diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e7f9d25..0ba5783 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 build/
+buildsrc/
 .venv/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d0c3cbf..df0b7e8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,13 +6,34 @@
 SPHINXOPTS    ?=
 SPHINXBUILD   ?= sphinx-build
 SOURCEDIR     = source
+SPECDIR       = spec
 BUILDDIR      = build
+BUILDSRCDIR   = buildsrc
 
 # Put it first so that "make" without argument is like "make help".
 help:
-	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M help "$(BUILDSRCDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
 
-.PHONY: help Makefile
+.PHONY: help Makefile rfcs with_spec clone_spec clean_spec
+
+with_spec: Makefile $(BUILDSRCDIR) rfcs
+	@$(SPHINXBUILD) -M html "$(BUILDSRCDIR)/$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDDIR)" $(SPHINXOPTS) $(O)
+
+$(BUILDSRCDIR): spec
+	@cp "secop_sphinx.py" "$(BUILDSRCDIR)"
+	@cp -r "$(SOURCEDIR)" "$(BUILDSRCDIR)"
+	@cp -r $(BUILDSRCDIR)/spec/protocol/specification/* "$(BUILDSRCDIR)/$(SOURCEDIR)/specification"
+
+rfcs:
+	python process_rfcs.py "$(BUILDSRCDIR)/spec/rfcs" "$(BUILDSRCDIR)/$(SOURCEDIR)/rfcs"
+
+spec:
+	@if [ ! -d  "$(BUILDSRCDIR)/spec" ]; then \
+		git clone "https://github.com/SampleEnvironment/SECoP.git" "$(BUILDSRCDIR)/spec"; \
+	fi
+
+clean_spec:
+	rm -rf $(BUILDSRCDIR)
 
 # Catch-all target: route all unknown targets to Sphinx using the new
 # "make mode" option.  $(O) is meant as a shortcut for $(SPHINXOPTS).