diff --git a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/scriptCompilation.kt b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/scriptCompilation.kt
index a9222e2283d..7250062b6ed 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/scriptCompilation.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/scriptCompilation.kt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ open class ScriptCompilationConfiguration(baseConfigurations: Iterable<ScriptCom
     object Default : ScriptCompilationConfiguration()
 
     override fun toString(): String {
-        return "ScriptCompilationConfiguration($providedProperties)"
+        return "ScriptCompilationConfiguration($properties)"
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/scriptData.kt b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/scriptData.kt
index 4f8df8b6329..a3b793a5517 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/scriptData.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/scriptData.kt
@@ -106,11 +106,43 @@ interface ScriptEvaluationContextDataKeys
  * The container for script evaluation context data
  * Used for transferring data to the evaluation refinement callbacks
  */
-class ScriptEvaluationContextData(properties: Map<PropertiesCollection.Key<*>, Any>) : PropertiesCollection(properties) {
+class ScriptEvaluationContextData(baseConfigurations: Iterable<ScriptEvaluationContextData>, body: Builder.() -> Unit = {}) :
+    PropertiesCollection(Builder(baseConfigurations).apply(body).data) {
+
+    constructor(body: Builder.() -> Unit = {}) : this(emptyList(), body)
+    constructor(
+        vararg baseConfigurations: ScriptEvaluationContextData, body: Builder.() -> Unit = {}
+    ) : this(baseConfigurations.asIterable(), body)
+
+    class Builder internal constructor(baseConfigurations: Iterable<ScriptEvaluationContextData>) :
+        ScriptEvaluationContextDataKeys,
+        PropertiesCollection.Builder(baseConfigurations)
 
     companion object : ScriptEvaluationContextDataKeys
 }
 
+/**
+ * optimized alternative to the constructor with multiple base configurations
+ */
+fun merge(vararg contexts: ScriptEvaluationContextData?): ScriptEvaluationContextData? {
+    val nonEmpty = ArrayList<ScriptEvaluationContextData>()
+    for (data in contexts) {
+        if (data != null && !data.isEmpty()) {
+            nonEmpty.add(data)
+        }
+    }
+    return when {
+        nonEmpty.isEmpty() -> null
+        nonEmpty.size == 1 -> nonEmpty.first()
+        else -> ScriptEvaluationContextData(nonEmpty.asIterable())
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Command line arguments of the current process, could be provided by an evaluation host
+ */
+val ScriptEvaluationContextDataKeys.commandLineArgs by PropertiesCollection.key<List<String>>()
+
 /**
  * The facade to the script data for evaluation configuration refinement callbacks
  */
diff --git a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/scriptEvaluation.kt b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/scriptEvaluation.kt
index 893791c80fb..07e101886bd 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/scriptEvaluation.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/api/scriptEvaluation.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ package kotlin.script.experimental.api
 import java.io.Serializable
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 import kotlin.script.experimental.host.ScriptingHostConfiguration
+import kotlin.script.experimental.host.getEvaluationContext
 import kotlin.script.experimental.util.PropertiesCollection
 
 interface ScriptEvaluationConfigurationKeys
@@ -121,10 +122,14 @@ data class RefineEvaluationConfigurationData(
 fun ScriptEvaluationConfiguration.refineBeforeEvaluation(
     script: CompiledScript<*>,
     contextData: ScriptEvaluationContextData? = null
-): ResultWithDiagnostics<ScriptEvaluationConfiguration> =
-    simpleRefineImpl(ScriptEvaluationConfiguration.refineConfigurationBeforeEvaluate) { config, refineData ->
-        refineData.handler.invoke(ScriptEvaluationConfigurationRefinementContext(script, config, contextData))
+): ResultWithDiagnostics<ScriptEvaluationConfiguration> {
+    val hostConfiguration = get(ScriptEvaluationConfiguration.hostConfiguration)
+    val baseContextData = hostConfiguration?.get(ScriptingHostConfiguration.getEvaluationContext)?.invoke(hostConfiguration)
+    val actualContextData = merge(baseContextData, contextData)
+    return simpleRefineImpl(ScriptEvaluationConfiguration.refineConfigurationBeforeEvaluate) { config, refineData ->
+        refineData.handler.invoke(ScriptEvaluationConfigurationRefinementContext(script, config, actualContextData))
     }
+}
 
 /**
  * The script evaluation result value
diff --git a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/host/hostConfiguration.kt b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/host/hostConfiguration.kt
index 47d0554efdc..62bc717952d 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/host/hostConfiguration.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/host/hostConfiguration.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package kotlin.script.experimental.host
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 import kotlin.script.experimental.api.KotlinType
 import kotlin.script.experimental.api.ScriptDependency
+import kotlin.script.experimental.api.ScriptEvaluationContextData
 import kotlin.script.experimental.util.PropertiesCollection
 
 interface ScriptingHostConfigurationKeys
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@ val ScriptingHostConfigurationKeys.configurationDependencies by PropertiesCollec
  */
 val ScriptingHostConfigurationKeys.getScriptingClass by PropertiesCollection.key<GetScriptingClass>(isTransient = true)
 
+/**
+ * Evaluation context getter, allows to provide data to the evaluation configuration refinement functions
+ */
+val ScriptingHostConfigurationKeys.getEvaluationContext by PropertiesCollection.key<GetEvaluationContext>(isTransient = true)
+
 /**
  * The interface to the generic "class loader" for the types used in the script configurations
  */
@@ -59,6 +65,18 @@ interface GetScriptingClass {
     operator fun invoke(classType: KotlinType, contextClass: KClass<*>, hostConfiguration: ScriptingHostConfiguration): KClass<*>
 }
 
+/**
+ * A helper to enable passing lambda directly to the getEvaluationContext "keyword"
+ */
+fun ScriptingHostConfiguration.Builder.getEvaluationContext(handler: GetEvaluationContext) {
+    ScriptingHostConfiguration.getEvaluationContext.put(handler)
+}
+
+/**
+ * The interface to an evaluation context getter
+ */
+typealias GetEvaluationContext = (hostConfiguration: ScriptingHostConfiguration) -> ScriptEvaluationContextData
+
 // helper method
 fun ScriptingHostConfiguration.getScriptingClass(type: KotlinType, contextClass: KClass<*>): KClass<*> {
     val getClass = get(ScriptingHostConfiguration.getScriptingClass)
diff --git a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/util/propertiesCollection.kt b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/util/propertiesCollection.kt
index 076a9c1c9a1..4a475591ad5 100644
--- a/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/util/propertiesCollection.kt
+++ b/libraries/scripting/common/src/kotlin/script/experimental/util/propertiesCollection.kt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import kotlin.reflect.KProperty
 import kotlin.reflect.KType
 import kotlin.script.experimental.api.KotlinType
 
-open class PropertiesCollection(private var properties: Map<Key<*>, Any?> = emptyMap()) : Serializable {
+open class PropertiesCollection(protected var properties: Map<Key<*>, Any?> = emptyMap()) : Serializable {
 
     open class Key<T>(
         val name: String,
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ open class PropertiesCollection(private var properties: Map<Key<*>, Any?> = empt
 
     val notTransientData: Map<Key<*>, Any?> get() = properties.filterKeys { it !is TransientKey<*>}
 
+    fun isEmpty(): Boolean = properties.isEmpty()
+
     override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean =
         (other as? PropertiesCollection)?.let { it.properties == properties } == true