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+name: Automated Merges
+
+on:
+  schedule:
+    # Runs every day at 00:00 UTC
+    - cron: "0 0 * * *"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  # Job 1: Merge dev -> release/nightly (run daily except Friday)
+  dev-to-nightly:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check the weekday
+        id: check-day
+        run: |
+          # +%u returns a number for day of week: Monday=1 ... Sunday=7
+          DAY_OF_WEEK=$(date +'%u')
+          echo "day_of_week=$DAY_OF_WEEK" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create and merge PR from dev to release/nightly
+        if: ${{ steps.check-day.outputs.day_of_week != '5' }}
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          base: release/nightly
+          head: dev
+          title: "Nightly Merge: dev → release/nightly"
+          body: "This PR was automatically created and merged by GitHub Actions."
+          branch: "auto/dev-to-nightly"
+          merge: true
+          merge_method: squash
+
+  # Job 2: Merge release/nightly -> release/beta (run only on Friday)
+  nightly-to-beta:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [dev-to-nightly]
+    steps:
+      - name: Check the weekday
+        id: check-day
+        run: |
+          DAY_OF_WEEK=$(date +'%u')
+          echo "day_of_week=$DAY_OF_WEEK" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: Create and merge PR from release/nightly to release/beta
+        if: ${{ steps.check-day.outputs.day_of_week == '5' }}
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v3
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          base: release/beta
+          head: release/nightly
+          title: "Weekly Merge: release/nightly → release/beta"
+          body: "This PR was automatically created and merged by GitHub Actions."
+          branch: "auto/nightly-to-beta"
+          merge: true
+          merge_method: squash