diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c1427ea..ec055aa 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "uipath-runtime"
-version = "0.11.3"
+version = "0.11.4"
 description = "Runtime abstractions and interfaces for building agents and automation scripts in the UiPath ecosystem"
 readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
diff --git a/src/uipath/runtime/context.py b/src/uipath/runtime/context.py
index c655a76..924548c 100644
--- a/src/uipath/runtime/context.py
+++ b/src/uipath/runtime/context.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Literal
 
-from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field, model_validator
 from uipath.core.errors import UiPathFaultedTriggerError
 from uipath.core.tracing import UiPathTraceManager
 
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+_EXECUTION_SOURCE_BY_COMMAND: dict[str, str] = {
+    "run": "runtime",
+    "debug": "playground",
+    "dev": "playground",
+    "eval": "eval",
+}
+
 
 class UiPathRuntimeContext(BaseModel):
     """Context information passed throughout the runtime execution."""
@@ -31,6 +38,9 @@ class UiPathRuntimeContext(BaseModel):
     input: str | None = None
     resume: bool = False
     command: str | None = None
+    execution_source: str | None = Field(
+        None, description="Execution source derived from the command."
+    )
     job_id: str | None = None
     conversation_id: str | None = Field(
         None, description="Conversation identifier for CAS"
@@ -96,6 +106,28 @@ class UiPathRuntimeContext(BaseModel):
 
     model_config = ConfigDict(arbitrary_types_allowed=True, extra="allow")
 
+    def _apply_execution_source(self) -> None:
+        """Derive execution_source from the command, if not already set.
+
+        Only assigns a mapped value, so the field stays unset (absent under
+        ``model_dump(exclude_unset=True)``) for unmapped commands, and an
+        explicitly-provided value is never overwritten.
+        """
+        if self.execution_source is None and self.command is not None:
+            source = _EXECUTION_SOURCE_BY_COMMAND.get(self.command)
+            if source is not None:
+                self.execution_source = source
+
+    @model_validator(mode="after")
+    def _derive_execution_source(self) -> "UiPathRuntimeContext":
+        """Derive execution_source on the constructor path (e.g. dev/init).
+
+        ``with_defaults`` mutates ``command`` via ``setattr`` after construction,
+        so it re-applies the derivation itself.
+        """
+        self._apply_execution_source()
+        return self
+
     def get_input(self) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
         """Get parsed input data.
 
@@ -345,6 +377,9 @@ def with_defaults(
         for k, v in kwargs.items():
             setattr(base, k, v)
 
+        # setattr does not re-run the validator, so derive explicitly.
+        base._apply_execution_source()
+
         return base
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tests/test_context.py b/tests/test_context.py
index d4868c7..d3ed4ae 100644
--- a/tests/test_context.py
+++ b/tests/test_context.py
@@ -318,3 +318,56 @@ def test_string_output_wrapped_in_dict() -> None:
 
     assert result_dict["output"] == {"output": "primitive str"}
     assert result_dict["status"] == UiPathRuntimeStatus.SUCCESSFUL
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "command,expected",
+    [
+        ("run", "runtime"),
+        ("debug", "playground"),
+        ("dev", "playground"),
+        ("eval", "eval"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_constructor_derives_execution_source(command: str, expected: str) -> None:
+    """execution_source is derived from the command on the plain constructor path."""
+    ctx = UiPathRuntimeContext(command=command)
+
+    assert ctx.execution_source == expected
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "command,expected",
+    [
+        ("run", "runtime"),
+        ("eval", "eval"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_with_defaults_derives_execution_source(
+    command: str, expected: str, tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch
+) -> None:
+    """execution_source is also derived via with_defaults."""
+    monkeypatch.chdir(tmp_path)
+
+    ctx = UiPathRuntimeContext.with_defaults(command=command)
+
+    assert ctx.execution_source == expected
+
+
+def test_execution_source_unset_for_unmapped_command() -> None:
+    """Commands that do not run an agent leave execution_source unset.
+
+    The field must remain unset (not explicitly None) so it is absent from
+    model_dump(exclude_unset=True).
+    """
+    ctx = UiPathRuntimeContext(command="pack")
+
+    assert ctx.execution_source is None
+    assert "execution_source" not in ctx.model_dump(exclude_unset=True)
+
+
+def test_explicit_execution_source_not_overwritten() -> None:
+    """An explicitly provided execution_source takes precedence over the command."""
+    ctx = UiPathRuntimeContext(command="run", execution_source="custom")
+
+    assert ctx.execution_source == "custom"
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 6b5443c..0a07a22 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "uipath-runtime"
-version = "0.11.3"
+version = "0.11.4"
 source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "uipath-core" },