diff --git a/src/config/config.ts b/src/config/config.ts
index 708c61456..d9dc83479 100644
--- a/src/config/config.ts
+++ b/src/config/config.ts
@@ -515,8 +515,8 @@ export class Config implements IConfig {
           debug('start', isESM ? '(import)' : '(require)', filePath)
 
           const result = timeout
-            ? await withTimeout(timeout, search(module).call(context, {...(opts as any), config: this}))
-            : await search(module).call(context, {...(opts as any), config: this})
+            ? await withTimeout(timeout, search(module).call(context, {...(opts as any), config: this, context}))
+            : await search(module).call(context, {...(opts as any), config: this, context})
           final.successes.push({plugin: p, result})
 
           if (p.name === '@oclif/plugin-legacy' && event === 'init') {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index d6c0c6982..03787eb00 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export {toConfiguredId, toStandardizedId} from './help/util'
 export * as Interfaces from './interfaces'
 export {Hook} from './interfaces/hooks'
 export {run} from './main'
+export * as ModuleLoader from './module-loader'
 export * as Parser from './parser'
 export {Performance} from './performance'
 export {Settings, settings} from './settings'
diff --git a/src/interfaces/hooks.ts b/src/interfaces/hooks.ts
index d5290d469..4e21e145c 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/interfaces/hooks.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ interface HookMeta {
   return: any
 }
 
+type Context = {
+  debug(...args: any[]): void
+  error(message: Error | string, options?: {code?: string; exit?: number}): void
+  exit(code?: number): void
+  log(message?: any, ...args: any[]): void
+  warn(message: string): void
+}
+
 export interface Hooks {
   [event: string]: HookMeta
   command_incomplete: {
@@ -55,7 +63,7 @@ export interface Hooks {
 
 export type Hook<T extends keyof P, P extends Hooks = Hooks> = (
   this: Hook.Context,
-  options: P[T]['options'] & {config: Config},
+  options: P[T]['options'] & {config: Config; context: Context},
 ) => Promise<P[T]['return']>
 
 export namespace Hook {
diff --git a/src/module-loader.ts b/src/module-loader.ts
index 553f6dfcc..588a4d915 100644
--- a/src/module-loader.ts
+++ b/src/module-loader.ts
@@ -34,12 +34,12 @@ const isPlugin = (config: IConfig | IPlugin): config is IPlugin => (<IPlugin>con
  *
  * @returns {Promise<*>} The entire ESM module from dynamic import or CJS module by require.
  */
-export async function load(config: IConfig | IPlugin, modulePath: string): Promise<any> {
+export async function load<T = any>(config: IConfig | IPlugin, modulePath: string): Promise<T> {
   let filePath: string | undefined
   let isESM: boolean | undefined
   try {
     ;({filePath, isESM} = resolvePath(config, modulePath))
-    return isESM ? await import(pathToFileURL(filePath).href) : require(filePath)
+    return (isESM ? await import(pathToFileURL(filePath).href) : require(filePath)) as T
   } catch (error: any) {
     if (error.code === 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND' || error.code === 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
       throw new ModuleLoadError(`${isESM ? 'import()' : 'require'} failed to load ${filePath || modulePath}`)
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ export async function load(config: IConfig | IPlugin, modulePath: string): Promi
  * @returns {Promise<{isESM: boolean, module: *, filePath: string}>} An object with the loaded module & data including
  *                                                                   file path and whether the module is ESM.
  */
-export async function loadWithData(
+export async function loadWithData<T = any>(
   config: IConfig | IPlugin,
   modulePath: string,
-): Promise<{filePath: string; isESM: boolean; module: any}> {
+): Promise<{filePath: string; isESM: boolean; module: T}> {
   let filePath: string | undefined
   let isESM: boolean | undefined
   try {
@@ -102,10 +102,10 @@ export async function loadWithData(
  * @returns {Promise<{isESM: boolean, module: *, filePath: string}>} An object with the loaded module & data including
  *                                                                   file path and whether the module is ESM.
  */
-export async function loadWithDataFromManifest(
+export async function loadWithDataFromManifest<T = any>(
   cached: Command.Cached,
   modulePath: string,
-): Promise<{filePath: string; isESM: boolean; module: any}> {
+): Promise<{filePath: string; isESM: boolean; module: T}> {
   const {id, isESM, relativePath} = cached
   if (!relativePath) {
     throw new ModuleLoadError(`Cached command ${id} does not have a relative path`)