diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-component.yml b/.github/workflows/build-component.yml
index adc0beb1..d347d1ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-component.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-component.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: windows-latest # For a list of available runner types, refer to
 
     env:
-      Solution_Name: Tunny.sln
+      Main_Solution_Name: Tunny.sln
+      DE_Solution_Name: TT-DesignExplorer/DesignExplorer.sln
       Plugin_File_Name: Tunny
 
     steps:
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+          submodules: true
 
       - name: Download python & wheel zip
         shell: powershell
@@ -37,13 +39,23 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup NuGet
         uses: NuGet/setup-nuget@v2
 
-      - name: Restore the application
-        run: msbuild $env:Solution_Name /t:Restore /p:Configuration=$env:Configuration
+      - name: Restore the Tunny application
+        run: msbuild $env:Main_Solution_Name /t:Restore /p:Configuration=$env:Configuration
         env:
           Configuration: ${{ matrix.configuration }}
 
-      - name: Build the application
-        run: msbuild $env:Solution_Name /p:Configuration=$env:Configuration
+      - name: Build the Tunny application
+        run: msbuild $env:Main_Solution_Name /p:Configuration=$env:Configuration
+        env:
+          Configuration: ${{ matrix.configuration }}
+
+      - name: Restore the design explorer application
+        run: msbuild $env:DE_Solution_Name /t:Restore /p:Configuration=$env:Configuration
+        env:
+          Configuration: ${{ matrix.configuration }}
+
+      - name: Build the design explorer application
+        run: msbuild $env:DE_Solution_Name /p:Configuration=$env:Configuration
         env:
           Configuration: ${{ matrix.configuration }}
 
@@ -54,6 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           cp ./LICENSE ./Release/LICENSE.txt
           cp ./PYTHON_PACKAGE_LICENSES ./Release/PYTHON_PACKAGE_LICENSES.txt
           cp ./Tunny/bin/Debug/net48 ./Release/Tunny -recurse
+          cp ./TT-DesignExplorer/server/bin/Debug/net48/TT-DesignExplorer.zip ./Release/Tunny/Lib/TT-DesignExplorer.zip
 
       - name: Upload release build of plugin as artefact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43031458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[submodule "TT-DesignExplorer"]
+	path = TT-DesignExplorer
+	url = https://github.com/hrntsm/DesignExplorer.git
diff --git a/TT-DesignExplorer b/TT-DesignExplorer
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..013df22f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/TT-DesignExplorer
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 013df22fb5fffa601b1890fb45433cb4539c674b
diff --git a/Tunny.Core/Handler/DesignExplorer.cs b/Tunny.Core/Handler/DesignExplorer.cs
index f482052d..913515ca 100644
--- a/Tunny.Core/Handler/DesignExplorer.cs
+++ b/Tunny.Core/Handler/DesignExplorer.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Globalization;
 using System.IO;
+using System.IO.Compression;
 using System.Net;
 using System.Net.NetworkInformation;
 
@@ -22,6 +23,12 @@ public DesignExplorer(string targetStudyName, Settings.Storage storage)
             TLog.MethodStart();
             _targetStudyName = targetStudyName;
             _storage = storage;
+
+            string envPath = TEnvVariables.TunnyEnvPath;
+            if (!Directory.Exists(envPath + "/TT-DesignExplorer"))
+            {
+                SetupTTDesignExplorer();
+            }
         }
 
         public void Run()
@@ -185,5 +192,18 @@ private static bool IsPortInUse(int port)
 
             return false;
         }
+
+        public static void SetupTTDesignExplorer()
+        {
+            TLog.MethodStart();
+            string envPath = TEnvVariables.TunnyEnvPath;
+            string componentFolderPath = TEnvVariables.ComponentFolder;
+            TLog.Info("Unzip TT-DesignExplorer libraries: " + envPath);
+            if (Directory.Exists(envPath + "/TT-DesignExplorer"))
+            {
+                Directory.Delete(envPath + "/TT-DesignExplorer", true);
+            }
+            ZipFile.ExtractToDirectory(componentFolderPath + "/Lib/TT-DesignExplorer.zip", envPath + "/TT-DesignExplorer");
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Tunny/UI/OptimizationWindow.cs b/Tunny/UI/OptimizationWindow.cs
index 90784d35..f71b6d0d 100644
--- a/Tunny/UI/OptimizationWindow.cs
+++ b/Tunny/UI/OptimizationWindow.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 using Serilog.Events;
 
 using Tunny.Component.Optimizer;
+using Tunny.Core.Handler;
 using Tunny.Core.Input;
 using Tunny.Core.Settings;
 using Tunny.Core.TEnum;
@@ -36,10 +37,17 @@ public OptimizationWindow(FishingComponent component)
             _settings = TSettings.LoadFromJson();
             SetUIValues();
             RunPythonInstaller();
+            SetupTTDesignExplorer();
             SetOptimizeBackgroundWorker();
             SetOutputResultBackgroundWorker();
         }
 
+        private static void SetupTTDesignExplorer()
+        {
+            TLog.MethodStart();
+            DesignExplorer.SetupTTDesignExplorer();
+        }
+
         private void RunPythonInstaller()
         {
             TLog.MethodStart();