diff --git a/recon-pipeline.py b/recon-pipeline.py
index 3aa4ae9..8fe0b49 100755
--- a/recon-pipeline.py
+++ b/recon-pipeline.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import pickle
 import selectors
 import threading
 import subprocess
+import webbrowser
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # fix up the PYTHONPATH so we can simply execute the shell from wherever in the filesystem
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ import cmd2  # noqa: E402
 from cmd2.ansi import style  # noqa: E402
 
 # project's module imports
-from recon import get_scans, tools, scan_parser, install_parser  # noqa: F401,E402
+from recon import get_scans, tools, scan_parser, install_parser, status_parser  # noqa: F401,E402
 
 # select loop, handles async stdout/stderr processing of subprocesses
 selector = selectors.DefaultSelector()
@@ -157,6 +158,13 @@ class ReconShell(cmd2.Cmd):
 
         command.extend(args.__statement__.arg_list)
 
+        if args.sausage:
+            # sausage is not a luigi option, need to remove it
+            # name for the option came from @AlphaRingo
+            command.pop(command.index("--sausage"))
+
+            webbrowser.open("localhost:8082")  # hard-coded here, can specify different with the status command
+
         if args.verbose:
             # verbose is not a luigi option, need to remove it
             command.pop(command.index("--verbose"))
@@ -267,6 +275,11 @@ class ReconShell(cmd2.Cmd):
         # store any tool installs/failures (back) to disk
         pickle.dump(tools, persistent_tool_dict.open("wb"))
 
+    @cmd2.with_argparser(status_parser)
+    def do_status(self, args):
+        """ Open a web browser to Luigi's central scheduler's visualization site """
+        webbrowser.open(f"{args.host}:{args.port}")
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     rs = ReconShell(persistent_history_file="~/.reconshell_history", persistent_history_length=10000)
diff --git a/recon/__init__.py b/recon/__init__.py
index 227bc78..2f7c551 100644
--- a/recon/__init__.py
+++ b/recon/__init__.py
@@ -144,6 +144,20 @@ install_parser = cmd2.Cmd2ArgumentParser()
 install_parser.add_argument("tool", help="which tool to install", choices=list(tools.keys()) + ["all"])
 
 
+# options for ReconShell's 'status' command
+status_parser = cmd2.Cmd2ArgumentParser()
+status_parser.add_argument(
+    "--port",
+    help="port on which the luigi central scheduler's visualization site is running (default: 8082)",
+    default="8082",
+)
+status_parser.add_argument(
+    "--host",
+    help="host on which the luigi central scheduler's visualization site is running (default: localhost)",
+    default="localhost",
+)
+
+
 # options for ReconShell's 'scan' command
 scan_parser = cmd2.Cmd2ArgumentParser()
 scan_parser.add_argument("scantype", choices_function=get_scans)
@@ -178,6 +192,11 @@ scan_parser.add_argument("--threads", help="number of threads for all of the thr
 scan_parser.add_argument("--scan-timeout", help="scan timeout for aquatone")
 scan_parser.add_argument("--proxy", help="proxy for gobuster if desired (ex. 127.0.0.1:8080)")
 scan_parser.add_argument("--extensions", help="list of extensions for gobuster (ex. asp,html,aspx)")
+scan_parser.add_argument(
+    "--sausage",
+    action="store_true",
+    help="ppen a web browser to Luigi's central scheduler's visualization site (see how the sausage is made!)",
+)
 scan_parser.add_argument(
     "--local-scheduler", action="store_true", help="use the local scheduler instead of the central scheduler (luigid)",
 )