diff --git a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/script-runner-ui.tsx b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/script-runner-ui.tsx
index 793db0cf42..b20cf820a3 100644
--- a/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/script-runner-ui.tsx
+++ b/apps/remix-ide/src/app/tabs/script-runner-ui.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 import { IframePlugin, IframeProfile, ViewPlugin } from '@remixproject/engine-web'
 import * as packageJson from '../../../../../package.json'
 import React from 'react' // eslint-disable-line
-import { customScriptRunnerConfig, Dependency, ScriptRunnerUI } from '@remix-scriptrunner' // eslint-disable-line
+import { customScriptRunnerConfig, Dependency, ProjectConfiguration, ScriptRunnerUI } from '@remix-scriptrunner' // eslint-disable-line
 import { Profile } from '@remixproject/plugin-utils'
-import { Engine } from '@remixproject/engine'
+import { Engine, Plugin } from '@remixproject/engine'
 import axios from 'axios'
+import { AppModal } from '@remix-ui/app'
+import { isArray } from 'lodash'
+import { PluginViewWrapper } from '@remix-ui/helper'
+import { CustomRemixApi } from '@remix-api'
 
 const profile = {
   name: 'scriptRunnerBridge',
@@ -19,30 +23,99 @@ const profile = {
   maintainedBy: 'Remix'
 }
 
+const configFileName = 'script.config.json'
+
 export class ScriptRunnerUIPlugin extends ViewPlugin {
   engine: Engine
   current: string
   currentTemplate: string
+  dispatch: React.Dispatch<any> = () => { }
+  workspaceScriptRunnerDefaults: Record<string, string>
+  customConfig: customScriptRunnerConfig
+  configurations: ProjectConfiguration[]
+  plugin: Plugin<any, CustomRemixApi>
   constructor(engine: Engine) {
     super(profile)
     console.log('ScriptRunnerUIPlugin', this)
     this.engine = engine
+    this.workspaceScriptRunnerDefaults = {}
+    this.plugin = this
   }
 
   async onActivation() {
     console.log('onActivation', this)
+
+    console.log('onActivation', this.customConfig)
+
+    this.on('filePanel', 'setWorkspace', async (workspace: string) => {
+      console.log('setWorkspace', workspace, this)
+      this.customConfig = {
+        baseConfiguration: 'default',
+        dependencies: []
+      }
+      await this.loadCustomConfig()
+      this.loadConfigurations()
+      this.renderComponent()
+      console.log('setWorkspace', this.customConfig)
+    })
+
+    this.plugin.on('fileManager','fileSaved', async (file: string) =>{
+      console.log(file)
+      if(file === configFileName) {
+        await this.loadCustomConfig()
+        this.renderComponent()
+      }
+    })
+
+    await this.loadCustomConfig()
+    this.loadConfigurations()
+    this.renderComponent()
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <div id="scriptrunnerTab">
+        <PluginViewWrapper plugin={this} />
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  setDispatch(dispatch: React.Dispatch<any>) {
+    this.dispatch = dispatch
+    this.renderComponent()
+  }
+
+  renderComponent() {
+    this.dispatch({
+      customConfig: this.customConfig,
+      configurations: this.configurations,
+    })
+  }
+
+  updateComponent(state: any) {
+    console.log('updateComponent', state)
+    return (
+      <ScriptRunnerUI
+        customConfig={state.customConfig}
+        configurations={state.configurations}
+        activateCustomScriptRunner={this.activateCustomScriptRunner.bind(this)}
+        saveCustomConfig={this.saveCustomConfig.bind(this)}
+        openCustomConfig={this.openCustomConfig.bind(this)}
+        buildScriptRunner={this.buildScriptRunner.bind(this)}
+        loadScriptRunner={this.loadScriptRunner.bind(this)} />
+    )
   }
 
   async loadScriptRunner(name: string) {
     console.log('loadScriptRunner', name)
-    const profile: IframeProfile = await this.call('manager', 'getProfile', 'scriptRunner')
+    const profile: Profile = await this.plugin.call('manager', 'getProfile', 'scriptRunner')
     const testPluginName = localStorage.getItem('test-plugin-name')
     const testPluginUrl = localStorage.getItem('test-plugin-url')
     let baseUrl = 'http://localhost:3000'
-    let url = `${baseUrl}?template=${name}`
-    if(testPluginName === 'scriptRunner') {
+    let url = `${baseUrl}?template=${name}&timestamp=${Date.now()}`
+    if (testPluginName === 'scriptRunner') {
       // if testpluginurl has template specified only use that
-      if (testPluginUrl.indexOf('template')>-1) {
+      if (testPluginUrl.indexOf('template') > -1) {
         url = testPluginUrl
       } else {
         baseUrl = `//${new URL(testPluginUrl).host}`
@@ -53,19 +126,21 @@ export class ScriptRunnerUIPlugin extends ViewPlugin {
     const newProfile: IframeProfile = {
       ...profile,
       name: profile.name + name,
+      location: 'hidden',
       url: url
     }
     console.log('loadScriptRunner', newProfile)
     try {
       const plugin: IframePlugin = new IframePlugin(newProfile)
       await this.engine.register(plugin)
-      await this.call('manager', 'activatePlugin', newProfile.name)
+      await this.plugin.call('manager', 'activatePlugin', newProfile.name)
       this.current = newProfile.name
       this.currentTemplate = name
       this.on(newProfile.name, 'log', this.log.bind(this))
       this.on(newProfile.name, 'info', this.info.bind(this))
       this.on(newProfile.name, 'warn', this.warn.bind(this))
       this.on(newProfile.name, 'error', this.error.bind(this))
+      this.on(newProfile.name, 'dependencyError', this.dependencyError.bind(this))
     } catch (e) {
       this.current = newProfile.name
       this.currentTemplate = name
@@ -79,6 +154,30 @@ export class ScriptRunnerUIPlugin extends ViewPlugin {
     await this.call(this.current, 'execute', script, filePath)
   }
 
+  async dependencyError(data: any) {
+    console.log('dependencyError', data)
+    let message = `Error loading dependencies: `
+    if (isArray(data.data)) {
+      data.data.forEach((data: any) => {
+        message += `${data}`
+      })
+    }
+
+    const modal: AppModal = {
+      id: 'TemplatesSelection',
+      title: 'Missing dependencies',
+      message: `${message} \n\n You may need to setup a script engine for this workspace to load the correct dependencies. Do you want go to setup now?`,
+      okLabel: window._intl.formatMessage({ id: 'filePanel.ok' }),
+      cancelLabel: 'ignore'
+    }
+    const modalResult = await this.plugin.call('notification' as any, 'modal', modal)
+    if (modalResult) {
+      await this.plugin.call('menuicons', 'select', 'scriptRunnerBridge')
+    } else {
+
+    }
+  }
+
   async log(data: any) {
     console.log('log', data)
     this.emit('log', data)
@@ -103,39 +202,95 @@ export class ScriptRunnerUIPlugin extends ViewPlugin {
     console.log('buildScriptRunner', dependencies)
   }
 
-  async loadCustomConfig(){
+  async loadCustomConfig(): Promise<customScriptRunnerConfig> {
     console.log('loadCustomConfig')
-    await this.call('fileManager', 'open', 'script.config.json')
-    const content = await this.call('fileManager', 'readFile', 'script.config.json')
-    return JSON.parse(content)
+    //await this.plugin.call('fileManager', 'open', 'script.config.json')
+    try {
+      const content = await this.plugin.call('fileManager', 'readFile', configFileName)
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(content)
+      this.customConfig = parsed
+    } catch (e) {
+      return {
+        baseConfiguration: 'default',
+        dependencies: []
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  async openCustomConfig() {
+        try {
+          await this.plugin.call('fileManager', 'open', 'script.config.json')
+        }catch(e){
+
+        }
   }
 
-  async saveCustomConfig(content: customScriptRunnerConfig){
+  async loadConfigurations() {
+    try {
+      const response = await axios.get('http://localhost:3000/projects.json?timestamp=' + Date.now());
+      this.configurations = response.data;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error("Error fetching the projects data:", error);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+  async saveCustomConfig(content: customScriptRunnerConfig) {
     console.log('saveCustomConfig', content)
-    await this.call('fileManager', 'writeFile', 'script.config.json', JSON.stringify(content, null, 2))
+    await this.plugin.call('fileManager', 'writeFile', 'script.config.json', JSON.stringify(content, null, 2))
   }
 
-  async activateCustomScriptRunner(config: customScriptRunnerConfig){
+  async activateCustomScriptRunner(config: customScriptRunnerConfig) {
     console.log('activateCustomScriptRunner', config)
     // post config to localhost:4000 using axios
-    const result = await axios.post('http://localhost:4000/build', config)
-    console.log(result)
-    if(result.data.hash) {
-      await this.loadScriptRunner(result.data.hash)
+    try {
+      const result = await axios.post('http://localhost:4000/build', config)
+      console.log(result)
+      if (result.data.hash) {
+        await this.loadScriptRunner(result.data.hash)
+      }
+      return result.data.hash
+    } catch (error) {
+      let message
+      if (error.response) {
+        // The request was made and the server responded with a status code
+        // that falls out of the range of 2xx
+        console.log('Error status:', error.response.status);
+        console.log('Error data:', error.response.data);  // This should give you the output being sent
+        console.log('Error headers:', error.response.headers);
+
+        if (error.response.data.error) {
+
+          if (isArray(error.response.data.error)) {
+            const message = `${error.response.data.error[0]}`
+            this.plugin.call('notification', 'alert', {
+              id: 'scriptalert',
+              message,
+              title: 'Error'
+            })
+            throw new Error(message)
+          }
+          message = `${error.response.data.error}`
+        }
+        message = `Uknown error: ${error.response.data}`
+        this.plugin.call('notification', 'alert', {
+          id: 'scriptalert',
+          message,
+          title: 'Error'
+        })
+        throw new Error(message)
+      } else if (error.request) {
+        // The request was made but no response was received
+        console.log('No response received:', error.request);
+        throw new Error('No response received')
+      } else {
+        // Something happened in setting up the request that triggered an Error
+        console.log('Error message:', error.message);
+        throw new Error(error.message)
+      }
+
     }
-    return result.data.hash
   }
 
-  render() {
-    return (
-      <div id="scriptRunnerTab">
-        <ScriptRunnerUI 
-        activateCustomScriptRunner={this.activateCustomScriptRunner.bind(this)}
-        saveCustomConfig={this.saveCustomConfig.bind(this)} 
-        loadCustomConfig={this.loadCustomConfig.bind(this)} 
-        buildScriptRunner={this.buildScriptRunner.bind(this)} 
-        loadScriptRunner={this.loadScriptRunner.bind(this)} />
-      </div>
-    )
-  }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/remix-api/src/lib/plugins/menuicons-api.ts b/libs/remix-api/src/lib/plugins/menuicons-api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41f5715c02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/remix-api/src/lib/plugins/menuicons-api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { IFilePanel } from '@remixproject/plugin-api'
+import { Profile, StatusEvents } from '@remixproject/plugin-utils'
+
+export interface IMenuIconsApi {
+    events: {
+        toggleContent: (name: string) => void,
+        showContent: (name: string) => void
+    } & StatusEvents
+    methods: {
+        select: (name: string) => void
+        linkContent: (profile: Profile) => void
+        unlinkContent: (profile: Profile) => void
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libs/remix-api/src/lib/remix-api.ts b/libs/remix-api/src/lib/remix-api.ts
index 56628dc5b0..3620a1ac18 100644
--- a/libs/remix-api/src/lib/remix-api.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-api/src/lib/remix-api.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { ISidePanelApi } from "./plugins/sidePanel-api"
 import { IPinnedPanelApi } from "./plugins/pinned-panel-api"
 import { ILayoutApi } from "./plugins/layout-api"
 import { IMatomoApi } from "./plugins/matomo-api"
+import { IMenuIconsApi } from "./plugins/menuicons-api"
 
 export interface ICustomRemixApi extends IRemixApi {
   dgitApi: IGitApi
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export interface ICustomRemixApi extends IRemixApi {
   pinnedPanel: IPinnedPanelApi
   layout: ILayoutApi
   matomo: IMatomoApi
+  menuicons: IMenuIconsApi
 }
 
 export declare type CustomRemixApi = Readonly<ICustomRemixApi>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/scriptrunner/src/lib/custom-script-runner.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/scriptrunner/src/lib/custom-script-runner.tsx
index 78ccb7cedd..51e611edc3 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/scriptrunner/src/lib/custom-script-runner.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/scriptrunner/src/lib/custom-script-runner.tsx
@@ -3,16 +3,19 @@ import { Accordion, Card, Button } from "react-bootstrap";
 import axios from "axios";
 import { customScriptRunnerConfig, Dependency, ProjectConfiguration } from "../types";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
-import { faTrash } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { faToggleOff, faToggleOn, faTrash } from "@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons";
+import { CustomTooltip } from "@remix-ui/helper";
+import { use } from "chai";
 
 export interface ScriptRunnerUIProps {
     // build custom script runner
     buildScriptRunner: (dependencies: Dependency[]) => void;
     publishedConfigurations: ProjectConfiguration[];
-    loadCustomConfig: () => any;
+    openCustomConfig: () => any;
     saveCustomConfig(content: customScriptRunnerConfig): void;
     activateCustomScriptRunner(config: customScriptRunnerConfig): string;
-    addCustomConfig(config: ProjectConfiguration) : void;
+    addCustomConfig(config: ProjectConfiguration): void;
+    customConfig: customScriptRunnerConfig;
 }
 
 export const CustomScriptRunner = (props: ScriptRunnerUIProps) => {
@@ -22,10 +25,24 @@ export const CustomScriptRunner = (props: ScriptRunnerUIProps) => {
     const [version, setVersion] = useState<string>('');
     const [baseConfig, setBaseConfig] = useState<string>('default');
     const [loading, setLoading] = useState<boolean>(false);
+    const [useRequire, setUseRequire] = useState<boolean>(false)
+
+    const { customConfig } = props;
+
+    useEffect(() =>{
+       console.log('CustomScriptRunner', props.customConfig)
+    },[])
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        console.log('CustomScriptRunner', props.customConfig)
+        if(!customConfig) return;
+        setDependencies(customConfig.dependencies);
+        setBaseConfig(customConfig.baseConfiguration);
+    },[customConfig])
 
     const handleAddDependency = () => {
         if (name.trim() && version.trim()) {
-            const newDependency: Dependency = { name, version, import: true, alias };
+            const newDependency: Dependency = { name, version, require: useRequire, alias };
             setDependencies([...dependencies, newDependency]);
             setName('');
             setVersion('');
@@ -39,6 +56,14 @@ export const CustomScriptRunner = (props: ScriptRunnerUIProps) => {
         setDependencies(updatedDependencies);
     };
 
+    useEffect(() => {
+        async function saveData() {
+            //await handleSaveToFile();
+        }
+
+        saveData();
+    },[dependencies])
+
     const handleSaveToFile = () => {
         const fileData = JSON.stringify(dependencies, null, 2);
         console.log(fileData, baseConfig);
@@ -47,11 +72,8 @@ export const CustomScriptRunner = (props: ScriptRunnerUIProps) => {
         props.saveCustomConfig(customConfig);
     };
 
-    const loadFromFile = async () => {
-        const fileData: customScriptRunnerConfig = await props.loadCustomConfig();
-        console.log(fileData);
-        setDependencies(fileData.dependencies);
-        setBaseConfig(fileData.baseConfiguration);
+    const openConfig = async () => {
+        const fileData: customScriptRunnerConfig = await props.openCustomConfig();
     }
 
     const activateCustomConfig = async () => {
@@ -59,24 +81,34 @@ export const CustomScriptRunner = (props: ScriptRunnerUIProps) => {
         const customConfig: customScriptRunnerConfig = { baseConfiguration: baseConfig, dependencies };
         console.log(customConfig);
         setLoading(true);
-        const loadedConfig = await props.activateCustomScriptRunner(customConfig);
-        console.log(loadedConfig);
-        const newConfig: ProjectConfiguration = {
-            name: loadedConfig,
-            publish: true,
-            description: `Extension of ${baseConfig}`,
-            dependencies: dependencies,
-            replacements: {}
-        };
-        console.log(newConfig);
-        props.addCustomConfig(newConfig);
-        setLoading(false);
+        try {
+            const loadedConfig = await props.activateCustomScriptRunner(customConfig);
+            console.log(loadedConfig);
+            const newConfig: ProjectConfiguration = {
+                name: loadedConfig,
+                publish: true,
+                description: `Extension of ${baseConfig}`,
+                dependencies: dependencies,
+                replacements: {}
+            };
+            console.log(newConfig);
+            props.addCustomConfig(newConfig);
+
+        } catch (e) {
+            console.log(e)
+        } finally {
+            setLoading(false);
+        }
     }
 
     const onSelectBaseConfig = (e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLSelectElement>) => {
         setBaseConfig(e.target.value);
     }
 
+    const toggleRequire = () => {
+        setUseRequire((prev) => !prev)
+    }
+
     if (loading) {
         return <div style={{ padding: '20px', maxWidth: '400px', margin: 'auto' }}>
             <div className="text-center py-5">
@@ -120,6 +152,15 @@ export const CustomScriptRunner = (props: ScriptRunnerUIProps) => {
                     value={version}
                     onChange={(e) => setVersion(e.target.value)}
                 />
+                <CustomTooltip
+                    placement="bottom"
+                    tooltipText="use require when the module doesn't support import statements"
+                >
+                    <div>
+                        <label className="pr-2 pt-2">Use 'require':</label>
+                        <FontAwesomeIcon className={useRequire ? 'text-success' : ''} onClick={toggleRequire} icon={useRequire ? faToggleOn : faToggleOff}></FontAwesomeIcon>
+                    </div>
+                </CustomTooltip>
                 <button
                     className="btn btn-primary w-100 mt-1"
                     onClick={handleAddDependency}>
@@ -130,30 +171,30 @@ export const CustomScriptRunner = (props: ScriptRunnerUIProps) => {
                 {dependencies.map((dependency, index) => (
                     <li key={index} style={{ marginBottom: '5px' }}>
                         <div className="d-flex align-items-baseline justify-content-between">
-                        {dependency.name} - {dependency.version}
-                        <button
-                            onClick={() => handleRemoveDependency(index)}
-                            className="btn btn-danger"
-                            style={{ marginLeft: '10px' }}
-                        >
-                            <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faTrash} />
-                        </button>
+                            {dependency.name} - {dependency.version}
+                            <button
+                                onClick={() => handleRemoveDependency(index)}
+                                className="btn btn-danger"
+                                style={{ marginLeft: '10px' }}
+                            >
+                                <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faTrash} />
+                            </button>
                         </div>
                     </li>
                 ))}
             </ul>
             {dependencies.length > 0 && (
                 <button className="btn btn-primary w-100" onClick={handleSaveToFile} style={{ marginTop: '20px' }}>
-                    Save List to File
+                    Save config
                 </button>
             )}
-            <button className="btn btn-primary w-100" onClick={loadFromFile} style={{ marginTop: '20px' }}>
-                Load from File
+            <button className="btn btn-primary w-100" onClick={openConfig} style={{ marginTop: '20px' }}>
+                Open config
             </button>
             {dependencies.length > 0 && (
-            <button className="btn btn-success w-100" onClick={activateCustomConfig} style={{ marginTop: '20px' }}>
-                Activate
-            </button>)}
+                <button className="btn btn-success w-100" onClick={activateCustomConfig} style={{ marginTop: '20px' }}>
+                    Activate
+                </button>)}
         </div>
     );
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/scriptrunner/src/lib/script-runner-ui.tsx b/libs/remix-ui/scriptrunner/src/lib/script-runner-ui.tsx
index bde50bac7b..7455aa60b1 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/scriptrunner/src/lib/script-runner-ui.tsx
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/scriptrunner/src/lib/script-runner-ui.tsx
@@ -15,29 +15,21 @@ export interface ScriptRunnerUIProps {
   loadScriptRunner: (name: string) => void;
   // build custom script runner
   buildScriptRunner: (dependencies: Dependency[]) => void;
-  loadCustomConfig: () => any;
+  openCustomConfig: () => any;
   saveCustomConfig(content: customScriptRunnerConfig): void;
   activateCustomScriptRunner(config: customScriptRunnerConfig): string;
+  customConfig: customScriptRunnerConfig;
+  configurations: ProjectConfiguration[];
 }
 
 export const ScriptRunnerUI = (props: ScriptRunnerUIProps) => {
-  const { loadScriptRunner } = props;
-  const [configurations, setConfigurations] = useState<ProjectConfiguration[]>([]);
+  const { loadScriptRunner, configurations } = props;
   const [activeKey, setActiveKey] = useState('default');
   const [activeConfig, setActiveConfig] = useState('default');
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // Fetch the JSON data from the localhost server using Axios
-    const fetchData = async () => {
-      try {
-        const response = await axios.get('http://localhost:3000/projects.json?timestamp=' + Date.now());
-        setConfigurations(response.data);
-      } catch (error) {
-        console.error("Error fetching the projects data:", error);
-      }
-    };
 
-    fetchData();
   }, []); // Empty array ensures this effect runs once when the component mounts
 
   const handleSelect = (key) => {
@@ -51,10 +43,14 @@ export const ScriptRunnerUI = (props: ScriptRunnerUIProps) => {
     if(configurations.find((c) => c.name === config.name)) {
       return;
     }
-    setConfigurations([...configurations, config]);
+    //setConfigurations([...configurations, config]);
     setActiveConfig(config.name);
   }
 
+  if (!configurations) {
+    return <div>Loading...</div>;
+  }
+
 
   return (
     <div className="px-1">
@@ -93,10 +89,11 @@ export const ScriptRunnerUI = (props: ScriptRunnerUIProps) => {
             </Accordion.Collapse></div>))}
       </Accordion>
       <CustomScriptRunner
+        customConfig={props.customConfig}
         addCustomConfig={addCustomConfig}
         activateCustomScriptRunner={props.activateCustomScriptRunner}
         saveCustomConfig={props.saveCustomConfig}
-        loadCustomConfig={props.loadCustomConfig}
+        openCustomConfig={props.openCustomConfig}
         publishedConfigurations={configurations.filter((config) => config.publish)}
         buildScriptRunner={props.buildScriptRunner} />
     </div>
diff --git a/libs/remix-ui/scriptrunner/src/types/index.ts b/libs/remix-ui/scriptrunner/src/types/index.ts
index 85a88ce447..b474249ca6 100644
--- a/libs/remix-ui/scriptrunner/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/libs/remix-ui/scriptrunner/src/types/index.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ export interface Dependency {
     version: string;
     name: string;
     alias?: string;
-    import: boolean;
-    require?: boolean;
+    import?: boolean;
+    require: boolean;
     windowImport?: boolean;
   }