diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 76eb116..17dff5b 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ members = [
     "nats-extra",
     "jetstream-extra",
     "nats-counters",
+    "nats-context",
 ]
 
diff --git a/nats-context/Cargo.toml b/nats-context/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4afa67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nats-context/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[package]
+name = "nats-context"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2024"
+authors = ["Marcel Hauf <github@marcelhauf.name>"]
+description = "NATS context API"
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+documentation = "https://docs.rs/nats-context"
+homepage = "https://github.com/synadia-io/orbit.rs"
+repository = "https://github.com/synadia-io/orbit.rs"
+keywords = ["nats", "extensions", "api", "context"]
+categories = ["network-programming", "api-bindings"]
+
+[dependencies]
+async-nats = "0.46"
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+nats_server = { git = "https://github.com/nats-io/nats.rs", package = "nats-server" }
diff --git a/nats-context/src/lib.rs b/nats-context/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0eb6e62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nats-context/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::fmt;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::{fs, io, option};
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Deserialize, PartialEq)]
+pub struct Settings {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub description: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub url: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub socks_proxy: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub token: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub user: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub password: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub creds: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub nkey: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub cert: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub key: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub ca: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub nsc: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub jetstream_domain: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub jetstream_api_prefix: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub jetstream_event_prefix: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub inbox_prefix: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub user_jwt: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub color_scheme: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub tls_first: bool,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub windows_cert_store: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub windows_cert_match_by: String,
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub windows_cert_match: String,
+    pub windows_ca_certs_match: Option<Vec<String>>,
+}
+
+impl Settings {
+    /// Reads `Settings` from provided `filename`.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// Will return `Err` if `filename` does not exist or the could not be read.
+    pub fn read_from_file(filename: PathBuf) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let ctx_file =
+            fs::File::open(filename).map_err(|e| Error::with_source(ErrorKind::IoError, e))?;
+        serde_json::from_reader(ctx_file).map_err(|e| Error::with_source(ErrorKind::SerdeError, e))
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Context {
+    name: String,
+    settings: Settings,
+}
+
+pub type Error = async_nats::error::Error<ErrorKind>;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum ErrorKind {
+    ContextNameFileNotFound,
+    ContextFileNotFound,
+    URLNotFound,
+    IoError,
+    SerdeError,
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for ErrorKind {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::ContextNameFileNotFound => write!(f, "context.txt  not found"),
+            Self::ContextFileNotFound => write!(f, "context file not found"),
+            Self::URLNotFound => write!(f, "url not found in context settings"),
+            Self::IoError => write!(f, "io error"),
+            Self::SerdeError => write!(f, "deserialization error"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Context {
+    /// Loads the selected NATS CLI Context.
+    /// The selected Context name is read from `$HOME/.config/nats/context.txt`.
+    /// Context Settings is read from `$HOME/.config/nats/context/{name}.json`.
+    ///
+    /// # Examples
+    ///
+    /// ```no_run
+    /// # async fn connect() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    ///     let ctx = nats_context::Context::new()?;
+    ///     let settings = ctx.settings();
+    ///     let nc = ctx.options().await?.connect(&settings.url).await?;
+    /// # Ok(())
+    /// # }
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// Will return `Err` if context.txt file could not be loaded or the `Settings` for the selected
+    /// context could not be loaded.
+    pub fn new() -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let ctx_name_path =
+            context_name_path().ok_or(Error::new(ErrorKind::ContextNameFileNotFound))?;
+        let ctx_name = fs::read_to_string(ctx_name_path)
+            .map_err(|e| Error::with_source(ErrorKind::IoError, e))?;
+        Context::new_with_name(ctx_name.trim())
+    }
+
+    /// Loads a Context by name.
+    /// Context Settings is read from `$HOME/.config/nats/context/{name}.json`.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// Will return `Err` if context file does not exist or a `Context` could not be parsed.
+    pub fn new_with_name(name: &str) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let ctx_path = context_path(name).ok_or(Error::new(ErrorKind::ContextFileNotFound))?;
+        let settings = Settings::read_from_file(ctx_path)?;
+        Ok(Context {
+            name: name.to_string(),
+            settings,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Constructs a `ConnectOptions` from parsed `Context` `Settings`.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// Will return `Err` if `Settings.creds` is provided and the credential file could not be
+    /// loaded.
+    pub async fn options(&self) -> io::Result<async_nats::ConnectOptions> {
+        let mut options = async_nats::ConnectOptions::new().name(&self.name);
+        if !self.settings.token.is_empty() {
+            options = options.token(self.settings.token.clone());
+        }
+        if !self.settings.user.is_empty() && !self.settings.password.is_empty() {
+            options = options
+                .user_and_password(self.settings.user.clone(), self.settings.password.clone());
+        }
+        if !self.settings.creds.is_empty() {
+            options = options.credentials_file(&self.settings.creds).await?;
+        }
+        if !self.settings.nkey.is_empty() {
+            options = options.nkey(self.settings.nkey.clone());
+        }
+        if !self.settings.inbox_prefix.is_empty() {
+            options = options.custom_inbox_prefix(self.settings.inbox_prefix.clone());
+        }
+        if self.settings.tls_first {
+            options = options.tls_first();
+        }
+        Ok(options)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the parsed `Context` `Settings`.
+    pub fn settings(&self) -> &Settings {
+        &self.settings
+    }
+}
+
+impl async_nats::ToServerAddrs for Context {
+    type Iter = option::IntoIter<async_nats::ServerAddr>;
+
+    /// Parses the `Context` URLs as `ServerAddrs`.
+    fn to_server_addrs(&self) -> io::Result<Self::Iter> {
+        self.settings
+            .url
+            .parse::<async_nats::ServerAddr>()
+            .map(|addr| Some(addr).into_iter())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Returns the root nats config directory
+/// `$HOME/.config/nats` as a path.
+/// If $HOME can't be resolved, None is returned.
+fn nats_config_dir() -> Option<std::path::PathBuf> {
+    let home_dir = std::env::home_dir()?;
+    Some(home_dir.join(".config").join("nats"))
+}
+
+/// Returns `$HOME/.config/nats/context.txt` as a path.
+/// If $HOME can't be resolved, None is returned.
+/// `context.txt` contains the selected NATS CLI context name.
+fn context_name_path() -> Option<std::path::PathBuf> {
+    nats_config_dir()?.join("context.txt").into()
+}
+
+/// Returns `$HOME/.config/nats/context/{name}.json` as a path.
+/// If $HOME can't be resolved, None is returned.
+/// The JSON document contains NATS CLI context Settings.
+fn context_path(name: &str) -> Option<std::path::PathBuf> {
+    nats_config_dir()?
+        .join("context")
+        .join(format!("{name}.json"))
+        .into()
+}
diff --git a/nats-context/tests/context.rs b/nats-context/tests/context.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ed4ce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nats-context/tests/context.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+use nats_context::Settings;
+
+#[test]
+fn read_settings_test() {
+    let demo_path = PathBuf::from("tests/contexts/demo.json");
+    let demo_settings = Settings::read_from_file(demo_path).expect("read settings");
+    assert_eq!(
+        demo_settings,
+        Settings {
+            url: "nats://demo.nats.io:4222".to_string(),
+            ..Default::default()
+        }
+    );
+}
diff --git a/nats-context/tests/contexts/demo.json b/nats-context/tests/contexts/demo.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f8f7c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nats-context/tests/contexts/demo.json
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{
+  "description": "",
+  "url": "nats://demo.nats.io:4222",
+  "socks_proxy": "",
+  "token": "",
+  "user": "",
+  "password": "",
+  "creds": "",
+  "nkey": "",
+  "cert": "",
+  "key": "",
+  "ca": "",
+  "nsc": "",
+  "jetstream_domain": "",
+  "jetstream_api_prefix": "",
+  "jetstream_event_prefix": "",
+  "inbox_prefix": "",
+  "user_jwt": "",
+  "color_scheme": "",
+  "tls_first": false,
+  "windows_cert_store": "",
+  "windows_cert_match_by": "",
+  "windows_cert_match": "",
+  "windows_ca_certs_match": null
+}