diff --git a/.github/read_metadata.py b/.github/read_metadata.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f87f5e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/read_metadata.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import os
+import json
+
+
+def readMetadata(src_path, gh_link="", metadata_file_name="metadata.json"):
+    notes_metadata = {}
+
+    # Reads courses metadata
+    for root, _, files in os.walk(src_path):
+        if metadata_file_name in files:
+            with open(os.path.join(root, metadata_file_name)) as f:
+                metadata = json.load(f)
+                dir_name = os.path.relpath(root, src_path)
+                gh_path = os.path.join(gh_link, dir_name)
+                
+                if metadata["year"] not in notes_metadata: notes_metadata[metadata["year"]] = {}
+                if metadata["semester"] not in notes_metadata[metadata["year"]]: notes_metadata[metadata["year"]][metadata["semester"]] = {}
+
+                notes_metadata[metadata["year"]][metadata["semester"]][metadata["name"]] = {
+                    "name": metadata["name"],
+                    "content": [
+                        {
+                            "name": pdf["name"],
+                            "url": os.path.join(gh_path, pdf["path"])
+                        }
+                        for pdf in metadata["pdfs"]
+                    ]
+                }
+
+    return notes_metadata
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/update_readme.py b/.github/update_readme.py
similarity index 54%
rename from utils/update_readme.py
rename to .github/update_readme.py
index 042cf6a..4a7fc43 100644
--- a/utils/update_readme.py
+++ b/.github/update_readme.py
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 import argparse
-import os
-import pathlib
-import json
-
-METADATA_FILENAME = "metadata.json"
+from read_metadata import readMetadata
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
@@ -13,29 +9,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser.add_argument("--gh-link", type=str, required=True, help="Link to the GitHub repo")
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    notes_metadata = {}
-
-    # Reads courses metadata
-    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(args.src_path):
-        if METADATA_FILENAME in files:
-            with open(os.path.join(root, METADATA_FILENAME)) as f:
-                metadata = json.load(f)
-                dir_name = os.path.relpath(root, args.src_path)
-                gh_path = os.path.join(args.gh_link, dir_name)
-                
-                if metadata["year"] not in notes_metadata: notes_metadata[metadata["year"]] = {}
-                if metadata["semester"] not in notes_metadata[metadata["year"]]: notes_metadata[metadata["year"]][metadata["semester"]] = {}
-
-                notes_metadata[metadata["year"]][metadata["semester"]][metadata["name"]] = {
-                    "name": metadata["name"],
-                    "content": [
-                        {
-                            "name": pdf["name"],
-                            "url": os.path.join(gh_path, pdf["path"])
-                        }
-                        for pdf in metadata["pdfs"]
-                    ]
-                }
+    notes_metadata = readMetadata(args.src_path, args.gh_link)
 
     # Appends links to README
     with open(args.readme_path, "a") as readme_f:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile.yml b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
index 2f8ee8a..19a6c6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-    paths: ["src/**", .github/workflows/**, compile.sh]
+    paths: ["src/**", .github/**, compile.sh]
 
 jobs:
   compile:
@@ -32,17 +32,20 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Prepare output directory
         run: |
-          mkdir .compiled
-          cp LICENSE .compiled
+          mkdir ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.compiled
+          cp ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/LICENSE ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.compiled
 
       - name: Compile
         run: |
-          bash ./utils/compile.sh src .compiled .currpdfs
+          bash ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/utils/compile.sh src ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.compiled ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.currpdfs
 
       - name: Generate README
         run: |
           cp README.md .compiled/README.md
-          python3 ./utils/update_readme.py --src-path ./src --readme-path .compiled/README.md --gh-link https://github.com/NotXia/unibo-ai-notes/blob/pdfs
+          python3 ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/update_readme.py \
+            --src-path ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/src \
+            --readme-path ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.compiled/README.md \
+            --gh-link https://github.com/NotXia/unibo-ai-notes/blob/pdfs
 
 
       - name: Move to pdfs branch