diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_notebooks.yml b/.github/workflows/run_notebooks.yml
index d207370582dda..d523f5b270a2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_notebooks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_notebooks.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: '3.11'
       working-directory:
-        description: 'Working directory or subset (e.g., docs/docs/tutorials/llm_chain.ipynb)'
+        description: 'Working directory or subset (e.g., docs/docs/tutorials/llm_chain.ipynb or docs/docs/how_to)'
         required: false
         default: 'all'
   schedule:
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: github.repository == 'langchain-ai/langchain' || github.event_name != 'schedule'
     name: "Test docs"
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        working-directory: [docs/docs/how_to, docs/docs/tutorials]
+      include:
+        - working-directory: ${{ github.event.inputs.working-directory || 'all' }}
+          run-matrix: ${{ github.event.inputs.working-directory == 'all' || github.event_name == 'schedule' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ github.event.inputs.python_version || '3.11' }}
           poetry-version: ${{ env.POETRY_VERSION }}
-          working-directory: ${{ inputs.working-directory }}
+          working-directory: ${{ matrix.working-directory }}
           cache-key: run-notebooks
 
       - name: 'Authenticate to Google Cloud'
@@ -58,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Prepare notebooks
         run: |
-          poetry run python docs/scripts/prepare_notebooks_for_ci.py --comment-install-cells --working-directory ${{ github.event.inputs.working-directory || 'all' }}
+          poetry run python docs/scripts/prepare_notebooks_for_ci.py --comment-install-cells --working-directory ${{ matrix.working-directory }}
 
       - name: Run notebooks
         env:
@@ -69,6 +75,6 @@ jobs:
           OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
           TAVILY_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.TAVILY_API_KEY }}
           TOGETHER_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.TOGETHER_API_KEY }}
-          WORKING_DIRECTORY: ${{ github.event.inputs.working-directory || 'all' }}
+          WORKING_DIRECTORY: ${{ matrix.working-directory }}
         run: |
           ./docs/scripts/execute_notebooks.sh $WORKING_DIRECTORY