diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf8ad6f..01c4a09 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ contain a `dirs.toml` file that specifies a different location.
 
 Files ending with `.tmpl` are treated as [handlebars templates](https://handlebarsjs.com/) and are processed
 before being written to the target location. The `.tmpl` extension will be stripped from the filename.
+You can check the available context variables and their values on the system with `silo context`.
 
 
 ### Applying the configuration
diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index a1e347c..011dd69 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -20,4 +20,7 @@ pub enum Command {
     Init,
     /// Applies the configuration stored in a silo repo
     Apply,
+
+    /// Print the entire context available to templates
+    Context,
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index c98973b..be55eab 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     match &args.command {
         args::Command::Init => init(&args)?,
         args::Command::Apply => apply(&args)?,
+        args::Command::Context => {
+            println!(
+                "{}",
+                serde_json::to_string_pretty(templating::context()).into_diagnostic()?
+            )
+        }
     }
 
     Ok(())