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title: Velocity Tools context provider
description: The Velocity context provides access to a set of Velocity Tools.
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# Velocity Tools context provider

The Velocity context provides access to a set of Velocity Tools.

Apache's Velocity Tools project is focused on providing utility classes useful in template development. The Velocity Context can be configured by specifying Velocity Tool classes to be automatically added to the Velocity Context for template development. For more information about the Velocity Tools project, see [The Apache Velocity Project](https://velocity.apache.org/tools/).

You can use the following command to list the set of Velocity Tools that are included in the Velocity Context for general use by templates:

```shell
$ bin/dsconfig get-velocity-context-provider-prop \
  --extension-name Velocity \
  --provider-name "Velocity Tools" \
  --property request-tool \
  --property session-tool \
  --property application-tool \
```