diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 # libphutil
 /src/.phutil_module_cache
+/src/.cache
 
 # User extensions
 /externals/includes/*
diff --git a/scripts/arcanist.php b/scripts/arcanist.php
--- a/scripts/arcanist.php
+++ b/scripts/arcanist.php
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
       'help' => pht('Use a specific authentication token.'),
     ),
     array(
+      'name' => 'anonymous',
+      'help' => pht('Run workflow as a public user, without authenticating.'),
+    ),
+    array(
       'name'    => 'conduit-version',
       'param'   => 'version',
       'help'    => pht(
@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@
 $conduit_timeout = $base_args->getArg('conduit-timeout');
 $skip_arcconfig = $base_args->getArg('skip-arcconfig');
 $custom_arcrc = $base_args->getArg('arcrc-file');
+$is_anonymous = $base_args->getArg('anonymous');
 $load = $base_args->getArg('load-phutil-library');
 $help = $base_args->getArg('help');
 $args = array_values($base_args->getUnconsumedArgumentVector());
@@ -324,6 +329,10 @@
     $conduit_token = $force_token;
   }
 
+  if ($is_anonymous) {
+    $conduit_token = null;
+  }
+
   $description = implode(' ', $original_argv);
   $credentials = array(
     'user' => $user_name,
@@ -333,6 +342,23 @@
   );
   $workflow->setConduitCredentials($credentials);
 
+  $basic_user = $configuration_manager->getConfigFromAnySource(
+    'http.basicauth.user');
+  $basic_pass = $configuration_manager->getConfigFromAnySource(
+    'http.basicauth.pass');
+
+  $engine = id(new ArcanistConduitEngine())
+    ->setConduitURI($conduit_uri)
+    ->setConduitToken($conduit_token)
+    ->setBasicAuthUser($basic_user)
+    ->setBasicAuthPass($basic_pass);
+
+  if ($conduit_timeout) {
+    $engine->setConduitTimeout($conduit_timeout);
+  }
+
+  $workflow->setConduitEngine($engine);
+
   if ($need_auth) {
     if ((!$user_name || !$certificate) && (!$conduit_token)) {
       $arc = 'arc';
@@ -409,7 +435,7 @@
     fwrite(STDERR, phutil_console_format(
       "**%s** %s\n",
       pht('Usage Exception:'),
-      $ex->getMessage()));
+      rtrim($ex->getMessage())));
   }
 
   if ($config) {
diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
     'ArcanistComprehensiveLintEngine' => 'lint/engine/ArcanistComprehensiveLintEngine.php',
     'ArcanistConcatenationOperatorXHPASTLinterRule' => 'lint/linter/xhpast/rules/ArcanistConcatenationOperatorXHPASTLinterRule.php',
     'ArcanistConcatenationOperatorXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase' => 'lint/linter/xhpast/rules/__tests__/ArcanistConcatenationOperatorXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase.php',
+    'ArcanistConduitCall' => 'conduit/ArcanistConduitCall.php',
+    'ArcanistConduitEngine' => 'conduit/ArcanistConduitEngine.php',
     'ArcanistConfiguration' => 'configuration/ArcanistConfiguration.php',
     'ArcanistConfigurationDrivenLintEngine' => 'lint/engine/ArcanistConfigurationDrivenLintEngine.php',
     'ArcanistConfigurationDrivenUnitTestEngine' => 'unit/engine/ArcanistConfigurationDrivenUnitTestEngine.php',
@@ -496,6 +498,8 @@
     'ArcanistComprehensiveLintEngine' => 'ArcanistLintEngine',
     'ArcanistConcatenationOperatorXHPASTLinterRule' => 'ArcanistXHPASTLinterRule',
     'ArcanistConcatenationOperatorXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase' => 'ArcanistXHPASTLinterRuleTestCase',
+    'ArcanistConduitCall' => 'Phobject',
+    'ArcanistConduitEngine' => 'Phobject',
     'ArcanistConfiguration' => 'Phobject',
     'ArcanistConfigurationDrivenLintEngine' => 'ArcanistLintEngine',
     'ArcanistConfigurationDrivenUnitTestEngine' => 'ArcanistUnitTestEngine',
diff --git a/src/conduit/ArcanistConduitCall.php b/src/conduit/ArcanistConduitCall.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/conduit/ArcanistConduitCall.php
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+<?php
+
+final class ArcanistConduitCall
+  extends Phobject {
+
+  private $key;
+  private $engine;
+  private $method;
+  private $parameters;
+  private $future;
+
+  public function setKey($key) {
+    $this->key = $key;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getKey() {
+    return $this->key;
+  }
+
+  public function setEngine(ArcanistConduitEngine $engine) {
+    $this->engine = $engine;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getEngine() {
+    return $this->engine;
+  }
+
+  public function setMethod($method) {
+    $this->method = $method;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getMethod() {
+    return $this->method;
+  }
+
+  public function setParameters(array $parameters) {
+    $this->parameters = $parameters;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getParameters() {
+    return $this->parameters;
+  }
+
+  private function newFuture() {
+    if ($this->future) {
+      throw new Exception(
+        pht(
+          'Call has previously generated a future. Create a '.
+          'new call object for each API method invocation.'));
+    }
+
+    $method = $this->getMethod();
+    $parameters = $this->getParameters();
+    $future = $this->getEngine()->newFuture($this);
+    $this->future = $future;
+
+    return $this->future;
+  }
+
+  public function resolve() {
+    if (!$this->future) {
+      $this->newFuture();
+    }
+
+    $this->getEngine()->resolveFuture($this->getKey());
+
+    return $this->resolveFuture();
+  }
+
+  private function resolveFuture() {
+    $future = $this->future;
+
+    try {
+      $result = $future->resolve();
+    } catch (ConduitClientException $ex) {
+      switch ($ex->getErrorCode()) {
+        case 'ERR-INVALID-SESSION':
+          if (!$this->getEngine()->getConduitToken()) {
+            $this->raiseLoginRequired();
+          }
+          break;
+        case 'ERR-INVALID-AUTH':
+          $this->raiseInvalidAuth();
+          break;
+      }
+
+      throw $ex;
+    }
+
+    return $result;
+  }
+
+  private function raiseLoginRequired() {
+    $conduit_uri = $this->getEngine()->getConduitURI();
+    $conduit_uri = new PhutilURI($conduit_uri);
+    $conduit_uri->setPath('/');
+
+    $conduit_domain = $conduit_uri->getDomain();
+
+    $block = id(new PhutilConsoleBlock())
+      ->addParagraph(
+        tsprintf(
+          '**<bg:red> %s </bg>**',
+          pht('LOGIN REQUIRED')))
+      ->addParagraph(
+        pht(
+          'You are trying to connect to a server ("%s") that you do not '.
+          'have any stored credentials for, but the command you are '.
+          'running requires authentication.',
+          $conduit_domain))
+      ->addParagraph(
+        pht(
+          'To login and save credentials for this server, run this '.
+          'command:'))
+      ->addParagraph(
+        tsprintf(
+          "    $ arc install-certificate %s\n",
+          $conduit_uri));
+
+    throw new ArcanistUsageException($block->drawConsoleString());
+  }
+
+  private function raiseInvalidAuth() {
+    $conduit_uri = $this->getEngine()->getConduitURI();
+    $conduit_uri = new PhutilURI($conduit_uri);
+    $conduit_uri->setPath('/');
+
+    $conduit_domain = $conduit_uri->getDomain();
+
+    $block = id(new PhutilConsoleBlock())
+      ->addParagraph(
+        tsprintf(
+          '**<bg:red> %s </bg>**',
+          pht('INVALID CREDENTIALS')))
+      ->addParagraph(
+        pht(
+          'Your stored credentials for this server ("%s") are not valid.',
+          $conduit_domain))
+      ->addParagraph(
+        pht(
+          'To login and save valid credentials for this server, run this '.
+          'command:'))
+      ->addParagraph(
+        tsprintf(
+          "    $ arc install-certificate %s\n",
+          $conduit_uri));
+
+    throw new ArcanistUsageException($block->drawConsoleString());
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/conduit/ArcanistConduitEngine.php b/src/conduit/ArcanistConduitEngine.php
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/conduit/ArcanistConduitEngine.php
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+<?php
+
+final class ArcanistConduitEngine
+  extends Phobject {
+
+  private $conduitURI;
+  private $conduitToken;
+
+  private $conduitTimeout;
+  private $basicAuthUser;
+  private $basicAuthPass;
+
+  private $client;
+  private $callKey = 0;
+  private $activeFutures = array();
+  private $resolvedFutures = array();
+
+  public function isCallable() {
+    return ($this->conduitURI !== null);
+  }
+
+  public function setConduitURI($conduit_uri) {
+    $this->conduitURI = $conduit_uri;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getConduitURI() {
+    return $this->conduitURI;
+  }
+
+  public function setConduitToken($conduit_token) {
+    $this->conduitToken = $conduit_token;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getConduitToken() {
+    return $this->conduitToken;
+  }
+
+  public function setConduitTimeout($conduit_timeout) {
+    $this->conduitTimeout = $conduit_timeout;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getConduitTimeout() {
+    return $this->conduitTimeout;
+  }
+
+  public function setBasicAuthUser($basic_auth_user) {
+    $this->basicAuthUser = $basic_auth_user;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getBasicAuthUser() {
+    return $this->basicAuthUser;
+  }
+
+  public function setBasicAuthPass($basic_auth_pass) {
+    $this->basicAuthPass = $basic_auth_pass;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  public function getBasicAuthPass() {
+    return $this->basicAuthPass;
+  }
+
+  public function newCall($method, array $parameters) {
+    if ($this->conduitURI == null) {
+      $this->raiseURIException();
+    }
+
+    $next_key = ++$this->callKey;
+
+    return id(new ArcanistConduitCall())
+      ->setKey($next_key)
+      ->setEngine($this)
+      ->setMethod($method)
+      ->setParameters($parameters);
+  }
+
+  public function newFuture(ArcanistConduitCall $call) {
+    $method = $call->getMethod();
+    $parameters = $call->getParameters();
+
+    $future = $this->getClient()->callMethod($method, $parameters);
+    $this->activeFutures[$call->getKey()] = $future;
+    return $future;
+  }
+
+  private function getClient() {
+    if (!$this->client) {
+      $conduit_uri = $this->getConduitURI();
+
+      $client = new ConduitClient($conduit_uri);
+
+      $timeout = $this->getConduitTimeout();
+      if ($timeout) {
+        $client->setTimeout($timeout);
+      }
+
+      $basic_user = $this->getBasicAuthUser();
+      $basic_pass = $this->getBasicAuthPass();
+      if ($basic_user !== null || $basic_pass !== null) {
+        $client->setBasicAuthCredentials($basic_user, $basic_pass);
+      }
+
+      $token = $this->getConduitToken();
+      if ($token) {
+        $client->setConduitToken($this->getConduitToken());
+      }
+    }
+
+    return $client;
+  }
+
+  public function resolveFuture($key) {
+    if (isset($this->resolvedFutures[$key])) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (!isset($this->activeFutures[$key])) {
+      throw new Exception(
+        pht(
+          'No future with key "%s" is present in pool.',
+          $key));
+    }
+
+    $iterator = new FutureIterator($this->activeFutures);
+    foreach ($iterator as $future_key => $future) {
+      $this->resolvedFutures[$future_key] = $future;
+      unset($this->activeFutures[$future_key]);
+      if ($future_key == $key) {
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+
+    return;
+  }
+
+  private function raiseURIException() {
+    $list = id(new PhutilConsoleList())
+      ->addItem(
+        pht(
+          'Run in a working copy with "phabricator.uri" set in ".arcconfig".'))
+      ->addItem(
+        pht(
+          'Set a default URI with `arc set-config default <uri>`.'))
+      ->addItem(
+        pht(
+          'Specify a URI explicitly with `--conduit-uri=<uri>`.'));
+
+    $block = id(new PhutilConsoleBlock())
+      ->addParagraph(
+        pht(
+          'This command needs to communicate with Phabricator, but no '.
+          'Phabricator URI is configured.'))
+      ->addList($list);
+
+    throw new ArcanistUsageException($block->drawConsoleString());
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/workflow/ArcanistBrowseWorkflow.php b/src/workflow/ArcanistBrowseWorkflow.php
--- a/src/workflow/ArcanistBrowseWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/workflow/ArcanistBrowseWorkflow.php
@@ -53,19 +53,13 @@
     return true;
   }
 
-  public function requiresConduit() {
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  public function requiresAuthentication() {
-    return true;
-  }
-
   public function desiresRepositoryAPI() {
     return true;
   }
 
   public function run() {
+    $conduit = $this->getConduitEngine();
+
     $console = PhutilConsole::getConsole();
 
     $is_force = $this->getArgument('force');
@@ -80,11 +74,13 @@
     }
     $things = array_fuse($things);
 
-    $objects = $this->getConduit()->callMethodSynchronous(
-      'phid.lookup',
-      array(
-        'names' => array_keys($things),
-      ));
+    $method = 'phid.lookup';
+    $params = array(
+      'names' => array_keys($things),
+    );
+
+    $objects = $conduit->newCall($method, $params)
+      ->resolve();
 
     $uris = array();
     foreach ($objects as $name => $object) {
@@ -123,12 +119,15 @@
       }
 
       if ($commits) {
-        $commit_info = $this->getConduit()->callMethodSynchronous(
-          'diffusion.querycommits',
-          array(
-            'repositoryPHID' => $this->getRepositoryPHID(),
-            'names' => array_keys($commits),
-          ));
+        $method = 'diffusion.querycommits';
+
+        $params = array(
+          'repositoryPHID' => $this->getRepositoryPHID(),
+          'names' => array_keys($commits),
+        );
+
+        $commit_info = $conduit->newCall($method, $params)
+          ->resolve();
 
         foreach ($commit_info['identifierMap'] as $ckey => $cphid) {
           $thing = $commits[$ckey];
diff --git a/src/workflow/ArcanistWorkflow.php b/src/workflow/ArcanistWorkflow.php
--- a/src/workflow/ArcanistWorkflow.php
+++ b/src/workflow/ArcanistWorkflow.php
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
   private $repositoryVersion;
 
   private $changeCache = array();
+  private $conduitEngine;
 
 
   public function __construct() {}
@@ -1767,9 +1768,9 @@
     }
 
     try {
-      $results = $this->getConduit()->callMethodSynchronous(
-        'repository.query',
-        $query);
+      $method = 'repository.query';
+      $results = $this->getConduitEngine()->newCall($method, $query)
+        ->resolve();
     } catch (ConduitClientException $ex) {
       if ($ex->getErrorCode() == 'ERR-CONDUIT-CALL') {
         $reasons[] = pht(
@@ -2062,5 +2063,14 @@
     return $map;
   }
 
+  final public function setConduitEngine(
+    ArcanistConduitEngine $conduit_engine) {
+    $this->conduitEngine = $conduit_engine;
+    return $this;
+  }
+
+  final public function getConduitEngine() {
+    return $this->conduitEngine;
+  }
 
 }