diff --git a/accessbot/channels.yaml b/accessbot/channels.yaml
index 2adeca5b2b..13d16f38c4 100755
--- a/accessbot/channels.yaml
+++ b/accessbot/channels.yaml
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ channels:
     mask: full_mask
   - name: openstack
   - name: openstack-101
+  - name: openstack-ailuropoda
   - name: openstack-ansible
   - name: openstack-anvil
   - name: openstack-api
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/ailuropoda.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/ailuropoda.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbdc478f0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/ailuropoda.config
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[access "refs/heads/*"]
+abandon = group ailuropoda-core
+create = group ailuropoda-release
+label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group ailuropoda-core
+label-Workflow = -1..+1 group ailuropoda-core
+
+[access "refs/tags/*"]
+pushSignedTag = group ailuropoda-release
+
+[receive]
+requireChangeId = true
+requireContributorAgreement = true
+
+[submit]
+mergeContent = true
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index e6ecc45986..e1488eb151 100755
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -745,6 +745,9 @@
   description: Zuul packaging
 - project: openstack/aeromancer
   description: OpenStack Source Explorer
+- project: openstack/ailuropoda
+  description: The sad panda API
+  upstream: https://github.com/jjasghar/ailuropoda.git
 - project: openstack/anchor
   description: An Ephemeral PKI system that can act as a trust anchor for OpenStack
     PKI operations
diff --git a/gerritbot/channels.yaml b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
index d207307ae7..c9e08b3298 100755
--- a/gerritbot/channels.yaml
+++ b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
@@ -234,6 +234,16 @@ nova-docker:
   branches:
     - master
 
+openstack-ailuropoda:
+  events:
+    - patchset-created
+    - change-merged
+    - x-vrif-minus-2
+  projects:
+    - openstack/ailuropoda
+  branches:
+    - master
+
 openstack-ansible:
   events:
     - patchset-created
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 7e20f87531..4865f26ceb 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -4310,6 +4310,11 @@ projects:
       - name: noop-jobs
       - name: publish-to-pypi
 
+  - name: openstack/ailuropoda
+    template:
+      - name: merge-check
+      - name: noop-jobs
+
   - name: openstack/anchor
     template:
       - name: merge-check