diff --git a/docs/api_reference/create_api_rst.py b/docs/api_reference/create_api_rst.py
index ee32f0d4cf..a9fe8e9c3a 100644
--- a/docs/api_reference/create_api_rst.py
+++ b/docs/api_reference/create_api_rst.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 """Script for auto-generating api_reference.rst."""
 import importlib
 import inspect
+import os
 import typing
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import TypedDict, Sequence, List, Dict, Literal, Union
+from typing import TypedDict, Sequence, List, Dict, Literal, Union, Optional
 from enum import Enum
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ def _merge_module_members(
 
 
 def _load_package_modules(
-    package_directory: Union[str, Path]
+    package_directory: Union[str, Path],
+    submodule: Optional[str] = None
 ) -> Dict[str, ModuleMembers]:
     """Recursively load modules of a package based on the file system.
 
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ def _load_package_modules(
 
     Parameters:
         package_directory: Path to the package directory.
+        submodule: Optional name of submodule to load.
 
     Returns:
         list: A list of loaded module objects.
@@ -142,8 +145,13 @@ def _load_package_modules(
     )
     modules_by_namespace = {}
 
+    # Get the high level package name
     package_name = package_path.name
 
+    # If we are loading a submodule, add it in
+    if submodule is not None:
+        package_path = package_path / submodule
+
     for file_path in package_path.rglob("*.py"):
         if file_path.name.startswith("_"):
             continue
@@ -160,9 +168,16 @@ def _load_package_modules(
         top_namespace = namespace.split(".")[0]
 
         try:
-            module_members = _load_module_members(
-                f"{package_name}.{namespace}", namespace
-            )
+            # If submodule is present, we need to construct the paths in a slightly
+            # different way
+            if submodule is not None:
+                module_members = _load_module_members(
+                    f"{package_name}.{submodule}.{namespace}", f"{submodule}.{namespace}"
+                )
+            else:
+                module_members = _load_module_members(
+                    f"{package_name}.{namespace}", namespace
+                )
             # Merge module members if the namespace already exists
             if top_namespace in modules_by_namespace:
                 existing_module_members = modules_by_namespace[top_namespace]
@@ -269,6 +284,9 @@ Functions
 def main() -> None:
     """Generate the reference.rst file for each package."""
     lc_members = _load_package_modules(PKG_DIR)
+    # Put tools.render at the top level
+    tools = _load_package_modules(PKG_DIR, "tools")
+    lc_members['tools.render'] = tools['render']
     lc_doc = ".. _api_reference:\n\n" + _construct_doc("langchain", lc_members)
     with open(WRITE_FILE, "w") as f:
         f.write(lc_doc)
diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/tools/render.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/tools/render.py
index e057489450..7b2a92278e 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/tools/render.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/tools/render.py
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ def render_text_description(tools: List[BaseTool]) -> str:
 
     Output will be in the format of:
 
-    ```
-    search: This tool is used for search
-    calculator: This tool is used for math
-    ```
+    .. code-block:: markdown
+
+        search: This tool is used for search
+        calculator: This tool is used for math
     """
     return "\n".join([f"{tool.name}: {tool.description}" for tool in tools])
 
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ def render_text_description_and_args(tools: List[BaseTool]) -> str:
 
     Output will be in the format of:
 
-    ```
-    search: This tool is used for search, args: {"query": {"type": "string"}}
-    calculator: This tool is used for math, args: {"expression": {"type": "string"}}
-    ```
+    .. code-block:: markdown
+
+        search: This tool is used for search, args: {"query": {"type": "string"}}
+        calculator: This tool is used for math, \
+args: {"expression": {"type": "string"}}
     """
     tool_strings = []
     for tool in tools: