Glossary · Smart Contracts
Script Context.
The full transaction visible to a validator: inputs, outputs, fees, signatories, time range.
Think of it as
Everything the validator can see. The whole transaction it's evaluating, not just the box it's defending.
In depth
The Script Context is the deterministic snapshot of the entire transaction that a validator can inspect. Because the validator sees the whole transaction (and only that), eUTxO contracts are predictable: you can know whether a spend will succeed before submitting it.
Example
A validator that requires Alice’s signature reads the list of signatories from the Script Context to check for "addr1...alice".