diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-book.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-book.yml
index 2e15f9b0..663539fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-book.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-book.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-name: Deploy TinyTorch Jupyter Book (Streamlined)
+name: Deploy TinyTorch Jupyter Book (Streamlined with tito)
 
 # Trigger the workflow on push to main branch (publishing) or manual dispatch
+# This workflow uses tito CLI for consistent book generation and building
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ main ]
@@ -48,10 +49,17 @@ jobs:
         pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install jupyter-book jupytext
         pip install -r book/requirements.txt
+        pip install -r requirements.txt  # Install main project dependencies
         pip install -e .  # Install tito CLI
         
     - name: Generate content and build book
       run: |
+        # Set up virtual environment and run tito in same step
+        # Note: Each GitHub Actions step runs in a separate shell,
+        # so we need to activate the venv in the same step as tito
+        python -m venv .venv
+        source .venv/bin/activate
+        pip install pytest  # Install missing dependency for tito environment checks
         # Use tito to generate content and build book
         tito book build
         
diff --git a/tito/main.py b/tito/main.py
index 4448c1b5..d353ed59 100644
--- a/tito/main.py
+++ b/tito/main.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ A professional command-line interface with proper architecture:
 
 import argparse
 import logging
+import os
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Dict, Type, Optional, List