diff --git a/config/build/copy_files.yaml b/config/build/copy_files.yaml
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+# Files copied as-is into notebooks/ instead of being converted from
+# scripts/. Used by PyAutoBuild's generate.py during the pre-build step.
+#
+# Format: flat list of script paths relative to the workspace root.
+# Patterns matched by suffix — any file path ending with one of these
+# entries is treated as copy-only.
+#
+# This file overrides PyAutoBuild/autobuild/config/copy_files.yaml for
+# this workspace. Add or remove entries here, not there.
+
+- howtofit/chapter_1_introduction/gaussian.py
+- howtofit/chapter_1_introduction/profiles.py
+- howtofit/chapter_database/profiles.py
diff --git a/config/build/visualise_notebooks.yaml b/config/build/visualise_notebooks.yaml
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+# Notebook stems that should run when PyAutoBuild's generate / run pipeline
+# is invoked with --visualise. Used to refresh notebook output cells in main.
+#
+# Format: flat list of notebook stems (no extension, no path).
+# An empty list means no notebooks need re-visualisation in this workspace.
+#
+# This file overrides PyAutoBuild/autobuild/config/visualise_notebooks.yaml
+# for this workspace. Add or remove entries here, not there.
+
+[]