diff --git a/src/common/api/narrativeService.ts b/src/common/api/narrativeService.ts
index 936dc624..7eef32df 100644
--- a/src/common/api/narrativeService.ts
+++ b/src/common/api/narrativeService.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@ const narrativeService = dynamicService({
 });
 
 export interface NarrativeServiceParams {
+  copyNarrative: { nameNew: string; workspaceRef: string; workspaceId: number };
   getStatus: void;
   renameNarrative: { nameNew: string; narrativeRef: string };
   restoreNarrative: { objId: number; version: number; wsId: number };
 }
 
 interface NarrativeServiceResults {
+  copyNarrative: unknown;
   getStatus: { state: string }[];
   renameNarrative: unknown;
   restoreNarrative: unknown;
@@ -21,6 +23,26 @@ interface NarrativeServiceResults {
 
 export const narrativeServiceApi = baseApi.injectEndpoints({
   endpoints: (builder) => ({
+    copyNarrative: builder.mutation<
+      NarrativeServiceResults['copyNarrative'],
+      NarrativeServiceParams['copyNarrative']
+    >({
+      query: ({ nameNew, workspaceRef, workspaceId }) =>
+        narrativeService({
+          method: 'NarrativeService.copy_narrative',
+          params: [{ newName: nameNew, workspaceRef, workspaceId }],
+        }),
+    }),
+    getStatus: builder.query<
+      NarrativeServiceResults['getStatus'],
+      NarrativeServiceParams['getStatus']
+    >({
+      query: () =>
+        narrativeService({
+          method: 'NarrativeService.status',
+          params: [],
+        }),
+    }),
     renameNarrative: builder.mutation<
       NarrativeServiceResults['renameNarrative'],
       NarrativeServiceParams['renameNarrative']
@@ -41,18 +63,8 @@ export const narrativeServiceApi = baseApi.injectEndpoints({
           params: [{ ver: version, objid: objId, wsid: wsId }],
         }),
     }),
-    getStatus: builder.query<
-      NarrativeServiceResults['getStatus'],
-      NarrativeServiceParams['getStatus']
-    >({
-      query: () =>
-        narrativeService({
-          method: 'NarrativeService.status',
-          params: [],
-        }),
-    }),
   }),
 });
 
-export const { getStatus, renameNarrative, restoreNarrative } =
+export const { copyNarrative, getStatus, renameNarrative, restoreNarrative } =
   narrativeServiceApi.endpoints;
diff --git a/src/features/navigator/NarrativeControl/Copy.tsx b/src/features/navigator/NarrativeControl/Copy.tsx
index b80d0306..6ef8426e 100644
--- a/src/features/navigator/NarrativeControl/Copy.tsx
+++ b/src/features/navigator/NarrativeControl/Copy.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 /* NarrativeControl/Copy */
 import { FC } from 'react';
 import { useForm } from 'react-hook-form';
+import toast from 'react-hot-toast';
+import { isKBaseBaseQueryError } from '../../../common/api/utils/common';
+import { parseError } from '../../../common/api/utils/parseError';
+import { copyNarrative } from '../../../common/api/narrativeService';
 import { Button } from '../../../common/components';
 import {
   inputRegisterFactory,
@@ -8,10 +12,8 @@ import {
 } from '../../../common/components/Input.common';
 import { Input } from '../../../common/components/Input';
 import { useAppDispatch } from '../../../common/hooks';
-import { TODOAddLoadingState } from '../common';
-import { useNarrativeServiceStatus } from '../hooks';
-import { copyNarrative } from '../navigatorSlice';
-import { ControlProps } from './common';
+import { copyNarrative as copyAction, setLoading } from '../navigatorSlice';
+import { ControlProps, ErrorMessage } from './common';
 
 export interface CopyValues {
   narrativeCopyName: string;
@@ -22,24 +24,50 @@ export interface CopyProps extends ControlProps {
 }
 
 export const Copy: FC<CopyProps> = ({ narrativeDoc, modalClose, version }) => {
+  /* hooks */
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
-  useNarrativeServiceStatus();
   const { formState, getValues, register } = useForm<CopyValues>({
     defaultValues: {
       narrativeCopyName: `${narrativeDoc.narrative_title} - Copy`,
     },
     mode: 'all',
   });
+  const [copyTrigger] = copyNarrative.useMutation();
+  /* derived values */
   const inputRegister = inputRegisterFactory<CopyValues>({
     formState,
     register,
   });
+  const { access_group: wsId, obj_id: objId } = narrativeDoc;
+  const errors = formState.errors;
+  const errorEntries = Object.entries(errors);
+  const formInvalid = errorEntries.length > 0;
+  /* copy narrative callback */
   const copyNarrativeHandler = async () => {
     const { narrativeCopyName: name } = getValues();
-    await TODOAddLoadingState();
-    dispatch(copyNarrative({ wsId: narrativeDoc.access_group, name, version }));
+    const message = `Copy ${wsId}/${objId}/${version} as ${name}.`;
     modalClose();
+    dispatch(copyAction({ wsId: narrativeDoc.access_group, name, version }));
+    try {
+      await copyTrigger({
+        nameNew: name,
+        workspaceRef: `${wsId}/${objId}/${version}`,
+        workspaceId: wsId,
+      }).unwrap();
+      dispatch(setLoading(false));
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (!isKBaseBaseQueryError(err)) {
+        console.error({ err }); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+        toast(ErrorMessage({ err }));
+        return;
+      }
+      toast(ErrorMessage({ err: parseError(err) }));
+      dispatch(setLoading(false));
+      return;
+    }
+    toast(message);
   };
+  /* Copy component */
   return (
     <>
       <p>
@@ -49,16 +77,31 @@ export const Copy: FC<CopyProps> = ({ narrativeDoc, modalClose, version }) => {
       </p>
       <p>Enter a name for the new Narrative.</p>
       <div>
+        {formInvalid ? (
+          <>
+            Errors:
+            <ul>
+              {Object.entries(errors).map(([name, err]) => (
+                <li key={name}>{err.message}</li>
+              ))}
+            </ul>
+          </>
+        ) : (
+          <></>
+        )}
         <Input
           label={<>New Narrative Title</>}
+          maxLength={MAX_WS_METADATA_VALUE_SIZE}
           {...inputRegister('narrativeCopyName', {
             maxLength: {
               value: MAX_WS_METADATA_VALUE_SIZE,
-              message: 'too long',
+              message: 'The selected name is too long.',
             },
           })}
         />
-        <Button onClick={copyNarrativeHandler}>OK</Button>
+        <Button disabled={formInvalid} onClick={copyNarrativeHandler}>
+          OK
+        </Button>
         <Button onClick={modalClose}>Cancel</Button>
       </div>
     </>
diff --git a/src/features/navigator/NarrativeControl/Delete.tsx b/src/features/navigator/NarrativeControl/Delete.tsx
index 18ec5733..76f5cf39 100644
--- a/src/features/navigator/NarrativeControl/Delete.tsx
+++ b/src/features/navigator/NarrativeControl/Delete.tsx
@@ -15,20 +15,23 @@ import { deleteNarrative, loading, setLoading } from '../navigatorSlice';
 import { ControlProps, ErrorMessage } from './common';
 
 export const Delete: FC<ControlProps> = ({ narrativeDoc, modalClose }) => {
+  /* hooks */
   const dispatch = useAppDispatch();
   const loadState = useAppSelector(loading);
   const params = useAppSelector(getParams);
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const [userConfirmation, setUserConfirmation] = useState(false);
   const [deleteTrigger] = deleteWorkspace.useMutation();
-
-  const wsId = narrativeDoc.access_group;
   useEffect(() => {
     if (loadState) return;
     if (!userConfirmation) return;
   });
 
+  /* derived values */
+  const wsId = narrativeDoc.access_group;
   const message = `Deleted narrative ${wsId}.`;
+
+  /* delete narrative callback */
   const deleteNarrativeHandler = async () => {
     setUserConfirmation(true);
     modalClose();
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ export const Delete: FC<ControlProps> = ({ narrativeDoc, modalClose }) => {
     toast(message);
     navigate(generatePathWithSearchParams('/narratives', params));
   };
+  /* Delete component */
   return (
     <>
       <p>Delete Narrative?</p>
diff --git a/src/features/navigator/NarrativeControl/Rename.tsx b/src/features/navigator/NarrativeControl/Rename.tsx
index cfdaa362..ad871261 100644
--- a/src/features/navigator/NarrativeControl/Rename.tsx
+++ b/src/features/navigator/NarrativeControl/Rename.tsx
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export const Rename: FC<{
     }
     toast(message);
   };
+  /* Rename component */
   return (
     <>
       <p>Rename Narrative</p>
diff --git a/src/features/navigator/Navigator.test.tsx b/src/features/navigator/Navigator.test.tsx
index ee1c416c..252d9338 100644
--- a/src/features/navigator/Navigator.test.tsx
+++ b/src/features/navigator/Navigator.test.tsx
@@ -89,13 +89,17 @@ describe('The <Navigator /> component...', () => {
     testStore.dispatch(baseApi.util.resetApiState());
   });
 
-  test('renders.', () => {
-    const { container } = render(
-      <Provider store={createTestStore()}>
-        <Router>
-          <Navigator />
-        </Router>
-      </Provider>
+  test('renders.', async () => {
+    const { container } = await waitFor(() =>
+      render(
+        <Provider store={createTestStore()}>
+          <Router>
+            <ErrorBoundary FallbackComponent={TestingError} onError={logError}>
+              <Navigator />
+            </ErrorBoundary>
+          </Router>
+        </Provider>
+      )
     );
     expect(container).toBeTruthy();
     expect(container.querySelector('section.navigator')).toBeInTheDocument();
diff --git a/src/features/navigator/Navigator.tsx b/src/features/navigator/Navigator.tsx
index 6ce6a1ac..6f604142 100644
--- a/src/features/navigator/Navigator.tsx
+++ b/src/features/navigator/Navigator.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ import {
   normalizeVersion,
   searchParams,
 } from './common';
-import { useNarratives } from './hooks';
+import {
+  useNarratives,
+  //useNarrativeServiceStatus // See below
+} from './hooks';
 import {
   loading,
   navigatorSelected,
@@ -210,6 +213,10 @@ const Navigator: FC = () => {
     term: search,
     username,
   });
+  /* This causes tests to hang which means there is probably a bug in the way
+     dynamic services are handled.
+  // useNarrativeServiceStatus();
+   */
   const items = useAppSelector(narrativeDocs);
   const narrativeSelected = getNarrativeSelected({ id, obj, verRaw, items });
   // hooks that update state
diff --git a/src/features/navigator/navigatorSlice.ts b/src/features/navigator/navigatorSlice.ts
index 9a92ad5b..40abacf2 100644
--- a/src/features/navigator/navigatorSlice.ts
+++ b/src/features/navigator/navigatorSlice.ts
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ export const navigatorSlice = createSlice({
       state,
       action: PayloadAction<{ name: string; version: number; wsId: number }>
     ) => {
-      const { name, version, wsId } = action.payload;
-      const message = `Copy version ${version} of ${wsId} with name ${name}.`;
-      console.log(message); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+      // For now, wait until the page refreshes to reflect the changes.
+      state.synchronizedLast = Date.now();
+      state.synchronized = false;
     },
     deleteNarrative: (state, action: PayloadAction<{ wsId: number }>) => {
       const { wsId } = action.payload;