diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index df58016..59d5188 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,65 +10,40 @@ variables:
   APPS: "tests"
   PATH: '/home/gitlabci/.cargo/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/condor/bin:/usr/sepp/bin:$CI_PROJECT_DIR/install/verilator/bin:/home/gitlabci/.local/bin'
   OBJCACHE: ''
-  CC: 'gcc-11.2.0'
-  CXX: 'g++-11.2.0'
+  CC:  '/usr/pack/gcc-11.2.0-af/linux-x64/bin/gcc'
+  CXX: '/usr/pack/gcc-11.2.0-af/linux-x64/bin/g++'
   CMAKE: 'cmake-3.28.3'
   python: 'python3'
   python3: 'python3'
 
+default:
+  tags: [dolent]
+
 stages:
   - build
-  # - sim-vsim
-
-cache:
-  paths:
-    - install/
-  key: "$CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG-toolchain-v1" # Recommended key structure
-  policy: pull-push
 
 .base:
   artifacts:
     when: always
     expire_in: 1 day
 
-build-tmp:
+build-vsim:
   extends: .base
   stage: build
   script:
-    - echo "CI WIP, no check available now"
-
-# build-tc:
-#   extends: .base
-#   stage: build
-#   timeout: 3h
-#   script:
-#     # Check if the cache was restored (i.e., if 'install/bin' exists)
-#     - if [ ! -d "install/llvm" ]; then
-#     -   echo "Toolchain not found in cache. Building dependencies..."
-#     -   make bender
-#     -   make toolchain
-#     -   echo "Toolchain built. Will be cached."
-#     - else
-#     -   echo "Toolchain found in cache. Skipping build."
-#     - fi
+    - echo "Using CC=$CC"
+    - echo "Using CXX=$CXX"
+    - test -x "$CC"
+    - test -x "$CXX"
+    - make quick-tool
+    - make init
+    - make dram-build
+    - cd util/auto-benchmark
+    - chmod +x ./run_ci.sh
+    - ./run_ci.sh
 
-# build-vsim:
-#   extends: .base
-#   needs: [ build-tc ]
-#   stage: build
-#   script:
-#     - make init
-#     - make dram-build CMAKE=cmake-3.28.3
-#     - make generate config=cachepool_fpu_512
-#     - make vsim config=cachepool_fpu_512
-#   artifacts:
-#     paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]
-
-# run_dotp:
-#   extends: .base
-#   needs: [ build-vsim ]
-#   stage: sim-vsim
-#   script:
-#     - ./sim/bin/cachepool_cluster.vsim ./software/build/CachePoolTests/test-cachepool-fdotp-32b_M1024
-#   artifacts:
-#     paths: [ "software/build", "sim/bin" ]
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - software/build
+      - sim/bin
+      - util/auto-benchmark/logs
diff --git a/util/auto-benchmark/configs-ci.sh b/util/auto-benchmark/configs-ci.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..961a3fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/auto-benchmark/configs-ci.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Configs and kernel suffixes (without prefix)
+CONFIGS="cachepool_fpu_128 cachepool_fpu_256 cachepool_fpu_512"
+KERNELS="spin-lock fdotp-32b_M32768 gemv-col_M256_N128_K32 fmatmul-32b_M32_N32_K32"
+PREFIX="test-cachepool-"  # common prefix for all kernels
+ROOT_PATH=../..           # adjust if needed (path to repo root)
diff --git a/util/auto-benchmark/run_ci.sh b/util/auto-benchmark/run_ci.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8066d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/auto-benchmark/run_ci.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+# Load user configs
+source ./configs-ci.sh
+
+# Derived paths
+SIM_CMD="${ROOT_PATH}/sim/bin/cachepool_cluster.vsim"
+SW_PATH="${ROOT_PATH}/software/build/CachePoolTests"
+SIM_LOG_DIR="./sim/bin/logs"   # where perf logs appear
+LOG_DIR="logs/$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
+mkdir -p "$LOG_DIR"
+ln -sfn "$(realpath "$LOG_DIR")" logs/latest
+
+echo "== CachePool batch run =="
+echo "ROOT_PATH : $ROOT_PATH"
+echo "CONFIGS   : $CONFIGS"
+echo "KERNELS   : $KERNELS"
+echo "PREFIX    : $PREFIX"
+echo "Logs      : $LOG_DIR (also at logs/latest)"
+echo
+
+for cfg in $CONFIGS; do
+  echo "==== Building $cfg ===="
+  make -C "$ROOT_PATH" -s clean generate vsim config=$cfg
+
+  summary_file="${LOG_DIR}/${cfg}_summary.txt"
+  rm -f "$summary_file"  # start fresh for each config
+
+  for k in $KERNELS; do
+    kernel_name="${PREFIX}${k}"
+    bin_path="${SW_PATH}/${kernel_name}"
+    log_file="${LOG_DIR}/${cfg}_${k}.log"
+
+    echo "---- Running $cfg / $kernel_name ----"
+    if [[ ! -f "$bin_path" ]]; then
+      echo "  [WARN] Binary not found: $bin_path" | tee "$log_file"
+      continue
+    fi
+
+    # Run simulation and capture output
+    "$SIM_CMD" "$bin_path" 2>&1 | tee "$log_file"
+
+    # Move generated perf logs if any
+    if [[ -d "$SIM_LOG_DIR" && "$(ls -A "$SIM_LOG_DIR")" ]]; then
+      new_pm_dir="${LOG_DIR}/${cfg}_${k}_pm"
+      mv "$SIM_LOG_DIR" "$new_pm_dir"
+      echo "  [INFO] Moved perf logs to $new_pm_dir"
+    fi
+
+    # Extract UART summary
+    python3 write_results.py "$log_file" "$summary_file" "$cfg" "$k"
+  done
+
+  echo "---- Summary for $cfg written to $summary_file ----"
+done
+
+echo
+echo "All runs complete. Logs stored in $LOG_DIR"