diff --git a/bin/readable-status.js b/bin/readable-status.js
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..939ea8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/readable-status.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env node
+
+var fetch = require('node-fetch');
+var readable = require('../index').readable;
+
+// check arguments
+
+if (process.argv.length < 3) {
+    process.exit(1);
+}
+
+var args = process.argv.slice(2);
+var bugid = args.shift();
+
+// request bug
+
+fetch('https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/rest/bug/' + bugid).
+    then(function(res) { 
+        if (res.ok) {
+            res.json().then(function(json) {
+                var bug = json.bugs.shift();
+                var result = readable(bug);
+                if (result.error) {
+                    console.log(result.error);
+                } else {
+                    console.log(bug.id + ': ' + bug.summary + ': ' + result);
+                }
+            });
+        } else {
+            console.log(res.statusText);
+            process.exit(1);   
+        } 
+    }).
+    catch(function(error) {
+        console.log('Failed to reach bugzilla.mozilla.org.');
+        process.exit(1);
+    });
+
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d31ce13..1ff21e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
     "demo": "node test/fetch.js",
     "bundle-demo": "browserify test/fetch.js -o bugzilla-readable-status-browser-demo.js"
   },
+  "bin": {
+    "readable-status": "bin/readable-status.js"
+  },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "git+https://github.com/emceeaich/bugzilla-readable-status.git"
@@ -36,7 +39,8 @@
     "test": "test"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "browserify": "^13.0.1",
     "minifyify": "^7.3.3",
-    "browserify": "^13.0.1"
+    "node-fetch": "^1.5.2"
   }
 }