diff --git a/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/PathSharingContext.java b/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/PathSharingContext.java
index f8348c70..3a182960 100644
--- a/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/PathSharingContext.java
+++ b/commons/src/main/java/org/archive/spring/PathSharingContext.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
@@ -178,4 +179,18 @@ public class PathSharingContext extends FileSystemXmlApplicationContext {
         }
         super.initLifecycleProcessor();
     }
+    
+    protected ConcurrentHashMap<Object, Object> data;
+
+    /**
+     * @return a shared map for arbitrary use during a crawl; for example, could
+     *         be used for state persisting for the duration of the crawl,
+     *         shared among ScriptedProcessor, scripting console, etc scripts
+     */
+    public ConcurrentHashMap<Object, Object> getData() {
+        if (data == null) {
+            data = new ConcurrentHashMap<Object, Object>();
+        }
+        return data;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/engine/src/main/java/org/archive/crawler/framework/ActionDirectory.java b/engine/src/main/java/org/archive/crawler/framework/ActionDirectory.java
index 7e492a62..56fe41dc 100644
--- a/engine/src/main/java/org/archive/crawler/framework/ActionDirectory.java
+++ b/engine/src/main/java/org/archive/crawler/framework/ActionDirectory.java
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ public class ActionDirectory implements ApplicationContextAware, Lifecycle, Runn
         PrintWriter rawOut = new PrintWriter(rawString);
         Exception ex = null;
         engine.put("rawOut", rawOut);
-        engine.put("appCtx",appCtx);
+        engine.put("appCtx", appCtx);
         
         // evaluate and record any exception
         try {
diff --git a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/ScriptedProcessor.java b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/ScriptedProcessor.java
index 951fedb7..802de482 100644
--- a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/ScriptedProcessor.java
+++ b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/ScriptedProcessor.java
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 package org.archive.modules;
 
 import java.io.Reader;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
@@ -106,8 +104,6 @@ implements ApplicationContextAware, InitializingBean {
     transient protected ThreadLocal<ScriptEngine> threadEngine = 
         new ThreadLocal<ScriptEngine>();
     protected ScriptEngine sharedEngine;
-    /** map for optional use by scripts */
-    public Map<Object,Object> sharedMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<Object,Object>();
 
     /**
      * Constructor.
@@ -135,12 +131,14 @@ implements ApplicationContextAware, InitializingBean {
             // synchronization is harmless for local thread engine,
             // necessary for shared engine
             engine.put("curi",curi);
+            engine.put("appCtx", appCtx);
             try {
                 engine.eval("process(curi)");
             } catch (ScriptException e) {
                 logger.log(Level.WARNING,e.getMessage(),e);
             } finally { 
                 engine.put("curi", null);
+                engine.put("appCtx", null);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/deciderules/ScriptedDecideRule.java b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/deciderules/ScriptedDecideRule.java
index 290f881c..448ca3c4 100644
--- a/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/deciderules/ScriptedDecideRule.java
+++ b/modules/src/main/java/org/archive/modules/deciderules/ScriptedDecideRule.java
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 package org.archive.modules.deciderules;
 
 import java.io.Reader;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
@@ -106,8 +104,6 @@ implements ApplicationContextAware, InitializingBean {
     transient protected ThreadLocal<ScriptEngine> threadEngine = 
         new ThreadLocal<ScriptEngine>();
     transient protected ScriptEngine sharedEngine;
-    /** map for optional use by scripts */
-    public Map<Object,Object> sharedMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<Object,Object>();
 
     public ScriptedDecideRule() {
     }
@@ -128,12 +124,14 @@ implements ApplicationContextAware, InitializingBean {
             // necessary for shared engine
             try {
                 engine.put("object",uri);
+                engine.put("appCtx", appCtx);
                 return (DecideResult)engine.eval("decisionFor(object)");
             } catch (ScriptException e) {
                 logger.log(Level.WARNING,e.getMessage(),e);
                 return DecideResult.NONE;
             } finally {
                 engine.put("object", null);
+                engine.put("appCtx", null);
             }
         }
     }