diff --git a/tpl/debug/debug.go b/tpl/debug/debug.go
index ae1acf5eb..120f9b773 100644
--- a/tpl/debug/debug.go
+++ b/tpl/debug/debug.go
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 package debug
 
 import (
+	"reflect"
+	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/sanity-io/litter"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"sort"
 	"sync"
@@ -181,3 +185,47 @@ func (ns *Namespace) TestDeprecationErr(item, alternative string) string {
 	hugo.Deprecate(item, alternative, v.String())
 	return ""
 }
+
+// List returns a slice of field names and method names of the struct/pointer or keys of the map
+// This method scans the provided value shallow, non-recursively.
+func (ns *Namespace) List(val any) []string {
+
+	fields := make([]string, 0)
+	value := reflect.ValueOf(val)
+
+	if value.Kind() == reflect.Map {
+		for _, key := range value.MapKeys() {
+			fields = append(fields, key.String())
+			sort.Strings(fields)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Dereference the pointer if needed
+	if value.Kind() == reflect.Pointer {
+		value = value.Elem()
+	}
+
+	if value.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+		// Iterate over the fields
+		for i := 0; i < value.NumField(); i++ {
+			field := value.Type().Field(i)
+
+			// Only add exported fields
+			if field.PkgPath == "" {
+				fields = append(fields, field.Name)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Calling NumMethod() on the pointer type returns the number of methods
+		// defined for the pointer type as well as the non pointer type.
+		// Calling NumMethod() on the non pointer type returns on the other hand only the number of non pointer methods.
+		pointerType := reflect.PointerTo(value.Type())
+
+		for i := 0; i < pointerType.NumMethod(); i++ {
+			method := pointerType.Method(i)
+			fields = append(fields, method.Name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return fields
+}
diff --git a/tpl/debug/debug_test.go b/tpl/debug/debug_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..133db11bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tpl/debug/debug_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+// Copyright 2023 The Hugo Authors. All rights reserved.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+package debug
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type User struct {
+	Name    string
+	Address any
+	foo     string
+}
+
+func (u *User) M1() string         { return "" }
+func (u *User) M2(v string) string { return "" }
+func (u *User) m3(v string) string { return "" }
+
+// Non Pointer type methods
+func (u User) M4(v string) string { return "" }
+func (u User) m5(v string) string { return "" }
+
+func TestList(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	namespace := new(Namespace)
+
+	for i, test := range []struct {
+		val    any
+		expect []string
+	}{
+		// Map
+		{map[string]any{"key1": 1, "key2": 2, "key3": 3}, []string{"key1", "key2", "key3"}},
+		// Map non string keys
+		{map[int]any{1: 1, 2: 2, 3: 3}, []string{"<int Value>", "<int Value>", "<int Value>"}},
+		// Struct
+		{User{}, []string{"Name", "Address", "M1", "M2", "M4"}},
+		// Pointer
+		{&User{}, []string{"Name", "Address", "M1", "M2", "M4"}},
+	} {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("test%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := namespace.List(test.val)
+
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(result, test.expect) {
+				t.Fatalf("List called with value: %#v got\n%#v but expected\n%#v", test.val, result, test.expect)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}