diff --git a/src/collection.ts b/src/collection.ts
index 223737c32a..37339881c3 100644
--- a/src/collection.ts
+++ b/src/collection.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from './cursor/list_search_indexes_cursor';
 import type { Db } from './db';
 import { MongoAPIError, MongoInvalidArgumentError, MongoOperationTimeoutError } from './error';
+import { type ExplainCommandOptions, type ExplainVerbosityLike } from './explain';
 import type { MongoClient, PkFactory } from './mongo_client';
 import type {
   Abortable,
@@ -863,6 +864,11 @@ export class Collection<TSchema extends Document = Document> {
     filter: Filter<TSchema>,
     options: DistinctOptions
   ): Promise<Array<Flatten<WithId<TSchema>[Key]>>>;
+  distinct<Key extends keyof WithId<TSchema>>(
+    key: Key,
+    filter: Filter<TSchema>,
+    options: DistinctOptions & { explain: ExplainVerbosityLike | ExplainCommandOptions }
+  ): Promise<Document>;
 
   // Embedded documents overload
   distinct(key: string): Promise<any[]>;
diff --git a/src/cursor/run_command_cursor.ts b/src/cursor/run_command_cursor.ts
index 0e9992a2aa..b8969b4c44 100644
--- a/src/cursor/run_command_cursor.ts
+++ b/src/cursor/run_command_cursor.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import type { Db } from '../db';
 import { MongoAPIError, MongoRuntimeError } from '../error';
 import { executeOperation } from '../operations/execute_operation';
 import { GetMoreOperation } from '../operations/get_more';
-import { RunCommandOperation } from '../operations/run_command';
+import { RunCommandOperation, RunCursorCommandOperation } from '../operations/run_command';
 import type { ReadConcernLike } from '../read_concern';
 import type { ReadPreferenceLike } from '../read_preference';
 import type { ClientSession } from '../sessions';
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export class RunCommandCursor extends AbstractCursor {
 
   /** @internal */
   protected async _initialize(session: ClientSession): Promise<InitialCursorResponse> {
-    const operation = new RunCommandOperation<CursorResponse>(this.db, this.command, {
+    const operation = new RunCursorCommandOperation(this.db, this.command, {
       ...this.cursorOptions,
       session: session,
       readPreference: this.cursorOptions.readPreference,
diff --git a/src/operations/distinct.ts b/src/operations/distinct.ts
index cb6891fc47..2302a3c081 100644
--- a/src/operations/distinct.ts
+++ b/src/operations/distinct.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-import type { Document } from '../bson';
+import { type Document } from '../bson';
+import { type Connection } from '../cmap/connection';
+import { MongoDBResponse } from '../cmap/wire_protocol/responses';
 import type { Collection } from '../collection';
-import type { Server } from '../sdam/server';
-import type { ClientSession } from '../sessions';
-import { type TimeoutContext } from '../timeout';
-import { decorateWithCollation, decorateWithReadConcern } from '../utils';
-import { CommandOperation, type CommandOperationOptions } from './command';
+import { type CommandOperationOptions, ModernizedCommandOperation } from './command';
 import { Aspect, defineAspects } from './operation';
 
 /** @public */
@@ -27,7 +25,8 @@ export type DistinctOptions = CommandOperationOptions & {
  * Return a list of distinct values for the given key across a collection.
  * @internal
  */
-export class DistinctOperation extends CommandOperation<any[]> {
+export class DistinctOperation extends ModernizedCommandOperation<any[] | Document> {
+  override SERVER_COMMAND_RESPONSE_TYPE = MongoDBResponse;
   override options: DistinctOptions;
   collection: Collection;
   /** Field of the document to find distinct values for. */
@@ -56,48 +55,21 @@ export class DistinctOperation extends CommandOperation<any[]> {
     return 'distinct' as const;
   }
 
-  override async execute(
-    server: Server,
-    session: ClientSession | undefined,
-    timeoutContext: TimeoutContext
-  ): Promise<any[]> {
-    const coll = this.collection;
-    const key = this.key;
-    const query = this.query;
-    const options = this.options;
-
-    // Distinct command
-    const cmd: Document = {
-      distinct: coll.collectionName,
-      key: key,
-      query: query
+  override buildCommandDocument(_connection: Connection): Document {
+    return {
+      distinct: this.collection.collectionName,
+      key: this.key,
+      query: this.query
     };
+  }
 
-    // Add maxTimeMS if defined
-    if (typeof options.maxTimeMS === 'number') {
-      cmd.maxTimeMS = options.maxTimeMS;
-    }
-
-    // we check for undefined specifically here to allow falsy values
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-syntax
-    if (typeof options.comment !== 'undefined') {
-      cmd.comment = options.comment;
-    }
-
-    if (options.hint != null) {
-      cmd.hint = options.hint;
+  override handleOk(
+    response: InstanceType<typeof this.SERVER_COMMAND_RESPONSE_TYPE>
+  ): any[] | Document {
+    if (this.explain) {
+      return response.toObject(this.bsonOptions);
     }
-
-    // Do we have a readConcern specified
-    decorateWithReadConcern(cmd, coll, options);
-
-    // Have we specified collation
-    decorateWithCollation(cmd, coll, options);
-
-    const result = await super.executeCommand(server, session, cmd, timeoutContext);
-
-    // @ts-expect-error: Explain always returns a document
-    return this.explain ? result : result.values;
+    return response.toObject(this.bsonOptions).values;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/operations/profiling_level.ts b/src/operations/profiling_level.ts
index 7c860a244b..90b310b8af 100644
--- a/src/operations/profiling_level.ts
+++ b/src/operations/profiling_level.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,22 @@
+import { BSONType, type Document } from '../bson';
+import { type Connection } from '../cmap/connection';
+import { MongoDBResponse } from '../cmap/wire_protocol/responses';
 import type { Db } from '../db';
 import { MongoUnexpectedServerResponseError } from '../error';
-import type { Server } from '../sdam/server';
-import type { ClientSession } from '../sessions';
-import { type TimeoutContext } from '../timeout';
-import { CommandOperation, type CommandOperationOptions } from './command';
+import { type CommandOperationOptions, ModernizedCommandOperation } from './command';
 
 /** @public */
 export type ProfilingLevelOptions = CommandOperationOptions;
 
+class ProfilingLevelResponse extends MongoDBResponse {
+  get was() {
+    return this.get('was', BSONType.int, true);
+  }
+}
+
 /** @internal */
-export class ProfilingLevelOperation extends CommandOperation<string> {
+export class ProfilingLevelOperation extends ModernizedCommandOperation<string> {
+  override SERVER_COMMAND_RESPONSE_TYPE = ProfilingLevelResponse;
   override options: ProfilingLevelOptions;
 
   constructor(db: Db, options: ProfilingLevelOptions) {
@@ -21,14 +28,13 @@ export class ProfilingLevelOperation extends CommandOperation<string> {
     return 'profile' as const;
   }
 
-  override async execute(
-    server: Server,
-    session: ClientSession | undefined,
-    timeoutContext: TimeoutContext
-  ): Promise<string> {
-    const doc = await super.executeCommand(server, session, { profile: -1 }, timeoutContext);
-    if (doc.ok === 1) {
-      const was = doc.was;
+  override buildCommandDocument(_connection: Connection): Document {
+    return { profile: -1 };
+  }
+
+  override handleOk(response: InstanceType<typeof this.SERVER_COMMAND_RESPONSE_TYPE>): string {
+    if (response.ok === 1) {
+      const was = response.was;
       if (was === 0) return 'off';
       if (was === 1) return 'slow_only';
       if (was === 2) return 'all';
diff --git a/src/operations/remove_user.ts b/src/operations/remove_user.ts
index 7f484ba89a..e0c73d29aa 100644
--- a/src/operations/remove_user.ts
+++ b/src/operations/remove_user.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
+import { type Document } from '../bson';
+import { type Connection } from '../cmap/connection';
+import { MongoDBResponse } from '../cmap/wire_protocol/responses';
 import type { Db } from '../db';
-import type { Server } from '../sdam/server';
-import type { ClientSession } from '../sessions';
-import { type TimeoutContext } from '../timeout';
-import { CommandOperation, type CommandOperationOptions } from './command';
+import { type CommandOperationOptions, ModernizedCommandOperation } from './command';
 import { Aspect, defineAspects } from './operation';
 
 /** @public */
 export type RemoveUserOptions = CommandOperationOptions;
 
 /** @internal */
-export class RemoveUserOperation extends CommandOperation<boolean> {
+export class RemoveUserOperation extends ModernizedCommandOperation<boolean> {
+  override SERVER_COMMAND_RESPONSE_TYPE = MongoDBResponse;
   override options: RemoveUserOptions;
   username: string;
 
@@ -23,12 +24,11 @@ export class RemoveUserOperation extends CommandOperation<boolean> {
     return 'dropUser' as const;
   }
 
-  override async execute(
-    server: Server,
-    session: ClientSession | undefined,
-    timeoutContext: TimeoutContext
-  ): Promise<boolean> {
-    await super.executeCommand(server, session, { dropUser: this.username }, timeoutContext);
+  override buildCommandDocument(_connection: Connection): Document {
+    return { dropUser: this.username };
+  }
+
+  override handleOk(_response: InstanceType<typeof this.SERVER_COMMAND_RESPONSE_TYPE>): boolean {
     return true;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/operations/run_command.ts b/src/operations/run_command.ts
index 4b967ee3cd..506ae70a8e 100644
--- a/src/operations/run_command.ts
+++ b/src/operations/run_command.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import type { BSONSerializeOptions, Document } from '../bson';
-import { type MongoDBResponseConstructor } from '../cmap/wire_protocol/responses';
+import { type Connection } from '../cmap/connection';
+import { CursorResponse, MongoDBResponse, type MongoDBResponseConstructor } from '../cmap/wire_protocol/responses';
 import { type Db } from '../db';
-import { type TODO_NODE_3286 } from '../mongo_types';
 import type { ReadPreferenceLike } from '../read_preference';
-import type { Server } from '../sdam/server';
+import type { ServerCommandOptions } from '../sdam/server';
 import type { ClientSession } from '../sessions';
 import { type TimeoutContext } from '../timeout';
 import { MongoDBNamespace } from '../utils';
-import { AbstractOperation } from './operation';
+import { ModernizedOperation } from './operation';
 
 /** @public */
 export type RunCommandOptions = {
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ export type RunCommandOptions = {
 } & BSONSerializeOptions;
 
 /** @internal */
-export class RunCommandOperation<T = Document> extends AbstractOperation<T> {
+export class RunCommandOperation<T = Document> extends ModernizedOperation<T> {
+  override SERVER_COMMAND_RESPONSE_TYPE = MongoDBResponse;
   command: Document;
   override options: RunCommandOptions & { responseType?: MongoDBResponseConstructor };
 
@@ -44,29 +45,52 @@ export class RunCommandOperation<T = Document> extends AbstractOperation<T> {
     return 'runCommand' as const;
   }
 
-  override async execute(
-    server: Server,
-    session: ClientSession | undefined,
-    timeoutContext: TimeoutContext
-  ): Promise<T> {
-    this.server = server;
-    const res: TODO_NODE_3286 = await server.command(
-      this.ns,
-      this.command,
-      {
-        ...this.options,
-        readPreference: this.readPreference,
-        session,
-        timeoutContext
-      },
-      this.options.responseType
-    );
-
-    return res;
+  override buildCommand(_connection: Connection, _session?: ClientSession): Document {
+    return this.command;
+  }
+
+  override buildOptions(timeoutContext: TimeoutContext): ServerCommandOptions {
+    return { session: this.session, timeoutContext };
   }
 }
 
-export class RunAdminCommandOperation<T = Document> extends AbstractOperation<T> {
+/** @internal */
+export class RunCursorCommandOperation extends ModernizedOperation<CursorResponse> {
+  override SERVER_COMMAND_RESPONSE_TYPE = CursorResponse;
+  command: Document;
+  override options: RunCommandOptions & { responseType?: MongoDBResponseConstructor };
+
+  constructor(
+    parent: Db,
+    command: Document,
+    options: RunCommandOptions & { responseType?: MongoDBResponseConstructor }
+  ) {
+    super(options);
+    this.command = command;
+    this.options = options;
+    this.ns = parent.s.namespace.withCollection('$cmd');
+  }
+
+  override get commandName() {
+    return 'runCommand' as const;
+  }
+
+  override buildCommand(_connection: Connection, _session?: ClientSession): Document {
+    return this.command;
+  }
+
+  override buildOptions(timeoutContext: TimeoutContext): ServerCommandOptions {
+    return { session: this.session, timeoutContext };
+  }
+  override handleOk(
+    response: InstanceType<typeof this.SERVER_COMMAND_RESPONSE_TYPE>
+  ): CursorResponse {
+    return response;
+  }
+}
+
+export class RunAdminCommandOperation<T = Document> extends ModernizedOperation<T> {
+  override SERVER_COMMAND_RESPONSE_TYPE = MongoDBResponse;
   command: Document;
   override options: RunCommandOptions & {
     noResponse?: boolean;
@@ -90,18 +114,11 @@ export class RunAdminCommandOperation<T = Document> extends AbstractOperation<T>
     return 'runCommand' as const;
   }
 
-  override async execute(
-    server: Server,
-    session: ClientSession | undefined,
-    timeoutContext: TimeoutContext
-  ): Promise<T> {
-    this.server = server;
-    const res: TODO_NODE_3286 = await server.command(this.ns, this.command, {
-      ...this.options,
-      readPreference: this.readPreference,
-      session,
-      timeoutContext
-    });
-    return res;
+  override buildCommand(_connection: Connection, _session?: ClientSession): Document {
+    return this.command;
+  }
+
+  override buildOptions(timeoutContext: TimeoutContext): ServerCommandOptions {
+    return { session: this.session, timeoutContext };
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/operations/set_profiling_level.ts b/src/operations/set_profiling_level.ts
index d76473f263..e3460bbfce 100644
--- a/src/operations/set_profiling_level.ts
+++ b/src/operations/set_profiling_level.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+import { type Document } from '../bson';
+import { type Connection } from '../cmap/connection';
+import { MongoDBResponse } from '../cmap/wire_protocol/responses';
 import type { Db } from '../db';
 import { MongoInvalidArgumentError } from '../error';
-import type { Server } from '../sdam/server';
-import type { ClientSession } from '../sessions';
-import { type TimeoutContext } from '../timeout';
 import { enumToString } from '../utils';
-import { CommandOperation, type CommandOperationOptions } from './command';
+import { type CommandOperationOptions, ModernizedCommandOperation } from './command';
 
 const levelValues = new Set(['off', 'slow_only', 'all']);
 
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ export type ProfilingLevel = (typeof ProfilingLevel)[keyof typeof ProfilingLevel
 export type SetProfilingLevelOptions = CommandOperationOptions;
 
 /** @internal */
-export class SetProfilingLevelOperation extends CommandOperation<ProfilingLevel> {
+export class SetProfilingLevelOperation extends ModernizedCommandOperation<ProfilingLevel> {
+  override SERVER_COMMAND_RESPONSE_TYPE = MongoDBResponse;
   override options: SetProfilingLevelOptions;
   level: ProfilingLevel;
   profile: 0 | 1 | 2;
@@ -52,21 +53,22 @@ export class SetProfilingLevelOperation extends CommandOperation<ProfilingLevel>
     return 'profile' as const;
   }
 
-  override async execute(
-    server: Server,
-    session: ClientSession | undefined,
-    timeoutContext: TimeoutContext
-  ): Promise<ProfilingLevel> {
+  override buildCommandDocument(_connection: Connection): Document {
     const level = this.level;
 
     if (!levelValues.has(level)) {
+      // TODO(NODE-3483): Determine error to put here
       throw new MongoInvalidArgumentError(
         `Profiling level must be one of "${enumToString(ProfilingLevel)}"`
       );
     }
 
-    // TODO(NODE-3483): Determine error to put here
-    await super.executeCommand(server, session, { profile: this.profile }, timeoutContext);
-    return level;
+    return { profile: this.profile };
+  }
+
+  override handleOk(
+    _response: InstanceType<typeof this.SERVER_COMMAND_RESPONSE_TYPE>
+  ): ProfilingLevel {
+    return this.level;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/operations/stats.ts b/src/operations/stats.ts
index aafd3bf1ba..399bb9c531 100644
--- a/src/operations/stats.ts
+++ b/src/operations/stats.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import type { Document } from '../bson';
+import { type Connection } from '../cmap/connection';
+import { MongoDBResponse } from '../cmap/wire_protocol/responses';
 import type { Db } from '../db';
-import type { Server } from '../sdam/server';
-import type { ClientSession } from '../sessions';
-import { type TimeoutContext } from '../timeout';
-import { CommandOperation, type CommandOperationOptions } from './command';
+import { type CommandOperationOptions, ModernizedCommandOperation } from './command';
 import { Aspect, defineAspects } from './operation';
 
 /** @public */
@@ -13,7 +12,8 @@ export interface DbStatsOptions extends CommandOperationOptions {
 }
 
 /** @internal */
-export class DbStatsOperation extends CommandOperation<Document> {
+export class DbStatsOperation extends ModernizedCommandOperation<Document> {
+  override SERVER_COMMAND_RESPONSE_TYPE = MongoDBResponse;
   override options: DbStatsOptions;
 
   constructor(db: Db, options: DbStatsOptions) {
@@ -25,17 +25,12 @@ export class DbStatsOperation extends CommandOperation<Document> {
     return 'dbStats' as const;
   }
 
-  override async execute(
-    server: Server,
-    session: ClientSession | undefined,
-    timeoutContext: TimeoutContext
-  ): Promise<Document> {
+  override buildCommandDocument(_connection: Connection): Document {
     const command: Document = { dbStats: true };
     if (this.options.scale != null) {
       command.scale = this.options.scale;
     }
-
-    return await super.executeCommand(server, session, command, timeoutContext);
+    return command;
   }
 }