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+name: Scheduled Tests
+
+on:
+    schedule:
+        - cron: '30 1 5 * *' # runs on the fifth day of the month at 1:30 UTC
+    workflow_dispatch:  # manual execution
+  
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.13"]
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    
+    - name: Check ADS_TOKEN
+      shell: bash
+      env: 
+        ADS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ADS_TOKEN }} 
+      run: |
+        if [[ -z "${ADS_TOKEN}" ]]; then
+          echo "ADS_TOKEN is not set, ADS tests will be skipped"
+        else
+          echo "ADS_TOKEN is set"
+        fi
+    
+    - name: Checkout template database repo
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        repository: astrodbtoolkit/astrodb-template-db
+        path: tests/astrodb-template-db
+    
+    - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        cache: 'pip'
+        
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        pip install .[test]
+    - name: Test with pytest
+      run: |
+        pytest -s