diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a9aaed..730abe2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -334,23 +334,23 @@ The stats bar automatically adapts to your theme colors using CSS variables.
 function MarkdownEditor({ value, onChange }) {
   const ref = useRef();
   const editorRef = useRef();
-  
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const [instance] = OverType.init(ref.current, {
       value,
       onChange
     });
     editorRef.current = instance;
-    
+
     return () => editorRef.current?.destroy();
   }, []);
-  
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (editorRef.current && value !== editorRef.current.getValue()) {
       editorRef.current.setValue(value);
     }
   }, [value]);
-  
+
   return <div ref={ref} style={{ height: '400px' }} />;
 }
 ```
@@ -417,34 +417,34 @@ new OverType(target, options)
   lineHeight: 1.6,
   fontFamily: 'monospace',
   padding: '16px',
-  
+
   // Theme - 'solar', 'cave', or custom theme object
   theme: 'solar',
-  
+
   // Custom colors (override theme colors)
   colors: {
     h1: '#e63946',
     h2: '#457b9d',
     // ... any color variable
   },
-  
+
   // Mobile styles (applied at <= 640px)
   mobile: {
     fontSize: '16px',
     padding: '12px',
     lineHeight: 1.5
   },
-  
+
   // Behavior
   autofocus: false,
   placeholder: 'Start typing...',
   value: '',
-  
+
   // Auto-resize
   autoResize: false,      // Auto-expand height with content
   minHeight: '100px',     // Minimum height when autoResize is enabled
   maxHeight: null,        // Maximum height (null = unlimited)
-  
+
   // Native textarea properties
   textareaProps: {
     required: true,
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ new OverType(target, options)
     name: 'content',
     // Any HTML textarea attribute
   },
-  
+
   // Toolbar
   toolbar: false,         // Enable/disable toolbar
   toolbarButtons: [],     // Custom button array (v2.0)
@@ -464,13 +464,13 @@ new OverType(target, options)
 
   // Smart lists
   smartLists: true,       // Enable GitHub-style list continuation on Enter
-  
+
   // Stats bar
   showStats: false,       // Enable/disable stats bar
   statsFormatter: (stats) => {  // Custom stats format
     return `${stats.chars} chars | ${stats.words} words`;
   },
-  
+
   // Callbacks
   onChange: (value, instance) => {},
   onKeydown: (event, instance) => {}
@@ -511,6 +511,9 @@ editor.showPreviewMode()      // Switch to preview mode
 editor.focus()
 editor.blur()
 
+// Perform actions. Equivalent to clicking on the corresponding toolbar button.
+editor.performAction('toggleBold')
+
 // Show or hide stats bar
 editor.showStats(true)   // Show stats
 editor.showStats(false)  // Hide stats
@@ -809,7 +812,7 @@ Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
 
 Built with the radical idea that sometimes dumb ideas work.
 
-**Ready for another radical idea?**  
+**Ready for another radical idea?**
 Let's remove every layer of the web application stack.
 
 ### Hyperclay
diff --git a/dist/overtype.d.ts b/dist/overtype.d.ts
index 7263a50..05ff436 100644
--- a/dist/overtype.d.ts
+++ b/dist/overtype.d.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ export interface OverTypeInstance {
   setTheme(theme: string | Theme): this;
   setCodeHighlighter(highlighter: ((code: string, language: string) => string) | null): void;
   updatePreview(): void;
+  performAction(actionId: string, event?: Event | null): Promise<boolean>;
 
   // HTML output methods
   getRenderedHTML(options?: RenderOptions): string;
diff --git a/scripts/generate-types.js b/scripts/generate-types.js
index 90043ad..a632d74 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-types.js
+++ b/scripts/generate-types.js
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ export interface OverTypeInstance {
   setTheme(theme: string | Theme): this;
   setCodeHighlighter(highlighter: ((code: string, language: string) => string) | null): void;
   updatePreview(): void;
+  performAction(actionId: string, event?: Event | null): Promise<boolean>;
 
   // HTML output methods
   getRenderedHTML(options?: RenderOptions): string;
diff --git a/src/overtype.d.ts b/src/overtype.d.ts
index 7263a50..05ff436 100644
--- a/src/overtype.d.ts
+++ b/src/overtype.d.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ export interface OverTypeInstance {
   setTheme(theme: string | Theme): this;
   setCodeHighlighter(highlighter: ((code: string, language: string) => string) | null): void;
   updatePreview(): void;
+  performAction(actionId: string, event?: Event | null): Promise<boolean>;
 
   // HTML output methods
   getRenderedHTML(options?: RenderOptions): string;
diff --git a/test/test-types.ts b/test/test-types.ts
index 93d9768..19cb1eb 100644
--- a/test/test-types.ts
+++ b/test/test-types.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ if (editorsWithOptions.length > 0) {
   instance.focus();
   instance.blur();
   instance.updatePreview();
+  const actionResult: Promise<boolean> = instance.performAction('toggleBold');
+  console.log(actionResult);
   instance.showStats(true);
   instance.setTheme('cave');
   instance.reinit({ fontSize: '18px' });