diff --git a/utils/recommend.py b/utils/recommend.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Train and recommend with a model for basic timing info.
+
+Usage:
+    test-algo.py [options] [-d DATA] MODEL USER...
+    test-algo.py [options] [-d DATA] MODEL --random-users=N
+
+Options:
+    -v, --verbose
+        Enable verbose logging.
+    -d DATA, --dataset=DATA
+        Train with DATA [default: ml-latest-small].
+    -o FILE, --output=FILE
+        Write recommendations to FILE.
+    -r N, --random-users=N
+        Recommend for N random users.
+    -N N, --num-recs=N
+        Generate N recommendations per user [default: 10].
+"""
+
+import logging
+import pickle
+import sys
+
+import seedbank
+from docopt import docopt
+
+from lenskit import batch
+from lenskit.algorithms import Recommender
+from lenskit.algorithms.item_knn import ItemItem
+from lenskit.datasets import MovieLens
+
+_log = logging.getLogger("test-algo")
+
+
+def main(args):
+    level = logging.DEBUG if args["--verbose"] else logging.INFO
+    logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stderr, level=level)
+
+    data = args["--dataset"]
+    _log.info("loading data %s", data)
+    ml = MovieLens(f"data/{data}")
+
+    _log.info("reading model from %s", args["MODEL"])
+    with open(args["MODEL"], "rb") as f:
+        algo = pickle.load(f)
+
+    rng = seedbank.numpy_rng()
+
+    if args["--random-users"]:
+        n = int(args["--random-users"])
+        _log.info("selecting %d random users", n)
+        users = rng.choice(ml.ratings["user"].unique(), n)
+    else:
+        _log.info("using %d specified users", len(args["USER"]))
+        users = [int(u) for u in args["USER"]]
+
+    recs = batch.recommend(algo, users, int(args["--num-recs"]), n_jobs=1)
+    _log.info("recommendation complete")
+
+    outf = args["--output"]
+    if outf:
+        _log.info("saving %d recs to %s", len(recs), outf)
+        recs.to_csv(outf, index=False)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    args = docopt(__doc__)
+    main(args)
diff --git a/utils/train-model.py b/utils/train-model.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Train a recommendation model and save it to disk.
+
+Usage:
+    test-algo.py [options] [-d DATA] --item-item FILE
+
+Options:
+    -v, --verbose
+        Enable verbose logging.
+    -d DATA, --dataset=DATA
+        Train with DATA [default: ml-latest-small].
+"""
+
+import logging
+import pickle
+import sys
+
+from docopt import docopt
+
+from lenskit.algorithms import Recommender
+from lenskit.algorithms.item_knn import ItemItem
+from lenskit.datasets import MovieLens
+
+_log = logging.getLogger("train-model")
+
+
+def main(args):
+    logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stderr, level=logging.INFO)
+    data = args["--dataset"]
+    _log.info("loading data %s", data)
+    ml = MovieLens(f"data/{data}")
+
+    if args["--item-item"]:
+        algo = ItemItem(20)
+    else:
+        _log.error("no algorithm specified")
+        sys.exit(2)
+
+    algo = Recommender.adapt(algo)
+    _log.info("training algorithm")
+    algo.fit(ml.ratings)
+    _log.info("training complete")
+
+    file = args["FILE"]
+    _log.info("saving to %s", file)
+    with open(file, "wb") as f:
+        pickle.dump(algo, f, 5)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    args = docopt(__doc__)
+    main(args)