diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d2905bc..84e3fe8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ cargo run -- guest-examples/hello.py
 Run from JavaScript/Node.js:
 
 ```bash
+npm install
 npm run build
 node examples/napi.js
 ```
diff --git a/examples/ai-generated-scripts/README.md b/examples/ai-generated-scripts/README.md
index f33ea61..2f7fb73 100644
--- a/examples/ai-generated-scripts/README.md
+++ b/examples/ai-generated-scripts/README.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ AI-generated code from LLMs is untrusted and should never run directly in the ho
 1. Pack the hyperlight-nanvix package from the root:
 ```bash
 cd ../..
+npm install
+npm run build
 npm pack
 ```