diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/ScopeVisualizer/ScopeRangeProvider.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/ScopeVisualizer/ScopeRangeProvider.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62f39039f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/ScopeVisualizer/ScopeRangeProvider.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import { TextEditor } from "@cursorless/common";
+import {
+  IterationScopeRangeConfig,
+  IterationScopeRanges,
+  ScopeRangeConfig,
+  ScopeRanges,
+} from "..";
+import { ModifierStageFactory } from "../processTargets/ModifierStageFactory";
+import { ScopeHandlerFactory } from "../processTargets/modifiers/scopeHandlers/ScopeHandlerFactory";
+import { getIterationRange } from "./getIterationRange";
+import { getIterationScopeRanges } from "./getIterationScopeRanges";
+import { getScopeRanges } from "./getScopeRanges";
+
+/**
+ * Provides scope ranges for a given editor to use eg for visualizing scopes
+ */
+export class ScopeRangeProvider {
+  constructor(
+    private scopeHandlerFactory: ScopeHandlerFactory,
+    private modifierStageFactory: ModifierStageFactory,
+  ) {
+    this.provideScopeRanges = this.provideScopeRanges.bind(this);
+    this.provideIterationScopeRanges =
+      this.provideIterationScopeRanges.bind(this);
+  }
+
+  provideScopeRanges(
+    editor: TextEditor,
+    { scopeType, visibleOnly }: ScopeRangeConfig,
+  ): ScopeRanges[] {
+    const scopeHandler = this.scopeHandlerFactory.create(
+      scopeType,
+      editor.document.languageId,
+    );
+
+    if (scopeHandler == null) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    return getScopeRanges(
+      editor,
+      scopeHandler,
+      getIterationRange(editor, scopeHandler, visibleOnly),
+    );
+  }
+
+  provideIterationScopeRanges(
+    editor: TextEditor,
+    { scopeType, visibleOnly, includeNestedTargets }: IterationScopeRangeConfig,
+  ): IterationScopeRanges[] {
+    const { languageId } = editor.document;
+    const scopeHandler = this.scopeHandlerFactory.create(scopeType, languageId);
+
+    if (scopeHandler == null) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    const iterationScopeHandler = this.scopeHandlerFactory.create(
+      scopeHandler.iterationScopeType,
+      languageId,
+    );
+
+    if (iterationScopeHandler == null) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    return getIterationScopeRanges(
+      editor,
+      iterationScopeHandler,
+      this.modifierStageFactory.create({
+        type: "everyScope",
+        scopeType,
+      }),
+      getIterationRange(editor, scopeHandler, visibleOnly),
+      includeNestedTargets,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/ScopeVisualizer/getIterationRange.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/ScopeVisualizer/getIterationRange.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38ccc0215c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/ScopeVisualizer/getIterationRange.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { Range, TextEditor } from "@cursorless/common";
+import { last } from "lodash";
+import { ScopeHandler } from "../processTargets/modifiers/scopeHandlers/scopeHandler.types";
+
+/**
+ * Get the range to iterate over for the given editor.
+ *
+ * - If {@link visibleOnly} is `false`, just return the full document range.
+ * - Otherwise, we
+ *   1. take the union of all visible ranges, then
+ *   2. add 10 lines either side to make scrolling a bit smoother, and then
+ *   3. expand to the largest ancestor of the start and end of the visible
+ *      range, so that we properly show nesting.
+ * @param editor The editor to get the iteration range for
+ * @param scopeHandler The scope handler to use
+ * @param visibleOnly Whether to only iterate over visible ranges
+ * @returns The range to iterate over
+ */
+export function getIterationRange(
+  editor: TextEditor,
+  scopeHandler: ScopeHandler,
+  visibleOnly: boolean,
+): Range {
+  if (!visibleOnly) {
+    return editor.document.range;
+  }
+
+  let visibleRange = editor.visibleRanges.reduce((acc, range) =>
+    acc.union(range),
+  );
+
+  visibleRange = editor.document.range.intersection(
+    visibleRange.with(
+      visibleRange.start.translate(-10),
+      visibleRange.end.translate(10),
+    ),
+  )!;
+
+  // Expand to largest ancestor of start of visible range FIXME: It's
+  // possible that the removal range will be bigger than the domain range,
+  // in which case we'll miss a scope if its removal range is visible but
+  // its domain range is not.  I don't think we care that much; they can
+  // scroll, and we have the extra 10 lines on either side which might help.
+  const expandedStart =
+    last(
+      Array.from(
+        scopeHandler.generateScopes(editor, visibleRange.start, "forward", {
+          containment: "required",
+        }),
+      ),
+    )?.domain ?? visibleRange;
+
+  // Expand to largest ancestor of end of visible range
+  const expandedEnd =
+    last(
+      Array.from(
+        scopeHandler.generateScopes(editor, visibleRange.end, "forward", {
+          containment: "required",
+        }),
+      ),
+    )?.domain ?? visibleRange;
+
+  return expandedStart.union(expandedEnd);
+}
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/ScopeVisualizer/getIterationScopeRanges.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/ScopeVisualizer/getIterationScopeRanges.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..feb42bffe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/ScopeVisualizer/getIterationScopeRanges.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { Range, TextEditor } from "@cursorless/common";
+import { map } from "itertools";
+import { IterationScopeRanges } from "..";
+import { ModifierStage } from "../processTargets/PipelineStages.types";
+import { ScopeHandler } from "../processTargets/modifiers/scopeHandlers/scopeHandler.types";
+import { Target } from "../typings/target.types";
+import { getTargetRanges } from "./getTargetRanges";
+
+/**
+ * Returns a list of teration scope ranges of type {@link iterationScopeHandler}
+ * within {@link iterationRange} in {@link editor}.
+ * @param editor The editor to check
+ * @param iterationScopeHandler The scope handler to use
+ * @param everyStage An every stage for use in determining nested targets
+ * @param iterationRange The range to iterate over
+ * @param includeIterationNestedTargets Whether to include nested targets in the
+ * iteration scope ranges
+ * @returns A list of iteration scope ranges for the given editor
+ */
+export function getIterationScopeRanges(
+  editor: TextEditor,
+  iterationScopeHandler: ScopeHandler,
+  everyStage: ModifierStage,
+  iterationRange: Range,
+  includeIterationNestedTargets: boolean,
+): IterationScopeRanges[] {
+  return map(
+    iterationScopeHandler.generateScopes(
+      editor,
+      iterationRange.start,
+      "forward",
+      {
+        includeDescendantScopes: true,
+        distalPosition: iterationRange.end,
+      },
+    ),
+    (scope) => {
+      return {
+        domain: scope.domain,
+        ranges: scope.getTargets(false).map((target) => ({
+          range: target.contentRange,
+          targets: includeIterationNestedTargets
+            ? getEveryScopeLenient(everyStage, target).map(getTargetRanges)
+            : undefined,
+        })),
+      };
+    },
+  );
+}
+
+function getEveryScopeLenient(everyStage: ModifierStage, target: Target) {
+  try {
+    return everyStage.run(target);
+  } catch (err) {
+    if ((err as Error).name === "NoContainingScopeError") {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    throw err;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/ScopeVisualizer/getScopeRanges.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/ScopeVisualizer/getScopeRanges.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56e47dde50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/ScopeVisualizer/getScopeRanges.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { Range, TextEditor } from "@cursorless/common";
+import { map } from "itertools";
+import { ScopeRanges } from "..";
+import { ScopeHandler } from "../processTargets/modifiers/scopeHandlers/scopeHandler.types";
+import { getTargetRanges } from "./getTargetRanges";
+
+/**
+ * Returns a list of scope ranges of type {@link scopeHandler} within
+ * {@link iterationRange} in {@link editor}.
+ * @param editor The editor to check
+ * @param scopeHandler The scope handler to use
+ * @param iterationRange The range to iterate over
+ * @returns A list of scope ranges for the given editor
+ */
+export function getScopeRanges(
+  editor: TextEditor,
+  scopeHandler: ScopeHandler,
+  iterationRange: Range,
+): ScopeRanges[] {
+  return map(
+    scopeHandler.generateScopes(editor, iterationRange.start, "forward", {
+      includeDescendantScopes: true,
+      distalPosition: iterationRange.end,
+    }),
+    (scope) => ({
+      domain: scope.domain,
+      targets: scope.getTargets(false).map(getTargetRanges),
+    }),
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/ScopeVisualizer/getTargetRanges.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/ScopeVisualizer/getTargetRanges.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5fd843310c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/ScopeVisualizer/getTargetRanges.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { toCharacterRange, toLineRange } from "@cursorless/common";
+import { Target } from "../typings/target.types";
+import { TargetRanges } from "../api/ScopeProvider";
+
+export function getTargetRanges(target: Target): TargetRanges {
+  return {
+    contentRange: target.contentRange,
+    removalHighlightRange: target.isLine
+      ? toLineRange(target.getRemovalHighlightRange())
+      : toCharacterRange(target.getRemovalHighlightRange()),
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/api/CursorlessEngineApi.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/api/CursorlessEngineApi.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4dd323bf27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/api/CursorlessEngineApi.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { Command, HatTokenMap, IDE } from "@cursorless/common";
+import { Snippets } from "../core/Snippets";
+import { StoredTargetMap } from "../core/StoredTargets";
+import { TestCaseRecorder } from "../testCaseRecorder/TestCaseRecorder";
+import { ScopeProvider } from "./ScopeProvider";
+
+export interface CursorlessEngine {
+  commandApi: CommandApi;
+  scopeProvider: ScopeProvider;
+  testCaseRecorder: TestCaseRecorder;
+  storedTargets: StoredTargetMap;
+  hatTokenMap: HatTokenMap;
+  snippets: Snippets;
+  injectIde: (ide: IDE | undefined) => void;
+  runIntegrationTests: () => Promise<void>;
+}
+
+export interface CommandApi {
+  /**
+   * Runs a command.  This is the core of the Cursorless engine.
+   * @param command The command to run
+   */
+  runCommand(command: Command): Promise<unknown>;
+
+  /**
+   * Designed to run commands that come directly from the user.  Ensures that
+   * the command args are of the correct shape.
+   */
+  runCommandSafe(...args: unknown[]): Promise<unknown>;
+}
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/api/ScopeProvider.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/api/ScopeProvider.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2274955681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/api/ScopeProvider.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import {
+  GeneralizedRange,
+  Range,
+  ScopeType,
+  TextEditor,
+} from "@cursorless/common";
+
+export interface ScopeProvider {
+  /**
+   * Get the scope ranges for the given editor.
+   * @param editor The editor
+   * @param config The configuration for the scope ranges
+   * @returns A list of scope ranges for the given editor
+   */
+  provideScopeRanges: (
+    editor: TextEditor,
+    config: ScopeRangeConfig,
+  ) => ScopeRanges[];
+  /**
+   * Get the iteration scope ranges for the given editor.
+   * @param editor The editor
+   * @param config The configuration for the scope ranges
+   * @returns A list of scope ranges for the given editor
+   */
+  provideIterationScopeRanges: (
+    editor: TextEditor,
+    config: IterationScopeRangeConfig,
+  ) => IterationScopeRanges[];
+}
+
+interface ScopeRangeConfigBase {
+  /**
+   * Whether to only include visible scopes
+   */
+  visibleOnly: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * The scope type to use
+   */
+  scopeType: ScopeType;
+}
+
+export type ScopeRangeConfig = ScopeRangeConfigBase;
+
+export interface IterationScopeRangeConfig extends ScopeRangeConfigBase {
+  /**
+   * Whether to include nested targets in each iteration scope range
+   */
+  includeNestedTargets: boolean;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Contains the ranges that define a given scope, eg its {@link domain} and the
+ * ranges for its {@link targets}.
+ */
+export interface ScopeRanges {
+  domain: Range;
+  targets: TargetRanges[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * Contains the ranges that define a given target, eg its {@link contentRange}
+ * and the ranges for its {@link removalHighlightRange}.
+ */
+export interface TargetRanges {
+  contentRange: Range;
+  removalHighlightRange: GeneralizedRange;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Contains the ranges that define a given iteration scope, eg its
+ * {@link domain}.
+ */
+export interface IterationScopeRanges {
+  domain: Range;
+
+  /**
+   * A list of ranges within within which iteration will happen.  There is
+   * almost always a single range here.  There will be more than one if the
+   * iteration scope handler returns a scope whose `getTargets` method returns
+   * multiple targets.  As of this writing, no scope handler returns multiple
+   * targets.
+   */
+  ranges: {
+    /**
+     * The range within which iteration will happen, ie the content range for
+     * the target returned by the iteration scope handler.
+     */
+    range: Range;
+
+    /**
+     * The defining ranges for all targets within this iteration range.
+     */
+    targets?: TargetRanges[];
+  }[];
+}
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/cursorlessEngine.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/cursorlessEngine.ts
index ffcb7f7b3b..09455c81ec 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/cursorlessEngine.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/cursorlessEngine.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,19 @@
 import { Command, CommandServerApi, Hats, IDE } from "@cursorless/common";
 import { StoredTargetMap, TestCaseRecorder, TreeSitter } from ".";
+import { CursorlessEngine } from "./api/CursorlessEngineApi";
+import { ScopeProvider } from "./api/ScopeProvider";
+import { ScopeRangeProvider } from "./ScopeVisualizer/ScopeRangeProvider";
 import { Debug } from "./core/Debug";
 import { HatTokenMapImpl } from "./core/HatTokenMapImpl";
 import { Snippets } from "./core/Snippets";
+import { ensureCommandShape } from "./core/commandVersionUpgrades/ensureCommandShape";
 import { RangeUpdater } from "./core/updateSelections/RangeUpdater";
 import { LanguageDefinitions } from "./languages/LanguageDefinitions";
+import { ModifierStageFactoryImpl } from "./processTargets/ModifierStageFactoryImpl";
+import { ScopeHandlerFactoryImpl } from "./processTargets/modifiers/scopeHandlers";
+import { runCommand } from "./runCommand";
 import { runIntegrationTests } from "./runIntegrationTests";
 import { injectIde } from "./singletons/ide.singleton";
-import { ensureCommandShape } from "./core/commandVersionUpgrades/ensureCommandShape";
-import { runCommand } from "./runCommand";
 
 export function createCursorlessEngine(
   treeSitter: TreeSitter,
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ export function createCursorlessEngine(
         );
       },
     },
+    scopeProvider: createScopeProvider(languageDefinitions, storedTargets),
     testCaseRecorder,
     storedTargets,
     hatTokenMap,
@@ -78,26 +84,23 @@ export function createCursorlessEngine(
   };
 }
 
-export interface CommandApi {
-  /**
-   * Runs a command.  This is the core of the Cursorless engine.
-   * @param command The command to run
-   */
-  runCommand(command: Command): Promise<unknown>;
+function createScopeProvider(
+  languageDefinitions: LanguageDefinitions,
+  storedTargets: StoredTargetMap,
+): ScopeProvider {
+  const scopeHandlerFactory = new ScopeHandlerFactoryImpl(languageDefinitions);
 
-  /**
-   * Designed to run commands that come directly from the user.  Ensures that
-   * the command args are of the correct shape.
-   */
-  runCommandSafe(...args: unknown[]): Promise<unknown>;
-}
+  const rangeProvider = new ScopeRangeProvider(
+    scopeHandlerFactory,
+    new ModifierStageFactoryImpl(
+      languageDefinitions,
+      storedTargets,
+      scopeHandlerFactory,
+    ),
+  );
 
-export interface CursorlessEngine {
-  commandApi: CommandApi;
-  testCaseRecorder: TestCaseRecorder;
-  storedTargets: StoredTargetMap;
-  hatTokenMap: HatTokenMapImpl;
-  snippets: Snippets;
-  injectIde: (ide: IDE | undefined) => void;
-  runIntegrationTests: () => Promise<void>;
+  return {
+    provideScopeRanges: rangeProvider.provideScopeRanges,
+    provideIterationScopeRanges: rangeProvider.provideIterationScopeRanges,
+  };
 }
diff --git a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/index.ts b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/index.ts
index 2327870435..45b5881824 100644
--- a/packages/cursorless-engine/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cursorless-engine/src/index.ts
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ export * from "./testCaseRecorder/TestCaseRecorder";
 export * from "./core/StoredTargets";
 export * from "./typings/TreeSitter";
 export * from "./cursorlessEngine";
+export * from "./api/CursorlessEngineApi";
+export * from "./api/ScopeProvider";