diff --git a/.github/workflows/block.yml b/.github/workflows/block.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f3b7317
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/block.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: Block Perf to Develop
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "develop" ]
+
+jobs:
+  block-perf-pr:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.head_ref == 'perf'
+    steps:
+      - run: |
+          echo "🚫 perf-test → develop 병합은 금지되어 있습니다."
+          exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index f5cc1b90..bdb04224 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@ jobs:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'temurin'
 
-        # 3. Docker 이미지 build 및 push
+      # 3. Docker 이미지 build 및 push
       - name: docker build and push
         run: |
           docker login -u ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }} -p ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
-          docker build -t ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/gotcha:latest .
-          docker push ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/gotcha:latest
+          docker build -t ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/gotcha_perf_test:latest .
+          docker push ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/gotcha_perf_test:latest
 
       # 4. ec2 pull
       - name: Deploy to server
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ secrets.SERVER_USERNAME }}
           key: ${{ secrets.SERVER_KEY }}
           script: |
-            docker login -u ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }} -p ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
+#            docker login -u ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }} -p ${{ secrets.DOCKER_PASSWORD }}
             docker system prune -a -f
             docker-compose down
-            docker rmi ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/gotcha:latest
-            docker pull ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/gotcha:latest
+            docker rmi ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/gotcha_perf_test:latest
+            docker pull ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}/gotcha_perf_test:latest
             docker-compose up -d
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8ef11687..93afabf7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Continuous Integration
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [ "develop" ]
+    branches: [ "perf-test" ]
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       logLevel:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ on:
         required: false
 
 permissions:
-  contents: write
+  contents: read
 
 jobs:
   develop-test:
@@ -36,46 +36,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
 
-      # 1. Node.js 설치 (AsyncAPI CLI 실행용)
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: '18'
-
-      - name: Clean old docs
-        run: rm -rf gotcha-socket/src/main/resources/static.docs gotcha-socket/src/main/resources/static/docs
-
-      # 3. AsyncAPI CLI 전역 설치 (최신 버전)
-      - name: Install AsyncAPI CLI
-        run: npm install -g @asyncapi/cli@latest
-
-      # 4. AsyncAPI → HTML 문서 자동 생성
-      - name: Generate HTML Docs
-        run: |
-          asyncapi generate fromTemplate gotcha-socket/asyncapi.yaml @asyncapi/html-template@3.0.0 --output gotcha-socket/src/main/resources/static/docs --use-new-generator
-
-      # 5. 문서 변경사항 커밋 & 푸시
-      - name: Commit and Push Generated Docs
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.name "github-actions"
-          git config --global user.email "actions@github.com"
-
-          git add gotcha-socket/src/main/resources/static/docs
-          if git diff --cached --quiet; then
-            echo "No changes to commit"
-          else
-            git commit -m "Auto-update AsyncAPI docs"
-            git push
-          fi
-
-      # 7. 자바 환경 설정
+      # 2. 자바 환경 설정
       - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'temurin'
 
-      # 7. 테스트를 위한 DB 설정
+      # 3. 테스트를 위한 DB 설정
       - name: Setup MySQL
         uses: mirromutth/mysql-action@v1.1
         with:
@@ -83,11 +51,11 @@ jobs:
           mysql user: ${{ secrets.MYSQL_TEST_USER }}
           mysql password: ${{ secrets.MYSQL_TEST_PASSWORD }}
 
-      # 8. Gradlew 실행 권한 설정
+      # 4. Gradlew 실행 권한 설정
       - name: Run chmod to make gradlew executable
         run: chmod +x ./gradlew
 
-      # 9. Gradle Test 실행
+      # 5. Gradle Test 실행
       - name: Build with Gradle
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@bd5760595778326ba7f1441bcf7e88b49de61a25
         with:
diff --git a/gotcha/src/main/resources/application-perf.yml b/gotcha/src/main/resources/application-perf.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e68f057
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gotcha/src/main/resources/application-perf.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+spring:
+  datasource:
+    url: jdbc:mysql://${PERF_DATABASE_HOST:localhost}:${DATABASE_PORT:3306}/${PERF_DATABASE_NAME:gotcha}
+    username: ${PERF_DATABASE_USER:root}
+    password: ${PERF_DATABASE_PASSWORD:password}
+    driver-class-name: com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver
+
+csrf:
+  cookie:
+    secure: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gotcha/src/main/resources/application.yml b/gotcha/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 3ab8b25a..66cfe2a0 100644
--- a/gotcha/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/gotcha/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 spring:
   profiles:
-    active: ${SPRING_PROFILES_ACTIVE:dev}
+    active: ${SPRING_PROFILES_ACTIVE:perf}
 
   jpa:
     hibernate:
diff --git a/load-test/config.env b/load-test/config.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/load-test/locustfile.py b/load-test/locustfile.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae78d4bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/load-test/locustfile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from locust import HttpUser, between
+from scenario.login import LoginScenario
+
+class WebsiteUser(HttpUser):
+    tasks = [LoginScenario]
+    wait_time = between(1, 3)
diff --git a/load-test/scenario/login.py b/load-test/scenario/login.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c71fb005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/load-test/scenario/login.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+from locust import TaskSet, task
+
+class LoginScenario(TaskSet):
+    token = None
+
+    @task
+    def login_and_store_token(self):
+        res = self.client.post(
+            "/api/auth/sign-in",  
+            json={
+                "email": "test@gmail.com",
+                "password": "asdfasdf1"
+            }
+        )
+        if res.status_code == 200:
+            self.token = res.json().get("accessToken")  # 응답 구조에 맞게 key 확인
+            print(f"[성공] 토큰: {self.token}")
+        else:
+            print(f"[실패] 로그인 실패: {res.status_code} / {res.text}")