diff --git a/github-metrics/.drone.yml b/github-metrics/.drone.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2fe65c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github-metrics/.drone.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+---
+kind: pipeline
+type: kubernetes
+name: github-metrics
+
+trigger:
+  branch:
+  - main
+  event:
+  - push
+
+steps:
+- name: check-changes
+  image: alpine/git
+  commands:
+  - |
+    # Check if any files in github-metrics/ directory changed
+    git diff --name-only $DRONE_COMMIT_BEFORE $DRONE_COMMIT_AFTER | grep -q "^github-metrics/" && echo "Changes detected" || (echo "No changes in github-metrics/, skipping" && exit 78)
+
+- name: test
+  image: node:20-alpine
+  commands:
+  - cd github-metrics
+  - npm ci
+  - node --version
+  - npm --version
+  - echo "Validating package.json and dependencies..."
+
+- name: publish
+  image: plugins/kaniko-ecr
+  settings:
+    create_repository: true
+    registry: 795250896452.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
+    repo: docs/github-metrics
+    tags:
+    - git-${DRONE_COMMIT_SHA:0:7}
+    - latest
+    access_key:
+      from_secret: ecr_access_key
+    secret_key:
+      from_secret: ecr_secret_key
+    context: github-metrics
+    dockerfile: github-metrics/Dockerfile
+
+- name: deploy
+  image: quay.io/mongodb/drone-helm:v3
+  settings:
+    chart: mongodb/cronjobs
+    chart_version: 1.21.2
+    add_repos: [ mongodb=https://10gen.github.io/helm-charts ]
+    namespace: docs
+    release: github-metrics
+    values: image.tag=git-${DRONE_COMMIT_SHA:0:7},image.repository=795250896452.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/github-metrics
+    values_files: [ 'github-metrics/cronjobs.yml' ]
+    api_server: https://api.prod.corp.mongodb.com
+    kubernetes_token:
+      from_secret: kubernetes_token
+
+- name: notify-slack
+  image: alpine/curl
+  environment:
+    SLACK_WEBHOOK:
+      from_secret: slack_webhook_url
+  commands:
+  - |
+    if [ "$DRONE_BUILD_STATUS" = "success" ]; then
+      STATUS_MSG="✅ *GitHub Metrics CronJob Deploy Succeeded*"
+    else
+      STATUS_MSG="❌ *GitHub Metrics CronJob Deploy Failed*"
+    fi
+    curl -X POST -H 'Content-type: application/json' \
+      --data "{\"text\": \"$STATUS_MSG\n*Repo:* $DRONE_REPO_NAME\n*Branch:* $DRONE_BRANCH\n*Commit:* ${DRONE_COMMIT_SHA:0:7}\n*Author:* $DRONE_COMMIT_AUTHOR\n*Build:* <$DRONE_BUILD_LINK|#$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER>\"}" \
+      "$SLACK_WEBHOOK"
+  when:
+    status:
+    - success
+    - failure
diff --git a/github-metrics/Dockerfile b/github-metrics/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4bd3f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github-metrics/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+FROM node:20-alpine
+
+# Set working directory
+WORKDIR /app
+
+# Copy package files first (for better Docker layer caching)
+COPY package.json package-lock.json ./
+
+# Install dependencies (use ci for reproducible builds)
+RUN npm ci --only=production
+
+# Copy the rest of the application files
+COPY . .
+
+# Create a non-root user for security best practices
+RUN addgroup -g 1001 -S nodejs && \
+    adduser -S nodejs -u 1001 && \
+    chown -R nodejs:nodejs /app
+
+# Switch to non-root user
+USER nodejs
+
+# Set NODE_ENV to production
+ENV NODE_ENV=production
+
+# Command to run the application
+# This will be executed by the Kubernetes CronJob
+CMD ["node", "index.js"]
+
diff --git a/github-metrics/README.md b/github-metrics/README.md
index 3dd81eb..ef65d82 100644
--- a/github-metrics/README.md
+++ b/github-metrics/README.md
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 This directory contains tooling to enable us to track various GitHub project metrics programmatically.
 
-Currently, it contains a PoC for a simple pipeline to pull metrics from GitHub into MongoDB Atlas. 
+This tool runs as a Kubernetes CronJob on Kanopy, automatically collecting metrics from GitHub approximately every 13-14 days and storing them in MongoDB Atlas.
 
-Planned future work: 
+Planned future work:
 
 - Add logic to work with pulled maintenance metrics once available in the test repo
 - Set up Atlas Charts to visualize the data
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Planned future work:
 ### Get metrics from GitHub
 
 This is a simple PoC that uses [octokit](https://github.com/octokit/octokit.js) to get the following data out of GitHub
-for a given repository over a trailing 14 day period:
+for a given repository over a trailing 14-day period:
 
 - Views
 - Unique Views
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ for a given repository over a trailing 14 day period:
 - Top 10 referral sources
 - Top 10 paths/destinations in the repo
 
-The intent is to also get the following maintenance-related stats for a given repository over a trailing 14 day period:
+The intent is to also get the following maintenance-related stats for a given repository over a trailing 14-day period:
 
 - Code frequency
 - Commit count
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ For this project, as a MongoDB org member, you must also auth your PAT with SSO.
    npm install
    ```
 
-3. **Run the utility**
+3. **Manually run the utility**
 
    From the root of the directory, run the following command to run the utility:
 
@@ -132,3 +132,107 @@ For this project, as a MongoDB org member, you must also auth your PAT with SSO.
    ```
    A document was inserted into mongodb_docs-notebooks with the _id: 678197a0ffe1539ff213bd86
    ```
+
+## Automated Deployment (Kanopy CronJob)
+
+This tool is deployed as a Kubernetes CronJob on Kanopy that runs automatically approximately every 13-14 days.
+
+### Deployment Architecture
+
+The deployment consists of three main components:
+
+1. **Dockerfile**: Containerizes the Node.js application
+2. **cronjobs.yml**: Helm values file that configures the CronJob schedule and resources
+3. **.drone.yml**: CI/CD pipeline that builds, publishes, and deploys the application
+
+### CronJob Schedule
+
+The cronjob is **scheduled to run weekly on Mondays at 8:00 AM UTC** (`0 8 * * 1`), but the application includes smart logic to prevent running too frequently:
+
+- The cronjob triggers every Monday
+- The application checks if 13 days have passed since the last successful run
+- If less than 13 days have passed, the job exits early without collecting metrics
+- If 13 days or more have passed, it collects metrics and updates the timestamp
+
+The last run timestamp is stored in a persistent volume (`/data/last-run.json`) that survives between cronjob executions.
+
+#### Environment Variables
+
+The following environment variables can be configured:
+
+- **`ATLAS_CONNECTION_STRING`** (required): MongoDB Atlas connection string for storing metrics
+- **`GITHUB_TOKEN`** (required): GitHub Personal Access Token with `repo` permissions
+- **`STATE_FILE_PATH`** (optional): Path to the state file for tracking last run timestamp. Default: `/data/last-run.json`
+- **`MIN_DAYS_BETWEEN_RUNS`** (optional): Minimum number of days between metric collection runs. Default: `13`
+
+The required secrets (`ATLAS_CONNECTION_STRING` and `GITHUB_TOKEN`) are configured in `cronjobs.yml` as Kubernetes secrets.
+
+### Deployment Process
+
+The deployment is fully automated via Drone CI/CD with the following steps:
+
+1. **Check Changes**: Verifies if files in `github-metrics/` directory changed
+2. **Test**: Validates dependencies with `npm ci`
+3. **Build**: Builds Docker image using Kaniko and publishes to ECR
+4. **Deploy**: Deploys to production Kanopy cluster using Helm
+5. **Notify**: Sends Slack notification on success or failure
+
+The pipeline only runs on pushes to the `main` branch and skips if no github-metrics files changed.
+
+### Manual Deployment
+
+To manually trigger a deployment:
+
+1. Push changes to the `main` branch
+2. Drone will automatically run the test, build, and deploy pipelines
+
+### Manually Triggering the CronJob
+
+To manually run the cronjob outside of its schedule:
+
+```bash
+# Find the cronjob
+kubectl get cronjobs -n docs
+
+# Create a one-time job from the cronjob
+kubectl create job --from=cronjob/github-metrics-collection \
+  github-metrics-manual-$(date +%s) -n docs
+
+# Check the job status
+kubectl get jobs -n docs
+
+# View logs
+kubectl logs -n docs job/github-metrics-manual-<timestamp>
+```
+
+### Monitoring
+
+To check the status of the cronjob:
+
+```bash
+# View cronjob details
+kubectl get cronjob github-metrics-collection -n docs
+
+# View recent job runs
+kubectl get jobs -n docs | grep github-metrics
+
+# View logs from the most recent run
+kubectl logs -n docs -l job-name=<job-name>
+
+# Check the last run timestamp (requires exec into a pod)
+kubectl exec -n docs <pod-name> -- cat /data/last-run.json
+```
+
+The logs will show whether the job ran or was skipped:
+- `Skipping run - only X days since last run (need 13)` - Job skipped, not enough time passed
+- `Proceeding with run - X days since last run` - Job is collecting metrics
+
+### Configuration Changes
+
+To modify the cronjob configuration:
+
+1. **Change schedule**: Edit `cronjobs.yml` and update the `schedule` field
+2. **Change resources**: Edit `cronjobs.yml` and update the `resources` section
+3. **Change repositories tracked**: Edit `repo-details.json`
+
+After making changes, commit and push to the `main` branch. Drone will automatically deploy the updates.
diff --git a/github-metrics/check-last-run.js b/github-metrics/check-last-run.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..104e157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github-metrics/check-last-run.js
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+import fs from 'fs';
+import { writeFile, mkdir } from 'fs/promises';
+import path from 'path';
+
+// Path to the state file (mounted from persistent volume)
+// Can be overridden via STATE_FILE_PATH environment variable
+const STATE_FILE_PATH = process.env.STATE_FILE_PATH || '/data/last-run.json';
+
+// Minimum days between runs (13 days to account for timing variations with weekly Monday runs)
+// Can be overridden via MIN_DAYS_BETWEEN_RUNS environment variable
+const MIN_DAYS_BETWEEN_RUNS = parseInt(process.env.MIN_DAYS_BETWEEN_RUNS || '13', 10);
+
+/**
+ * Check if enough time has passed since the last run
+ * @returns {boolean} true if should run, false if should skip
+ */
+export function shouldRun() {
+  try {
+    // Check if state file exists
+    if (!fs.existsSync(STATE_FILE_PATH)) {
+      console.log('No previous run found. Running for the first time.');
+      return true;
+    }
+
+    // Read the last run timestamp
+    const stateData = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(STATE_FILE_PATH, 'utf8'));
+    const lastRunTime = new Date(stateData.lastRun);
+    const now = new Date();
+
+    // Calculate days since last run
+    const daysSinceLastRun = (now - lastRunTime) / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24);
+
+    console.log(`Last run: ${lastRunTime.toISOString()}`);
+    console.log(`Days since last run: ${daysSinceLastRun.toFixed(2)}`);
+    console.log(`Minimum days required: ${MIN_DAYS_BETWEEN_RUNS}`);
+
+    if (daysSinceLastRun < MIN_DAYS_BETWEEN_RUNS) {
+      console.log(`⏭️  Skipping run - only ${daysSinceLastRun.toFixed(2)} days since last run (need ${MIN_DAYS_BETWEEN_RUNS})`);
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    console.log(`✅ Proceeding with run - ${daysSinceLastRun.toFixed(2)} days since last run`);
+    return true;
+
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error checking last run time:', error.message);
+    console.log('Proceeding with run due to error reading state file');
+    return true; // Run if we can't read the state file
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Update the state file with the current timestamp
+ */
+export async function updateLastRun() {
+  try {
+    const now = new Date();
+    const stateData = {
+      lastRun: now.toISOString(),
+      timestamp: now.getTime()
+    };
+
+    // Ensure the directory exists
+    const dir = path.dirname(STATE_FILE_PATH);
+    if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
+      await mkdir(dir, { recursive: true });
+    }
+
+    // Write the state file
+    await writeFile(STATE_FILE_PATH, JSON.stringify(stateData, null, 2), 'utf8');
+    console.log(`✅ Updated last run timestamp: ${now.toISOString()}`);
+
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Error updating last run time:', error.message);
+    // Don't throw - we don't want to fail the job just because we can't write the state file
+  }
+}
+
+export { MIN_DAYS_BETWEEN_RUNS };
+
diff --git a/github-metrics/cronjobs.yml b/github-metrics/cronjobs.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0e757a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/github-metrics/cronjobs.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+---
+# `image` can be skipped if the values are being set in your .drone.yml file
+image:
+  repository: 795250896452.dkr.ecr.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/github-metrics
+  tag: latest
+
+# global secrets are references to k8s Secrets
+globalEnvSecrets:
+  GITHUB_TOKEN: github-token
+  ATLAS_CONNECTION_STRING: atlas-connection-string
+
+cronJobs:
+- name: github-metrics-collection
+  # Run weekly on Mondays at 8am UTC
+  # The application checks if it ran in the last 14 days and skips if so
+  # Cron format: minute hour day-of-month month day-of-week
+  # 0 = Sunday, 1 = Monday, etc.
+  schedule: "0 8 * * 1"
+  command:
+  - node
+  - index.js
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 100m
+      memory: 256Mi
+    limits:
+      cpu: 500m
+      memory: 512Mi
+  # Persistent volume to store last run timestamp
+  persistence:
+    enabled: true
+    storageClass: "standard"
+    accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
+    size: 1Gi
+    mountPath: /data
diff --git a/github-metrics/index.js b/github-metrics/index.js
index 0616e92..0f6df2b 100644
--- a/github-metrics/index.js
+++ b/github-metrics/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { readFile } from 'fs/promises';
 import { getGitHubMetrics } from "./get-github-metrics.js";
 import { addMetricsToAtlas } from "./write-to-db.js";
 import { RepoDetails } from './RepoDetails.js'; // Import the RepoDetails class
+import { shouldRun, updateLastRun } from './check-last-run.js';
 
 /* To change which repos to track metrics for, update the `repo-details.json` file.
 To track metrics for a new repo, add a new entry with the owner and repo name.
@@ -36,13 +37,33 @@ async function processRepos() {
         }
 
         await addMetricsToAtlas(metricsDocs);
+
+        // Update the last run timestamp after successful completion
+        await updateLastRun();
     } catch (error) {
         console.error('Error processing repos:', error);
+        throw error; // Re-throw to be caught by main handler
     }
 }
 
-// Call the function
-processRepos().catch(error => {
-    console.error('Fatal error:', error);
+// Main execution
+async function main() {
+    console.log('🚀 GitHub Metrics Collection Starting...');
+
+    // Check if enough time has passed since last run
+    if (!shouldRun()) {
+        console.log('Exiting - not enough time has passed since last run');
+        process.exit(0);
+    }
+
+    // Process repos and collect metrics
+    await processRepos();
+
+    console.log('✅ GitHub Metrics Collection Complete');
+}
+
+// Call the main function
+main().catch(error => {
+    console.error('❌ Fatal error:', error);
     process.exit(1);
 });
diff --git a/github-metrics/package-lock.json b/github-metrics/package-lock.json
index f52d4b0..fc1bfbe 100644
--- a/github-metrics/package-lock.json
+++ b/github-metrics/package-lock.json
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@octokit/core/-/core-7.0.5.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-t54CUOsFMappY1Jbzb7fetWeO0n6K0k/4+/ZpkS+3Joz8I4VcvY9OiEBFRYISqaI2fq5sCiPtAjRDOzVYG8m+Q==",
       "license": "MIT",
+      "peer": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@octokit/auth-token": "^6.0.0",
         "@octokit/graphql": "^9.0.2",