# Scripting - Get default provider from a specific project

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [May 3, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/scripting-get-default-provider-from-a-specific-project/73197 "2023-05-03T13:08:27Z")\
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There might be a better way to do this I'm not thinking of, but one option would be to rely on the script context threadlocal:

> [@\[BUG-5802\]Async Tag Event Script loses reference paths](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-5802-async-tag-event-script-loses-reference-paths/57768/3):
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> I think you might be able to extract what you want from the current thread, then set it in the new thread via ScriptContext: [ScriptContext](https://files.inductiveautomation.com/sdk/javadoc/ignition81/8.1.15/com/inductiveautomation/ignition/common/script/ScriptContext.html)

This will obviously only work in scenarios where we actually know the project and therefore default provider to provide it before your script runs.

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