diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 323ec5a..0a4af18 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
 			{
 				"command": "mind-reader.runLineContext",
 				"title": "Run Line Context"
+			},
+
+			{
+				"command": "mind-reader.runCursorContext",
+				"title": "Run Cursor Context"
 			}
 
 		],
@@ -151,7 +156,7 @@
 						"LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime Set (45678)"
 					]
 				},
-				"mindreader.screenReader": {
+				"mindreader.reader.screenReader": {
 					"type": "string",
 					"description": "Specifies which screen reader to optimize for.",
 					"default": "NVDA",
@@ -166,6 +171,11 @@
 						"Apple VoiceOver (macOS)"
 					]
 				},
+				"mindreader.reader.contextWindow": {
+					"type": "number",
+					"description": "The number of words around the cursor to use when reading the cursor context",
+					"default": 1
+				},
 				"mindreader.connection.connectAutomatically": {
 					"type": "boolean",
 					"description": "Specifies whether to try to automatically detect and communicate with a connected Hub.",
diff --git a/src/commands.ts b/src/commands.ts
index 72c5d57..efbaded 100644
--- a/src/commands.ts
+++ b/src/commands.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ const commands: Command[] = [
     name: 'mind-reader.runLineContext',
     callback: runLineContext,
   },
+  {
+    name: 'mind-reader.runCursorContext',
+
+    callback: runCursorContext
+  }
 ];
 
 // COMMAND CALLBACK IMPLEMENTATIONS
@@ -135,4 +140,70 @@ function createContextString(context: pl.LexNode[], line: number): string {
     return contextString;
 }
 
+// find up to `n` words around the cursor, where `n` is
+// the value of `#mindreader.reader.contextWindow`
+function runCursorContext(): void {
+  let editor = vscode.window.activeTextEditor;
+  if (!editor) {
+    vscode.window.showErrorMessage("RunCursorContext: No Active Editor");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const cursorPos: vscode.Position = editor.selection.active;
+  const text: string = editor.document.lineAt(cursorPos).text;
+  const windowSize: number = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration('mindreader').get('reader.contextWindow')!;
+
+  let trimmedText = text.trimStart(); // trim leading whitespace
+  let leadingWS = text.length - trimmedText.length; // # of characters of leading whitespace
+  trimmedText = trimmedText.trimEnd(); // trim trailing whitespace
+  let pos = leadingWS;
+  let maxPos = text.length;
+
+  // clamp cursor start/end to new range
+  let col = cursorPos.character; // effective column of the cursor position
+  if (col < leadingWS) {
+    // move effective start to first non-whitespace character in the line
+    col = leadingWS;
+  } else if (col > leadingWS + trimmedText.length - 1) {
+    // move effective end to last non-whitespace character in the line
+    col = leadingWS + trimmedText.length - 1;
+  }
+
+  // generate list of space separate words with range data (start, end)
+  // TODO: can find user position to be done in one pass
+  let spaceWords: {word: string, start: number, end: number}[] = [];
+  while (pos < maxPos && trimmedText.length > 0) {
+    let word = trimmedText.replace(/ .*/, '');
+    spaceWords.push({word, start: pos, end: pos+word.length});
+
+    // remove processed word from trimmed text
+    const oldText = trimmedText;
+    trimmedText = trimmedText.replace(/[^ ]+/, '').trimStart();
+
+    // update pos to start of next word
+    pos += oldText.length - trimmedText.length;
+  }
+
+  // find word the user is in
+  let contextStart: number = -1, contextEnd: number = -1;
+  for (let i = 0; i < spaceWords.length; i++) {
+    if (col >= spaceWords[i].start && col <= spaceWords[i].end) {
+      // found the word
+      contextStart = Math.max(0, i - windowSize); // clamp start index
+      contextEnd = Math.min(spaceWords.length, i + windowSize + 1); // clamp end index
+
+      // construct cursor context string
+      let contextString = '';
+      for (let i = contextStart; i < contextEnd; i++) {
+        contextString += spaceWords[i].word + ' ';
+      }
+
+      // output cursor context string
+      vscode.window.showInformationMessage(contextString);
+
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 export default commands;