diff --git a/main/Main.scala b/main/Main.scala
index d10ccc21a..e7fa785a7 100644
--- a/main/Main.scala
+++ b/main/Main.scala
@@ -238,13 +238,12 @@ object Commands
 	def get = Command.single(GetCommand, getBrief, getDetailed) { (s, arg) =>
 		val extracted = Project extract s
 		import extracted._
-		val result = session.currentEval().eval(arg, srcName = "get", imports = autoImports(extracted), tpeName = Some("sbt.ScopedSetting[_]"))
-		val scoped = result.value.asInstanceOf[ScopedSetting[_]]
+		val result = session.currentEval().eval(arg, srcName = "get", imports = autoImports(extracted), tpeName = Some("sbt.Scoped"))
+		val scoped = result.value.asInstanceOf[Scoped]
 		val resolve = Scope.resolveScope(Load.projectScope(curi, cid), curi, rootProject)
-		(structure.data.get(resolve(scoped.scope), scoped.key)) match {
-			case None => logger(s).error("No entry for key."); s.fail
-			case Some(v) => logger(s).info(v.toString); s
-		}
+		val detailString = Project.details(structure, resolve(scoped.scope), scoped.key)
+		logger(s).info(detailString)
+		s
 	}
 	def autoImports(extracted: Extracted): EvalImports  =  new EvalImports(imports(extracted), "<auto-imports>")
 	def imports(extracted: Extracted): Seq[(String,Int)] =
diff --git a/main/Project.scala b/main/Project.scala
index f799bf628..7ec1b8ae3 100644
--- a/main/Project.scala
+++ b/main/Project.scala
@@ -106,6 +106,24 @@ object Project extends Init[Scope]
 			throw new Uninitialized(u.key, u.refKey, msg)
 		}
 
+	def details(structure: Load.BuildStructure, scope: Scope, key: AttributeKey[_]): String =
+	{
+		val scoped = ScopedKey(scope,key)
+		val value = 
+			(structure.data.get(scope, key)) match {
+				case None => "No entry for key."
+				case Some(v: Task[_]) => "Task"
+				case Some(v: InputTask[_]) => "Input task"
+				case Some(v) => "Value:\n\t" + v.toString
+			}
+		val definedIn = structure.data.definingScope(scope, key) match { case Some(sc) => "Provided by:\n\t" + display(scoped); case None => "" }
+		val cMap = compiled(structure.settings)(structure.delegates, structure.scopeLocal)
+		val related = cMap.keys.filter(k => k.key == key && k.scope != scope)
+		val depends = cMap.get(scoped) match { case Some(c) => c.dependencies.toSet; case None => Set.empty }
+		def printScopes(label: String, scopes: Iterable[ScopedKey[_]]) =
+			if(scopes.isEmpty) "" else scopes.map(display).mkString(label + ":\n\t", "\n\t", "\n")
+		value + "\n" + definedIn + "\n" + printScopes("Dependencies", depends) + printScopes("Related", related)
+	}
 
 	val SessionKey = AttributeKey[SessionSettings]("session-settings")
 	val StructureKey = AttributeKey[Load.BuildStructure]("build-structure")
diff --git a/main/Scope.scala b/main/Scope.scala
index f0ce9c5a4..ad8739131 100644
--- a/main/Scope.scala
+++ b/main/Scope.scala
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ object Scope
 			import scope.{project, config, task, extra}
 		val projectPrefix = project.foldStrict(Project.display, "*", ".")
 		val configPrefix = config.foldStrict(display, "*:", ".:")
-		val taskPostfix = task.foldStrict(x => (" for " + x.label) :: Nil, Nil, Nil)
+		val taskPostfix = task.foldStrict(x => ("for " + x.label) :: Nil, Nil, Nil)
 		val extraPostfix = extra.foldStrict(_.entries.map( _.toString ).toList, Nil, Nil)
 		val extras = taskPostfix ::: extraPostfix
 		val postfix = if(extras.isEmpty) "" else extras.mkString("(", ", ", ")")
diff --git a/util/collection/Settings.scala b/util/collection/Settings.scala
index 8d5e37f12..b1b2b6531 100644
--- a/util/collection/Settings.scala
+++ b/util/collection/Settings.scala
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ sealed trait Settings[Scope]
 	def data: Map[Scope, AttributeMap]
 	def keys(scope: Scope): Set[AttributeKey[_]]
 	def scopes: Set[Scope]
+	def definingScope(scope: Scope, key: AttributeKey[_]): Option[Scope]
 	def allKeys[T](f: (Scope, AttributeKey[_]) => T): Seq[T]
 	def get[T](scope: Scope, key: AttributeKey[T]): Option[T]
 	def set[T](scope: Scope, key: AttributeKey[T], value: T): Settings[Scope]
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ private final class Settings0[Scope](val data: Map[Scope, AttributeMap], val del
 
 	def get[T](scope: Scope, key: AttributeKey[T]): Option[T] =
 		delegates(scope).toStream.flatMap(sc => scopeLocal(sc, key) ).headOption
+	def definingScope(scope: Scope, key: AttributeKey[_]): Option[Scope] =
+		delegates(scope).toStream.filter(sc => scopeLocal(sc, key).isDefined ).headOption
 
 	private def scopeLocal[T](scope: Scope, key: AttributeKey[T]): Option[T] =
 		(data get scope).flatMap(_ get key)
@@ -64,15 +67,20 @@ trait Init[Scope]
 	def getValue[T](s: Settings[Scope], k: ScopedKey[T]) = s.get(k.scope, k.key).get
 	def asFunction[T](s: Settings[Scope]): ScopedKey[T] => T = k => getValue(s, k)
 
-	def make(init: Seq[Setting[_]])(implicit delegates: Scope => Seq[Scope], scopeLocal: ScopedKey[_] => Seq[Setting[_]]): Settings[Scope] =
+	def compiled(init: Seq[Setting[_]])(implicit delegates: Scope => Seq[Scope], scopeLocal: ScopedKey[_] => Seq[Setting[_]]): CompiledMap =
 	{
+		// prepend per-scope settings 
 		val withLocal = addLocal(init)(scopeLocal)
 		// group by Scope/Key, dropping dead initializations
 		val sMap: ScopedMap = grouped(withLocal)
 		// delegate references to undefined values according to 'delegates'
 		val dMap: ScopedMap = delegate(sMap)(delegates)
 		// merge Seq[Setting[_]] into Compiled
-		val cMap: CompiledMap = compile(dMap)
+		compile(dMap)
+	}
+	def make(init: Seq[Setting[_]])(implicit delegates: Scope => Seq[Scope], scopeLocal: ScopedKey[_] => Seq[Setting[_]]): Settings[Scope] =
+	{
+		val cMap = compiled(init)(delegates, scopeLocal)
 		// order the initializations.  cyclic references are detected here.
 		val ordered: Seq[Compiled] = sort(cMap)
 		// evaluation: apply the initializations.