diff --git a/imgbom/scope/scope.go b/imgbom/scope/scope.go
index 623c9b77f..1dba71a5f 100644
--- a/imgbom/scope/scope.go
+++ b/imgbom/scope/scope.go
@@ -2,38 +2,127 @@ package scope
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/anchore/imgbom/internal/log"
 	"github.com/anchore/stereoscope/pkg/file"
 	"github.com/anchore/stereoscope/pkg/image"
 )
 
-type Scope struct {
+type DirectoryScope struct {
+	Option Option
+	Path   string
+}
+
+func (s DirectoryScope) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("dir://%s", s.Path)
+}
+
+func (s DirectoryScope) FilesByPath(userPaths ...file.Path) ([]file.Reference, error) {
+	var references = make([]file.Reference, 0)
+
+	for _, userPath := range userPaths {
+		resolvedPath := path.Join(s.Path, string(userPath))
+		_, err := os.Stat(resolvedPath)
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			continue
+		} else if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("path (%s) is not valid: %v", resolvedPath, err)
+		}
+		filePath := file.Path(resolvedPath)
+		references = append(references, file.NewFileReference(filePath))
+	}
+
+	return references, nil
+}
+
+func fileContents(path file.Path) ([]byte, error) {
+	contents, err := ioutil.ReadFile(string(path))
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return contents, nil
+}
+
+func (s DirectoryScope) FilesByGlob(patterns ...string) ([]file.Reference, error) {
+	result := make([]file.Reference, 0)
+
+	for _, pattern := range patterns {
+		pathPattern := path.Join(s.Path, pattern)
+		matches, err := filepath.Glob(pathPattern)
+		if err != nil {
+			return result, err
+		}
+		for _, match := range matches {
+			fileMeta, err := os.Stat(match)
+			if err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			if fileMeta.IsDir() {
+				continue
+			}
+			matchedPath := file.Path(match)
+			result = append(result, file.NewFileReference(matchedPath))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func (s DirectoryScope) MultipleFileContentsByRef(f ...file.Reference) (map[file.Reference]string, error) {
+	refContents := make(map[file.Reference]string)
+	for _, fileRef := range f {
+		contents, err := fileContents(fileRef.Path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return refContents, fmt.Errorf("could not read contents of file: %s", fileRef.Path)
+		}
+		refContents[fileRef] = string(contents)
+	}
+	return refContents, nil
+}
+
+type ImageScope struct {
 	Option   Option
 	resolver FileResolver
 	Image    *image.Image
 }
 
-func NewScope(img *image.Image, option Option) (Scope, error) {
+func NewDirScope(path string, option Option) (DirectoryScope, error) {
+	return DirectoryScope{
+		Option: option,
+		Path:   path,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func NewImageScope(img *image.Image, option Option) (ImageScope, error) {
 	if img == nil {
-		return Scope{}, fmt.Errorf("no image given")
+		return ImageScope{}, fmt.Errorf("no image given")
 	}
 
 	resolver, err := getFileResolver(img, option)
 	if err != nil {
-		return Scope{}, fmt.Errorf("could not determine file resolver: %w", err)
+		return ImageScope{}, fmt.Errorf("could not determine file resolver: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return Scope{
+	return ImageScope{
 		Option:   option,
 		resolver: resolver,
 		Image:    img,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (s Scope) FilesByPath(paths ...file.Path) ([]file.Reference, error) {
+func (s ImageScope) FilesByPath(paths ...file.Path) ([]file.Reference, error) {
 	return s.resolver.FilesByPath(paths...)
 }
 
-func (s Scope) FilesByGlob(patterns ...string) ([]file.Reference, error) {
+func (s ImageScope) FilesByGlob(patterns ...string) ([]file.Reference, error) {
 	return s.resolver.FilesByGlob(patterns...)
 }
+
+func (s ImageScope) MultipleFileContentsByRef(f ...file.Reference) (map[file.Reference]string, error) {
+	return s.Image.MultipleFileContentsByRef(f...)
+}