diff --git a/docs/kickstart/debugging.md b/docs/kickstart/debugging.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..854aa01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/kickstart/debugging.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# kickstart.debugging
+
+Returns 0 if you are debugging, and 1 if not
+
+### Example
+
+```bash
+$ kickstart.debugging || echo nope
+nope
+
+$ set -x; kickstart.debugging && echo yup; set +x;
++ kickstart.debugging
++ grep xtrace
++ kickstart.stream.contains on
++ grep -q on
++ set -o
++ echo yup
+yup
++ set +x
+```
diff --git a/kickstart/recipes/kickstart.sh b/kickstart/recipes/kickstart.sh
index 693e9b8..cd9da13 100644
--- a/kickstart/recipes/kickstart.sh
+++ b/kickstart/recipes/kickstart.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,17 @@ kickstart.context() {
   kickstart_context="$@"
 }
 
+kickstart.debugging() {
+  set -o | grep xtrace | kickstart.stream.contains on
+}
+
 kickstart.mute() {
   kickstart.info "Running \"$@\""
-  `"$@" >/dev/null 2>&1`
+  if kickstart.debugging; then
+    "$@"
+  else
+    `"$@" >/dev/null 2>&1`
+  fi
   return $?
 }