diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index dbd7fe53..682903d7 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ This document is intended to help you build the documentation that will eventual
 These steps should help you to build the documentation
 
 0. Clone the repository, open a terminal, and `cd` into the repository directory
-1. Create a virtual environment and install all dependencies:
-    - `python -m venv venv`
-    - `python -m pip install -r docs/requirements.txt`
-2. On the terminal, navigate to the docs folder and run `make html`
-    - `cd docs`
-    - `make html`
-3. On the file explorer, navigate to the `<repo>/docs/build/html/` directory
-4. Open the `index.html` in a browser.
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+1. Install project dependencies:
+    - `npm install`
+2. Create a virtual environment:
+    - `npm run env:create`
+3. Activate the virtual environment:
+    - `npm run env:activate`
+4. Install the doc dependencies
+    - `npm run doc:install`
+5. Build and open the documentation:
+    - `npm run doc:dev`
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 7c2e7b13..211aee08 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "zowe-client-python-sdk",
-      "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "EPL-2.0",
       "devDependencies": {
         "opener": "^1.5.2",
-        "rimraf": "^6.0.1"
+        "rimraf": "^6.0.1",
+        "run-script-os": "^1.1.6"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@isaacs/cliui": {
@@ -296,6 +296,17 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/isaacs"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/run-script-os": {
+      "version": "1.1.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/run-script-os/-/run-script-os-1.1.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ql6P2LzhBTTDfzKts+Qo4H94VUKpxKDFz6QxxwaUZN0mwvi7L3lpOI7BqPCq7lgDh3XLl0dpeXwfcVIitlrYrw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "bin": {
+        "run-os": "index.js",
+        "run-script-os": "index.js"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/shebang-command": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/shebang-command/-/shebang-command-2.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6592b3df..3f12dbcc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     "test": "tests"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "postinstall": "npm run src:install && npm run doc:install",
     "src:install": "python -m pip install -r requirements.txt",
     "src:pydocstyle": "pydocstyle --match-dir='^(?!(build|response)$).*' --match='^(?!(__init__\\.py|setup\\.py$)).*\\.py$' src",
     "src:pydoclint": "pydoclint --exclude='.*/(build|response)/.*' src",
@@ -19,10 +18,15 @@
     "src:test:pytest": "coverage run -m pytest ./tests/unit",
     "src:test:xml": "coverage xml",
     "doc:install": "python -m pip install -r docs/requirements.txt",
+    "doc:dev": "npm run doc:clean && npm run doc:build && npm run doc:open",
     "doc:build": "cd docs && make html",
+    "doc:clean": "cd docs && make clean",
     "doc:open": "opener docs/build/html/index.html",
     "env:create": "python -m venv env",
-    "env:delete": "deactivate && rimraf env"
+    "env:active": "run-script-os",
+    "env:active:win32": "echo 'To activate, run the following command:\n\nenv\\Scripts\\activate\n\nTo deactivate, simply run:\n\ndeactivate\n'",
+    "env:active:default": "echo 'To activate, run the following command:\n\nsource env/bin/activate\n\nTo deactivate, simply run:\n\ndeactivate\n'",
+    "env:delete": "rimraf env"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@
   "homepage": "https://github.com/zowe/zowe-client-python-sdk#readme",
   "devDependencies": {
     "opener": "^1.5.2",
-    "rimraf": "^6.0.1"
+    "rimraf": "^6.0.1",
+    "run-script-os": "^1.1.6"
   }
 }