diff --git a/cord-pod-ansible/library/xostosca.py b/cord-pod-ansible/library/xostosca.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+import json
+import os
+import requests
+import sys
+import traceback
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+
+def main():
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec = dict(
+            recipe    = dict(required=True, type='str'),
+            username  = dict(required=True, type='str'),
+            password  = dict(required=True, type='str'),
+            hostname  = dict(default="127.0.0.1", type="str"),
+            port      = dict(default=80, type="int")
+        )
+    )
+
+    xos_auth=(module.params['username'], module.params['password'])
+
+    url = "http://%s:%d/api/utility/tosca/run/" % (module.params['hostname'], module.params['port'])
+    
+    r = requests.post(url, data={"recipe": module.params['recipe']}, auth=xos_auth)
+    if (r.status_code != 200):
+        try:
+            error_text=r.json()["error_text"]
+        except:
+            error_text="error while formatting the error: " + traceback.format_exc()
+        module.fail_json(msg=error_text, rc=r.status_code)
+
+    result = r.json()
+    if "log_msgs" in result:
+        module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="\n".join(result["log_msgs"])+"\n")
+    else:
+        module.exit_json(changed=True, msg="success")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()