diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 51724748..1d854410 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2.1.3.dev0
+ * #1218: Add a "config show" action to display computed borgmatic configuration as YAML or JSON,
+   handy for fetching borgmatic configuration from external scripts. See the documentation for more
+   information:
+   https://torsion.org/borgmatic/reference/command-line/actions/config-show/
+
 2.1.2
  * #1231: If a source file is deleted during a "spot" check, consider the file as non-matching
    and move on instead of immediately failing the entire check.
diff --git a/borgmatic/actions/config/show.py b/borgmatic/actions/config/show.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfa05b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/borgmatic/actions/config/show.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import json
+import logging
+import sys
+
+import borgmatic.config.generate
+import borgmatic.logger
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def run_show(show_arguments, configs):
+    '''
+    Given the show arguments as an argparse.Namespace instance and a dict of configuration filename
+    to corresponding parsed configuration, run the "show" action. That consists of rendering and
+    logging the computed configuration as YAML, separating the configuration for each file with
+    "---".
+
+    If show_arguments.option is set, limit the results to the value of that single option. If
+    show_arguments.json is True, render the results as JSON with one array element per configuration
+    file.
+    '''
+    borgmatic.logger.add_custom_log_levels()
+
+    if show_arguments.json:
+        sys.stdout.write(
+            json.dumps(
+                [
+                    config.get(show_arguments.option) if show_arguments.option else config
+                    for config in configs.values()
+                ]
+            )
+        )
+
+        return
+
+    for config in configs.values():
+        if len(configs) > 1:
+            logger.answer('---')
+
+        logger.answer(
+            borgmatic.config.generate.render_configuration(
+                config.get(show_arguments.option) if show_arguments.option else config
+            ).rstrip()
+        )
diff --git a/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py b/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
index 58c3a632..73a71556 100644
--- a/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
+++ b/borgmatic/commands/arguments.py
@@ -1261,6 +1261,29 @@ def make_parsers(schema, unparsed_arguments):  # noqa: PLR0915
         help='Show this help message and exit',
     )
 
+    config_show_parser = config_parsers.add_parser(
+        'show',
+        help='Show the computed configuration for each file specified with --config (see borgmatic --help)',
+        description='Show the computed configuration for each file specified with --config (see borgmatic --help)',
+        add_help=False,
+    )
+    config_show_group = config_show_parser.add_argument_group('config show arguments')
+    config_show_group.add_argument(
+        '--option',
+        help='Show the value of a single named configuration option instead of the entire configuration',
+    )
+    config_show_group.add_argument(
+        '--json',
+        action='store_true',
+        help='Show the configuration as JSON with one array element per configuration file',
+    )
+    config_show_group.add_argument(
+        '-h',
+        '--help',
+        action='help',
+        help='Show this help message and exit',
+    )
+
     export_tar_parser = action_parsers.add_parser(
         'export-tar',
         aliases=ACTION_ALIASES['export-tar'],
diff --git a/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py b/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
index 2954ac72..7ddaea8c 100644
--- a/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
+++ b/borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import borgmatic.actions.check
 import borgmatic.actions.compact
 import borgmatic.actions.config.bootstrap
 import borgmatic.actions.config.generate
+import borgmatic.actions.config.show
 import borgmatic.actions.config.validate
 import borgmatic.actions.create
 import borgmatic.actions.delete
@@ -810,18 +811,18 @@ def collect_highlander_action_summary_logs(configs, arguments, configuration_par
     '''
     add_custom_log_levels()
 
-    if 'bootstrap' in arguments:
-        try:
-            # No configuration file is needed for bootstrap.
-            local_borg_version = borg_version.local_borg_version(
-                {},
-                arguments['bootstrap'].local_path,
-            )
-        except (OSError, CalledProcessError, ValueError) as error:
-            yield from log_error_records('Error getting local Borg version', error)
-            return
+    try:
+        if 'bootstrap' in arguments:
+            try:
+                # No configuration file is needed for bootstrap.
+                local_borg_version = borg_version.local_borg_version(
+                    {},
+                    arguments['bootstrap'].local_path,
+                )
+            except (OSError, CalledProcessError, ValueError) as error:
+                yield from log_error_records('Error getting local Borg version', error)
+                return
 
-        try:
             borgmatic.actions.config.bootstrap.run_bootstrap(
                 arguments['bootstrap'],
                 arguments['global'],
@@ -835,17 +836,10 @@ def collect_highlander_action_summary_logs(configs, arguments, configuration_par
                     name=logger.name,
                 ),
             )
-        except (
-            CalledProcessError,
-            ValueError,
-            OSError,
-        ) as error:
-            yield from log_error_records(error)
 
-        return
+            return
 
-    if 'generate' in arguments:
-        try:
+        if 'generate' in arguments:
             borgmatic.actions.config.generate.run_generate(
                 arguments['generate'],
                 arguments['global'],
@@ -858,29 +852,22 @@ def collect_highlander_action_summary_logs(configs, arguments, configuration_par
                     name=logger.name,
                 ),
             )
-        except (
-            CalledProcessError,
-            ValueError,
-            OSError,
-        ) as error:
-            yield from log_error_records(error)
-
-        return
-
-    if 'validate' in arguments:
-        if configuration_parse_errors:
-            yield logging.makeLogRecord(
-                dict(
-                    levelno=logging.CRITICAL,
-                    levelname='CRITICAL',
-                    msg='Configuration validation failed',
-                    name=logger.name,
-                ),
-            )
 
             return
 
-        try:
+        if 'validate' in arguments:
+            if configuration_parse_errors:
+                yield logging.makeLogRecord(
+                    dict(
+                        levelno=logging.CRITICAL,
+                        levelname='CRITICAL',
+                        msg='Configuration validation failed',
+                        name=logger.name,
+                    ),
+                )
+
+                return
+
             borgmatic.actions.config.validate.run_validate(arguments['validate'], configs)
 
             yield logging.makeLogRecord(
@@ -891,14 +878,20 @@ def collect_highlander_action_summary_logs(configs, arguments, configuration_par
                     name=logger.name,
                 ),
             )
-        except (
-            CalledProcessError,
-            ValueError,
-            OSError,
-        ) as error:
-            yield from log_error_records(error)
 
-        return
+            return
+
+        if 'show' in arguments:
+            borgmatic.actions.config.show.run_show(arguments['show'], configs)
+
+            return
+
+    except (
+        CalledProcessError,
+        ValueError,
+        OSError,
+    ) as error:
+        yield from log_error_records(error)
 
 
 def collect_configuration_run_summary_logs(configs, config_paths, arguments, log_file_path):  # noqa: PLR0912
diff --git a/borgmatic/config/generate.py b/borgmatic/config/generate.py
index 76d4a167..4d3cda78 100644
--- a/borgmatic/config/generate.py
+++ b/borgmatic/config/generate.py
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ def transform_optional_configuration(rendered_config, comment_out=True):
     return '\n'.join(lines)
 
 
+RUAMEL_YAML_END_OF_DOCUMENT_MARKER = '...\n'
+
+
 def render_configuration(config):
     '''
     Given a config data structure of nested OrderedDicts, render the config as YAML and return it.
@@ -160,7 +163,15 @@ def render_configuration(config):
     dumper = ruamel.yaml.YAML(typ='rt')
     dumper.indent(mapping=INDENT, sequence=INDENT + SEQUENCE_INDENT, offset=INDENT)
     rendered = io.StringIO()
-    dumper.dump(config, rendered)
+    dumper.dump(
+        config,
+        rendered,
+        # Dumping certain values (integers, for instance) causes ruamel.yaml to append an
+        # end-of-document "..." marker. Strip it.
+        transform=lambda dumped: dumped[: -len(RUAMEL_YAML_END_OF_DOCUMENT_MARKER)]
+        if dumped.endswith(RUAMEL_YAML_END_OF_DOCUMENT_MARKER)
+        else dumped,
+    )
 
     return rendered.getvalue()
 
diff --git a/docs/Dockerfile b/docs/Dockerfile
index 5463b98d..a58c92c0 100644
--- a/docs/Dockerfile
+++ b/docs/Dockerfile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache py3-pip py3-ruamel.yaml py3-ruamel.yaml.clib
 RUN pip install --break-system-packages --no-cache /app && borgmatic config generate && borgmatic config generate --destination /etc/borgmatic --split && chmod +r /etc/borgmatic/*.yaml
 RUN mkdir /command-line \
     && borgmatic --help > /command-line/global.txt \
-    && for action in repo-create transfer create prune compact check delete extract config "config bootstrap" "config generate" "config validate" export-tar mount umount repo-delete restore repo-list list repo-info info break-lock "key export" "key import" "key change-passphrase" recreate borg; do \
+    && for action in repo-create transfer create prune compact check delete extract config "config bootstrap" "config generate" "config validate" "config show" export-tar mount umount repo-delete restore repo-list list repo-info info break-lock "key export" "key import" "key change-passphrase" recreate borg; do \
            borgmatic $action --help > /command-line/${action/ /-}.txt; done
 RUN /app/docs/fetch-contributors >> /contributors.html
 
diff --git a/docs/how-to/monitor-your-backups.md b/docs/how-to/monitor-your-backups.md
index 763162fc..963e07d2 100644
--- a/docs/how-to/monitor-your-backups.md
+++ b/docs/how-to/monitor-your-backups.md
@@ -64,6 +64,27 @@ suppressed so as not to interfere with the captured JSON. Also note that JSON
 output only shows up at the console and not in syslog.
 
 
+### Getting configuration
+
+<span class="minilink minilink-addedin">New in version 2.1.3</span> If you want
+to consume borgmatic's computed configuration in your scripts, use the [`config
+show`
+action](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/reference/command-line/actions/config-show/).
+Here's an example:
+
+```bash
+borgmatic config show --json
+```
+
+That outputs borgmatic's entire configuration as JSON with one array element per
+configuration file.
+
+Or you can ask for the value of a particular option:
+
+```bash
+borgmatic config show --option repositories --json
+```
+
 ### Latest backups
 
 All borgmatic actions that accept an `--archive` flag allow you to specify an
diff --git a/docs/reference/command-line/actions/config-show.md b/docs/reference/command-line/actions/config-show.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12ad4552
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/reference/command-line/actions/config-show.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+title: config show
+eleventyNavigation:
+  key: config show
+  parent: 🎬 Actions
+---
+
+{% include snippet/command-line/sample.md %}
+
+```
+{% include borgmatic/command-line/config-show.txt %}
+```
+
+
+## Related documentation
+
+ * [Scripting borgmatic](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/how-to/monitor-your-backups/#scripting-borgmatic)
diff --git a/docs/reference/configuration/includes.md b/docs/reference/configuration/includes.md
index 1b2691fb..2175fe2e 100644
--- a/docs/reference/configuration/includes.md
+++ b/docs/reference/configuration/includes.md
@@ -317,3 +317,6 @@ a default location.
 
 This will output the merged configuration as borgmatic sees it, which can be
 helpful for understanding how your includes work in practice.
+
+Also see the [`config show`
+action](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/reference/command-line/actions/config-show/).
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8c0274a2..88a1d506 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "borgmatic"
-version = "2.1.2"
+version = "2.1.3.dev0"
 authors = [
   { name="Dan Helfman", email="witten@torsion.org" },
 ]
diff --git a/tests/integration/config/test_generate.py b/tests/integration/config/test_generate.py
index 48fbd502..14b03627 100644
--- a/tests/integration/config/test_generate.py
+++ b/tests/integration/config/test_generate.py
@@ -292,6 +292,12 @@ def test_render_configuration_converts_configuration_to_yaml_string():
     assert yaml_string == 'foo: bar\n'
 
 
+def test_render_configuration_strips_ruamel_yaml_end_of_document_marker():
+    yaml_string = module.render_configuration(33)
+
+    assert yaml_string == '33\n'
+
+
 def test_write_configuration_does_not_raise():
     flexmock(os.path).should_receive('exists').and_return(False)
     flexmock(os).should_receive('makedirs')
diff --git a/tests/unit/actions/config/test_show.py b/tests/unit/actions/config/test_show.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f12c7ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/actions/config/test_show.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+from flexmock import flexmock
+
+import borgmatic.logger
+from borgmatic.actions.config import show as module
+
+
+def test_run_show_with_single_configuration_file_does_not_separate_output():
+    log_lines = []
+    borgmatic.logger.add_custom_log_levels()
+
+    def fake_logger_answer(message):
+        log_lines.append(message)
+
+    flexmock(module.logger).should_receive('answer').replace_with(fake_logger_answer)
+    show_arguments = flexmock(option=None, json=False)
+    flexmock(module.borgmatic.config.generate).should_receive('render_configuration').and_return(
+        'output'
+    )
+
+    module.run_show(show_arguments, configs={'test.yaml': {}})
+
+    assert log_lines == ['output']
+
+
+def test_run_show_with_multiple_configuration_files_separates_output():
+    log_lines = []
+    borgmatic.logger.add_custom_log_levels()
+
+    def fake_logger_answer(message):
+        log_lines.append(message)
+
+    flexmock(module.logger).should_receive('answer').replace_with(fake_logger_answer)
+    show_arguments = flexmock(option=None, json=False)
+    flexmock(module.borgmatic.config.generate).should_receive('render_configuration').and_return(
+        'output'
+    ).and_return('other')
+
+    module.run_show(show_arguments, configs={'test.yaml': {}, 'other.yaml': {}})
+
+    assert log_lines == ['---', 'output', '---', 'other']
+
+
+def test_run_show_with_option_limits_output():
+    log_lines = []
+    borgmatic.logger.add_custom_log_levels()
+
+    def fake_logger_answer(message):
+        log_lines.append(message)
+
+    flexmock(module.logger).should_receive('answer').replace_with(fake_logger_answer)
+    show_arguments = flexmock(option='foo', json=False)
+    flexmock(module.borgmatic.config.generate).should_receive('render_configuration').with_args(
+        33
+    ).and_return('33')
+    flexmock(module.borgmatic.config.generate).should_receive('render_configuration').with_args(
+        None
+    ).and_return('null')
+
+    module.run_show(show_arguments, configs={'test.yaml': {'foo': 33, 'bar': 44}, 'other.yaml': {}})
+
+    assert log_lines == ['---', '33', '---', 'null']
+
+
+def test_run_show_with_json_outputs_json():
+    flexmock(borgmatic.logger).should_receive('add_custom_log_levels')
+    show_arguments = flexmock(option=None, json=True)
+    flexmock(module.sys.stdout).should_receive('write').with_args(
+        '[{"foo": 33}, {"bar": 44}]'
+    ).once()
+
+    module.run_show(show_arguments, configs={'test.yaml': {'foo': 33}, 'other.yaml': {'bar': 44}})
+
+
+def test_run_show_with_json_and_option_limits_json():
+    flexmock(borgmatic.logger).should_receive('add_custom_log_levels')
+    show_arguments = flexmock(option='foo', json=True)
+    flexmock(module.sys.stdout).should_receive('write').with_args('[33, null]').once()
+
+    module.run_show(show_arguments, configs={'test.yaml': {'foo': 33}, 'other.yaml': {'bar': 44}})
diff --git a/tests/unit/actions/config/test_validate.py b/tests/unit/actions/config/test_validate.py
index 862d1bfa..f24db6c4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/actions/config/test_validate.py
+++ b/tests/unit/actions/config/test_validate.py
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ from borgmatic.actions.config import validate as module
 
 def test_run_validate_does_not_raise():
     validate_arguments = flexmock(show=False)
-    flexmock(module.borgmatic.config.generate).should_receive('render_configuration')
+    flexmock(module.borgmatic.config.generate).should_receive('render_configuration').and_return('')
 
     module.run_validate(validate_arguments, flexmock())
 
 
 def test_run_validate_with_show_does_not_raise():
     validate_arguments = flexmock(show=True)
-    flexmock(module.borgmatic.config.generate).should_receive('render_configuration')
+    flexmock(module.borgmatic.config.generate).should_receive('render_configuration').and_return('')
 
     module.run_validate(validate_arguments, {'test.yaml': flexmock(), 'other.yaml': flexmock()})
diff --git a/tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py b/tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py
index 887f1631..7caa1596 100644
--- a/tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py
+++ b/tests/unit/commands/test_borgmatic.py
@@ -2058,6 +2058,43 @@ def test_collect_highlander_action_summary_logs_error_on_run_validate_failure():
     assert {log.levelno for log in logs} == {logging.CRITICAL}
 
 
+def test_collect_highlander_action_summary_logs_nothing_additional_for_success_with_show():
+    flexmock(module.borgmatic.actions.config.show).should_receive('run_show')
+    arguments = {
+        'show': flexmock(),
+        'global': flexmock(),
+    }
+
+    logs = tuple(
+        module.collect_highlander_action_summary_logs(
+            {'test.yaml': {}},
+            arguments=arguments,
+            configuration_parse_errors=False,
+        ),
+    )
+    assert not logs
+
+
+def test_collect_highlander_action_summary_logs_error_on_run_show_failure():
+    flexmock(module.borgmatic.actions.config.show).should_receive('run_show').and_raise(
+        ValueError,
+    )
+    arguments = {
+        'show': flexmock(),
+        'global': flexmock(),
+    }
+
+    logs = tuple(
+        module.collect_highlander_action_summary_logs(
+            {'test.yaml': {}},
+            arguments=arguments,
+            configuration_parse_errors=False,
+        ),
+    )
+
+    assert {log.levelno for log in logs} == {logging.CRITICAL}
+
+
 def test_collect_configuration_run_summary_logs_info_for_success():
     flexmock(module.validate).should_receive('guard_configuration_contains_repository')
     flexmock(module.command).should_receive('filter_hooks').with_args(