diff --git a/Gopkg.lock b/Gopkg.lock
index 6dda64e..372748e 100644
--- a/Gopkg.lock
+++ b/Gopkg.lock
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
   revision = "aabad6e819789e569bd6aabf444c935aa9ba1e44"
   version = "v0.5.0"
 
+[[projects]]
+  branch = "master"
+  name = "github.com/deckarep/gosx-notifier"
+  packages = ["."]
+  revision = "61a88900fb062ed8c63828adf4d7b58463b61f78"
+
 [[projects]]
   name = "github.com/fatih/color"
   packages = ["."]
@@ -25,6 +31,12 @@
   packages = ["."]
   revision = "ae77be60afb1dcacde03767a8c37337fad28ac14"
 
+[[projects]]
+  branch = "master"
+  name = "github.com/martinlindhe/notify"
+  packages = ["."]
+  revision = "369b9400397a805575ad39e97cc4e7d493ea4335"
+
 [[projects]]
   name = "github.com/mattn/go-colorable"
   packages = ["."]
@@ -37,6 +49,12 @@
   revision = "0360b2af4f38e8d38c7fce2a9f4e702702d73a39"
   version = "v0.0.3"
 
+[[projects]]
+  branch = "master"
+  name = "github.com/nu7hatch/gouuid"
+  packages = ["."]
+  revision = "179d4d0c4d8d407a32af483c2354df1d2c91e6c3"
+
 [[projects]]
   name = "github.com/urfave/cli"
   packages = ["."]
@@ -49,6 +67,12 @@
   packages = ["unix"]
   revision = "92ac112afc6efd90284acda2b046fc0e351228f6"
 
+[[projects]]
+  branch = "v1"
+  name = "gopkg.in/toast.v1"
+  packages = ["."]
+  revision = "b700e246b8b6d3e13554091e540e1019e26389f1"
+
 [[projects]]
   branch = "v2"
   name = "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
@@ -58,6 +82,6 @@
 [solve-meta]
   analyzer-name = "dep"
   analyzer-version = 1
-  inputs-digest = "9866632c6655f2b13c5a6567e87d824685c882e40fc4a1a7513bdf9d4710045a"
+  inputs-digest = "86055c933d04a9f46045c437c0e163af6622e85cf0ea6625c54c4222b52e62ab"
   solver-name = "gps-cdcl"
   solver-version = 1
diff --git a/Gopkg.toml b/Gopkg.toml
index 58d6728..28e3f4d 100644
--- a/Gopkg.toml
+++ b/Gopkg.toml
@@ -48,3 +48,8 @@
 [[constraint]]
   name = "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
   branch = "v2"
+
+[[constraint]]
+  name = "github.com/martinlindhe/notify"
+  branch = "master"
+
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 71bb08a..cd61de4 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )
 
+// GoReleaser will override with the latest tag on build
 var version = "master"
 
 // It all starts here
@@ -30,6 +31,11 @@ func main() {
 			Usage:  "Show verbose output. Learning Mode!",
 			EnvVar: "RIG_VERBOSE",
 		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:   "quiet",
+			Usage:  "Disable all desktop notifications",
+			EnvVar: "RIG_NOTIFY_QUIET",
+		},
 	}
 
 	app.Before = func(c *cli.Context) error {
diff --git a/commands/command.go b/commands/command.go
index 21cc4fc..96c2b3f 100644
--- a/commands/command.go
+++ b/commands/command.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type BaseCommand struct {
 	RigCommand
 	out     *util.RigLogger
 	machine Machine
+	context *cli.Context
 }
 
 // Before configure the function to run before all commands to setup core services.
@@ -27,6 +28,12 @@ func (cmd *BaseCommand) Before(c *cli.Context) error {
 	util.LoggerInit(c.GlobalBool("verbose"))
 	cmd.out = util.Logger()
 	cmd.machine = Machine{Name: c.GlobalString("name"), out: util.Logger()}
+
+	util.NotifyInit(fmt.Sprintf("Outrigger (rig) %s", c.App.Version))
+
+	// Hold onto Context so that we can use it later without having to pass it around everywhere
+	cmd.context = c
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -34,12 +41,14 @@ func (cmd *BaseCommand) Before(c *cli.Context) error {
 func (cmd *BaseCommand) Success(message string) error {
 	if message != "" {
 		cmd.out.Info.Println(message)
+		util.NotifySuccess(cmd.context, message)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 // Error encapsulates the functionality for reporting command failure
 func (cmd *BaseCommand) Error(message string, errorName string, exitCode int) error {
+	util.NotifyError(cmd.context, message)
 	return cli.NewExitError(fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: %s [%s] (%d)", message, errorName, exitCode), exitCode)
 }
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6219014..6f93656 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: '2.1'
 
 services:
 
-  # Install project dependencies.
+  # Run the release process.
   goreleaser:
     extends: base
     environment:
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ services:
   # Install project dependencies.
   install:
     extends: base
-    command: dep ensure
+    entrypoint: [ "dep", "ensure" ]
+    command: ""
 
   # Update project dependencies.
   # Will update all if no arguments are provided. To update a particular package use:
diff --git a/util/logo.png b/util/logo.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03fa237
Binary files /dev/null and b/util/logo.png differ
diff --git a/util/notify.go b/util/notify.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbc2af2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/notify.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package util
+
+/**
+ * urfave/cli Notify "Extension"
+ *
+ * This sub-package of rig is intended for potential separation into a
+ * standalone package or PR to the main framework. As such, it should not have
+ * any built-in assumptions or identifiers about Rig, nor depend on anything in
+ * the rig codebase.
+ */
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/martinlindhe/notify"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+var config *NotifyConfig
+
+// NotifyConfig holds configuration for notification support
+type NotifyConfig struct {
+	// The label for the app to be displayed in notifications.
+	Label string
+
+	// Relative path to notification logo.
+	Icon string
+}
+
+// NotifyInit initializes notification config
+func NotifyInit(label string) error {
+	config = &NotifyConfig{
+		Icon:  "util/logo.png",
+		Label: label,
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// NotifySuccess send a notification for a successful command run
+func NotifySuccess(ctx *cli.Context, message string) {
+	if shouldNotify(ctx) {
+		notify.Notify(config.Label, fmt.Sprintf("Success: %s", ctx.Command.Name), message, config.Icon)
+	}
+}
+
+// NotifyError send a notification for a failed command run
+func NotifyError(ctx *cli.Context, message string) error {
+	if shouldNotify(ctx) {
+		notify.Notify(config.Label, fmt.Sprintf("Error: %s", ctx.Command.Name), message, config.Icon)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// shouldNotify returns a boolean if notifications are enabled
+func shouldNotify(ctx *cli.Context) bool {
+	return !ctx.GlobalBool("quiet")
+}