diff --git a/hacked.drush.inc b/hacked.drush.inc
index 3687643..cb8bbf1 100644
--- a/hacked.drush.inc
+++ b/hacked.drush.inc
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <?php
 
-
 /**
  * @file
  *   Hacked drush command.
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ function hacked_drush_command() {
 
   $items['hacked-list-projects'] = array(
     'description' => "List all projects that can be analysed by Hacked! ",
-    'drupal dependencies' => array('hacked'),
     'options' => array(
       '--force-rebuild' => 'Rebuild the Hacked! report instead of getting a cached version.'
     ),
@@ -45,12 +43,10 @@ function hacked_drush_command() {
 
   $items['hacked-lock-modified'] = array(
     'description' => "Lock all projects that Hacked! detects are modified, so that drush pm-updatecode will not touch them. (drush-4.x+ only)",
-    'drupal dependencies' => array('hacked'),
   );
 
   $items['hacked-details'] = array(
     'description' => "Show the Hacked! report about a specific project.",
-    'drupal dependencies' => array('hacked'),
     'arguments' => array(
       'project' => 'The machine name of the project to report on.',
     ),
@@ -62,7 +58,6 @@ function hacked_drush_command() {
 
   $items['hacked-diff'] = array(
     'description' => "Output a unified diff of the project specified.",
-    'drupal dependencies' => array('hacked'),
     'arguments' => array(
       'project' => 'The machine name of the project to report on.',
     ),
@@ -81,10 +76,11 @@ function hacked_drush_command() {
  * So you'll want to be very careful if you call this!
  */
 function hacked_calculate_project_data_drush($projects, $force = FALSE, $redirect = NULL) {
+  hacked_load_dependencies();
   include_once './includes/batch.inc';
 
   // Try to get the report form cache if we can.
-  $cache = cache_get('hacked:drush:full-report', HACKED_CACHE_TABLE);
+  $cache = drush_cache_get('hacked:drush:full-report', HACKED_CACHE_TABLE);
   if (!empty($cache->data) && !$force) {
     return $cache->data;
   }
@@ -113,7 +109,7 @@ function hacked_calculate_project_data_drush($projects, $force = FALSE, $redirec
   drush_print('Done.');
 
   // Now we can get the data from the cache.
-  $cache = cache_get('hacked:drush:full-report', HACKED_CACHE_TABLE);
+  $cache = drush_cache_get('hacked:drush:full-report', HACKED_CACHE_TABLE);
   if (!empty($cache->data)) {
     return $cache->data;
   }
@@ -127,7 +123,7 @@ function hacked_build_report_batch_finished_drush($success, $results, $operation
     // Sort the results.
     usort($results['report'], '_hacked_project_report_sort_by_status');
     // Store them.
-    cache_set('hacked:drush:full-report', $results['report'], HACKED_CACHE_TABLE, strtotime('+1 day'));
+    drush_cache_set('hacked:drush:full-report', $results['report'], HACKED_CACHE_TABLE, strtotime('+1 day'));
   }
 }
 
@@ -135,8 +131,11 @@ function hacked_build_report_batch_finished_drush($success, $results, $operation
  * Drush command callback that shows the listing of changed/unchanged projects.
  */
 function drush_hacked_list_projects() {
-
-  // Go get the data:
+  if (!function_exists('update_get_available')) {
+    return drush_set_error('HACKED_UPDATE_DISABLED', 'Cannot list projects without the Drupal core update module enabled.');
+  }
+  hacked_load_dependencies();
+  // Go get the data.
   module_load_include('inc', 'update', 'update.report');
   if ($available = update_get_available(TRUE)) {
     module_load_include('inc', 'update', 'update.compare');
@@ -190,6 +189,7 @@ function drush_hacked_list_projects() {
  * touch them.
  */
 function drush_hacked_lock_modified() {
+  hacked_load_dependencies();
   $drupal_root = drush_get_context('DRUSH_DRUPAL_ROOT');
   module_load_include('inc', 'update', 'update.report');
   if (isset($drupal_root) && ($available = update_get_available(TRUE))) {
@@ -258,14 +258,17 @@ function drush_hacked_details_validate($short_name = '') {
  * Validate hook for the hacked drush commands that need a project.
  */
 function drush_hacked_drush_command_validate($short_name = '') {
+  hacked_load_dependencies();
   if (empty($short_name)) {
-    return drush_set_error('HACKED_PROJECT_NOT_FOUND', dt('A valid project must be specified', array('@project' => $short_name)));
+    return drush_set_error('HACKED_PROJECT_NOT_FOUND', dt('A valid project name must be specified.'));
   }
 
   $project = hacked_project_load($short_name);
   $project->identify_project();
   if (!$project->project_identified) {
-    return drush_set_error('HACKED_PROJECT_NOT_FOUND', dt('Could not find project: @project', array('@project' => $short_name)));
+    return drush_set_error('HACKED_PROJECT_NOT_FOUND', dt('Could not find project: @project', array(
+      '@project' => $short_name,
+    )));
   }
   $project = NULL;
 }
@@ -381,3 +384,15 @@ function drush_hacked_diff($short_name) {
   }
 
 }
+
+/**
+ * Allow Hacked! to be used without being enabled, like a drush command
+ * installed on a platform.
+ */
+function hacked_load_dependencies() {
+  if (!module_exists('hacked')) {
+    include_once 'hacked.module';
+    include_once 'includes/hacked_project.inc';
+    include_once 'hacked.report.inc';
+  }
+}
diff --git a/hacked.module b/hacked.module
index b0b2bb9..29a14f9 100644
--- a/hacked.module
+++ b/hacked.module
@@ -339,7 +339,12 @@ function hacked_get_file_hasher($name = NULL) {
   if (is_null($name)) {
     $name = variable_get('hacked_selected_file_hasher', HACKED_DEFAULT_FILE_HASHER);
   }
-  $hashers = hacked_get_file_hashers();
+  if (!module_exists('hacked')) {
+    $hashers = hacked_hacked_file_hashers_info();
+  }
+  else {
+    $hashers = hacked_get_file_hashers();
+  }
   $class_name = $hashers[$name]['class'];
   return new $class_name;
 }