diff --git a/.github/workflows/pages.yml b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
index 4e63ba1..9e668ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Build and Deploy mdBook
+name: Build & Deploy Docs
 
 on:
   # automatically update docs when pushing to master
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build the book
         run: |
           cd docs
-          ./generate/build.sh "3.9.3"
+          ./generate/get-lua-ls.sh
+          cargo run -- "../types/nerdo/library" "./src"
           cargo install mdbook mdbook-linkcheck mdbook-toc mdbook-alerts
           mdbook build
 
diff --git a/docs/generate/README.md b/docs/generate/README.md
index efb09c9..26c391d 100644
--- a/docs/generate/README.md
+++ b/docs/generate/README.md
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ It is based on [matt-allan's](https://github.com/matt-allan) [mdbook-luacat](htt
 - [rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install) v1.56 or higher
 - [LuaLS](https://github.com/luals/lua-language-server) installation
 
-Note: The LuaLS installation must be placed into the folder [./lua-language-server](./lua-language-server) folder and **must be patched**. 
-
-See [build.sh](./build.sh) for details.
+Note: The LuaLS installation must be placed into the folder [./lua-language-server](./lua-language-server) folder and **must be patched**. Use [get-lua-ls.sh](./get-lua-ls.sh) to do so before building!
 
 ### Building
 
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ mdbook serve
 
 ---
 
-Alternatively, if you have vscode installed, open the XRNX repository folder and use the provided build task to build the API and the book:
+Alternatively, if you have vscode installed, open the afseq `./docs` folder and use the provided build task to build the API and the book:
 
 - `build: API Docs`: compiles and runs the API docs generator
 - `build: book`: compiles the mdbook
@@ -40,6 +38,6 @@ Alternatively, if you have vscode installed, open the XRNX repository folder and
 
 ## Debugging
 
-If you have vscode installed, open the XRNX root repository folder in vscode and use the `Debug: 'Generate API'` launch action.
+If you have vscode installed, open the afseq `./docs` folder in vscode and use the `Debug: 'Generate API'` launch action.
 
 To debug and build the full API definition, change the launch arguments in the file [.vscode/launch.json](../.vscode/launch.json).
diff --git a/docs/generate/build.sh b/docs/generate/build.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 426a69f..0000000
--- a/docs/generate/build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
-
-LUA_LS_VERSION=$1
-
-pushd generate
-echo "downloading lua-language-server-${LUA_LS_VERSION}..."
-rm -rf lua-language-server && mkdir lua-language-server
-
-pushd lua-language-server
-rm -rf ./*
-wget -q -O - "https://github.com/LuaLS/lua-language-server/releases/download/${LUA_LS_VERSION}/lua-language-server-${LUA_LS_VERSION}-linux-x64.tar.gz" | tar xz
-
-echo "patching files..."
-sed -i.bak "s/\(\['Lua.hover.enumsLimit'\]\s*=\s*Type.Integer\s*>>\s*\)5\(,\)/\1100\2/" "script/config/template.lua"
-sed -i.bak -e "s/\(\['Lua.hover.expandAlias'\]\s*=\s*Type.Boolean\s*>>\s*\)true\(,\)/\1false\2/" "script/config/template.lua"
-sed -i.bak -e '/if \#view > 200 then/,/end/s/^/-- /' "script/vm/infer.lua"
-popd # lua-language-server
-
-echo "generating api docs..."
-cargo run -- "../../types/nerdo/library" "../src"
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diff --git a/docs/generate/get-lua-ls.sh b/docs/generate/get-lua-ls.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..51d97d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/generate/get-lua-ls.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e -o pipefail
+
+pushd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+LUA_LS_VERSION="3.9.3"
+LUA_LS_RELEASES_URL="https://github.com/LuaLS/lua-language-server/releases/download"
+
+echo "downloading lua-language-server-${LUA_LS_VERSION}..."
+rm -rf lua-language-server && mkdir lua-language-server
+
+pushd lua-language-server
+
+# windows (wsl)
+if [[ $(grep -i Microsoft /proc/version) ]]; then
+  wget -q "${LUA_LS_RELEASES_URL}/${LUA_LS_VERSION}/lua-language-server-${LUA_LS_VERSION}-win32-x64.zip" -O temp.zip
+  unzip temp.zip && rm temp.zip
+# macOS
+elif [ "$(uname)" = 'Darwin' ]; then
+  wget -q -O - "${LUA_LS_RELEASES_URL}/${LUA_LS_VERSION}/lua-language-server-${LUA_LS_VERSION}-darwin-arm64.tar.gz" | tar xz
+# linux
+else
+  wget -q -O - "${LUA_LS_RELEASES_URL}/${LUA_LS_VERSION}/lua-language-server-${LUA_LS_VERSION}-linux-x64.tar.gz" | tar xz
+fi
+
+echo "patching files..."
+sed -i.bak "s/\(\['Lua.hover.enumsLimit'\]\s*=\s*Type.Integer\s*>>\s*\)5\(,\)/\1100\2/" "script/config/template.lua"
+sed -i.bak -e "s/\(\['Lua.hover.expandAlias'\]\s*=\s*Type.Boolean\s*>>\s*\)true\(,\)/\1false\2/" "script/config/template.lua"
+sed -i.bak -e '/if \#view > 200 then/,/end/s/^/-- /' "script/vm/infer.lua"
+
+popd # lua-language-server
+
+popd # docs
diff --git a/docs/src/API/README.md b/docs/src/API/README.md
index 47c2437..698da35 100644
--- a/docs/src/API/README.md
+++ b/docs/src/API/README.md
@@ -8,11 +8,10 @@ You can also use the LuaLS type definitions directly for autocompletion and to v
 
 First install the [sumneko.lua vscode extension](https://luals.github.io/#vscode-install).
 
-Then download a copy of the afseq type definitions folder and configure your workspace to use the files in your project. To do this, add the following to your project's `/.vscode/settings.json` file
+Then download a copy of the afseq type definitions folder (`./types/nerdo`) and configure your workspace to use the files in your project. To do this, add the following to your project's `/.vscode/settings.json` file
 
 ```json
 {
-    "Lua.workspace.library": ["PATH/TO/RENOISE_DEFINITION_FOLDER"],
-    "Lua.runtime.plugin": "PATH/TO/RENOISE_DEFINITION_FOLDER/plugin.lua"
+    "Lua.workspace.library": ["PATH/TO/NERDO_DEFINITION_FOLDER"]
 }
 ```
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