diff --git a/lib/job.js b/lib/job.js
index 3cb20d5..1364a46 100644
--- a/lib/job.js
+++ b/lib/job.js
@@ -43,6 +43,18 @@ function Job(job, provider, plugins, config) {
     pty: false,
     env: {}
   }, config);
+  
+  // Setup default ENVs to be used in plugin contexts
+  this.config.env = _.extend(this.config.env, {
+    STRIDER: true,
+    STRIDER_TRIGGER: job.trigger.type || 'manual',
+    STRIDER_COMMIT: '',
+    STRIDER_PR: '',
+    STRIDER_BRANCH: job.ref.branch,
+    STRIDER_SLUG: job.project.name,
+    STRIDER_BUILD: jobId,
+    STRIDER_BUILD_URL: job.project.display_url + '/job/' + jobId
+  });
 
   if (this.config.pty) {
     debug('PTY has been disabled due to a bug in node core');