diff --git a/.rubocop_todo/rspec/spec_file_path_format.yml b/.rubocop_todo/rspec/spec_file_path_format.yml
index 59aefa2ee33c78ac3033f3819e97b601882aeede..9a5af7eb6cd84a1580c6abb5535f3db1962e2c94 100644
--- a/.rubocop_todo/rspec/spec_file_path_format.yml
+++ b/.rubocop_todo/rspec/spec_file_path_format.yml
@@ -30,31 +30,4 @@ RSpec/SpecFilePathFormat:
     - 'spec/requests/api/issues/post_projects_issues_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/requests/api/issues/put_projects_issues_spec.rb'
     - 'spec/requests/api/pages/pages_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/artifacts_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/cache_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/creation_errors_and_warnings_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/cross_project_pipeline_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/custom_config_content_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/custom_yaml_tags_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/dry_run_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/environment_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/evaluate_runner_tags_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/include_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/inputs_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/limit_active_jobs_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/logger_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/merge_requests_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/needs_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/parallel_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/parameter_content_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/parent_child_pipeline_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/partitioning_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/pre_post_stages_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/rate_limit_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/rules_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/run_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/scripts_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/stop_linting_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/tags_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/variables_spec.rb'
-    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/workflow_auto_cancel_spec.rb'
+    - 'spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/*.rb'
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config.rb
index 3765e9ec317ae32e8d0f65d60a48113cadc767c0..dd5c84a90495a700d02c37031cfd117fe30c66e5 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config.rb
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def expand_config(config, inputs)
 
       def build_config(config, inputs)
         initial_config = logger.instrument(:config_yaml_load, once: true) do
-          Config::Yaml.load!(config, inputs, @context.variables)
+          Config::Yaml.load!(config, inputs, @context.variables, yaml_context)
         end
 
         initial_config = logger.instrument(:config_external_process, once: true) do
@@ -212,6 +212,13 @@ def build_context(project:, pipeline:, sha:, user:, parent_pipeline:, pipeline_c
           logger: logger)
       end
 
+      def yaml_context
+        Config::Yaml::Context.new(
+          project: context.project,
+          pipeline: context.pipeline
+        )
+      end
+
       def build_variables(pipeline:)
         logger.instrument(:config_build_variables, once: true) do
           pipeline
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/external/context.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/external/context.rb
index d3f6faee4b86e9faca993e1dfd15f1369095a65e..e531ea29e45d0ef66b83a929e92d764361a296cc 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/external/context.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/external/context.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class Context
 
           attr_reader :project, :sha, :user, :parent_pipeline, :variables, :pipeline_config, :parallel_requests,
             :pipeline, :expandset, :execution_deadline, :logger, :max_includes, :max_total_yaml_size_bytes,
-            :pipeline_policy_context
+            :pipeline_policy_context, :component
 
           attr_accessor :total_file_size_in_bytes
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Context
           # rubocop:disable Metrics/ParameterLists -- all arguments needed
           def initialize(
             project: nil, pipeline: nil, sha: nil, user: nil, parent_pipeline: nil, variables: nil,
-            pipeline_config: nil, logger: nil, pipeline_policy_context: nil
+            pipeline_config: nil, logger: nil, pipeline_policy_context: nil, component: nil
           )
             @project = project
             @pipeline = pipeline
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def initialize(
             @variables = variables || Ci::Variables::Collection.new
             @pipeline_config = pipeline_config
             @pipeline_policy_context = pipeline_policy_context
+            @component = component || {}
             @expandset = []
             @parallel_requests = []
             @execution_deadline = 0
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ def mutate(attrs = {})
               ctx.max_includes = max_includes
               ctx.max_total_yaml_size_bytes = max_total_yaml_size_bytes
               ctx.parallel_requests = parallel_requests
+              ctx.component = component
             end
           end
 
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ def internal_include?
           protected
 
           attr_writer :pipeline, :expandset, :execution_deadline, :logger, :max_includes, :max_total_yaml_size_bytes,
-            :parallel_requests
+            :parallel_requests, :component
 
           private
 
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/external/file/base.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/external/file/base.rb
index d2e7020e261bedfd357d11347a704da3a619e2c2..dd7a1ce30cec7e5d24ba2cdb7acef0c906fca383 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/external/file/base.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/external/file/base.rb
@@ -117,12 +117,24 @@ def content_inputs
             def content_result
               context.logger.instrument(:config_file_fetch_content_hash) do
                 ::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Yaml::Loader.new(
-                  content, inputs: content_inputs, variables: context.variables
+                  content, inputs: content_inputs, variables: context.variables, context: yaml_context
                 ).load
               end
             end
             strong_memoize_attr :content_result
 
+            def yaml_context
+              Config::Yaml::Context.new(**yaml_context_attributes)
+            end
+
+            def yaml_context_attributes
+              {
+                project: context.project,
+                pipeline: context.pipeline,
+                component: context.component
+              }
+            end
+
             def expanded_content_hash
               return if content_result.content.blank?
 
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/external/file/component.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/external/file/component.rb
index b34c303785b7b0a37d4fa0664cb3dd27025a4f08..6c4426750136bf6a6d7b8688b5efd97192233139 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/external/file/component.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/external/file/component.rb
@@ -83,10 +83,16 @@ def expand_context_attrs
                 project: component_payload.fetch(:project),
                 sha: component_payload.fetch(:sha),
                 user: context.user,
-                variables: context.variables
+                variables: context.variables,
+                component: component_yaml_context
               }
             end
 
+            override :yaml_context_attributes
+            def yaml_context_attributes
+              super.merge(component: component_yaml_context)
+            end
+
             def masked_blob
               return unless component_payload
 
@@ -111,9 +117,14 @@ def component_attrs
               {
                 project: component_payload.fetch(:project),
                 sha: component_payload.fetch(:sha),
-                name: component_payload.fetch(:name)
+                name: component_payload.fetch(:name),
+                version: 'v1.2.3' # TODO
               }
             end
+
+            def component_yaml_context
+              component_attrs.slice(:name, :sha, :version)
+            end
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/header/context.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/header/context.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..32c329f13e39e2b03d54743c78f58d8653b42e48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/header/context.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Gitlab
+  module Ci
+    class Config
+      module Header
+        ##
+        # Context configuration used for interpolation with the CI configuration.
+        #
+        # This class defines the available context information that can be used
+        # in CI configuration interpolation, such as component, pipeline, and project details.
+        #
+        class Context < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
+          include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Validatable
+
+          ALLOWED_VALUES = %w[project pipeline component].freeze
+
+          validations do
+            validates :config, type: Array, array_of_strings: true, allowed_array_values: { in: ALLOWED_VALUES }
+          end
+
+          def value
+            return [] unless config.is_a?(Array)
+
+            config.uniq
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/header/root.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/header/root.rb
index 251682d13b40107e00e3db546c2b92868b77972f..f08ca9eed025234b282e954ab42aec3cd98267d4 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/header/root.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/header/root.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ class Root < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
           def inputs_value
             spec_entry.inputs_value
           end
+
+          def context_value
+            spec_entry.context_value
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/header/spec.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/header/spec.rb
index 4753c1eb4412b158d61fa694051f8ab57031bb15..14ea065231c3d232e1fdd2e19bdd0cd5fdeaf6d3 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/header/spec.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/header/spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Header
         class Spec < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
           include ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Configurable
 
-          ALLOWED_KEYS = %i[inputs].freeze
+          ALLOWED_KEYS = %i[inputs context].freeze
 
           validations do
             validates :config, allowed_keys: ALLOWED_KEYS
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ class Spec < ::Gitlab::Config::Entry::Node
             description: 'Allowed input parameters used for interpolation.',
             inherit: false,
             metadata: { composable_class: ::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Header::Input }
+
+          entry :context, Header::Context,
+            description: 'The available context used for interpolation.',
+            inherit: false,
+            default: []
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/interpolation/access.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/interpolation/access.rb
index 604caa8ab1f67f56819bbe744df7094685cc6b4d..1e601d02bb186d137f473061fded1a94ad0dde33 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/interpolation/access.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/interpolation/access.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def evaluate!
             @value ||= objects.inject(@ctx) do |memo, value|
               key = value.to_sym
 
-              break @errors.push("unknown input name provided: `#{key}`") unless memo.key?(key)
+              break @errors.push("unknown interpolation provided: `#{key}`") unless memo.key?(key)
 
               memo.fetch(key)
             end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/interpolation/context.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/interpolation/context.rb
index 19ea619f7da3758558c79f1015b1e22dfec9f85b..00e924cc6227ded25400052bdd9adff4a3da10d1 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/interpolation/context.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/interpolation/context.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Context
 
           attr_reader :variables
 
-          def initialize(data, variables: [])
+          def initialize(data, variables:)
             @data = data
             @variables = Ci::Variables::Collection.fabricate(variables)
 
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/interpolation/interpolator.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/interpolation/interpolator.rb
index 406234cc5fe6c7927510fc8633fd0326bc06b9e7..80b5e26240a77283b49ad358b777cb73208a8299 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/interpolation/interpolator.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/interpolation/interpolator.rb
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@ module Interpolation
         # Performs CI config file interpolation, and surfaces all possible interpolation errors.
         #
         class Interpolator
-          attr_reader :config, :args, :variables, :errors
+          attr_reader :config, :args, :variables, :yaml_context, :errors
 
-          def initialize(config, args, variables)
+          def initialize(config, args, variables, yaml_context)
             @config = config
             @args = args.nil? ? {} : args
             @variables = variables
+            @yaml_context = yaml_context
             @errors = []
             @interpolated = false
           end
@@ -88,12 +89,18 @@ def inputs
           end
 
           def context
-            @context ||= Context.new({ inputs: inputs.to_hash }, variables: variables)
+            @context ||= Context.new({ inputs: inputs.to_hash }.merge(yaml_context_hash), variables: variables)
           end
 
           def template
             @template ||= Template.new(content, context)
           end
+
+          def yaml_context_hash
+            return {} unless yaml_context
+
+            yaml_context.to_hash(header.context_value)
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/yaml.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/yaml.rb
index da5f3db209ca2d77dec10f25706635aee7062474..eb7308e8877daa07483256e28249dae04aa179f6 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/yaml.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/yaml.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ module Yaml
         LoadError = Class.new(StandardError)
 
         class << self
-          def load!(content, inputs = {}, variables = [])
-            Loader.new(content, inputs: inputs, variables: variables).load.then do |result|
+          def load!(content, inputs = {}, variables = [], context = nil)
+            Loader.new(content, inputs: inputs, variables: variables, context: context).load.then do |result|
               raise result.error_class, result.error if !result.valid? && result.error_class.present?
               raise LoadError, result.error unless result.valid?
 
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/yaml/context.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/yaml/context.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..895c486695e3970731a5965cc36ba04332233589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/yaml/context.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Gitlab
+  module Ci
+    class Config
+      module Yaml
+        class Context
+          def initialize(project:, pipeline:, component: {})
+            @project = project
+            @pipeline = pipeline
+            @component = component
+          end
+
+          def to_hash(header_context)
+            { context: selected_data(header_context) }
+          end
+
+          private
+
+          attr_reader :project, :pipeline, :component
+
+          def selected_data(header_context)
+            all_data.select do |key, _value|
+              header_context.include?(key.to_s)
+            end
+          end
+
+          def all_data
+            {
+              project: {
+                id: project&.id,
+                full_path: project&.full_path
+              }.compact,
+              pipeline: {
+                ref: pipeline&.ref
+              }.compact,
+              component: {
+                name: component[:name],
+                sha: component[:sha],
+                version: component[:version]
+              }.compact
+            }.compact
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/yaml/loader.rb b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/yaml/loader.rb
index 0168def5f127fb74c998e066b028142cd3412b94..9a37c6492cc69edb238a6b1acf73c94b64e40b3b 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ci/config/yaml/loader.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ci/config/yaml/loader.rb
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ class Loader
           AVAILABLE_TAGS = [Config::Yaml::Tags::Reference].freeze
           MAX_DOCUMENTS = 2
 
-          def initialize(content, inputs: {}, variables: [])
+          def initialize(content, inputs: {}, variables: [], context: nil)
             @content = content
             @inputs = inputs
             @variables = variables
+            @context = context
           end
 
           def load
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ def load
 
             return yaml_result unless yaml_result.valid?
 
-            interpolator = Interpolation::Interpolator.new(yaml_result, inputs, variables)
+            interpolator = Interpolation::Interpolator.new(yaml_result, inputs, variables, context)
 
             interpolator.interpolate!
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ def load_uninterpolated_yaml
 
           private
 
-          attr_reader :content, :inputs, :variables
+          attr_reader :content, :inputs, :variables, :context
 
           def load_yaml!
             ensure_custom_tags
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/interpolation/interpolator_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/interpolation/interpolator_spec.rb
index f716a8dcd75e03a96e2916c46bcfbe877a8924de..f06356cc29b97294e7e80aff214235e24e337e16 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/interpolation/interpolator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/interpolation/interpolator_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
   let(:result) { ::Gitlab::Ci::Config::Yaml::Result.new(config: [header, content]) }
 
-  subject { described_class.new(result, arguments, []) }
+  subject { described_class.new(result, arguments, [], nil) }
 
   context 'when input data is valid' do
     let(:header) do
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/yaml/fixtures/inputs-with-context-ci.yml b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/yaml/fixtures/inputs-with-context-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c3db8902524e5eb8b2839ff7f281dfe63c1b33e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/yaml/fixtures/inputs-with-context-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+spec:
+  context: [project, pipeline]
+  inputs:
+    compiler:
+      default: gcc
+    optimization_level:
+      type: number
+      default: 2
+
+---
+
+test:
+  script:
+    - echo "Building with $[[ inputs.compiler ]] and optimization level $[[ inputs.optimization_level ]]"
+    - echo "Project $[[ context.project.id ]] / $[[ context.project.full_path ]]"
+    - echo "Pipeline ref $[[ context.pipeline.ref ]]"
diff --git a/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/context_interpolation_spec.rb b/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/context_interpolation_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ccefd061319cce62e9d47743788ac46f73cd21d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/context_interpolation_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe Ci::CreatePipelineService, feature_category: :pipeline_composition do
+  include RepoHelpers
+
+  context 'for spec:context' do
+    let_it_be(:project) { create(:project, :small_repo) }
+    let_it_be(:user)    { project.first_owner }
+
+    let(:ref)    { 'refs/heads/master' }
+    let(:source) { :push }
+    let(:content) { nil }
+    let(:inputs) { {} }
+
+    let_it_be(:spec_context_example_path) { 'spec/lib/gitlab/ci/config/yaml/fixtures/inputs-with-context-ci.yml' }
+    let_it_be(:spec_context_example_yaml) { File.read(Rails.root.join(spec_context_example_path)) }
+
+    let(:service) { described_class.new(project, user, { ref: ref }) }
+
+    subject(:execute) { service.execute(source, content: content, inputs: inputs) }
+
+    around do |example|
+      create_and_delete_files(project, { '.gitlab-ci.yml' => spec_context_example_yaml }) do
+        example.run
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'creates a pipeline with correct jobs' do
+      response = execute
+      pipeline = response.payload
+
+      expect(response).to be_success
+      expect(pipeline).to be_created_successfully
+
+      expect(pipeline.builds.map(&:name)).to contain_exactly('test')
+
+      test_job = pipeline.builds.find { |build| build.name == 'test' }
+      expect(test_job.options[:script]).to eq([
+        'echo "Building with gcc and optimization level 2"',
+        "echo \"Project #{project.id} / #{project.full_path}\"",
+        'echo "Pipeline ref master"'
+      ])
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/including_ci_components_spec.rb b/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/including_ci_components_spec.rb
index b4f931b11af166ff8f52b78a49f66e020cd707d3..19d9a43d4f21e7e98029a047d8a00d1f61022ce5 100644
--- a/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/including_ci_components_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service/including_ci_components_spec.rb
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 
         expect(pipeline).to be_persisted
         expect(pipeline.error_messages[0].content)
-          .to include 'unknown input name provided: `suite`'
+          .to include 'unknown interpolation provided: `suite`'
       end
     end