diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b9d937c..5895201 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -181,3 +181,18 @@ cython_debug/
 # Operating System files
 **/.Trash*
 secrets.env
+
+# Ignore generated or temporary files managed by the Workbench
+!.project/configpacks
+
+# General ignores
+.DS_Store
+
+# Temp directories, notebooks created by jupyterlab
+.Trash-*/
+.jupyter/
+.local/
+
+# Python distribution / packaging
+
+# Workbench Project Layout
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.project/brev.nvwb-startup.sh b/.project/brev.nvwb-startup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0e3962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.project/brev.nvwb-startup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+sudo -i -u ubuntu bash << 'EOF'
+# Download NVIDIA AI Workbench
+mkdir -p $HOME/.nvwb/bin
+curl -L https://workbench.download.nvidia.com/stable/workbench-cli/$(curl -L -s https://workbench.download.nvidia.com/stable/workbench-cli/LATEST)/nvwb-cli-$(uname)-$(uname -m) --output $HOME/.nvwb/bin/nvwb-cli
+chmod +x $HOME/.nvwb/bin/nvwb-cli
+ln -sf $HOME/.nvwb/bin/nvwb-cli $HOME/.nvwb/bin/nvwb
+
+# Install NVIDIA AI Workbench
+sudo $HOME/.nvwb/bin/nvwb-cli install --noninteractive --accept --docker --drivers --uid 1000 --gid 1000
+export PATH="$HOME/.nvwb/bin:$PATH"
+
+# Clone and build workshop
+nvwb activate local
+nvwb clone project https://github.com/nv-edwli/workshop-build-an-agent --context local
+EOF
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.project/configpacks b/.project/configpacks
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7247e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.project/configpacks
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+*defaults.ContainerUser
+*bash.PreBuild
+*defaults.EnvVars
+*defaults.Readme
+*defaults.Entrypoint
+*apt.PackageManager
+*bash.PreLanguage
+*python.PipPackageManager
+*bash.PostBuild
+*jupyterlab.JupyterLab
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.project/spec.yaml b/.project/spec.yaml
index 1aea507..dcc1b21 100644
--- a/.project/spec.yaml
+++ b/.project/spec.yaml
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@ layout:
 environment:
     base:
         registry: nvcr.io
-        image: nvidia/rapidsai/notebooks:25.04-cuda12.8-py3.12
+        image: nvidia/rapidsai/notebooks:24.08-cuda12.2-py3.11
         build_timestamp: ""
         name: RAPIDS with CUDA
         supported_architectures: []
         cuda_version: ""
-        description: ""
+        description: A RAPIDS base with CUDA
         entrypoint_script: /home/rapids/entrypoint.sh
         labels: []
         apps:
-            - name: jupyterlab
+            - name: DevX-Lab
               type: jupyterlab
               class: webapp
-              start_command: jupyter lab --allow-root --port 8888 --ip 0.0.0.0 --no-browser --NotebookApp.base_url=$PROXY_PREFIX --NotebookApp.default_url=/lab --NotebookApp.allow_origin='*'
+              start_command: jupyter lab --allow-root --port 8888 --ip 0.0.0.0 --no-browser --NotebookApp.base_url=$PROXY_PREFIX --NotebookApp.default_url=/lab --NotebookApp.allow_origin='*' --expose-app-in-browser
               health_check_command: '[ \$(echo url=\$(jupyter lab list | head -n 2 | tail -n 1 | cut -f1 -d'' '' | grep -v ''Currently'' | sed "s@/?@/lab?@g") | curl -o /dev/null -s -w ''%{http_code}'' --config -) == ''200'' ]'
               stop_command: jupyter lab stop 8888
               user_msg: ""
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ environment:
         os_distro_release: "24.04"
         schema_version: ""
         user_info:
-            uid: "1000"
-            gid: "1001"
+            uid: "1001"
+            gid: "1000"
             username: rapids
         package_managers:
             - name: apt
@@ -78,32 +78,18 @@ environment:
             target: /opt/conda
     compose_file_path: ""
 execution:
-    apps:
-        - name: devx-lab
-          type: jupyterlab
-          class: webapp
-          start_command: jupyter lab --ip=0.0.0.0 --port=8888 --no-browser --ServerApp.token='' --ServerApp.password_required=False --expose-app-in-browser --NotebookApp.allow_origin='*' --NotebookApp.base_url=$PROXY_PREFIX --NotebookApp.default_url=/lab --allow-root
-          health_check_command: curl -f http://localhost:8888/api || exit 1
-          stop_command: jupyter lab stop 8888
-          user_msg: ""
-          logfile_path: ""
-          timeout_seconds: 60
-          icon_url: ""
-          webapp_options:
-            autolaunch: true
-            port: "8888"
-            proxy:
-                trim_prefix: false
-            url: http://localhost:8888/lab
+    apps: []
     resources:
         gpu:
             requested: 0
         sharedMemoryMB: 0
-    secrets:
-        - variable: NGC_API_KEY
-          description: NGC Personal Key from https://org.ngc.nvidia.com/setup/personal-keys
+    secrets: []
     mounts:
         - type: project
-          target: /project
+          target: /project/
           description: Project directory
           options: rw
+        - type: volume
+          target: /nvwb-shared-volume/
+          description: ""
+          options: volumeName=nvwb-shared-volume
diff --git a/assets/.gitkeep b/assets/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/preBuild.bash b/preBuild.bash
index fe374f5..99d7460 100644
--- a/preBuild.bash
+++ b/preBuild.bash
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # join the rapids group for access to python env
-sudo usermod -aG 1001 $(whoami)
+# sudo usermod -aG 1001 $(whoami)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6b86f88..31b2fe5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-jupyterlab>=4.4.3
+jupyterlab>3.0
 jupyterlab-git>=0.44.0
 jupyter-app-launcher>=0.1.0
 dotenv~=0.9.9