diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml
index 816a54c..ae7c94e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-docs.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+env:
+  MKDOCS_STRICT: ${{ vars.MKDOCS_STRICT:-true }}
+  MKDOCS_CONFIG: mkdocs/mkdocs.yml 
+  CSPELL_CONFIG: tools/spellcheck/cspell.yml
+  CSPELL_TARGETS: "docs/**/*.md" README.md
+
 jobs:
   build-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -27,9 +33,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           npx --yes cspell \
-            --config tools/spellcheck/cspell.yml \
-            "docs/**/*.md" \
-            README.md
+            --config ${CSPELL_CONFIG \
+            ${CSPELL_TARGETS}
 
       - name: Install build dependencies
         run: |
@@ -37,10 +42,15 @@ jobs:
           pip install -r mkdocs/requirements.txt
 
       - name: MkDocs build (strict default)
-        env:
-          MKDOCS_STRICT: ${{ vars.MKDOCS_STRICT }} 
+
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          # Default strict on if unset
           echo "Strict is set to ${MKDOCS_STRICT}"
-          tools/build.sh
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+          FLAGS=()
+
+          if [ "${MKDOCS_STRICT}" = "true" ]; then
+            FLAGS+=(--strict)
+          fi
+          MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR="${RUNNER_TEMP:-${TMPDIR:-/tmp}}/dist"
+           
+          mkdocs build "${FLAGS[@]}" -f "${MKDOCS_CONFIG}" -d "${MKDOCS_OUTPUT_DIR}"
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