diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
index b8c16b90..7e817211 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 name: Deploy on gh-pages
 
-on: workflow_dispatch
+on: 
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 jobs:
   deploy:
@@ -18,12 +21,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
       
-      # builds the sdk
       - run: bun run build
       
-      # builds the docs
-      - run: cd docs && bun install --frozen-lockfile && bun run build
-
       - name: deploy
         uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
         with:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0b3244ca..21dbcf4e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 		"test:only": "bun --env-file=.env test --watch --only",
 		"test:coverage": "bun --env-file=.env test --coverage",
 		"dev": "tsc -w",
-		"build": "tsc --project src/tsconfig.build.json --module es2020",
+		"build": "bun run sdk:build && bun run docs:build",
 		"lint": "biome lint --apply .",
 		"format": "biome format --write .",
 		"check": "biome check --apply .",
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 		"docs:dev": "cd docs && bun run dev",
 		"docs:build": "cd docs && bun run build",
 		"docs:preview": "cd docs && bun run preview",
+		"sdk:build": "tsc --project src/tsconfig.build.json --module es2020",
 		"link": "cd src && bun link"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@
 		"@greymass/abi2core": "^2.0.1",
 		"@size-limit/preset-big-lib": "^11.1.2",
 		"@types/bun": "^1.1.1",
-		"typescript": "5.4.2"
+		"typescript": "5.4.2",
+		"vite": "^5.0.7"
 	},
 	"trustedDependencies": ["@biomejs/biome"],
 	"dependencies": {