diff --git a/src/context-menu/TrayContextMenu.tsx b/src/context-menu/TrayContextMenu.tsx
index d3db911e..25f86088 100644
--- a/src/context-menu/TrayContextMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/context-menu/TrayContextMenu.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,34 @@ export async function handleInstall(
     }
 }
 
+export async function installLibrarySilently(app: any, libraryName: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  const normalized = normalizeLibraryName(libraryName);
+
+  const installPromise = requestAPI<any>('library/install', {
+    method: 'POST',
+    body: JSON.stringify({ libraryName: normalized })
+  });
+
+  Notification.promise(installPromise, {
+    pending: { message: `Installing ${libraryName} library...`, options: { autoClose: 3000 } },
+    success: { message: () => `Library ${libraryName} installed successfully.`, options: { autoClose: 3000 } },
+    error: { message: (err) => `Failed to install ${libraryName}: ${err}`, options: { autoClose: false } }
+  });
+
+  try {
+    const res = await installPromise;
+    if (res.status === 'OK') {
+      await app.commands.execute(commandIDs.refreshComponentList);
+      return true;
+    }
+    console.error(`Installation failed: ${res.error || 'Unknown error'}`);
+    return false;
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('Installation error:', e);
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 export interface TrayContextMenuProps {
     app: any;
     x: number;
diff --git a/src/helpers/notificationEffects.ts b/src/helpers/notificationEffects.ts
index e3592f95..e140763a 100644
--- a/src/helpers/notificationEffects.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/notificationEffects.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function pathToLibraryId(rawPath?: string | null): string | null {
   return normalizeLibraryName(m[1]);
 }
 
-async function loadLibraryIndex(): Promise<Map<string, LibraryEntry>> {
+export async function loadLibraryIndex(): Promise<Map<string, LibraryEntry>> {
   const res: any = await requestAPI('library/get_config', { method: 'GET' });
   const libs = res?.config?.libraries;
   if (!Array.isArray(libs)) throw new Error('Invalid library response');
diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index 1853ae69..25a6f769 100755
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ import type { Signal } from "@lumino/signaling";
 import { commandIDs } from "./commands/CommandIDs";
 import { IEditorTracker } from '@jupyterlab/fileeditor';
 import { IMainMenu } from '@jupyterlab/mainmenu';
-import { handleInstall } from './context-menu/TrayContextMenu';
-
+import { installLibrarySilently } from './context-menu/TrayContextMenu';
+import { normalizeLibraryName } from './tray_library/ComponentLibraryConfig';
+import { loadLibraryIndex } from './helpers/notificationEffects';
 import { installComponentPreview } from './component_info_sidebar/previewHelper';
 const FACTORY = 'Xircuits editor';
 
@@ -578,22 +579,17 @@ const xircuits: JupyterFrontEndPlugin<void> = {
       });
     }
 
-    async function getInstalledLibraries(): Promise<Set<string>> {
-      try {
-        const result = await requestAPI<any>('library/get_config', {
-          method: 'GET'
-        });
-
-        return new Set<string>(
-          result.config.libraries
-            .filter((lib: any) => lib.status === 'installed' && typeof lib.name === 'string')
-            .map((lib: any) => lib.name)
-        );
-      } catch (err) {
-        console.error('Failed to load library config via API:', err);
-        return new Set();
+    async function getInstalledIds(): Promise<Set<string>> {
+      const idx = await loadLibraryIndex();
+      const set = new Set<string>();
+      for (const [id, entry] of idx) {
+        if (String(entry.status).toLowerCase() === 'installed') {
+          set.add(id);
+        }
       }
+      return set;
     }
+
     app.commands.addCommand(commandIDs.fetchExamples, {
       label: 'Fetch Example Workflows',
       caption: 'Fetch example workflows into the examples directory',
@@ -615,24 +611,32 @@ const xircuits: JupyterFrontEndPlugin<void> = {
         icon: xircuitsIcon,
         execute: async () => {
           const currentPath = browserFactory.tracker.currentWidget?.model.path ?? '';
-          const installedLibs = await getInstalledLibraries();
+          const installedIds = await getInstalledIds();
 
-          for (const lib of libraries) {
-            if (installedLibs.has(lib)) {
-              console.log(`Library ${lib} already installed. Skipping.`);
-              continue;
-            }
+          const pairs = libraries.map(lib => ({
+            raw: lib,
+            id: normalizeLibraryName(lib)
+          }));
 
-            const ok = await handleInstall(app, lib, () =>
-              app.commands.execute(commandIDs.refreshComponentList)
-            );
+          const missing = pairs.filter(p => !installedIds.has(p.id));
 
+          if (missing.length) {
+            const list = missing.map(p => p.raw).join(', ');
+            const ok = window.confirm(`This workflow template requires the following component libraries: ${list}. Would you like to install them now?`);
+            if (!ok) {
+              console.warn('User cancelled installation.');
+              return;
+            }
+
+            for (const { raw, id } of missing) {
+              const ok = await installLibrarySilently(app, raw);
               if (!ok) {
-                console.warn(`Aborted: ${lib} not installed.`);
+                console.warn(`Aborted: ${raw} not installed.`);
                 return;
               }
-            installedLibs.add(lib);
+              installedIds.add(id);
             }
+          }
 
           // Currently the templates are stored at the `examples` dir
           await app.commands.execute(commandIDs.fetchExamples);