trying to get the docs to build

.github/workflows/gh_pages.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Clone and set up the old gh-pages branch
       - name: Clone old gh-pages
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'}}
         run: |
           set -x
           git fetch
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
       # _gh-pages/branch/$brname (transforming '/' into '--')
       - name: Build and copy documentation (branch)
         if: |
-          contains(github.event_name, 'push') &&
+          (contains(github.event_name, 'push') || contains(github.event_name, 'workflow_dispatch')) &&
           !contains(github.ref, env.DEFAULT_BRANCH)
         run: |
           set -x

.github/workflows/pr_documentation_link.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: Add Documentation Link to PR
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened]
+
+jobs:
+  add-doc-link:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+    - name: Add Documentation Link
+      env:
+        GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      run: |
+        PR_NUMBER=${{ github.event.number }}
+        BRANCH_NAME=${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+        DOCS_URL="https://ncar.github.io/micm/branch/${BRANCH_NAME}"
+
+        # Comment body
+        COMMENT_BODY="Here is the documentation for this branch: [${BRANCH_NAME} Documentation](${DOCS_URL})"
+
+        # Post the comment
+        curl -s -H "Authorization: token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}" \
+             -X POST \
+             -d "{\"body\": \"${COMMENT_BODY}\"}" \
+             "https://api.github.com/repos/${{ github.repository }}/issues/${PR_NUMBER}/comments"