diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index fdbb137e..7470f963 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ This project adheres to `Semantic Versioning <https://semver.org/>`_.
 * SQL Assistant: Built in query help via OpenAI (or LLM of choice), with relevant schema
   automatically injected into the prompt. Enable by setting EXPLORER_AI_API_KEY.
 * Anonymous usage telemetry. Disable by setting EXPLORER_ENABLE_ANONYMOUS_STATS to False.
+* Refactor pip requirements to make 'extras' more robust and easier to manage.
 * `#592`_: Support user models with no email fields
 * `#594`_: Eliminate <script> tags to prevent potential Content Security Policy issues.
 
diff --git a/explorer/src/js/assistant.js b/explorer/src/js/assistant.js
index cc894b92..cef7ad39 100644
--- a/explorer/src/js/assistant.js
+++ b/explorer/src/js/assistant.js
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ function getErrorMessage() {
     return errorElement ? errorElement.textContent.trim() : null;
 }
 
+function assistantSearchFocus() {
+    document.getElementById("search_assistant_tables").focus();
+}
+
 export function setUpAssistant(expand = false) {
 
     const error = getErrorMessage();
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ export function setUpAssistant(expand = false) {
             additionalTableContainer.classList.remove('d-none');
             assistantInputWrapper.classList.remove('col-12');
             assistantInputWrapper.classList.add('col-9');
+            assistantSearchFocus();
         } else {
             additionalTableContainer.classList.add('d-none');
             assistantInputWrapper.classList.remove('col-9');
@@ -87,45 +92,54 @@ export function setUpAssistant(expand = false) {
     });
     showHideExtraTables(checkbox.checked);
 
-    document.getElementById('ask_assistant_btn').addEventListener('click', function() {
-
-        const selectedTables = Array.from(
-            document.querySelectorAll('.table-checkbox:checked')
-        ).map(cb => cb.value);
+    document.getElementById('id_assistant_input').addEventListener('keydown', function(event) {
+        if ((event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey) && (event.key === 'Enter')) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+            submitAssistantAsk();
+        }
+    });
 
-        const data = {
-            sql: window.editor?.state.doc.toString() ?? null,
-            connection: document.getElementById("id_connection")?.value ?? null,
-            assistant_request: document.getElementById("id_assistant_input")?.value ?? null,
-            selected_tables: selectedTables,
-            db_error: getErrorMessage()
-        };
+    document.getElementById('ask_assistant_btn').addEventListener('click', submitAssistantAsk);
+}
 
-        document.getElementById("response_block").classList.remove('d-none');
-        document.getElementById("assistant_spinner").classList.remove('d-none');
-
-        fetch('../assistant/', {
-            method: 'POST',
-            headers: {
-                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-                'X-CSRFToken': getCsrfToken()
-            },
-            body: JSON.stringify(data)
-        })
-        .then(response => {
-            if (!response.ok) {
-                throw new Error('Network response was not ok');
-            }
-            return response.json();
-        })
-        .then(data => {
-            const output = DOMPurify.sanitize(marked.parse(data.message));
-            document.getElementById("assistant_response").innerHTML = output;
-            setUpCopyButtons();
-        })
-            .catch(error => {
-            console.error('Error:', error);
-        });
+function submitAssistantAsk() {
+
+    const selectedTables = Array.from(
+        document.querySelectorAll('.table-checkbox:checked')
+    ).map(cb => cb.value);
+
+    const data = {
+        sql: window.editor?.state.doc.toString() ?? null,
+        connection: document.getElementById("id_connection")?.value ?? null,
+        assistant_request: document.getElementById("id_assistant_input")?.value ?? null,
+        selected_tables: selectedTables,
+        db_error: getErrorMessage()
+    };
+
+    document.getElementById("response_block").classList.remove('d-none');
+    document.getElementById("assistant_spinner").classList.remove('d-none');
+
+    fetch('../assistant/', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: {
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+            'X-CSRFToken': getCsrfToken()
+        },
+        body: JSON.stringify(data)
+    })
+    .then(response => {
+        if (!response.ok) {
+            throw new Error('Network response was not ok');
+        }
+        return response.json();
+    })
+    .then(data => {
+        const output = DOMPurify.sanitize(marked.parse(data.message));
+        document.getElementById("assistant_response").innerHTML = output;
+        setUpCopyButtons();
+    })
+        .catch(error => {
+        console.error('Error:', error);
     });
 }