local docs build <5s
diff --git a/docs/.local_build.sh b/docs/.local_build.sh
index 8176edb806a035..5f65b130ca402d 100755
--- a/docs/.local_build.sh
+++ b/docs/.local_build.sh
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")"; pwd)"
 cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}"
 
 mkdir -p ../_dist
-cp -r . ../_dist
+rsync -ruv . ../_dist
 cd ../_dist
 poetry run python scripts/model_feat_table.py
-poetry run nbdoc_build --srcdir docs
+poetry run nbdoc_build --srcdir docs --pause 0
 cp ../cookbook/README.md src/pages/cookbook.mdx
 cp ../.github/CONTRIBUTING.md docs/contributing.md
 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/langchain-ai/langserve/main/README.md -O docs/langserve.md
diff --git a/docs/vercel_build.sh b/docs/vercel_build.sh
index 8b53bd806b5165..3793a77123ce1d 100755
--- a/docs/vercel_build.sh
+++ b/docs/vercel_build.sh
@@ -53,5 +53,5 @@ python3.11 scripts/copy_templates.py
 cp ../cookbook/README.md src/pages/cookbook.mdx
 cp ../.github/CONTRIBUTING.md docs/contributing.md
 wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/langchain-ai/langserve/main/README.md -O docs/langserve.md
-nbdoc_build --srcdir docs
+nbdoc_build --srcdir docs --pause 0
 python3.11 scripts/generate_api_reference_links.py
