diff --git a/lib/kamal/commands/app.rb b/lib/kamal/commands/app.rb
index 5f0744cc..e544ca94 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/commands/app.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/commands/app.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 class Kamal::Commands::App < Kamal::Commands::Base
+  include Assets, Cord, Execution
+
   ACTIVE_DOCKER_STATUSES = [ :running, :restarting ]
 
   attr_reader :role, :role_config
@@ -64,33 +66,6 @@ class Kamal::Commands::App < Kamal::Commands::Base
   end
 
 
-  def execute_in_existing_container(*command, interactive: false)
-    docker :exec,
-      ("-it" if interactive),
-      container_name,
-      *command
-  end
-
-  def execute_in_new_container(*command, interactive: false)
-    docker :run,
-      ("-it" if interactive),
-      "--rm",
-      *role_config&.env_args,
-      *config.volume_args,
-      *role_config&.option_args,
-      config.absolute_image,
-      *command
-  end
-
-  def execute_in_existing_container_over_ssh(*command, host:)
-    run_over_ssh execute_in_existing_container(*command, interactive: true), host: host
-  end
-
-  def execute_in_new_container_over_ssh(*command, host:)
-    run_over_ssh execute_in_new_container(*command, interactive: true), host: host
-  end
-
-
   def current_running_container_id
     docker :ps, "--quiet", *filter_args(statuses: ACTIVE_DOCKER_STATUSES), "--latest"
   end
@@ -151,53 +126,6 @@ class Kamal::Commands::App < Kamal::Commands::Base
     [:rm, "-f", role_config.host_env_file_path]
   end
 
-  def cord(version:)
-    pipe \
-      docker(:inspect, "-f '{{ range .Mounts }}{{printf \"%s %s\\n\" .Source .Destination}}{{ end }}'", container_name(version)),
-      [:awk, "'$2 == \"#{role_config.cord_volume.container_path}\" {print $1}'"]
-  end
-
-  def tie_cord(cord)
-    create_empty_file(cord)
-  end
-
-  def cut_cord(cord)
-    remove_directory(cord)
-  end
-
-  def extract_assets
-    asset_container = "#{role_config.container_prefix}-assets"
-
-    combine \
-      make_directory(role_config.asset_extracted_path),
-      [*docker(:stop, "-t 1", asset_container, "2> /dev/null"), "|| true"],
-      docker(:run, "--name", asset_container, "--detach", "--rm", config.latest_image, "sleep 1000000"),
-      docker(:cp, "-L", "#{asset_container}:#{role_config.asset_path}/.", role_config.asset_extracted_path),
-      docker(:stop, "-t 1", asset_container),
-      by: "&&"
-  end
-
-  def sync_asset_volumes(old_version: nil)
-    new_extracted_path, new_volume_path = role_config.asset_extracted_path(config.version), role_config.asset_volume.host_path
-    if old_version.present?
-      old_extracted_path, old_volume_path = role_config.asset_extracted_path(old_version), role_config.asset_volume(old_version).host_path
-    end
-
-    commands = [make_directory(new_volume_path), copy_contents(new_extracted_path, new_volume_path)]
-
-    if old_version.present?
-      commands << copy_contents(new_extracted_path, old_volume_path, continue_on_error: true)
-      commands << copy_contents(old_extracted_path, new_volume_path, continue_on_error: true)
-    end
-
-    chain *commands
-  end
-
-  def clean_up_assets
-    chain \
-      find_and_remove_older_siblings(role_config.asset_extracted_path),
-      find_and_remove_older_siblings(role_config.asset_volume_path)
-  end
 
   private
     def container_name(version = nil)
@@ -221,19 +149,4 @@ class Kamal::Commands::App < Kamal::Commands::Base
         end
       end
     end
-
-    def find_and_remove_older_siblings(path)
-      [
-        :find,
-        Pathname.new(path).dirname.to_s,
-        "-maxdepth 1",
-        "-name", "'#{role_config.container_prefix}-*'",
-        "!", "-name", Pathname.new(path).basename.to_s,
-        "-exec rm -rf \"{}\" +"
-      ]
-    end
-
-    def copy_contents(source, destination, continue_on_error: false)
-      [ :cp, "-rnT", "#{source}", destination, *("|| true" if continue_on_error)]
-    end
 end
diff --git a/lib/kamal/commands/app/assets.rb b/lib/kamal/commands/app/assets.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc65627a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/kamal/commands/app/assets.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+module Kamal::Commands::App::Assets
+  def extract_assets
+    asset_container = "#{role_config.container_prefix}-assets"
+
+    combine \
+      make_directory(role_config.asset_extracted_path),
+      [*docker(:stop, "-t 1", asset_container, "2> /dev/null"), "|| true"],
+      docker(:run, "--name", asset_container, "--detach", "--rm", config.latest_image, "sleep 1000000"),
+      docker(:cp, "-L", "#{asset_container}:#{role_config.asset_path}/.", role_config.asset_extracted_path),
+      docker(:stop, "-t 1", asset_container),
+      by: "&&"
+  end
+
+  def sync_asset_volumes(old_version: nil)
+    new_extracted_path, new_volume_path = role_config.asset_extracted_path(config.version), role_config.asset_volume.host_path
+    if old_version.present?
+      old_extracted_path, old_volume_path = role_config.asset_extracted_path(old_version), role_config.asset_volume(old_version).host_path
+    end
+
+    commands = [make_directory(new_volume_path), copy_contents(new_extracted_path, new_volume_path)]
+
+    if old_version.present?
+      commands << copy_contents(new_extracted_path, old_volume_path, continue_on_error: true)
+      commands << copy_contents(old_extracted_path, new_volume_path, continue_on_error: true)
+    end
+
+    chain *commands
+  end
+
+  def clean_up_assets
+    chain \
+      find_and_remove_older_siblings(role_config.asset_extracted_path),
+      find_and_remove_older_siblings(role_config.asset_volume_path)
+  end
+
+  private
+    def find_and_remove_older_siblings(path)
+      [
+        :find,
+        Pathname.new(path).dirname.to_s,
+        "-maxdepth 1",
+        "-name", "'#{role_config.container_prefix}-*'",
+        "!", "-name", Pathname.new(path).basename.to_s,
+        "-exec rm -rf \"{}\" +"
+      ]
+    end
+
+    def copy_contents(source, destination, continue_on_error: false)
+      [ :cp, "-rnT", "#{source}", destination, *("|| true" if continue_on_error)]
+    end
+end
diff --git a/lib/kamal/commands/app/cord.rb b/lib/kamal/commands/app/cord.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ef722d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/kamal/commands/app/cord.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+module Kamal::Commands::App::Cord
+  def cord(version:)
+    pipe \
+      docker(:inspect, "-f '{{ range .Mounts }}{{printf \"%s %s\\n\" .Source .Destination}}{{ end }}'", container_name(version)),
+      [:awk, "'$2 == \"#{role_config.cord_volume.container_path}\" {print $1}'"]
+  end
+
+  def tie_cord(cord)
+    create_empty_file(cord)
+  end
+
+  def cut_cord(cord)
+    remove_directory(cord)
+  end
+  
+  private    
+    def create_empty_file(file)
+      chain \
+        make_directory_for(file),
+        [:touch, file]
+    end
+end
diff --git a/lib/kamal/commands/app/execution.rb b/lib/kamal/commands/app/execution.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff387726
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/kamal/commands/app/execution.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+module Kamal::Commands::App::Execution
+  def execute_in_existing_container(*command, interactive: false)
+    docker :exec,
+      ("-it" if interactive),
+      container_name,
+      *command
+  end
+
+  def execute_in_new_container(*command, interactive: false)
+    docker :run,
+      ("-it" if interactive),
+      "--rm",
+      *role_config&.env_args,
+      *config.volume_args,
+      *role_config&.option_args,
+      config.absolute_image,
+      *command
+  end
+
+  def execute_in_existing_container_over_ssh(*command, host:)
+    run_over_ssh execute_in_existing_container(*command, interactive: true), host: host
+  end
+
+  def execute_in_new_container_over_ssh(*command, host:)
+    run_over_ssh execute_in_new_container(*command, interactive: true), host: host
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/kamal/commands/base.rb b/lib/kamal/commands/base.rb
index ff31c747..7552a92d 100644
--- a/lib/kamal/commands/base.rb
+++ b/lib/kamal/commands/base.rb
@@ -73,11 +73,5 @@ module Kamal::Commands
       def tags(**details)
         Kamal::Tags.from_config(config, **details)
       end
-
-      def create_empty_file(file)
-        chain \
-          make_directory_for(file),
-          [:touch, file]
-      end
   end
 end