diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 951f760..d9d3fc4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Graphite Dev
 
-Graphite Dev runs a local assistant with a visual workflow trace.
+Graphite Dev provides a local assistant runtime with visual workflow tracing. The tool must be executed from the project root directory to function properly.
 
 ## Installation
 
diff --git a/grafi_dev/cli.py b/grafi_dev/cli.py
index b9cc2fa..34ca2a6 100644
--- a/grafi_dev/cli.py
+++ b/grafi_dev/cli.py
@@ -20,17 +20,16 @@ def _load_assistant(path: Path):
     original_sys_path = sys.path.copy()
 
     try:
-        # Add both the directory containing the script AND the project root to sys.path
+        # current working directory is project root
+        project_root = str(Path.cwd())
+
         script_dir = str(abs_path.parent)
-        project_root = str(Path(__file__).parent.parent)  # grafi-dev root directory
 
         if script_dir not in sys.path:
             sys.path.insert(0, script_dir)
         if project_root not in sys.path:
             sys.path.insert(0, project_root)
 
-        logger.debug(f"Modified sys.path: {sys.path}")
-
         # Now load the module
         spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("user_code", abs_path)
         mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 67a53d8..4252a60 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -12,14 +12,20 @@ requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
     "fastapi>=0.115.12",
     "grafi>=0.0.11",
-    "tavily-python>=0.7.1",
     "typer>=0.15.3",
     "uvicorn>=0.34.2",
 ]
 
 
+
+
 [project.scripts]
 grafi-dev = "grafi_dev.cli:app"
 
 [tool.setuptools.package-data]
 grafi_dev = ["frontend/*"]
+
+[dependency-groups]
+dev = [
+    "tavily-python>=0.7.2",
+]
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 8847cc3..a0b78d3 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -190,20 +190,26 @@ source = { editable = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "fastapi" },
     { name = "grafi" },
-    { name = "tavily-python" },
     { name = "typer" },
     { name = "uvicorn" },
 ]
 
+[package.dev-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    { name = "tavily-python" },
+]
+
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "fastapi", specifier = ">=0.115.12" },
     { name = "grafi", specifier = ">=0.0.11" },
-    { name = "tavily-python", specifier = ">=0.7.1" },
     { name = "typer", specifier = ">=0.15.3" },
     { name = "uvicorn", specifier = ">=0.34.2" },
 ]
 
+[package.metadata.requires-dev]
+dev = [{ name = "tavily-python", specifier = ">=0.7.2" }]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "grpcio"
 version = "1.71.0"
@@ -734,16 +740,16 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tavily-python"
-version = "0.7.1"
+version = "0.7.2"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "httpx" },
     { name = "requests" },
     { name = "tiktoken" },
 ]
-sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/64/53/9b2103156e221f00273021758b23666c7acb1462e02d9fb7e49bf9f9884d/tavily_python-0.7.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:ccbba587fa38d181d54670d6ce26e4f31ad9c7c7f0835d191b9bb542b085dc36", size = 16204 }
+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/fe/27/73b4911c718453c8ed6d8c3a0e40c9114fb34e3c80b1b6573e969345fb0e/tavily_python-0.7.2.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:34f713002887df2b5e6b8d7db7bc64ae107395bdb5f53611e80a89dac9cbdf19", size = 16481 }
 wheels = [
-    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e1/ed/c861140bd072e91efce3a49ac6fc700f7bde0d696ce7fa288649859c70b6/tavily_python-0.7.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:a73c8e68925a62bfe08e3a8bb4434d64d4e62c82081cc8a68a071b78673e9590", size = 14638 },
+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/47/85/57b6f6a53a5600cc11d6713b33bac16bf8d756bf30ddba71f7a64681755d/tavily_python-0.7.2-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:0d7cc8b1a2f95ac10cf722094c3b5807aade67cc7750f7ca605edef7455d4c62", size = 14917 },
 ]
 
 [[package]]