diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7205f2c5f8..4b3c557da0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 				"cheerio": "^1.0.0",
 				"chokidar": "^4.0.1",
 				"clone-deep": "^4.0.1",
-				"config-rocket": "^0.3.19",
+				"config-rocket": "^0.3.20",
 				"default-shell": "^2.2.0",
 				"delay": "^6.0.0",
 				"diff": "^5.2.0",
@@ -11073,9 +11073,9 @@
 			"license": "MIT"
 		},
 		"node_modules/config-rocket": {
-			"version": "0.3.19",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/config-rocket/-/config-rocket-0.3.19.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-6VwCdqHH5G/Q4D5byHiZsFbF3Dp2RYYNrA3RPreYYTmxvkuaGYy+KcWm7yfdwwoyVPFkuIeN5LTOHJjGMtW+rw==",
+			"version": "0.3.20",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/config-rocket/-/config-rocket-0.3.20.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-Zim3CGz4Psu2OvLU3U7dGhtj+Nzr+fAh51S2/YUO6vAjQUQa1Ll06+I53W1xMQFI4TcLBYKSpJV/jy+YfUZnHg==",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"c12": "^3.0.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88da6e6f34..ee8b38ee37 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@
 		"cheerio": "^1.0.0",
 		"chokidar": "^4.0.1",
 		"clone-deep": "^4.0.1",
-		"config-rocket": "^0.3.19",
+		"config-rocket": "^0.3.20",
 		"default-shell": "^2.2.0",
 		"delay": "^6.0.0",
 		"diff": "^5.2.0",
diff --git a/src/services/marketplace/MarketplaceManager.ts b/src/services/marketplace/MarketplaceManager.ts
index dfb9e0e5b7..c360fe97a6 100644
--- a/src/services/marketplace/MarketplaceManager.ts
+++ b/src/services/marketplace/MarketplaceManager.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import { validateSource, validateSources } from "../../shared/MarketplaceValidat
 import { getUserLocale } from "./utils"
 import { GlobalFileNames } from "src/shared/globalFileNames"
 import { assertsMpContext, MarketplaceContext, registerMarketplaceHooks } from "roo-rocket"
+import { uint8IsConfigPackWithParameters } from 'config-rocket'
+import { unpackFromUint8 } from "config-rocket/cli"
 
 /**
  * Service for managing marketplace data
@@ -573,6 +575,8 @@ export class MarketplaceManager {
 			target = 'project'
 		} = options || {}
 
+		vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`Installing item: "${item.name}"`)
+
 		if (target === 'project' && !vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders?.length)
 			return vscode.window.showErrorMessage("Cannot load current workspace folder")
 
@@ -598,18 +602,29 @@ export class MarketplaceManager {
 		) satisfies MarketplaceContext
 		assertsMpContext(mpContext)
 
-		// Create a custom hookable instance to support global installations
-		const customHookable = createHookable()
-		registerMarketplaceHooks(customHookable, mpContext)
+		const binaryUint8 = await fetchBinary(item.binaryUrl)
+
+		// Install via CLI if binary is a configurable pack.
+		if (await uint8IsConfigPackWithParameters(binaryUint8)) {
+			vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`"${item.name}" is a configurable pack, invoking CLI to install...`)
+			vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`*CLI install WIP*`)
+		}
+		// Fast install for non-configurable packs.
+		else {
+			// Create a custom hookable instance to support global installations
+			const customHookable = createHookable()
+			registerMarketplaceHooks(customHookable, mpContext)
+
+			vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`"${item.name}" is non-configurable, fast install...`)
+			await unpackFromUint8(binaryUint8, {
+				hookable: customHookable,
+				nonAssemblyBehavior: true,
+				sha256: item.binaryHash,
+				cwd
+			})
+			vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`"${item.name}" installed successfully`)
+		}
 
-		vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`Installing item: "${item.name}"`)
-		await unpackFromUrl(item.binaryUrl, {
-			hookable: customHookable,
-			nonAssemblyBehavior: true,
-			sha256: item.binaryHash,
-			cwd
-		})
-		vscode.window.showInformationMessage(`Item "${item.name}" installed successfully`)
 
 		return true
 	}
@@ -623,3 +638,11 @@ export class MarketplaceManager {
 		return settingsDir
 	}
 }
+
+async function fetchBinary(url: string) {
+	const res = await fetch(url)
+	if (!res.ok)
+		throw new Error(`Failed to download binary from ${url}`)
+
+	return new Uint8Array(await res.arrayBuffer())
+}