diff --git a/.changeset/lucky-beers-complain.md b/.changeset/lucky-beers-complain.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67f5a2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lucky-beers-complain.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+"@quickpickle/playwright": patch
+"quickpickle": patch
+---
+
+Added common variable should to BeforeAll and AfterAll hooks.
+In your support files, you can get or set variables that should be
+common (shared) across all the tests in the Feature file.
+
+In general it is not good testing practice to use this for anything
+other than setup and teardown; for example, you might start a server
+and save the port in BeforeAll, then tear it down in AfterAll.
+
+Here is a ridiculous example demonstrating the functionality:
+
+```ts
+import { BeforeAll, AfterAll, AfterStep } from 'quickpickle'
+BeforeAll(async (common) => { common.totalSteps = 0 })
+AfterStep(async (world) => { world.common.totalSteps++ })
+AfterAll(async(common) => { expect(common.totalSteps).not.toBeFalsy() })
+```
diff --git a/packages/main/gherkin-example/example.feature.js b/packages/main/gherkin-example/example.feature.js
index beaa645..e7dc74f 100644
--- a/packages/main/gherkin-example/example.feature.js
+++ b/packages/main/gherkin-example/example.feature.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const afterScenario = async(state) => {
 }
 
 const initScenario = async(context, scenario, tags, steps) => {
-  let state = new World(context, { feature:'Feature: QuickPickle\'s Comprehensive Gherkin Syntax Example', scenario, tags, steps, config:{"todoTags":["@todo","@wip"],"skipTags":["@skip"],"failTags":["@fail","@fails"],"softFailTags":["@soft","@softfail"],"concurrentTags":["@concurrent"],"sequentialTags":["@sequential"],"explodeTags":[["@1a","@1b"],["@2a","@2b"]],"worldConfig":{}}}, {});
+  let state = new World(context, { feature:'Feature: QuickPickle\'s Comprehensive Gherkin Syntax Example', scenario, tags, steps, common, config:{"todoTags":["@todo","@wip"],"skipTags":["@skip"],"failTags":["@fail","@fails"],"softFailTags":["@soft","@softfail"],"concurrentTags":["@concurrent"],"sequentialTags":["@sequential"],"explodeTags":[["@1a","@1b"],["@2a","@2b"]],"worldConfig":{}}}, {});
   await state.init();
   state.common = common;
   state.info.feature = 'Feature: QuickPickle\'s Comprehensive Gherkin Syntax Example';
diff --git a/packages/main/src/hooks.ts b/packages/main/src/hooks.ts
index 5b12145..c77bf95 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/hooks.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/hooks.ts
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ const addHook = (hooksName: string, opts: string | Hook | ((state:any) => any),
 };
 
 
-export const BeforeAll = (opts: string | (() => any), f?: () => any): void => { addHook('beforeAll', opts, f) };
+export const BeforeAll = (opts: string | ((common:any) => void), f?: (common:any) => void): void => { addHook('beforeAll', opts, f) };
 
-export const Before = (opts: string | Hook | ((state:any) => any), f?: (state:any) => any): void => { addHook('before', opts, f) };
+export const Before = (opts: string | Hook | ((state:any) => void), f?: (state:any) => void): void => { addHook('before', opts, f) };
 
-export const BeforeStep = (opts: string | Hook | ((state:any) => any), f?: (state:any) => any): void => { addHook('beforeStep', opts, f) };
+export const BeforeStep = (opts: string | Hook | ((state:any) => void), f?: (state:any) => void): void => { addHook('beforeStep', opts, f) };
 
-export const AfterAll = (opts: string | (() => any), f?: () => any): void => { addHook('afterAll', opts, f) };
+export const AfterAll = (opts: string | ((common:any) => void), f?: (common:any) => void): void => { addHook('afterAll', opts, f) };
 
-export const After = (opts: string | Hook | ((state:any) => any), f?: (state:any) => any): void => { addHook('after', opts, f) };
+export const After = (opts: string | Hook | ((state:any) => void), f?: (state:any) => void): void => { addHook('after', opts, f) };
 
-export const AfterStep = (opts: string | Hook | ((state:any) => any), f?: (state:any) => any): void => { addHook('afterStep', opts, f) };
+export const AfterStep = (opts: string | Hook | ((state:any) => void), f?: (state:any) => void): void => { addHook('afterStep', opts, f) };
diff --git a/packages/main/src/render.ts b/packages/main/src/render.ts
index eab33b2..123738b 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/render.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/render.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export function renderFeature(feature:Feature, config:QuickPickleConfig) {
   // Render the initScenario function, which will be called at the beginning of each scenario
   return`
 const initScenario = async(context, scenario, tags, steps) => {
-  let state = new World(context, { feature:'${featureName}', scenario, tags, steps, config:${JSON.stringify(config)}}, ${JSON.stringify(config.worldConfig)});
+  let state = new World(context, { feature:'${featureName}', scenario, tags, steps, common, config:${JSON.stringify(config)}}, ${JSON.stringify(config.worldConfig)});
   await state.init();
   state.common = common;
   state.info.feature = '${featureName}';
diff --git a/packages/main/src/world.ts b/packages/main/src/world.ts
index 4dd144d..6a8f9f2 100644
--- a/packages/main/src/world.ts
+++ b/packages/main/src/world.ts
@@ -19,18 +19,21 @@ export interface QuickPickleWorldInterface {
   isComplete: boolean           // (read only) whether the Scenario is on the last step
   config: QuickPickleConfig                       // (read only) configuration for QuickPickle
   worldConfig: QuickPickleConfig['worldConfig']   // (read only) configuration for the World
-  common: {[key: string]: any}                    // Common data shared across tests --- USE SPARINGLY
+  common: {[key: string]: any}                    // Common data shared across tests in one Feature file --- USE SPARINGLY
   init: () => Promise<void>                       // function called by QuickPickle when the world is created
   tagsMatch(tags: string[]): string[]|null        // function to check if the Scenario tags match the given tags
 }
 
+export type InfoConstructor = Omit<QuickPickleWorldInterface['info'], 'errors'> & { common:{[key:string]:any} }
+
 export class QuickPickleWorld implements QuickPickleWorldInterface {
   info: QuickPickleWorldInterface['info']
-  common: QuickPickleWorldInterface['common'] = {}
+  common: QuickPickleWorldInterface['common']
   context: TestContext
-  constructor(context:TestContext, info:Omit<QuickPickleWorldInterface['info'], 'errors'>) {
+  constructor(context:TestContext, info:InfoConstructor) {
     this.context = context
-    this.info = {...info, errors:[]}
+    this.common = info.common
+    this.info = { ...info, errors:[] }
   }
   async init() {}
   get config() { return this.info.config }
@@ -52,7 +55,7 @@ export class QuickPickleWorld implements QuickPickleWorldInterface {
 
 export type WorldConstructor = new (
   context: TestContext,
-  info: QuickPickleWorldInterface['info'],
+  info: InfoConstructor,
 ) => QuickPickleWorldInterface;
 
 let worldConstructor:WorldConstructor = QuickPickleWorld
diff --git a/packages/main/tests/hooks/hooks.feature b/packages/main/tests/hooks/hooks.feature
index 9e04b75..1723596 100644
--- a/packages/main/tests/hooks/hooks.feature
+++ b/packages/main/tests/hooks/hooks.feature
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Feature: Testing hooks
   As a behavioral test writer
   I need a consistent way to run code before and after steps, scenarios, and test runs
 
+  Scenario: Hooks: The BeforeAll hook can set things in common
+    Then the variable "common.beforeAll" should be "beforeAll"
+
   Scenario: Hooks: All hooks should work
     Given I run the tests
     Then the tests should pass
diff --git a/packages/main/tests/hooks/hooks.steps.ts b/packages/main/tests/hooks/hooks.steps.ts
index de708ad..152572f 100644
--- a/packages/main/tests/hooks/hooks.steps.ts
+++ b/packages/main/tests/hooks/hooks.steps.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@ import { Given, When, Then, BeforeAll, Before, BeforeStep, AfterStep, After, Aft
 
 const log:any = {}
 
-BeforeAll(async () => {
+BeforeAll(async (common) => {
+  common.beforeAll = 'beforeAll'
+  common.totalSteps = 0
   log.tests = {}
 })
 
 Before(async (state) => {
+  state.common.before = true
   log.tests[state.info.scenario] = []
   log.tests[state.info.scenario].push('Before')
   state.hooks = {}
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ AfterStep({ tags:'clearErrorsAfterStep' }, async (state) => {
 })
 
 AfterStep(async (state) => {
+  state.common.totalSteps++
   log.tests[state.info.scenario].push('errors: ' + state.info.errors.length)
   log.tests[state.info.scenario].push('AfterStep')
 })
@@ -56,8 +60,11 @@ const testWithError = [
   'After',
 ]
 
-AfterAll(async () => {
+AfterAll(async (common) => {
   console.log('AfterAll')
+  expect(common.beforeAll).toBe('beforeAll')
+  expect(common.before).toBe(true)
+  expect(common.totalSteps).not.toBeFalsy()
   expect(log.tests).toMatchObject({
     'Hooks: All hooks should work': testWithNoErrors,
     'Hooks: Hooks also work on @soft tests': testWithNoErrors,
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/PlaywrightWorld.ts b/packages/playwright/src/PlaywrightWorld.ts
index 78c4ba9..33bd565 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/PlaywrightWorld.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/PlaywrightWorld.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { normalizeTags, QuickPickleWorld, QuickPickleWorldInterface } from 'quic
 import { After } from 'quickpickle';
 import type { TestContext } from 'vitest';
 import { defaultsDeep } from 'lodash-es'
+import { InfoConstructor } from 'quickpickle/dist/world';
 
 const browsers = { chromium, firefox, webkit }
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ export class PlaywrightWorld extends QuickPickleWorld {
   browserContext!: BrowserContext
   page!: Page
 
-  constructor(context:TestContext, info:QuickPickleWorldInterface['info']) {
+  constructor(context:TestContext, info:InfoConstructor) {
     super(context, info)
     this.setConfig(info.config.worldConfig)
   }
diff --git a/vitest.workspace.ts b/vitest.workspace.ts
index df28350..7beaabe 100644
--- a/vitest.workspace.ts
+++ b/vitest.workspace.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ export default defineWorkspace([
     root: './packages/main',
     extends: './packages/main/vite.config.ts',
     test: {
-      include : [ './tests/*.feature' ],
+      name: 'features',
+      include : [ 'tests/*.feature' ],
       setupFiles: [ 'tests/tests.steps.ts' ],
     },
   },
@@ -13,12 +14,25 @@ export default defineWorkspace([
     root: './packages/main',
     extends: './packages/main/vite.config.ts',
     test: {
-      include : [ 'tests/*.test.ts' ],
+      name: 'hooks',
+      include : [ 'tests/hooks/*.feature' ],
+      setupFiles: [ 'tests/tests.steps.ts','tests/hooks/hooks.steps.ts' ],
+    },
+  },
+  {
+    root: './packages/main',
+    extends: './packages/main/vite.config.ts',
+    test: {
+      name: 'unit',
+      include : [ './tests/*.test.ts' ],
     }
   },
   {
     root: './packages/playwright',
     extends: './packages/playwright/vite.config.ts',
+    test: {
+      name: 'playwright',
+    },
     // @ts-ignore
     quickpickle: {
       skipTags: ['@skip','@wip','@skip-ci'],