diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
index 1b31a4f..bcfba0b 100644
--- a/build.py
+++ b/build.py
@@ -104,6 +104,12 @@ def create_font_specific_zip(font_path: Path, src_dir: Path, learn_projects_dir:
         # copy builtin apps
         shutil.copytree("builtin_apps", apps_dir, dirs_exist_ok=True)
         shutil.copyfile("mock_boot_out.txt", temp_dir / "boot_out.txt")
+
+        # install launcher required libs
+        circup_cli(["--path", temp_dir, "install", "--auto"],
+                   standalone_mode=False)
+
+        # install builtin apps required libs
         for builtin_app_dir in os.listdir("builtin_apps"):
             circup_cli(["--path", temp_dir, "install", "--auto", "--auto-file", f"apps/{builtin_app_dir}/code.py"],
                        standalone_mode=False)
diff --git a/src/boot.py b/src/boot.py
index a8f201f..ff4b572 100644
--- a/src/boot.py
+++ b/src/boot.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Tim Cocks for Adafruit Industries
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
-import os
 
 import supervisor
 from adafruit_argv_file import read_argv, write_argv
-import json
 import storage
 
 supervisor.runtime.autoreload = False
diff --git a/src/boot_animation.py b/src/boot_animation.py
index 363a195..bf03cc7 100644
--- a/src/boot_animation.py
+++ b/src/boot_animation.py
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 import gc
 
 import board
-import displayio
 import supervisor
-from displayio import OnDiskBitmap, TileGrid, Group
+from displayio import TileGrid, Group
 import adafruit_imageload
 import time
 import math
diff --git a/src/code.py b/src/code.py
index 219647c..c06c535 100644
--- a/src/code.py
+++ b/src/code.py
@@ -8,20 +8,16 @@ import array
 import atexit
 import json
 import math
-import os
-
 import displayio
-
 import supervisor
 import sys
-
 import terminalio
 import usb
+
 import adafruit_pathlib as pathlib
 from adafruit_bitmap_font import bitmap_font
 from adafruit_display_text.text_box import TextBox
 from adafruit_display_text.bitmap_label import Label
-
 from adafruit_displayio_layout.layouts.grid_layout import GridLayout
 from adafruit_anchored_tilegrid import AnchoredTileGrid
 import adafruit_imageload