diff --git a/algo-showenv.sh b/algo-showenv.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6085c40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/algo-showenv.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Print information about Algo's invocation environment to aid in debugging.
+# This is normally called from Ansible right before a deployment gets underway.
+
+# Skip printing this header if we're just testing with no arguments.
+if [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "--> Please include the following block of text when reporting issues:"
+    echo ""
+fi
+
+if [[ ! -f ./algo ]]; then
+    echo "This should be run from the top level Algo directory"
+fi
+
+# Determine the operating system.
+case "$(uname -s)" in
+    Linux)
+        OS="Linux ($(uname -r) $(uname -v))"
+        if [[ -f /etc/os-release ]]; then
+            # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+            # I hope this isn't dangerous.
+            . /etc/os-release
+            if [[ ${PRETTY_NAME} ]]; then
+                OS="${PRETTY_NAME}"
+            elif [[ ${NAME} ]]; then
+                OS="${NAME} ${VERSION}"
+            fi
+        fi
+        STAT="stat -c %y"
+        ;;
+    Darwin)
+        OS="$(sw_vers -productName) $(sw_vers -productVersion)"
+        STAT="stat -f %Sm"
+        ;;
+    *)
+        OS="Unknown"
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# Determine if virtualization is being used with Linux.
+VIRTUALIZED=""
+if [[ -x $(command -v systemd-detect-virt) ]]; then
+    DETECT_VIRT="$(systemd-detect-virt)"
+    if [[ ${DETECT_VIRT} != "none" ]]; then
+        VIRTUALIZED=" (Virtualized: ${DETECT_VIRT})"
+    fi
+fi
+
+echo "Algo running on: ${OS}${VIRTUALIZED}"
+
+# Determine the currentness of the Algo software.
+if [[ -d .git && -x $(command -v git) ]]; then
+    ORIGIN="$(git remote get-url origin)"
+    COMMIT="$(git log --max-count=1 --oneline --no-decorate --no-color)"
+    if [[ ${ORIGIN} == "https://github.com/trailofbits/algo.git" ]]; then
+        SOURCE="clone"
+    else
+        SOURCE="fork"
+    fi
+    echo "Created from git ${SOURCE}. Last commit: ${COMMIT}"
+elif [[ -f LICENSE && ${STAT} ]]; then
+    CREATED="$(${STAT} LICENSE)"
+    echo "ZIP file created: ${CREATED}"
+fi
+
+# The Python version might be useful to know.
+if [[ -x ./env/bin/python ]]; then
+    ./env/bin/python --version 2>&1
+elif [[ -f ./algo ]]; then
+    echo "env/bin/python not found: has 'python -m virtualenv ...' been run?"
+fi
+
+# Just print out all command line arguments, which are expected
+# to be Ansible variables.
+if [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; then
+    echo "Runtime variables:"
+    for VALUE in "$@"; do
+        echo "    ${VALUE}"
+    done
+fi
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/playbooks/cloud-pre.yml b/playbooks/cloud-pre.yml
index da08b35..b40f6c8 100644
--- a/playbooks/cloud-pre.yml
+++ b/playbooks/cloud-pre.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
 ---
+- name: Display the invocation environment
+  local_action:
+    module: shell
+      ./algo-showenv.sh \
+        'algo_provider "{{ algo_provider }}"' \
+        'algo_ondemand_cellular "{{ algo_ondemand_cellular }}"' \
+        'algo_ondemand_wifi "{{ algo_ondemand_wifi }}"' \
+        'algo_ondemand_wifi_exclude "{{ algo_ondemand_wifi_exclude }}"' \
+        'algo_local_dns "{{ algo_local_dns }}"' \
+        'algo_ssh_tunneling "{{ algo_ssh_tunneling }}"' \
+        'algo_windows "{{ algo_windows }}"' \
+        'wireguard_enabled "{{ wireguard_enabled }}"' \
+        'dns_encryption "{{ dns_encryption }}"' \
+        > /dev/tty
+
 - name: Generate the SSH private key
   openssl_privatekey:
     path: "{{ SSH_keys.private }}"