diff --git a/python/ray/autoscaler/commands.py b/python/ray/autoscaler/commands.py
index 3cdd76807..be1b5a144 100644
--- a/python/ray/autoscaler/commands.py
+++ b/python/ray/autoscaler/commands.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def teardown_cluster(config_file, yes, workers_only, override_cluster_name):
         provider.cleanup()
 
 
-def kill_node(config_file, yes, override_cluster_name):
+def kill_node(config_file, yes, hard, override_cluster_name):
     """Kills a random Raylet worker."""
 
     config = yaml.safe_load(open(config_file).read())
@@ -131,19 +131,21 @@ def kill_node(config_file, yes, override_cluster_name):
         nodes = provider.non_terminated_nodes({TAG_RAY_NODE_TYPE: "worker"})
         node = random.choice(nodes)
         logger.info("kill_node: Terminating worker {}".format(node))
+        if hard:
+            provider.terminate_node(node)
+        else:
+            updater = NodeUpdaterThread(
+                node_id=node,
+                provider_config=config["provider"],
+                provider=provider,
+                auth_config=config["auth"],
+                cluster_name=config["cluster_name"],
+                file_mounts=config["file_mounts"],
+                initialization_commands=[],
+                setup_commands=[],
+                runtime_hash="")
 
-        updater = NodeUpdaterThread(
-            node_id=node,
-            provider_config=config["provider"],
-            provider=provider,
-            auth_config=config["auth"],
-            cluster_name=config["cluster_name"],
-            file_mounts=config["file_mounts"],
-            initialization_commands=[],
-            setup_commands=[],
-            runtime_hash="")
-
-        _exec(updater, "ray stop", False, False)
+            _exec(updater, "ray stop", False, False)
 
         time.sleep(5)
 
@@ -157,6 +159,13 @@ def kill_node(config_file, yes, override_cluster_name):
     return node_ip
 
 
+def monitor_cluster(cluster_config_file, num_lines, override_cluster_name):
+    """Kills a random Raylet worker."""
+    cmd = "tail -n {} -f /tmp/ray/session_*/logs/monitor*".format(num_lines)
+    exec_cluster(cluster_config_file, cmd, False, False, False, False, False,
+                 override_cluster_name, None)
+
+
 def get_or_create_head_node(config, config_file, no_restart, restart_only, yes,
                             override_cluster_name):
     """Create the cluster head node, which in turn creates the workers."""
diff --git a/python/ray/scripts/scripts.py b/python/ray/scripts/scripts.py
index 5a0529a51..4c8b0abba 100644
--- a/python/ray/scripts/scripts.py
+++ b/python/ray/scripts/scripts.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import sys
 
 import ray.services as services
 from ray.autoscaler.commands import (
-    attach_cluster, exec_cluster, create_or_update_cluster, rsync,
-    teardown_cluster, get_head_node_ip, kill_node, get_worker_node_ips)
+    attach_cluster, exec_cluster, create_or_update_cluster, monitor_cluster,
+    rsync, teardown_cluster, get_head_node_ip, kill_node, get_worker_node_ips)
 import ray.ray_constants as ray_constants
 import ray.utils
 
@@ -494,16 +494,41 @@ def teardown(cluster_config_file, yes, workers_only, cluster_name):
     is_flag=True,
     default=False,
     help="Don't ask for confirmation.")
+@click.option(
+    "--hard",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Terminates the node via node provider (defaults to a 'soft kill'"
+    " which terminates Ray but does not actually delete the instances).")
 @click.option(
     "--cluster-name",
     "-n",
     required=False,
     type=str,
     help="Override the configured cluster name.")
-def kill_random_node(cluster_config_file, yes, cluster_name):
+def kill_random_node(cluster_config_file, yes, hard, cluster_name):
     """Kills a random Ray node. For testing purposes only."""
     click.echo("Killed node with IP " +
-               kill_node(cluster_config_file, yes, cluster_name))
+               kill_node(cluster_config_file, yes, hard, cluster_name))
+
+
+@cli.command()
+@click.argument("cluster_config_file", required=True, type=str)
+@click.option(
+    "--lines",
+    required=False,
+    default=100,
+    type=int,
+    help="Number of lines to tail.")
+@click.option(
+    "--cluster-name",
+    "-n",
+    required=False,
+    type=str,
+    help="Override the configured cluster name.")
+def monitor(cluster_config_file, lines, cluster_name):
+    """Runs `tail -n [lines] -f /tmp/ray/session_*/logs/monitor*` on head."""
+    monitor_cluster(cluster_config_file, lines, cluster_name)
 
 
 @cli.command()