diff --git a/env/action.yaml b/env/action.yaml
index df556e3..87feac9 100644
--- a/env/action.yaml
+++ b/env/action.yaml
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ runs:
       run: mkdir -p build
       shell: bash
 
-    - name: Clone core repository at HEAD of dev
-      run: git clone --branch ${{ inputs.branch }} https://github.com/flucoma/flucoma-core.git core
-      shell: bash
+    # - name: Clone core repository at HEAD of dev
+    #   run: git clone --branch ${{ inputs.branch }} https://github.com/flucoma/flucoma-core.git core
+    #   shell: bash
 
     - name: Install ninja (Windows)
       if: runner.os == 'Windows'
@@ -31,4 +31,3 @@ runs:
       if: runner.os == 'Linux'
       run: sudo apt-get install ninja-build
       shell: bash
-
diff --git a/max/action.yaml b/max/action.yaml
index 7712101..77f76c7 100644
--- a/max/action.yaml
+++ b/max/action.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 name: 'Build FluCoMa Toolkit for Max'
 description: 'Builds the FluCoMa Toolkit for Max'
+inputs:
+  branch:
+    description: 'Which branch to pull flucoma dependencies from (main/dev)'
+    required: true
+    default: 'dev'
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
+    - name: setup python setup
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      id: py39
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.9'
+
     - name: Get Max Source
       run: git clone --recursive https://github.com/Cycling74/max-sdk.git sdk
       shell: bash
@@ -10,7 +21,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Install (Mac/Linux)
       if: runner.os == 'macOS'
       run: | 
-        cmake -GNinja -DMAX_SDK_PATH=../sdk -DFLUID_PATH=../core -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64" ..
+        cmake -GNinja -DMAX_SDK_PATH=../sdk -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64" -DDOCS=ON -DFLUID_BRANCH=${{ inputs.branch }} -DPython_ROOT_DIR=${{ env.pythonLocation }} ..
+        pip install -r _deps/flucoma-docs-src/requirements.txt
         ninja install
       working-directory: build
       shell: bash
@@ -18,7 +30,7 @@ runs:
     - name: Install (Windows)
       if: runner.os == 'Windows'
       run: | 
-        cmake -DMAX_SDK_PATH="../sdk" -DFLUID_PATH="../core" ..
+        cmake -DMAX_SDK_PATH="../sdk" ..
         cmake --build . --target install --config Release
       working-directory: build
-      shell: cmd
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+      shell: cmd
diff --git a/pd/action.yaml b/pd/action.yaml
index b8a1a8d..f007e61 100644
--- a/pd/action.yaml
+++ b/pd/action.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 name: 'Build FluCoMa Toolkit for PureData'
 description: 'Builds the FluCoMa Toolkit for PureData'
+inputs:
+  branch:
+    description: 'Which branch to pull flucoma dependencies from (main/dev)'
+    required: true
+    default: 'dev'
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
+    - name: setup python setup
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      id: py39
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.9'    
+    
     - name: Get PureData Source (Mac/Linux)
       if: runner.os == 'macOS' || runner.os == 'Linux'
       run: git clone https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data.git sdk
@@ -18,7 +29,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Install Mac
       if: runner.os == 'macOS'
       run: | 
-        cmake -GNinja -DPD_PATH=../sdk -DFLUID_PATH=../core -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64" ..
+        cmake -GNinja -DPD_PATH=../sdk -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64" -DDOCS=ON -DFLUID_BRANCH=${{ inputs.branch }} -DPython_ROOT_DIR=${{ env.pythonLocation }} ..
+        pip install -r _deps/flucoma-docs-src/requirements.txt
         ninja install
       working-directory: build
       shell: bash
@@ -26,7 +38,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Install Linux
       if: runner.os == 'Linux'
       run: | 
-        cmake -GNinja -DPD_PATH=../sdk -DFLUID_PATH=../core ..
+        cmake -GNinja -DPD_PATH=../sdk -DDOCS=ON -DFLUID_BRANCH=${{ inputs.branch }} -DPython_ROOT_DIR=${{ env.pythonLocation }} ..
+        pip install -r _deps/flucoma-docs-src/requirements.txt
         ninja install
       working-directory: build
       shell: bash
@@ -34,7 +47,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Install (Windows)
       if: runner.os == 'Windows'
       run: | 
-        cmake cmake -DPD_PATH="../pd-0.52-1" -DFLUID_PATH="../core" ..
+        cmake cmake -DPD_PATH="../pd-0.52-1" -DDOCS=ON -DFLUID_BRANCH=${{ inputs.branch }} -DPython_ROOT_DIR=${{ env.pythonLocation }} ..
+        pip install -r _deps/flucoma-docs-src/requirements.txt
         cmake --build . --target install --config Release
       working-directory: build
-      shell: cmd
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+      shell: cmd
diff --git a/sc/action.yaml b/sc/action.yaml
index 7873c7b..c9ae782 100644
--- a/sc/action.yaml
+++ b/sc/action.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 name: 'Build FluCoMa Toolkit for SuperCollider'
 description: 'Builds the FluCoMa Toolkit for SuperCollider'
+inputs:
+  branch:
+    description: 'Which branch to pull flucoma dependencies from (main/dev)'
+    required: true
+    default: 'dev'
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
+    - name: setup python setup
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v3
+      id: py39
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.9'
+            
     - name: Get SuperCollider Source
       run: git clone --recursive https://github.com/supercollider/supercollider.git sdk
       shell: bash
@@ -10,7 +21,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Install (Mac/Linux)
       if: runner.os == 'macOS' || runner.os == 'Linux'
       run: | 
-        cmake -GNinja -DSC_PATH=../sdk -DFLUID_PATH=../core ..
+        cmake -GNinja -DSC_PATH=../sdk -DDOCS=ON -DFLUID_BRANCH=${{ inputs.branch }} -DPython_ROOT_DIR=${{ env.pythonLocation }} ..
+        pip install -r _deps/flucoma-docs-src/requirements.txt
         ninja install
       working-directory: build
       shell: bash
@@ -18,7 +30,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Install (Windows)
       if: runner.os == 'Windows'
       run: | 
-        cmake -DSC_PATH="../sdk" -DFLUID_PATH="../core" ..
+        cmake -DSC_PATH="../sdk" -DDOCS=ON -DFLUID_BRANCH=${{ inputs.branch }} -DPython_ROOT_DIR=${{ env.pythonLocation }} ..
+        pip install -r _deps/flucoma-docs-src/requirements.txt
         cmake --build . --target install --config Release
       working-directory: build
-      shell: cmd
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+      shell: cmd