diff --git a/brozzler/browser.py b/brozzler/browser.py
index 7830f5f..43c8929 100644
--- a/brozzler/browser.py
+++ b/brozzler/browser.py
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ class Browser:
             self, page_url, ignore_cert_errors=False, extra_headers=None,
             user_agent=None, behavior_parameters=None,
             on_request=None, on_response=None, on_screenshot=None,
-            username=None, password=None, hashtags=None):
+            username=None, password=None, hashtags=None,
+            skip_extract_outlinks=False, skip_visit_hashtags=False):
         '''
         Browses page in browser.
 
@@ -447,8 +448,12 @@ class Browser:
                 behavior_script = brozzler.behavior_script(
                         page_url, behavior_parameters)
                 self.run_behavior(behavior_script, timeout=900)
-                outlinks = self.extract_outlinks()
-                self.visit_hashtags(page_url, hashtags, outlinks)
+                if skip_extract_outlinks:
+                    outlinks = []
+                else:
+                    outlinks = self.extract_outlinks()
+                if not skip_visit_hashtags:
+                    self.visit_hashtags(page_url, hashtags, outlinks)
                 final_page_url = self.url()
                 return final_page_url, outlinks
         except brozzler.ReachedLimit:
diff --git a/brozzler/cli.py b/brozzler/cli.py
index e2b0d18..19f8b22 100644
--- a/brozzler/cli.py
+++ b/brozzler/cli.py
@@ -299,6 +299,12 @@ def brozzler_worker(argv=None):
             help=(
                 'when needed, choose an available instance of warcprox from '
                 'the rethinkdb service registry'))
+    arg_parser.add_argument(
+            '--skip-extract-outlinks', dest='skip_extract_outlinks',
+            action='store_true', help='extract page outlinks by default')
+    arg_parser.add_argument(
+            '--skip-visit-hashtags', dest='skip_visit_hashtags',
+            action='store_true', help='visit page hashtags by default')
     add_common_options(arg_parser, argv)
 
     args = arg_parser.parse_args(args=argv[1:])
@@ -331,7 +337,9 @@ def brozzler_worker(argv=None):
     worker = brozzler.worker.BrozzlerWorker(
             frontier, service_registry, max_browsers=int(args.max_browsers),
             chrome_exe=args.chrome_exe, proxy=args.proxy,
-            warcprox_auto=args.warcprox_auto)
+            warcprox_auto=args.warcprox_auto,
+            skip_extract_outlinks=args.skip_extract_outlinks,
+            skip_visit_hashtags=args.skip_visit_hashtags)
 
     signal.signal(signal.SIGQUIT, dump_state)
     signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, lambda s,f: worker.stop())
diff --git a/brozzler/worker.py b/brozzler/worker.py
index c2a76be..3169e47 100644
--- a/brozzler/worker.py
+++ b/brozzler/worker.py
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ class BrozzlerWorker:
 
     def __init__(
             self, frontier, service_registry=None, max_browsers=1,
-            chrome_exe="chromium-browser", warcprox_auto=False, proxy=None):
+            chrome_exe="chromium-browser", warcprox_auto=False, proxy=None,
+            skip_extract_outlinks=False, skip_visit_hashtags=False):
         self._frontier = frontier
         self._service_registry = service_registry
         self._max_browsers = max_browsers
@@ -112,6 +113,8 @@ class BrozzlerWorker:
         self._proxy = proxy
         assert not (warcprox_auto and proxy)
         self._proxy_is_warcprox = None
+        self._skip_extract_outlinks = skip_extract_outlinks
+        self._skip_visit_hashtags = skip_visit_hashtags
 
         self._browser_pool = brozzler.browser.BrowserPool(
                 max_browsers, chrome_exe=chrome_exe, ignore_cert_errors=True)
@@ -406,7 +409,9 @@ class BrozzlerWorker:
                 username=site.get('username'), password=site.get('password'),
                 user_agent=site.get('user_agent'),
                 on_screenshot=_on_screenshot, on_response=_on_response,
-                hashtags=page.hashtags)
+                hashtags=page.hashtags,
+                skip_extract_outlinks=self._skip_extract_outlinks,
+                skip_visit_hashtags=self._skip_visit_hashtags)
         if final_page_url != page.url:
             page.note_redirect(final_page_url)
         return outlinks