd1ae5c..959cb205 100644
--- a/lib/maude/conformance.conf
+++ b/lib/maude/conformance.conf
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ PRELOADS=(
   lib/maude/strategy.sx
   lib/maude/meta.sx
   lib/maude/pretty.sx
+  lib/maude/run.sx
 )
 
 SUITES=(
@@ -27,4 +28,5 @@ SUITES=(
   "strategy:lib/maude/tests/strategy.sx:(mau-strategy-tests-run!)"
   "meta:lib/maude/tests/meta.sx:(mau-meta-tests-run!)"
   "pretty:lib/maude/tests/pretty.sx:(mau-pretty-tests-run!)"
+  "run:lib/maude/tests/run.sx:(mau-run-tests-run!)"
 )
diff --git a/lib/maude/run.sx b/lib/maude/run.sx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7fa4b92e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/maude/run.sx
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+;; lib/maude/run.sx — run a Maude program: a module followed by commands.
+;;
+;; Parses a single fmod/mod ... endfm/endm module plus trailing commands and
+;; executes them, Maude-style:
+;;   reduce TERM .   (alias: red)   — normalise with equations
+;;   rewrite TERM .  (alias: rew)   — apply rules under the default strategy
+;; `... in MODNAME : TERM .` is accepted (the module qualifier is ignored —
+;; there is one module in scope). Results are rendered in mixfix surface syntax.
+
+(define
+  mau/module-end-idx
+  (fn
+    (toks i)
+    (cond
+      ((>= i (len toks)) (- 0 1))
+      ((or (= (nth toks i) "endfm") (= (nth toks i) "endm")) i)
+      (else (mau/module-end-idx toks (+ i 1))))))
+
+(define
+  mau/parse-module-from-toks
+  (fn
+    (toks)
+    (let
+      ((kind (nth toks 0)) (name (nth toks 1)))
+      (mau/build-module
+        kind
+        name
+        (mau/take (mau/drop toks 3) (- (len toks) 4))))))
+
+;; strip an optional `in MODNAME :` qualifier from a command's term tokens
+(define
+  mau/strip-in
+  (fn
+    (toks)
+    (if
+      (and (not (empty? toks)) (= (first toks) "in"))
+      (rest (mau/drop-until toks ":"))
+      toks)))
+
+(define
+  mau/run-command
+  (fn
+    (m stmt)
+    (let
+      ((head (first stmt)) (term-toks (mau/strip-in (rest stmt))))
+      (let
+        ((t (mau/parse-term term-toks (mau/module-grammar m))))
+        (cond
+          ((or (= head "reduce") (= head "red")) {:cmd "reduce" :result (mau/term->maude m (mau/creduce m t))})
+          ((or (= head "rewrite") (= head "rew")) {:cmd "rewrite" :result (mau/term->maude m (mau/rewrite m t))})
+          (else {:cmd head :result "?"}))))))
+
+(define
+  mau/run-commands
+  (fn
+    (m stmts)
+    (if
+      (empty? stmts)
+      (list)
+      (if
+        (empty? (first stmts))
+        (mau/run-commands m (rest stmts))
+        (cons
+          (mau/run-command m (first stmts))
+          (mau/run-commands m (rest stmts)))))))
+
+(define
+  mau/run-program
+  (fn
+    (src)
+    (let
+      ((toks (mau/tokenize src)))
+      (let
+        ((eidx (mau/module-end-idx toks 0)))
+        (let
+          ((m (mau/parse-module-from-toks (mau/take toks (+ eidx 1))))
+            (cmd-toks (mau/drop toks (+ eidx 1))))
+          (mau/run-commands m (mau/split-statements cmd-toks)))))))
+
+;; convenience: just the rendered result strings
+(define
+  mau/run
+  (fn (src) (map (fn (r) (get r :result)) (mau/run-program src))))
diff --git a/lib/maude/scoreboard.json b/lib/maude/scoreboard.json
index 57c17a4e..0a41a831 100644
--- a/lib/maude/scoreboard.json
+++ b/lib/maude/scoreboard.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
   "lang": "maude",
-  "total_passed": 207,
+  "total_passed": 213,
   "total_failed": 0,
-  "total": 207,
+  "total": 213,
   "suites": [
     {"name":"parse","passed":65,"failed":0,"total":65},
     {"name":"reduce","passed":26,"failed":0,"total":26},
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
     {"name":"rewrite","passed":21,"failed":0,"total":21},
     {"name":"strategy","passed":19,"failed":0,"total":19},
     {"name":"meta","passed":18,"failed":0,"total":18},
-    {"name":"pretty","passed":11,"failed":0,"total":11}
+    {"name":"pretty","passed":11,"failed":0,"total":11},
+    {"name":"run","passed":6,"failed":0,"total":6}
   ],
-  "generated": "2026-06-07T15:31:52+00:00"
+  "generated": "2026-06-07T15:33:57+00:00"
 }
diff --git a/lib/maude/scoreboard.md b/lib/maude/scoreboard.md
index a7a3dbba..14b03e2a 100644
--- a/lib/maude/scoreboard.md
+++ b/lib/maude/scoreboard.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # maude scoreboard
 
-**207 / 207 passing** (0 failure(s)).
+**213 / 213 passing** (0 failure(s)).
 
 | Suite | Passed | Total | Status |
 |-------|--------|-------|--------|
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@
 | strategy | 19 | 19 | ok |
 | meta | 18 | 18 | ok |
 | pretty | 11 | 11 | ok |
+| run | 6 | 6 | ok |
diff --git a/lib/maude/tests/run.sx b/lib/maude/tests/run.sx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e32ab9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/maude/tests/run.sx
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+;; lib/maude/tests/run.sx — running a Maude program (module + commands).
+
+(define mrn-pass 0)
+(define mrn-fail 0)
+(define mrn-failures (list))
+
+(define
+  mrn-check!
+  (fn
+    (name got expected)
+    (if
+      (= got expected)
+      (set! mrn-pass (+ mrn-pass 1))
+      (do
+        (set! mrn-fail (+ mrn-fail 1))
+        (append!
+          mrn-failures
+          (str name "  expected: " expected "  got: " got))))))
+
+(define
+  mrn-peano
+  "fmod PEANO is\n  sort Nat .\n  op 0 : -> Nat .\n  op s_ : Nat -> Nat .\n  op _+_ : Nat Nat -> Nat .\n  op _*_ : Nat Nat -> Nat .\n  vars X Y : Nat .\n  eq 0 + Y = Y .\n  eq s X + Y = s (X + Y) .\n  eq 0 * Y = 0 .\n  eq s X * Y = Y + (X * Y) .\nendfm\nred s 0 + s s 0 .\nred 0 + 0 .\nreduce in PEANO : s s 0 * s s 0 .")
+
+(mrn-check!
+  "peano-results"
+  (mau/run mrn-peano)
+  (list "(s (s (s 0)))" "0" "(s (s (s (s 0))))"))
+
+(mrn-check! "peano-count" (len (mau/run-program mrn-peano)) 3)
+(mrn-check!
+  "peano-cmd-kind"
+  (get (first (mau/run-program mrn-peano)) :cmd)
+  "reduce")
+
+(define
+  mrn-coins
+  "mod COINS is\n  sort M .\n  op nil : -> M .\n  op q : -> M .\n  op d : -> M .\n  op _;_ : M M -> M [assoc comm id: nil] .\n  rl [change] : q ; q ; q ; q => d .\nendm\nrew q ; q ; q ; q ; q .\nrewrite q ; q ; q ; q ; q ; q ; q ; q .")
+
+(mrn-check! "coins-results" (mau/run mrn-coins) (list "(d ; q)" "(d ; d)"))
+
+(mrn-check!
+  "coins-cmd-kind"
+  (get (first (mau/run-program mrn-coins)) :cmd)
+  "rewrite")
+
+;; module-only (no commands) runs to an empty result list
+(mrn-check!
+  "no-commands"
+  (mau/run "fmod EMPTY is\n  sort S .\n  op a : -> S .\nendfm")
+  (list))
+
+(define mau-run-tests-run! (fn () {:failures mrn-failures :total (+ mrn-pass mrn-fail) :passed mrn-pass :failed mrn-fail}))
diff --git a/plans/maude-on-sx.md b/plans/maude-on-sx.md
index d2553656..d1cd7e70 100644
--- a/plans/maude-on-sx.md
+++ b/plans/maude-on-sx.md
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ The novel substrate stress: equational matching. Pattern `X + Y` against `1 + 2
 - [x] Mixfix surface-syntax printer (`lib/maude/pretty.sx`) — `mau/term->maude`
   renders the internal prefix form back as Maude mixfix (`((s X) + 0)`),
   driven by op forms; `mau/red->maude` / `mau/rew->maude`. 11 tests.
+- [x] Program runner (`lib/maude/run.sx`) — `mau/run-program` / `mau/run` parse
+  a module plus trailing `reduce`/`red`/`rewrite`/`rew TERM .` commands
+  (`... in MOD : TERM` qualifier accepted) and execute them, rendering results
+  in surface syntax. Runs an idiomatic `.maude` file end-to-end. 6 tests.
 
 ### Phase 8 — Propose `lib/guest/rewriting/`
 - [ ] Extract equational matching engine (the most reusable piece).