diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cb813a89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+version: 2.1
+jobs:
+  build:
+    docker:
+      - image: xyzsam/smaug:latest
+
+    environment:
+      SMAUG_HOME: /root/project
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: Checkout dependencies
+          command: git submodule update --init --recursive
+      - run:
+          name: Build
+          command: |
+            make all -j2
+            make test -j2
+      - run:
+          name: Run unit tests
+          command: |
+            export PYTHONPATH=$SMAUG_HOME:$PYTHONPATH
+            make test-run
+      - run:
+          name: Download latest gem5-aladdin binary
+          command:
+            python .circleci/download_artifacts.py --api_token=${GEM5_ALADDIN_BUILD_ARTIFACT_TOKEN} --project=gem5-aladdin --artifact_name=gem5.opt --user=${USER} --download_loc=/tmp --filter=${BUILD_ARTIFACT_FILTER} --branch=${BUILD_ARTIFACT_BRANCH}
diff --git a/.circleci/download_artifacts.py b/.circleci/download_artifacts.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36e85002
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.circleci/download_artifacts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+"""Downloads build artifacts via the CircleCI API."""
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import json
+import six
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+def query_artifacts(api_token, user, project, branch, filter):
+  """Queries CircleCI for a list of build artifacts.
+
+  All parameters are strings. The returned value is a JSON object with the
+  following attributes:
+    "path": Path to the artifact in the project, relative to the working
+            directory.
+    "pretty_path": Same as path.
+    "node_index": Ignored.
+    "url": The URL at which the artifact is located.
+  """
+  url = "https://circleci.com/api/v1.1/project/github/%(user)s/%(project)s/latest/artifacts?branch=%(branch)s&filter=%(filter)s" % {
+      "user": user,
+      "project": project,
+      "branch": branch,
+      "filter": filter,
+      }
+  args = ["curl",  "-H'Circle-Token: %s'" % api_token, url]
+  print(" ".join(args))
+  proc = subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+  stdout, stderr = proc.communicate()
+  print("Stdout: %s", stdout)
+  print("Stderr: %s", stderr)
+  if proc.returncode != 0:
+    raise OSError("artifact lookup failed")
+  artifacts = json.loads(stdout)
+  return artifacts
+
+
+def download_artifacts(artifacts, artifact_name, download_loc):
+  """Downloads matching artifacts to the desired location.
+
+  artifacts: List of artifacts from the CircleCI API.
+  artifact_name: The basename of the artifacts to download.
+  download_loc: The directory where the objects will be downloaded to.
+  """
+  for artifact in artifacts:
+    if os.path.basename(artifact["path"]) == artifact_name:
+      proc = subprocess.Popen(["wget", "-P", download_loc, artifact["url"]])
+      stdout, stderr = proc.communicate()
+      if stdout is not None:
+        print(six.ensure_str(stdout))
+      if stderr is not None:
+        print(six.ensure_str(stderr))
+      if proc.returncode != 0:
+        raise OSError("failed to download artifact")
+
+
+def main():
+  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+      "Download CircleCI artifacts for SMAUG dependencies")
+  parser.add_argument("--artifact_name", type=str, required=True,
+                      help="Base filename of the object to download.")
+  parser.add_argument("--download_loc", type=str, required=True,
+                      help="Directory to store the downloaded artifact.")
+  parser.add_argument("--api_token", type=str, required=True,
+                      help="Secret API token for access to CircleCI APIs.")
+  parser.add_argument("--project", type=str, required=True,
+                      help="Name of the project to download from")
+  parser.add_argument("--user", type=str, default="harvard-acc",
+                      help="CircleCI username.")
+  parser.add_argument("--branch", type=str, default="master",
+                      help="Branch from which the artifact was built.")
+  parser.add_argument("--filter", type=str, default="successful",
+                      help="Filter on which builds to return.")
+  args = parser.parse_args()
+  artifacts = query_artifacts(args.api_token,
+                              args.user,
+                              args.project,
+                              args.branch,
+                              args.filter)
+  if "message" in artifacts:
+    print("Artifact query failed:", artifacts["message"])
+    sys.exit(1)
+  download_artifacts(artifacts, args.artifact_name, args.download_loc)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+  main()
diff --git a/make/Makefile.native b/make/Makefile.native
index 38719ce3..5c2cef8c 100644
--- a/make/Makefile.native
+++ b/make/Makefile.native
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ include make/Makefile.common
 
 .PHONY: all tests clean run-tests
 
+SHELL:=/bin/bash
+
 ####################################
 ####      COMPILATION FLAGS     ####
 ####################################