diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75bc510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-merge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+name: Auto Merge CMS Branch
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # Run every 5 minutes to check for inactivity
+    - cron: '*/5 * * * *'
+
+  # Allow manual triggering
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  auto-merge:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0  # Fetch all history for all branches
+
+      - name: Check CMS branch and merge if inactive
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          if git fetch origin cms; then
+            last_commit_time=$(git log -1 --format=%ct "origin/cms")
+            current_time=$(date +%s)
+          
+            time_diff=$(( ($current_time - $last_commit_time) / 60 ))
+          
+            if [ $time_diff -gt 20 ]; then
+              echo "CMS branch has been inactive for $time_diff minutes"
+          
+              git config user.name "GitHub Actions Bot"
+              git config user.email "actions@github.com"
+          
+              git checkout cms
+          
+              if git merge origin/main --no-edit; then
+                echo "Successfully merged main into cms"
+          
+                git checkout main
+                git merge cms --no-edit
+                git push origin main
+          
+                echo "Successfully merged cms into main"
+              else
+                echo "Merge conflicts detected in cms branch, skipping..."
+                git merge --abort
+              fi
+            else
+              echo "CMS branch has been active within the last 20 minutes, skipping..."
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "CMS branch not found"
+          fi
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/public/config.yml b/public/config.yml
index aada520..459776f 100644
--- a/public/config.yml
+++ b/public/config.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 backend:
   name: github
   repo: brown-ccv/mmp-next
-  base_url: https://mmp-docker-974587953292.us-central1.run.app/
+  branch: cms
+  base_url: https://mmp.research.brown.edu/
   auth_endpoint: api/auth
 media_folder: public/images
 collections: