diff --git a/kbase-extension/static/kbase/js/api/NarrativeManager.js b/kbase-extension/static/kbase/js/api/NarrativeManager.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e5d82c94f7..0000000000
--- a/kbase-extension/static/kbase/js/api/NarrativeManager.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,482 +0,0 @@
-/**
- *
- *
- *  options should be:
- *      ws_url: ...           
- *      nms_url: ...
- *
- */
-define (
-	[
-		'kbwidget',
-		'bootstrap',
-		'jquery'
-	], function(
-		KBWidget,
-		bootstrap,
-		$
-	) {
-    return function(options, auth, auth_cb) {
-
-        // setup URLs and Clients
-        if (!options) {
-            console.error("NarrativeManager: options must be defined.");
-            return;
-        }
-        this.config = {};
-        this.config.ws_url = null;
-        this.config.nms_url = null;
-        if (options.ws_url) { this.config.ws_url  = options.ws_url; }
-        else if (window.kbconfig && window.kbconfig.urls) {
-            this.config.ws_url = window.kbconfig.urls.workspace;
-        }
-        if (options.nms_url) { this.config.nms_url  = options.nms_url; }
-        else if (window.kbconfig && window.kbconfig.urls) {
-            this.config.nms_url = window.kbconfig.urls.narrative_method_store;
-        }
-        
-        if (typeof(this.config.ws_url) != "string" || this.config.ws_url.trim().length === 0) {
-            this.config.ws_url = "https://kbase.us/services/ws";
-        }
-        if (typeof(this.config.nms_url) != "string" || this.config.nms_url.trim().length === 0) {
-            this.config.nms_url = "https://kbase.us/services/narrative_method_store/rpc";
-        }
-        this.config.auth    = auth ? auth : { 'token' : '', 'user_id' : ''};
-        if (!auth.user_id) {
-            if (auth.token) {
-                this.config.auth.user_id = auth.token.split('|')[0].split('=')[1];
-            }
-        }
-        this.user_id = this.config.auth.user_id;
-        this.config.auth_cb = auth_cb;
-
-        this.ws = new Workspace(this.config.ws_url, this.config.auth, this.config.auth_cb);
-        this.nms = new NarrativeMethodStore(this.config.nms_url, this.config.auth, this.config.auth_cb);
-        
-        /**
-         *  creates a new Narrative in the single Narrative, single WS approach
-         *
-         *  // all are optional ...
-         *  params =
-         *  {
-         *      cells : [
-         *          { app: app_id },
-         *          { method: method_id },
-         *          { markdown: markdown },
-         *          { code: code }
-         *      ],
-         *      parameters : [
-         *          {
-         *              cell: n,           // indicates index in the cell
-         *              step_id: id,
-         *              parameter_id: id,  
-         *              value: value
-         *          }
-         *      ],
-         *      importData : [
-         *          {
-         *               ref: ws_reference,  
-         *               newName : name
-         *          },
-         *          ...
-         *      ]
-         *  }
-         *
-         *  _callback = function(info) {
-         *
-         *      info.ws_info = [ .. ]
-         *      info.nar_info = [ .. ]
-         *      info.object_info = [ ws_reference : [ .. ] ]
-         *      
-         *  }
-         */
-        this.createTempNarrative = function(params, _callback, _error_callback) {
-            var self = this;
-            var id = new Date().getTime();
-            var ws_name = this.user_id + ":" + id;
-            var nar_name = "Narrative."+id;
-            
-            console.log("creating "+name);
-            
-            var wsMetaData = {
-                'narrative' : nar_name,
-                'is_temporary' : 'true'
-                //'pending_shared_users': '[]',
-                //'rejected_shared_users': '[]'
-            };
-            
-            // 1 - create ws
-            self.ws.create_workspace(
-                {
-                    workspace: ws_name,
-                    description: "",
-                    meta: wsMetaData
-                },
-                function(ws_info) {
-                    console.log("workspace created:");
-                    console.log(ws_info);
-                    
-                    // 2 - create the Narrative object
-                    var narObjs = self.buildNarrativeObjects(
-                        ws_name, params.cells, params.parameters,
-                        function(narrativeObject, metadataExternal) {
-                            // 3 - save the Narrative object
-                            self.ws.save_objects(
-                                {
-                                    workspace: ws_name,
-                                    objects: [{
-                                        type: "KBaseNarrative.Narrative",
-                                        data: narrativeObject,
-                                        name: nar_name,
-                                        meta: metadataExternal,
-                                        provenance: [
-                                            {
-                                                script: "NarrativeManager.js",
-                                                description: "Created new Workspace/Narrative bundle."
-                                            }
-                                        ],
-                                        hidden:0
-                                    }]
-                                },
-                                function(obj_info_list) {
-                                    console.log('saved narrative:');
-                                    console.log(obj_info_list);
-                                    _callback({ws_info:ws_info, nar_info: obj_info_list[0]});
-                                    // better to keep the narrative perm id instead of the name
-                                    self.ws.alter_workspace_metadata(
-                                        {wsi:{workspace:ws_name},new:{narrative:obj_info_list[0][0]+''}},
-                                        function() {},
-                                        function() {});
-                                }, function (error) {
-                                    console.error(error);
-                                    if(_error_callback) { _error_callback(error); }
-                                });
-                        },
-                        _error_callback
-                    );
-                },
-                function(error) {
-                    console.error(error);
-                    if(_error_callback) { _error_callback(error); }
-                }
-            );
-        };
-        
-        this.discardTempNarrative = function(params, _callback, _error_callback) {
-        };
-        
-        
-        /**
-         * 
-         */
-        this.cleanTempNarratives = function(params, _callback, _error_callback) {
-        };
-        
-        /*
-         *      cells : [
-         *          { app: app_id },
-         *          { method: method_id },
-         *          { markdown: markdown },
-         *          { code: code }
-         *      ],
-         *      parameters : [
-         *          {
-         *              cell: n,           // indicates index in the cell
-         *              step_id: id,
-         *              parameter_id: id,  
-         *              value: value
-         *          }
-         *      ],
-         */
-        
-        /* private method to setup the narrative object,
-        returns [narrative, metadata]
-        */
-        this.buildNarrativeObjects = function(ws_name, cells, parameters, _callback, _error_callback) {
-            var self = this;
-            // first thing first- we need to grap the app/method specs
-            self._getSpecs(cells,
-                function() {
-                    // now we can create the metadata and populate the cells
-                    var metadata = {
-                        job_ids: { methods:[], apps:[], job_usage:{'queue_time':0, 'run_time':0} },
-                        format:'ipynb',
-                        creator:self.user_id,
-                        ws_name:ws_name,
-                        name:"Untitled",
-                        type:"KBaseNarrative.Narrative",
-                        description:"",
-                        data_dependencies:[]
-                    };
-                    var cell_data = [];
-                    if (cells) {
-                        if (cells.length>0) {
-                            for(var c=0; c<cells.length; c++) {
-                                if (cells[c].app) {
-                                    var appCell = self._buildAppCell(cell_data.length, self._specMapping.apps[cells[c].app]);
-                                    cell_data.push(appCell);
-                                } else if (cells[c].method) {
-                                    var methodCell = self._buildMethodCell(cell_data.length, self._specMapping.methods[cells[c].method]);
-                                    cell_data.push(methodCell);
-                                } else if (cells[c].markdown) {
-                                    cell_data.push({
-                                        cell_type: 'markdown',
-                                        source: cells[c].markdown,
-                                        metadata: {}
-                                    });
-                                }
-                                //else if (cells[c].code) { }
-                                else {
-                                    console.error('cannot add cell '+c+', unrecognized cell content');
-                                    console.error(cells[c]);
-                                    if(_error_callback) { _error_callback('cannot add cell '+c+', unrecognized cell content'); }
-                                }
-                            }
-                        } else {
-                            cell_data.push(
-                                {
-                                    cell_type: 'markdown',
-                                    source: self.introText,
-                                    metadata: { }
-                                });
-                        }
-                    }
-                    
-                    var narrativeObject = {
-                        nbformat_minor: 0,
-                        cells: cell_data,
-                        metadata: metadata,
-                        nbformat: 4
-                    };
-                    
-                    // setup external string to string metadata for the WS object
-                    var metadataExternal = {};
-                    for(var m in metadata) {
-                        if (metadata.hasOwnProperty(m)) {
-                            if (typeof metadata[m] === 'string') {
-                                metadataExternal[m] = metadata[m];
-                            } else {
-                                metadataExternal[m] = JSON.stringify(metadata[m]);
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                    _callback(narrativeObject, metadataExternal);
-            
-                },
-                _error_callback
-                );
-        };
-        
-        this._buildAppCell = function(pos,spec) {
-            var cellId = 'kb-cell-'+pos+'-'+this._uuidgen();
-            var cell = {
-                cell_type: 'markdown',
-                source: "<div id='" + cellId + "'></div>" +
-                        "\n<script>" +
-                         "new kbaseNarrativeAppCell($('#" + cellId + "'), {'appSpec' : '" + this._safeJSONStringify(spec) + "', 'cellId' : '" + cellId + "'});" +
-                        "</script>",
-                metadata: { }
-            };
-            var cellInfo = {};
-            cellInfo[this.KB_TYPE] = this.KB_APP_CELL;
-            cellInfo['app'] = spec;
-            cellInfo[this.KB_STATE] = [];
-            cell.metadata[this.KB_CELL] = cellInfo;
-            return cell;
-        };
-        
-        this._buildMethodCell = function(pos,spec) {
-            var cellId = 'kb-cell-'+pos+'-'+this._uuidgen();
-            var cell = {
-                cell_type: 'markdown',
-                source: "<div id='" + cellId + "'></div>" +
-                        "\n<script>" +
-                         "new kbaseNarrativeMethodCell($('#" + cellId + "'), {'method' : '" + this._safeJSONStringify(spec) + "'});" +
-                        "</script>",
-                metadata: { }
-            };
-            var cellInfo = {};
-            cellInfo[this.KB_TYPE] = this.KB_FUNCTION_CELL;
-            cellInfo['method'] = spec;
-            cellInfo[this.KB_STATE] = [];
-            cellInfo['widget'] = spec.widgets.input;
-            cell.metadata[this.KB_CELL] = cellInfo;
-            return cell;
-        };
-        
-        // map the app ID to the spec, map method id to spec
-        this._specMapping = {
-            apps : {},
-            methods : {}
-        };
-        /** populates the app/method specs **/
-        this._getSpecs = function(cells, _callback, _error_callback) {
-            var self = this;
-            if (cells) {
-                var appSpecIds = []; var methodSpecIds = [];
-                this._specMapping = { apps : {}, methods : {} }
-                for(var c=0; c<cells.length; c++) {
-                    if (cells[c].app) {
-                        appSpecIds.push(cells[c].app);
-                    } else if (cells[c].method) {
-                        methodSpecIds.push(cells[c].method);
-                    }
-                }
-                var getSpecsJobs = [];
-                if (appSpecIds.length>0) {
-                    getSpecsJobs.push(
-                        self.nms.get_app_spec({ids:appSpecIds},
-                            function(appSpecs) {
-                                for (var a=0; a<appSpecs.length; a++) {
-                                    self._specMapping.apps[appSpecIds[a]] = appSpecs[a];
-                                }
-                            },
-                            function(error) {
-                                console.error("error getting app specs:");
-                                console.error(error);
-                                if(_error_callback) { _error_callback(); }
-                            }));
-                }
-                if (methodSpecIds.length>0) {
-                    getSpecsJobs.push(
-                        self.nms.get_method_spec({ids:methodSpecIds},
-                            function(methodSpecs) {
-                                for (var a=0; a<methodSpecs.length; a++) {
-                                    self._specMapping.methods[methodSpecIds[a]] = methodSpecs[a];
-                                }
-                            },
-                            function(error) {
-                                console.error("error getting method specs:");
-                                console.error(error);
-                                if(_error_callback) { _error_callback(); }
-                            }));
-                }
-                
-                if (getSpecsJobs.length>0) {
-                    $.when.apply($, getSpecsJobs).done(function() {
-                        _callback();
-                    });
-                } else {
-                    _callback();
-                }
-            } else {
-                _callback();
-            }
-        };
-        
-        
-        
-        // !! copied from kbaseNarrativeWorkspace !!
-        this._safeJSONStringify = function(string) {
-            var esc = function(s) { 
-                return s.replace(/'/g, "&apos;")
-                        .replace(/"/g, "&quot;");
-            };
-            return JSON.stringify(string, function(key, value) {
-                return (typeof(value) === 'string') ? esc(value) : value;
-            });
-        };
-        // !! copied from kbaseNarrativeWorkspace !!
-        this._uuidgen = function() {
-            return 'xxxxxxxx-xxxx-4xxx-yxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx'.replace(/[xy]/g, function(c) {
-                var r = Math.random()*16|0, v = c == 'x' ? r : (r&0x3|0x8);
-                return v.toString(16);});
-        };
-        
-        // !! copied from kbaseNarrativeWorkspace !!
-        this.KB_CELL= 'kb-cell';
-        this.KB_TYPE= 'type';
-        this.KB_APP_CELL= 'kb_app';
-        this.KB_FUNCTION_CELL= 'function_input';
-        this.KB_OUTPUT_CELL= 'function_output';
-        this.KB_ERROR_CELL= 'kb_error';
-        this.KB_CODE_CELL= 'kb_code';
-        this.KB_STATE= 'widget_state';
-        
-        
-        
-        // this.introText =
-        //     "Welcome to KBase!\n============\n\n"+
-        //     "Add Data to this Narrative\n------------\n\n"+
-        //     "Click on '<b>Add Data</b>' and browse for KBase data or upload your own."+
-        //     "Select the data and click 'Add to narrative'.  Perhaps start by "+
-        //     "importing your favorite Genome.  Once your data has been loaded, "+
-        //     "you can inspect it in the data list.\n<br>\n\n"+
-        //     "Perform an Analysis\n------------\n\n"+
-        //     "When you're ready, select an App or Method to run on your data.  "+
-        //     "Simply click on an App or Method on the side bar, and it will appear "+
-        //     "directly in your Narrative.  Fill in the parameters and click run.  "+
-        //     "Output will be generated and new data objects may be created and added "+
-        //     "to your data list.  Add and run as many Apps and Methods as you like!\n\n"+
-        //     "Long running computations can be tracked in your Jobs panel, located on "+
-        //     "the side panel under the 'Manage' tab.\n<br>\n\n"+
-        //     "Save & Share your Results\n------------\n\n"+
-        //     "When you're ready, name this Narrative and save it.  Once it is saved, "+
-        //     "click on the 'share' button above to let others view your analysis.  Or if you're "+
-        //     "brave, make it public for the world to see.\n<br><br>\n\n"+
-        //     "\nThat's it!\n\n"+
-        //     "<b>Questions?</b> Visit https://kbase.us to search for more detailed tutorials and documentation.\n\n"+
-        //     "<b>More Questions?</b> Email: [help@kbase.us](mailto:help@kbase.us)\n\n\n";
-
-        this.introText = 
-            "![KBase Logo](/static/kbase/images/kbase_logo.png) Welcome to the " +
-            "Narrative Interface!\n" +
-            "===\n\n" + 
-            "<a href='https://staging.kbase.us/narrative-guide/' style='text-decoration:underline'>What's a Narrative?</a>\n" +
-            "---\n" +
-            "Design and carry out collaborative computational experiments while " + 
-            "creating Narratives: interactive, shareable, and reproducible records " +
-            "of your data, computational steps, and thought processes.\n\n" +
-            "<a href='https://staging.kbase.us/narrative-guide/explore-data/' style='text-decoration:underline'>Get Some Data</a>\n" +
-            "---\n" +
-            "Click the Add Data button in the Data Panel to browse for KBase data or " +
-            "upload your own. Mouse over a data object to add it to your Narrative, and " + 
-            "check out more details once the data appears in your list.\n\n" +
-            "<a href='https://staging.kbase.us/narrative-guide/browse-apps-and-methods/' style='text-decoration:underline'>Analyze It</a>\n" + 
-            "---\n" +
-            "Browse available analyses that can be run using KBase apps or methods " +
-            "(apps are just multi-step methods that make some common analyses more " +
-            "convenient). Select an analysis, fill in the fields, and click Run. " +
-            "Output will be generated, and new data objects will be created and added " +
-            "to your data list. Add to your results by running follow-on apps or methods.\n\n" +
-            "<a href='https://staging.kbase.us/narrative-guide/share-narratives/' style='text-decoration:underline'>Save and Share Your Narrative</a>\n" +
-            "---\n" +
-            "Be sure to save your Narrative frequently. When you’re ready, click " + 
-            "the share button above to let collaborators view your analysis steps " +
-            "and results. Or better yet, make your Narrative public and help expand " +
-            "the social web that KBase is building to make systems biology research " +
-            "open, collaborative, and more effective.\n\n" +
-            "<a href='https://staging.kbase.us/narrative-guide/' style='text-decoration:underline'>Find Documentation and Help</a>\n" +
-            "---\n" +
-            "For more information, please see the " +
-            "<a href='http://staging.kbase.us/narrative-guide/' style='text-decoration:underline'>Narrative Interface User Guide</a> " +
-            "or the <a href='http://staging.kbase.us/apps/' style='text-decoration:underline'>app/method tutorials</a>.\n\n" +
-            "Questions? <a href='http://staging.kbase.us/contact-us' style='text-decoration:underline'>Contact us</a>!\n\n" +
-            "Ready to begin adding to your Narrative? You can keep this Welcome cell or " +
-            "delete it with the trash icon in the top right corner.";
-
-        return this;
-    };
-});
-
-
-/*
-
-WORKSPACE INFO
-0: ws_id id
-1: ws_name workspace
-2: username owner
-3: timestamp moddate,
-4: int object
-5: permission user_permission
-6: permission globalread,
-7: lock_status lockstat
-8: usermeta metadata
-
- 
-*/
- 
- 
- 
-
-
diff --git a/kbase-extension/static/kbase/js/widgets/narrative_core/kbaseNarrativeManagePanel.js b/kbase-extension/static/kbase/js/widgets/narrative_core/kbaseNarrativeManagePanel.js
index 16c9af31b5..d396196ae9 100644
--- a/kbase-extension/static/kbase/js/widgets/narrative_core/kbaseNarrativeManagePanel.js
+++ b/kbase-extension/static/kbase/js/widgets/narrative_core/kbaseNarrativeManagePanel.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ define([
     'jquery',
     'base/js/namespace',
     'narrativeConfig',
-    'narrativeManager',
     'util/display',
     'bluebird',
     'kbwidget',
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ define([
     $,
     Jupyter,
     Config,
-    NarrativeManager,
     DisplayUtil,
     Promise,
     KBWidget,
@@ -100,7 +98,6 @@ define([
 
         loggedInCallback: function (event, auth) {
             this.ws = new Workspace(this.options.ws_url, auth);
-            this.manager = new NarrativeManager({ws_url: this.options.ws_url, nms_url: this.options.nms_url}, auth);
             this.serviceClient = new GenericClient(Config.url('service_wizard'), auth);
 
             this.my_user_id = auth.user_id;
@@ -112,7 +109,6 @@ define([
         },
         loggedOutCallback: function () {
             this.ws = null;
-            this.manager = null;
             this.my_user_id = null;
             return this;
         },
diff --git a/kbase-extension/static/narrative_paths.js b/kbase-extension/static/narrative_paths.js
index 0df8f628ce..e8318e7fba 100644
--- a/kbase-extension/static/narrative_paths.js
+++ b/kbase-extension/static/narrative_paths.js
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ require.config({
         'kbaseNarrativeParameterFileInput': 'kbase/js/widgets/function_input/parameter_input/kbaseNarrativeParameterFileInput',
         'kbaseNarrativeParameterTextSubdataInput': 'kbase/js/widgets/function_input/parameter_input/kbaseNarrativeParameterTextSubdataInput',
         'kbaseNarrativeError': 'kbase/js/widgets/function_output/kbaseNarrativeError',
-        'narrativeManager': 'kbase/js/api/NarrativeManager',
         'ipythonCellMenu': 'kbase/js/widgets/narrative_core/ipythonCellMenu',
 
 
diff --git a/src/config.json b/src/config.json
index f9268f2ab8..4edff1a286 100644
--- a/src/config.json
+++ b/src/config.json
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         "google_ad_conversion": "kR9OCLas4JgBEOy2pucC"
     },
     "comm_wait_timeout": 600000,
-    "config": "narrative-refactor",
+    "config": "dev",
     "data_panel": {
         "initial_sort_limit": 10000,
         "max_name_length": 33,