diff --git a/striker-ui-api/src/lib/shell.ts b/striker-ui-api/src/lib/shell.ts
index 5529bbed..ffff8a7c 100644
--- a/striker-ui-api/src/lib/shell.ts
+++ b/striker-ui-api/src/lib/shell.ts
@@ -58,5 +58,7 @@ export const stderr = (message: string) => print(message, { stream: 'stderr' });
 
 export const stdout = (message: string) => print(message);
 
-export const stdoutVar = (variable: { [name: string]: unknown }) =>
-  print(`Variables: ${JSON.stringify(variable, null, 2)}`);
+export const stdoutVar = (variable: unknown, label = 'Variables: ') =>
+  print(`${label}${JSON.stringify(variable, null, 2)}`);
+
+export const uuid = () => uuidgen('--random').trim();