     if not DWEET_THING?
         return
 
+    status = 
+        connected: false
+        lastSaved: false
+
+    robot.brain.setAutoSave false
     robot.brain.resetSaveInterval(600)
     #robot.brain.resetSaveInterval(10)
 
-    dweet_request robot, '/get/latest/dweet', null, (dweet) ->
-        if dweet.with is 404
-            robot.brain.mergeData {}
-            robot.logger.info 'Initializing new data for brain'
-            robot.brain.save()
-            return
-        else if dweet.this is 'failed'
-            return robot.logger.error dweet.because
+    getData = ->
+        dweet_request robot, '/get/latest/dweet', null, (dweet) ->
+            if dweet.with is 404
+                robot.brain.mergeData {}
+                robot.logger.info 'Initializing new data for brain'
+                robot.brain.save()
+            else if dweet.this is 'failed'
+                return robot.logger.error dweet.because
 
-        content = decodeChildren dweet.with[0].content
-        robot.brain.mergeData content
-        robot.logger.info 'Data for brain retrieved from Dweet.io'
+            robot.brain.setAutoSave true
+            status.connected = true
+            status.lastSaved = dweet.with[0].created
+
+            if dweet.with isnt 404
+                content = decodeChildren dweet.with[0].content
+                robot.brain.mergeData content
+                robot.logger.info 'Data for brain retrieved from Dweet.io'
+    getData()
 
     robot.brain.on 'save', (data = {}) ->
         dweet_request robot, '/dweet', encodeChildren(data), (dweet) ->
             return robot.logger.error dweet.because if dweet.this is 'failed'
+
+            status.lastSaved = dweet.with.created
             robot.logger.info "Successfully Dweeted to #{DWEET_THING}"
+
+    robot.respond /brain save/i, (msg) ->
+        msg.reply "Saving..."
+        robot.brain.save()
+
+    robot.respond /brain status/i, (msg) ->
+        connected = if status.connected then 'Initialized (Autosaving)' else 'Uninitialized (Autosaving Disabled)'
+        lastSaved = moment(status.lastSaved).fromNow() or 'N/A'
+        msg.reply "Status: #{connected} | Brain last saved: #{lastSaved}"
 
 dweet_request = (robot, endpoint, params = {}, handler) ->
     params['key'] = DWEET_KEY if DWEET_KEY?

#   Dweet.io powered Hubot Brain
#
# Dependencies:
#   None
#
# Configuration:
#   DWEET_THING

#
# Author:
#   MrSaints

moment = require 'moment'

DWEET_THING = process.env.DWEET_THING
DWEET_KEY = process.env.DWEET_KEY
