diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/3220.added.md b/doc/changelog.d/3220.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23012e612b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/3220.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+refactor: clean mapdl inprocess and move mute to MapdlCore
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diff --git a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_console.py b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_console.py
index 88c480fb69..b39fa57fea 100644
--- a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_console.py
+++ b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_console.py
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._auto_continue = True
         self._continue_on_error = False
         self._process = None
+        self._name = None
         self._launch(start_parm)
         super().__init__(
             loglevel=loglevel,
@@ -315,7 +316,7 @@ def kill(self):
                     self._log.warning("Unable to kill process %d", self._process.pid)
                 self._log.debug("Killed process %d", self._process.pid)
 
-    @property
+    @MapdlBase.name.getter
     def name(self):
         """Instance unique identifier."""
         if not self._name:
diff --git a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_core.py b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_core.py
index 27f521f78f..e4502ece48 100644
--- a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_core.py
+++ b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_core.py
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ def __init__(
     ):
         """Initialize connection with MAPDL."""
         atexit.register(self.__del__)  # registering to exit properly
-        self._name = None  # For naming the instance.
         self._show_matplotlib_figures = True  # for testing
         self._query = None
         self._exited: bool = False
@@ -253,6 +252,7 @@ def __init__(
         self._file_type_for_plots = file_type_for_plots
         self._default_file_type_for_plots = file_type_for_plots
         self._version = None  # cached version
+        self._mute = False
 
         if _HAS_PYVISTA:
             if use_vtk is not None:  # pragma: no cover
@@ -330,6 +330,9 @@ def __init__(
 
         self._info = Information(self)
 
+    def _after_run(self, _command: str) -> None:
+        pass
+
     @property
     def allow_ignore(self):
         """Invalid commands will be ignored rather than exceptions
@@ -373,6 +376,9 @@ def allow_ignore(self, value):
         )
         self._ignore_errors = bool(value)
 
+    def _before_run(self, _command: str) -> None:
+        pass
+
     @property
     def chain_commands(self):
         """Chain several mapdl commands.
@@ -2156,14 +2162,6 @@ def run(
             self._stored_commands.append(command)
             return
 
-        # Actually sending the message
-        if self._session_id is not None:
-            self._check_session_id()
-        else:
-            # For some reason the session hasn't been created
-            if self.is_grpc:
-                self._create_session()
-
         if mute is None:
             if hasattr(self, "mute"):
                 mute = self.mute
@@ -2225,6 +2223,8 @@ def run(
                 # Edge case. `\title, 'par=1234' `
                 self._check_parameter_name(param_name)
 
+        self._before_run(command)
+
         short_cmd = parse_to_short_cmd(command)
         text = self._run(command, verbose=verbose, mute=mute)
 
@@ -2236,9 +2236,7 @@ def run(
             self.show(self.default_file_type_for_plots)
             text = self._run(command, verbose=verbose, mute=mute)
 
-        if command[:4].upper() == "/CLE" and self.is_grpc:
-            # We have reset the database, so we need to create a new session id
-            self._create_session()
+        self._after_run(command)
 
         if mute:
             return
diff --git a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_grpc.py b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_grpc.py
index f6d4442068..903622b609 100644
--- a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_grpc.py
+++ b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_grpc.py
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ def __init__(
             remove_temp_dir_on_exit = remove_temp_files
             remove_temp_files = None
 
+        self._name: Optional[str] = None
         self._session_id_: Optional[str] = None
         self._checking_session_id_: bool = False
         self.__distributed: Optional[bool] = None
@@ -411,7 +412,6 @@ def __init__(
         self._health_response_queue: Optional["Queue"] = None
         self._exiting: bool = False
         self._exited: Optional[bool] = None
-        self._mute: bool = False
         self._db: Optional[MapdlDb] = None
         self.__server_version: Optional[str] = None
         self._state: Optional[grpc.Future] = None
@@ -489,6 +489,18 @@ def __init__(
 
         self._create_session()
 
+    def _after_run(self, command: str) -> None:
+        if command[:4].upper() == "/CLE":
+            # We have reset the database, so we need to create a new session id
+            self._create_session()
+
+    def _before_run(self, _command: str) -> None:
+        if self._session_id is not None:
+            self._check_session_id()
+        else:
+            # For some reason the session hasn't been created
+            self._create_session()
+
     def _create_process_stds_queue(self, process=None):
         from ansys.mapdl.core.launcher import (
             _create_queue_for_std,  # Avoid circular import error
@@ -2955,7 +2967,7 @@ def cmatrix(
         # non-interactive and there's no output to return
         super().cmatrix(symfac, condname, numcond, grndkey, capname, **kwargs)
 
-    @property
+    @MapdlBase.name.getter
     def name(self) -> str:
         """Instance unique identifier."""
         if not self._name:
diff --git a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_inprocess.py b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_inprocess.py
index 4ff91dad1a..2fb86f4d88 100644
--- a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_inprocess.py
+++ b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/mapdl_inprocess.py
@@ -20,25 +20,32 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 
-from typing import Optional, Protocol
+from typing import Protocol
 
 from ansys.mapdl.core.mapdl import MapdlBase
 
 
 class _Backend(Protocol):
-    def run_command(self) -> str: ...
+    def run_command(self, command: str, verbose: bool, mute: bool) -> str: ...
+
+    def input_file(
+        self,
+        filename: str,
+        extension: str,
+        directory: str,
+        line: int,
+        log: int,
+        mute: bool,
+    ) -> str: ...
 
 
 class MapdlInProcess(MapdlBase):
-    def __init__(self, backend: _Backend):
+    def __init__(self, in_process_backend: _Backend):
         super().__init__(
             loglevel="WARNING", use_vtk=False, log_apdl=None, print_com=False
         )
-        self._backend = backend
+        self._in_process_backend = in_process_backend
         self._cleanup: bool = True
-        self._name: str = "MapdlInProcess"
-        self._session_id: Optional[str] = None
-        self._mute: bool = False
 
     def _run(self, command: str, verbose: bool = False, mute: bool = False) -> str:
         if not command.strip():
@@ -47,19 +54,22 @@ def _run(self, command: str, verbose: bool = False, mute: bool = False) -> str:
         if len(command) > 639:
             raise ValueError("Maximum command length mut be less than 640 characters")
 
-        return self._backend.run_command(command, verbose, mute).strip()
-
-    @property
-    def name(self) -> str:
-        return self._name
-
-    @name.setter
-    def name(self, name) -> None:
-        self._name = name
+        return self._in_process_backend.run_command(command, verbose, mute).strip()
 
-    def _check_session_id(self) -> None:
-        pass
+    def input(
+        self,
+        fname: str = "",
+        ext: str = "",
+        dir_: str = "",
+        line: str = "",
+        log: str = "",
+        mute: bool = False,
+        **_,
+    ):
+        return self._in_process_backend.input_file(
+            fname, ext, dir_, int(line or 0), int(log or 0), mute
+        )
 
-    def __repr__(self):
-        info = super().__repr__()
-        return info
+    @MapdlBase.name.getter
+    def name(self) -> str:
+        return "MapdlInProcess"