diff --git a/examples/plugins/hooks.lua b/examples/plugins/hooks.lua
index 66fcf52..3a855d4 100644
--- a/examples/plugins/hooks.lua
+++ b/examples/plugins/hooks.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 -- Hooks let your plugin run code at different stages of the build.
 -- Hook functions don't take arguments or return anything. Use merodi.build.* to
+merodi.action() -- Returns the current command as a string: "build", "watch", "clean", or "hook".
+
merodi.hook("before_read", function() end)      -- runs before the Markdown file is read
merodi.hook("read_md", function() end)          -- runs after the raw Markdown has been read
merodi.hook("html_content", function() end)     -- runs after the Markdown is converted to HTML
diff --git a/src/core/core.go b/src/core/core.go
index d3d9123..e52fb3c 100644
--- a/src/core/core.go
+++ b/src/core/core.go
@@ -25,17 +25,16 @@ var Actions = map[parser.Action]Action{
func Run(opt *parser.Option) (err error) {
defer Handle(&err)

...

diff --git a/examples/plugins/hooks.lua b/examples/plugins/hooks.lua
index 66fcf52..3a855d4 100644
--- a/examples/plugins/hooks.lua
+++ b/examples/plugins/hooks.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 -- Hooks let your plugin run code at different stages of the build.
 -- Hook functions don't take arguments or return anything. Use merodi.build.* to
+merodi.action() -- Returns the current command as a string: "build", "watch", "clean", or "hook".
+
merodi.hook("before_read", function() end)      -- runs before the Markdown file is read
merodi.hook("read_md", function() end)          -- runs after the raw Markdown has been read
merodi.hook("html_content", function() end)     -- runs after the Markdown is converted to HTML
diff --git a/src/core/core.go b/src/core/core.go
index d3d9123..e52fb3c 100644
--- a/src/core/core.go
+++ b/src/core/core.go
@@ -25,17 +25,16 @@ var Actions = map[parser.Action]Action{
func Run(opt *parser.Option) (err error) {
defer Handle(&err)
state := InitGlobals()
-
-	action := Actions[opt.Action]
-
+	state.Action = opt.Action
state.Build.Mode = opt.Mode
+
CheckE(state.GoToProjectDir(opt.ProjectDir))
CheckE(state.LoadConfig())
if opt.Action != parser.Clean {
CheckE(lua.Init(&state))
defer state.Lua.Context.Close()
}
-	CheckE(action.Run(&state, opt))
+	CheckE(Actions[opt.Action].Run(&state, opt))
return nil

}
diff --git a/src/core/lua/action.go b/src/core/lua/action.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c291018
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/lua/action.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package lua
+
+import glua "github.com/yuin/gopher-lua"
+
+func (self *Lua) registerAction() {
+	self.Merodi.RawSetString("action", self.Context.NewFunction(func(L *glua.LState) int {
+		L.Push(glua.LString(string(self.State.Action)))
+		return 1
+	}))
+}
diff --git a/src/core/lua/lua.go b/src/core/lua/lua.go
index 99b5d0d..c3847bc 100644
--- a/src/core/lua/lua.go
+++ b/src/core/lua/lua.go
@@ -58,5 +58,6 @@ func (self *Lua) registerMerodi() {
self.registerDisable()
self.registerLog()
self.registerCompile()
+	self.registerAction()
self.State.Lua.Context.SetGlobal("merodi", self.Merodi)
}
diff --git a/src/core/state/state.go b/src/core/state/state.go
index 8c41bcc..dca4bad 100644
--- a/src/core/state/state.go
+++ b/src/core/state/state.go
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import (
"merodi/src/config"
. "merodi/src/config"
"merodi/src/core/build/compile/jinja"
+	"merodi/src/parser"
. "merodi/src/utils/errs"
"github.com/yuin/goldmark"

-	"github.com/yuin/goldmark/parser"
+	gparser "github.com/yuin/goldmark/parser"
glua "github.com/yuin/gopher-lua"
)
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ type State struct {
Lua        Lua
Markdown   Markdown
Watch      Watcher
+	Action     parser.Action
}
type Lua struct {
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ type Build struct {
type Markdown struct {
Extensions    []goldmark.Extender
-	ParsersOption []parser.Option
+	ParsersOption []gparser.Option
Page          jinja.Page
}
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ func InitGlobals() State {
Watch:      Watcher{},
Hooks:      make(map[string]*glua.LFunction),
Lua:        Lua{},
+		Action:     parser.Help,
}
}