diff --git a/beet/toolchain/project.py b/beet/toolchain/project.py
index 3f5fee5f..96d9dc2c 100644
--- a/beet/toolchain/project.py
+++ b/beet/toolchain/project.py
@@ -274,6 +274,26 @@ def build(self) -> Iterator[Context]:
                 whitelist=self.config.whitelist,
             )
 
+            # populate ctx.pack with config info
+            if self.config.data_pack.pack_format:
+                ctx.data.pack_format = self.config.data_pack.pack_format
+            if self.config.data_pack.name:
+                ctx.data.name = self.config.data_pack.name
+            if self.config.data_pack.description:
+                ctx.data.description = self.config.data_pack.description
+            if self.config.data_pack.supported_formats:
+                ctx.data.supported_formats = self.config.data_pack.supported_formats
+            if self.config.resource_pack.pack_format:
+                ctx.assets.pack_format = self.config.resource_pack.pack_format
+            if self.config.resource_pack.name:
+                ctx.assets.name = self.config.resource_pack.name
+            if self.config.resource_pack.description:
+                ctx.assets.description = self.config.resource_pack.description
+            if self.config.resource_pack.supported_formats:
+                ctx.assets.supported_formats = (
+                    self.config.resource_pack.supported_formats
+                )
+
             plugins: List[PluginSpec] = [self.bootstrap]
             plugins.extend(
                 (
diff --git a/tests/ctx_config_examples/mcmeta/beet.json b/tests/ctx_config_examples/mcmeta/beet.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..25eb4acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ctx_config_examples/mcmeta/beet.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "data_pack": {
+    "name": "My Data Pack",
+    "description": "a data pack",
+    "pack_format": 6,
+    "supported_formats": [0,6]
+  },
+  "resource_pack": {
+    "name": "My Resource Pack",
+    "description": "a resource pack",
+    "pack_format": 10,
+    "supported_formats": {
+      "min_inclusive": 10,
+      "max_inclusive": 20
+    }
+  },
+  "pipeline": ["mcmeta"]
+}
diff --git a/tests/ctx_config_examples/mcmeta/mcmeta.py b/tests/ctx_config_examples/mcmeta/mcmeta.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d1e9a41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ctx_config_examples/mcmeta/mcmeta.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from beet import Context
+
+
+def beet_default(ctx: Context):
+    all = [
+        f"{ctx.data.mcmeta.data}",
+        f"{ctx.assets.mcmeta.data}",
+    ]
+    ctx.meta["pytest"] = "\n".join(all) + "\n"
diff --git a/tests/ctx_config_examples/pack_info/beet.json b/tests/ctx_config_examples/pack_info/beet.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dafa94b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ctx_config_examples/pack_info/beet.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "data_pack": {
+    "name": "My Data Pack",
+    "description": "a data pack",
+    "pack_format": 6,
+    "supported_formats": [0,6]
+  },
+  "resource_pack": {
+    "name": "My Resource Pack",
+    "description": "a resource pack",
+    "pack_format": 10,
+    "supported_formats": {
+      "min_inclusive": 10,
+      "max_inclusive": 20
+    }
+  },
+  "pipeline": ["pack_info"]
+}
diff --git a/tests/ctx_config_examples/pack_info/pack_info.py b/tests/ctx_config_examples/pack_info/pack_info.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c981f53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ctx_config_examples/pack_info/pack_info.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from beet import Context
+
+
+def beet_default(ctx: Context):
+    all = [
+        f"{ctx.data.name}",
+        f"{ctx.data.description}",
+        f"{ctx.data.pack_format}",
+        f"{ctx.data.supported_formats}",
+        f"{ctx.assets.name}",
+        f"{ctx.assets.description}",
+        f"{ctx.assets.pack_format}",
+        f"{ctx.assets.supported_formats}",
+    ]
+    ctx.meta["pytest"] = "\n".join(all) + "\n"
diff --git a/tests/ctx_config_examples/project_info/beet.json b/tests/ctx_config_examples/project_info/beet.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8c68b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ctx_config_examples/project_info/beet.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "author": "somebody",
+  "version": "1.2.3",
+  "name": "BEET",
+  "id": "beet",
+  "description": "a beet project",
+  "minecraft": "1.19",
+  "pipeline": ["project_info"]
+}
diff --git a/tests/ctx_config_examples/project_info/project_info.py b/tests/ctx_config_examples/project_info/project_info.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fc402bb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ctx_config_examples/project_info/project_info.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from beet import Context
+
+
+def beet_default(ctx: Context):
+    all = [
+        f"{ctx.minecraft_version}",
+        f"{ctx.project_author}",
+        f"{ctx.project_description}",
+        f"{ctx.project_id}",
+        f"{ctx.project_name}",
+        f"{ctx.project_version}",
+    ]
+    ctx.meta["pytest"] = "\n".join(all) + "\n"
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/ctx_config__examples_mcmeta__0.txt b/tests/snapshots/ctx_config__examples_mcmeta__0.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..86767620
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/ctx_config__examples_mcmeta__0.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+{'pack': {'pack_format': 6, 'description': 'a data pack', 'supported_formats': [0, 6]}}
+{'pack': {'pack_format': 10, 'description': 'a resource pack', 'supported_formats': {'min_inclusive': 10, 'max_inclusive': 20}}}
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/ctx_config__examples_pack_info__0.txt b/tests/snapshots/ctx_config__examples_pack_info__0.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f199c225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/ctx_config__examples_pack_info__0.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+My Data Pack
+a data pack
+6
+[0, 6]
+My Resource Pack
+a resource pack
+10
+{'min_inclusive': 10, 'max_inclusive': 20}
diff --git a/tests/snapshots/ctx_config__examples_project_info__0.txt b/tests/snapshots/ctx_config__examples_project_info__0.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f0f6f7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/snapshots/ctx_config__examples_project_info__0.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+1.19
+somebody
+a beet project
+beet
+BEET
+1.2.3
diff --git a/tests/test_ctx_config.py b/tests/test_ctx_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e148d4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_ctx_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import os
+
+import pytest
+from pytest_insta import SnapshotFixture
+
+from beet import run_beet
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("directory", os.listdir("tests/ctx_config_examples"))
+def test_examples(snapshot: SnapshotFixture, directory: str):
+    with run_beet(directory=f"tests/ctx_config_examples/{directory}") as ctx:
+        assert snapshot() == f'{ctx.meta["pytest"]}'