diff --git a/src/common/api/narrativeService.ts b/src/common/api/narrativeService.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4186636
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/api/narrativeService.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* narrativeService */
+import { baseApi } from './index';
+import { jsonRpcService } from './utils/serviceHelpers';
+
+const narrativeService = jsonRpcService({
+  name: 'NarrativeService',
+  release: 'release',
+});
+
+export interface NarrativeServiceParams {
+  getStatus: void;
+}
+
+interface NarrativeServiceResults {
+  getStatus: unknown;
+}
+
+export const narrativeServiceApi = baseApi.injectEndpoints({
+  endpoints: (builder) => ({
+    getStatus: builder.query<
+      NarrativeServiceResults['getStatus'],
+      NarrativeServiceParams['getStatus']
+    >({
+      query: () =>
+        narrativeService({
+          method: 'NarrativeService.status',
+          params: [],
+        }),
+    }),
+  }),
+});
+
+export const { getStatus } = narrativeServiceApi.endpoints;
diff --git a/src/common/api/serviceWizardApi.ts b/src/common/api/serviceWizardApi.ts
index 5110059a..54ba8fb3 100644
--- a/src/common/api/serviceWizardApi.ts
+++ b/src/common/api/serviceWizardApi.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,35 @@
+/* serviceWizardApi */
 import { baseApi } from './index';
 import { setConsumedService } from './utils/kbaseBaseQuery';
 import { jsonRpcService } from './utils/serviceHelpers';
 
 const serviceWizard = jsonRpcService({ url: 'services/service_wizard' });
 
-interface ServiceWizardParams {
-  serviceStatus: { module_name: string; version: string };
+export interface ServiceStatus {
+  git_commit_hash: string;
+  status: string;
+  version: string;
+  hash: string;
+  release_tags: string[];
+  url: string;
+  module_name: string;
+  health: string;
+  up: number;
+}
+
+export interface ServiceWizardParams {
+  getServiceStatus: { module_name: string; version: string };
 }
 
 interface ServiceWizardResults {
-  serviceStatus: [
-    {
-      git_commit_hash: string;
-      status: string;
-      version: string;
-      hash: string;
-      release_tags: string[];
-      url: string;
-      module_name: string;
-      health: string;
-      up: number;
-    }
-  ];
+  getServiceStatus: ServiceStatus[];
 }
 
 export const serviceWizardApi = baseApi.injectEndpoints({
   endpoints: (builder) => ({
-    serviceStatus: builder.query<
-      ServiceWizardResults['serviceStatus'],
-      ServiceWizardParams['serviceStatus']
+    getServiceStatus: builder.query<
+      ServiceWizardResults['getServiceStatus'],
+      ServiceWizardParams['getServiceStatus']
     >({
       query: ({ module_name, version }) =>
         serviceWizard({
@@ -40,6 +41,10 @@ export const serviceWizardApi = baseApi.injectEndpoints({
   }),
 });
 
-setConsumedService('serviceWizardApi', serviceWizardApi);
+const setConsumed = () =>
+  setConsumedService('serviceWizardApi', serviceWizardApi);
+
+setConsumed();
 
-export const { serviceStatus } = serviceWizardApi.endpoints;
+export { setConsumed };
+export const { getServiceStatus } = serviceWizardApi.endpoints;
diff --git a/src/common/api/utils/kbaseBaseQuery.ts b/src/common/api/utils/kbaseBaseQuery.ts
index c1f8b30d..eecc7f9b 100644
--- a/src/common/api/utils/kbaseBaseQuery.ts
+++ b/src/common/api/utils/kbaseBaseQuery.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ const getServiceUrl = async (
   // get serviceWizardApi while avoiding circular imports
   // (as serviceWizardApi imports this file)
   const serviceStatusQuery =
-    getConsumedService('serviceWizardApi').endpoints.serviceStatus;
+    getConsumedService('serviceWizardApi').endpoints.getServiceStatus;
 
   const wizardQueryArgs = {
     module_name: name,
diff --git a/src/features/navigator/Navigator.tsx b/src/features/navigator/Navigator.tsx
index 6ce6a1ac..876d45e1 100644
--- a/src/features/navigator/Navigator.tsx
+++ b/src/features/navigator/Navigator.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import {
   normalizeVersion,
   searchParams,
 } from './common';
-import { useNarratives } from './hooks';
+import { useNarratives, useServices } from './hooks';
 import {
   loading,
   navigatorSelected,
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ const Navigator: FC = () => {
     term: search,
     username,
   });
+  useServices();
   const items = useAppSelector(narrativeDocs);
   const narrativeSelected = getNarrativeSelected({ id, obj, verRaw, items });
   // hooks that update state
diff --git a/src/features/navigator/fixtures.ts b/src/features/navigator/fixtures.ts
index 5882d31c..eac43e32 100644
--- a/src/features/navigator/fixtures.ts
+++ b/src/features/navigator/fixtures.ts
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ export const initialTestStateFactory = ({
   narrativeDocsLookup: testNarrativeDocsLookup,
   search_time: 0,
   selected: null,
+  services: {},
   users: {},
   wsObjects: [],
   cells,
diff --git a/src/features/navigator/hooks.ts b/src/features/navigator/hooks.ts
index 18cae76c..271a095e 100644
--- a/src/features/navigator/hooks.ts
+++ b/src/features/navigator/hooks.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ import { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from '../../common/hooks';
 import { getUsers } from '../../common/api/authService';
 import { getNarratives, SearchParams } from '../../common/api/searchApi';
+import { setConsumed } from '../../common/api/serviceWizardApi';
+// import { setConsumedService  } from '../../common/api/utils/kbaseBaseQuery';
+/*
+import {
+  ServiceStatus,
+  ServiceWizardParams,
+} from '../../common/api/serviceWizardApi';
+*/
+import { getStatus } from '../../common/api/narrativeService';
 import { getwsNarrative } from '../../common/api/workspaceApi';
 import { Cell } from '../../common/types/NarrativeDoc';
 import { authToken } from '../auth/authSlice';
@@ -12,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   setCells,
   setCellsLoaded,
   setNarrativeDocs,
+  //setServices,
   synchronized,
   updateUsers,
   users,
@@ -140,6 +150,40 @@ export const useNarratives = (params: getNarrativesParams) => {
   }, [dispatch, narrativesPrevious, searchAPIQuery, searchAPIParams, syncd]);
 };
 
+export const useServices = () => {
+  /*
+  const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
+  // const serviceState = useAppSelector(services);
+  const servicesRequired: ServiceWizardParams['getServiceStatus'][] = useMemo(
+    () => [
+      {
+        module_name: 'NarrativeService',
+        version: 'release',
+      },
+    ],
+    []
+  );
+  const servicesQuerys = servicesRequired.map((serviceVersion) =>
+    getServiceStatus.useQuery(serviceVersion)
+  );
+    const servicesAvailable: Record<string, ServiceStatus> = {};
+    servicesRequired.forEach((serviceVersion, ix) => {
+      const currQuery = servicesQuerys[ix];
+        servicesAvailable[serviceVersion.module_name] = data;
+    //dispatch(setServices(servicesAvailable));
+    });
+  setConsumedService('serviceWizardApi', serviceWizardApi);
+  */
+  setConsumed();
+  const nsQuery = getStatus.useQuery();
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (nsQuery.isSuccess && nsQuery.data) {
+      const data = nsQuery.data;
+      console.log({ data }); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+    }
+  }, [nsQuery.data, nsQuery.isSuccess]);
+};
+
 export const useUsers = (params: { users: string[] }) => {
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const token = useAppSelector(authToken);
diff --git a/src/features/navigator/navigatorSlice.ts b/src/features/navigator/navigatorSlice.ts
index 15bb2bf6..02baa1f9 100644
--- a/src/features/navigator/navigatorSlice.ts
+++ b/src/features/navigator/navigatorSlice.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ import {
   NarrativeDoc,
 } from '../../common/types/NarrativeDoc';
 import { SearchResults } from '../../common/api/searchApi';
+import { ServiceStatus } from '../../common/api/serviceWizardApi';
 import { OrgInfo } from '../../common/api/orgsApi';
 import { Category, UserPermission } from './common';
 
 // Define a type for the slice state
-interface NavigatorState {
+export interface NavigatorState {
   category: Category;
   cells: Cell[];
   cellsLoaded: boolean;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ interface NavigatorState {
   narrativeDocsLookup: Record<number, NarrativeDoc>;
   search_time: number;
   selected: string | null;
+  services: Record<string, ServiceStatus>;
   synchronized: boolean;
   synchronizedLast: number;
   users: Record<string, string>;
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ const initialState: NavigatorState = {
   narrativeDocsLookup: {},
   search_time: 0,
   selected: null,
+  services: {},
   synchronized: true,
   synchronizedLast: Date.now(),
   users: {},
@@ -168,6 +171,9 @@ export const navigatorSlice = createSlice({
       state.synchronized = true;
       state.synchronizedLast = Date.now();
     },
+    setServices: (state, action: PayloadAction<NavigatorState['services']>) => {
+      state.services = action.payload;
+    },
     setSynchronized: (
       state,
       action: PayloadAction<NavigatorState['synchronized']>
@@ -222,6 +228,7 @@ export const {
   setLoading,
   setNarrativeDocs,
   setShares,
+  setServices,
   setSynchronized,
   setUserPermission,
   updateUsers,
@@ -239,6 +246,7 @@ export const narrativeDocsCount = (state: RootState) => state.navigator.count;
 export const narrativeLinkedOrgs = (state: RootState) =>
   state.navigator.controlMenu.linkedOrgs;
 export const navigatorSelected = (state: RootState) => state.navigator.selected;
+export const services = (state: RootState) => state.navigator.services;
 export const shares = (state: RootState) => state.navigator.controlMenu.shares;
 export const sharesCount = (state: RootState) =>
   state.navigator.controlMenu.sharesCount;