diff --git a/accessbot/channels.yaml b/accessbot/channels.yaml
index 1932ab554e..ba4e724604 100644
--- a/accessbot/channels.yaml
+++ b/accessbot/channels.yaml
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ channels:
   - name: openstack-cinder
   - name: openstack-cloudkeep
   - name: openstack-cloudpulse
+  - name: openstack-cognitive
   - name: openstack-community
   - name: openstack-containers
   - name: openstack-cue
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/stackforge/cognitive.config b/gerrit/acls/stackforge/cognitive.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cce0e38e00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit/acls/stackforge/cognitive.config
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[access "refs/heads/*"]
+abandon = group cognitive-core
+label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group cognitive-core
+label-Workflow = -1..+1 group cognitive-core
+
+[access "refs/tags/*"]
+pushSignedTag = group cognitive-release
+
+[receive]
+requireChangeId = true
+requireContributorAgreement = true
+
+[submit]
+mergeContent = true
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index a1ef6fdb74..072f3fda51 100755
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -1339,6 +1339,9 @@
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/stackforge/cloudv.config
   groups:
     - cloudv
+- project: stackforge/cognitive
+  description: Machine Learning as a Service
+  upstream: git://github.com/ddutta/cognitive.git
 - project: stackforge/compass-adapters
   groups:
     - compass
diff --git a/gerritbot/channels.yaml b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
index 9be275e5ec..57219f0a81 100644
--- a/gerritbot/channels.yaml
+++ b/gerritbot/channels.yaml
@@ -314,6 +314,16 @@ openstack-cloudpulse:
     branches:
       - master
 
+openstack-cognitive:
+    events:
+      - patchset-created
+      - change-merged
+      - x-vrif-minus-2
+    projects:
+      - stackforge/cognitive
+    branches:
+      - master
+
 openstack-containers:
     events:
       - patchset-created
diff --git a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
index c5e30f06c5..3e22c84e92 100755
--- a/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
+++ b/jenkins/jobs/projects.yaml
@@ -3419,6 +3419,15 @@
     jobs:
       - python-jobs
 
+- project:
+    name: cognitive
+    node: 'bare-precise || bare-trusty'
+    tarball-site: tarballs.openstack.org
+
+    jobs:
+      - python-jobs
+      - pypi-jobs
+
 - project:
     name: compass-core
     node: 'bare-precise || bare-trusty'
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 004f30cf2a..a8fee5f982 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -5187,6 +5187,12 @@ projects:
       - name: merge-check
       - name: noop-jobs
 
+  - name: stackforge/cognitive
+    template:
+      - name: merge-check
+      - name: python-jobs
+      - name: publish-to-pypi
+
   - name: stackforge/compass-adapters
     template:
       - name: merge-check