diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ activemq-data/
 # Environments
 .env
 .envrc
+.deps/
 .venv
 env/
 venv/
@@ -186,7 +187,7 @@ cython_debug/
 #   be found at https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/Global/JetBrains.gitignore
 #   and can be added to the global gitignore or merged into this file.  For a more nuclear
 #   option (not recommended) you can uncomment the following to ignore the entire idea folder.
-# .idea/
+.idea/
 
 # Abstra
 #   Abstra is an AI-powered process automation framework.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 905067e..348972a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,135 @@
 # dg-surv
-Survay system api with django.
+
+A Django survey API service with an admin panel for building surveys and public
+JSON endpoints for anonymous responses.
+
+## What is included
+
+- Welcome page at `/`
+- Browser documentation at `/docs/`
+- Modern Django admin styling for survey management
+- Public survey schema API
+- Anonymous response submission API
+- Built-in validation for text, choice, rating, and yes/no answers
+- CORS headers for `/api/`
+- Django tests for core API behavior
+
+## Setup
+
+```bash
+python -m venv .venv
+.venv\Scripts\activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+python manage.py migrate
+python manage.py createsuperuser
+python manage.py runserver
+```
+
+Open:
+
+- Welcome page: `http://127.0.0.1:8000/`
+- Documentation: `http://127.0.0.1:8000/docs/`
+- Admin panel: `http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/`
+- API index: `http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/surveys/`
+
+## Creating a survey
+
+1. Create a survey in the admin panel.
+2. Add questions inline on the survey page.
+3. For single-choice or multiple-choice questions, open the question record and
+   add choices.
+4. Set the survey status to `Published`.
+
+Supported question types:
+
+- `short_text`
+- `long_text`
+- `single_choice`
+- `multiple_choice`
+- `rating`
+- `yes_no`
+
+## Public API
+
+List published surveys:
+
+```http
+GET /api/surveys/
+```
+
+Read a survey schema:
+
+```http
+GET /api/surveys/customer-feedback/
+```
+
+Submit a response without authentication:
+
+```http
+POST /api/surveys/customer-feedback/responses/
+Content-Type: application/json
+
+{
+  "respondent_email": "person@example.com",
+  "metadata": {
+    "source": "website"
+  },
+  "answers": [
+    {
+      "question": "name",
+      "value": "Alex"
+    },
+    {
+      "question": "experience",
+      "choice": "good"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+`answers` can also be an object keyed by question slug:
+
+```json
+{
+  "answers": {
+    "name": "Alex",
+    "score": 5,
+    "subscribe": true
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Choice answers accept either the choice `value` or choice `id`.
+
+## Documentation
+
+Detailed API documentation is available in two places:
+
+- Browser page: `http://127.0.0.1:8000/docs/`
+- Markdown guide: [docs/API.md](docs/API.md)
+
+## Configuration
+
+Environment variables:
+
+- `DJANGO_SECRET_KEY`: required for production deployments.
+- `DJANGO_DEBUG`: set to `0` in production.
+- `DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS`: comma-separated host list. Defaults to `*`.
+- `SURVEY_API_CORS_ORIGINS`: comma-separated origin list for `/api/`.
+  Defaults to `*`.
+
+Run tests:
+
+```bash
+python manage.py test
+```
+
+## Project layout
+
+```text
+survey_service/        Django project settings and root URLs
+surveys/               Survey models, admin, API views, tests, middleware
+templates/             Welcome page, docs page, admin override
+static/surveys/        Admin and public page styles/assets
+docs/API.md            Markdown API guide
+```
diff --git a/docs/API.md b/docs/API.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a81a89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/API.md
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+# Survey Studio API Guide
+
+Survey Studio is a Django service for creating surveys in admin and collecting
+public responses through JSON endpoints.
+
+## Local Setup
+
+```bash
+python -m venv .venv
+.venv\Scripts\activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+python manage.py migrate
+python manage.py createsuperuser
+python manage.py runserver
+```
+
+Open:
+
+- Welcome page: `http://127.0.0.1:8000/`
+- Documentation page: `http://127.0.0.1:8000/docs/`
+- Admin panel: `http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/`
+- Survey API: `http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/surveys/`
+
+## Survey Workflow
+
+1. Sign in to Django admin.
+2. Create a survey.
+3. Add questions inline.
+4. Add choices to single-choice and multiple-choice questions.
+5. Publish the survey.
+6. Fetch the survey schema from the API.
+7. Submit public responses to the response endpoint.
+
+## Question Types
+
+- `short_text`
+- `long_text`
+- `single_choice`
+- `multiple_choice`
+- `rating`
+- `yes_no`
+
+## Endpoints
+
+### List published surveys
+
+```http
+GET /api/surveys/
+```
+
+Example response:
+
+```json
+{
+  "results": [
+    {
+      "id": 1,
+      "title": "Customer Feedback",
+      "slug": "customer-feedback",
+      "description": "Monthly product feedback",
+      "thank_you_message": "Thanks for your response.",
+      "starts_at": null,
+      "ends_at": null,
+      "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/surveys/customer-feedback/",
+      "response_url": "http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/surveys/customer-feedback/responses/"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+### Read a survey schema
+
+```http
+GET /api/surveys/customer-feedback/
+```
+
+Example response:
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": 1,
+  "title": "Customer Feedback",
+  "slug": "customer-feedback",
+  "description": "Monthly product feedback",
+  "thank_you_message": "Thanks for your response.",
+  "starts_at": null,
+  "ends_at": null,
+  "url": "http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/surveys/customer-feedback/",
+  "response_url": "http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/surveys/customer-feedback/responses/",
+  "questions": [
+    {
+      "id": 10,
+      "slug": "experience",
+      "prompt": "How was your experience?",
+      "help_text": "",
+      "type": "single_choice",
+      "required": true,
+      "position": 1,
+      "choices": [
+        {
+          "id": 100,
+          "label": "Good",
+          "value": "good",
+          "position": 1
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+### Submit a response
+
+```http
+POST /api/surveys/customer-feedback/responses/
+Content-Type: application/json
+```
+
+```json
+{
+  "respondent_email": "person@example.com",
+  "metadata": {
+    "source": "website"
+  },
+  "answers": [
+    {
+      "question": "name",
+      "value": "Alex"
+    },
+    {
+      "question": "experience",
+      "choice": "good"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+Successful response:
+
+```json
+{
+  "id": 24,
+  "survey": "customer-feedback",
+  "submitted_at": "2026-05-02T12:00:00+00:00",
+  "thank_you_message": "Thanks for your response."
+}
+```
+
+## Answer Formats
+
+List style:
+
+```json
+{
+  "answers": [
+    {
+      "question": "name",
+      "value": "Alex"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+```
+
+Object style:
+
+```json
+{
+  "answers": {
+    "name": "Alex",
+    "score": 5,
+    "subscribe": true
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Choice answers accept either the choice `value` or choice `id`.
+
+## Validation
+
+- Required questions must be answered.
+- Unknown question slugs are rejected.
+- Duplicate answers for the same question are rejected.
+- Rating answers must be numeric and inside the configured range.
+- Yes/no answers accept booleans or `yes`, `no`, `true`, `false`, `1`, `0`.
+- Closed, draft, expired, or not-yet-started surveys reject responses.
+
+## Environment Variables
+
+- `DJANGO_SECRET_KEY`: required for production deployments.
+- `DJANGO_DEBUG`: set to `0` in production.
+- `DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS`: comma-separated host list. Defaults to `*`.
+- `SURVEY_API_CORS_ORIGINS`: comma-separated origin list for `/api/`.
diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/manage.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Django command-line utility for this project."""
+import os
+import sys
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "survey_service.settings")
+    from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+
+    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af9b7e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Django>=5.0,<6.0
diff --git a/resume.sh b/resume.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/resume.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+codex resume 019de56a-4d51-7060-8f50-34573f60716d
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/static/surveys/admin.css b/static/surveys/admin.css
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@@ -0,0 +1,542 @@
+:root {
+  --font-family-primary: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
+  --font-family-monospace: "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, "Liberation Mono", monospace;
+  --survey-radius: 8px;
+}
+
+:root,
+html[data-theme="light"] {
+  color-scheme: light;
+  --primary: #0f766e;
+  --secondary: #2563eb;
+  --accent: #0f766e;
+  --primary-fg: #ffffff;
+
+  --body-bg: #f4f7fb;
+  --body-fg: #172033;
+  --body-quiet-color: #64748b;
+  --body-medium-color: #475569;
+  --body-loud-color: #0f172a;
+
+  --header-bg: #102033;
+  --header-color: #ffffff;
+  --header-branding-color: #ffffff;
+  --header-link-color: #dbeafe;
+
+  --breadcrumbs-bg: #172a3f;
+  --breadcrumbs-fg: #dbeafe;
+  --breadcrumbs-link-fg: #ffffff;
+
+  --link-fg: #0f766e;
+  --link-hover-color: #2563eb;
+  --link-selected-fg: #0f766e;
+
+  --hairline-color: #e2e8f0;
+  --border-color: #cbd5e1;
+  --darkened-bg: #eef3f8;
+  --selected-bg: #e2f5f2;
+  --selected-row: #ecfdf5;
+
+  --button-fg: #ffffff;
+  --button-bg: #0f766e;
+  --button-hover-bg: #115e59;
+  --default-button-bg: #2563eb;
+  --default-button-hover-bg: #1d4ed8;
+  --close-button-bg: #475569;
+  --close-button-hover-bg: #334155;
+  --delete-button-bg: #dc2626;
+  --delete-button-hover-bg: #b91c1c;
+  --object-tools-fg: #ffffff;
+  --object-tools-bg: #0f766e;
+  --object-tools-hover-bg: #115e59;
+
+  --message-success-bg: #dcfce7;
+  --message-warning-bg: #fef3c7;
+  --message-error-bg: #fee2e2;
+  --error-fg: #b91c1c;
+
+  --survey-surface: #ffffff;
+  --survey-surface-muted: #f8fafc;
+  --survey-input-bg: #ffffff;
+  --survey-input-border: #cbd5e1;
+  --survey-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(15, 23, 42, 0.06);
+  --survey-focus: rgba(37, 99, 235, 0.18);
+}
+
+html[data-theme="dark"] {
+  color-scheme: dark;
+  --primary: #0f766e;
+  --secondary: #3b82f6;
+  --accent: #2dd4bf;
+  --primary-fg: #f8fafc;
+
+  --body-bg: #0b1020;
+  --body-fg: #e5edf7;
+  --body-quiet-color: #9aa8ba;
+  --body-medium-color: #cbd5e1;
+  --body-loud-color: #ffffff;
+
+  --header-bg: #0b1020;
+  --header-color: #f8fafc;
+  --header-branding-color: #ffffff;
+  --header-link-color: #cbd5e1;
+
+  --breadcrumbs-bg: #111827;
+  --breadcrumbs-fg: #cbd5e1;
+  --breadcrumbs-link-fg: #ffffff;
+
+  --link-fg: #5eead4;
+  --link-hover-color: #93c5fd;
+  --link-selected-fg: #7dd3fc;
+
+  --hairline-color: #243044;
+  --border-color: #334155;
+  --darkened-bg: #111827;
+  --selected-bg: #172033;
+  --selected-row: #12342f;
+
+  --button-fg: #ffffff;
+  --button-bg: #0f766e;
+  --button-hover-bg: #0d9488;
+  --default-button-bg: #2563eb;
+  --default-button-hover-bg: #1d4ed8;
+  --close-button-bg: #334155;
+  --close-button-hover-bg: #475569;
+  --delete-button-bg: #dc2626;
+  --delete-button-hover-bg: #b91c1c;
+  --object-tools-fg: #ffffff;
+  --object-tools-bg: #0f766e;
+  --object-tools-hover-bg: #0d9488;
+
+  --message-success-bg: #064e3b;
+  --message-warning-bg: #78350f;
+  --message-error-bg: #7f1d1d;
+  --error-fg: #fca5a5;
+
+  --survey-surface: #111827;
+  --survey-surface-muted: #0f172a;
+  --survey-input-bg: #0b1220;
+  --survey-input-border: #475569;
+  --survey-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+  --survey-focus: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.28);
+}
+
+@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
+  :root:not([data-theme="light"]),
+  html[data-theme="auto"] {
+    color-scheme: dark;
+    --primary: #0f766e;
+    --secondary: #3b82f6;
+    --accent: #2dd4bf;
+    --primary-fg: #f8fafc;
+    --body-bg: #0b1020;
+    --body-fg: #e5edf7;
+    --body-quiet-color: #9aa8ba;
+    --body-medium-color: #cbd5e1;
+    --body-loud-color: #ffffff;
+    --header-bg: #0b1020;
+    --header-color: #f8fafc;
+    --header-branding-color: #ffffff;
+    --header-link-color: #cbd5e1;
+    --breadcrumbs-bg: #111827;
+    --breadcrumbs-fg: #cbd5e1;
+    --breadcrumbs-link-fg: #ffffff;
+    --link-fg: #5eead4;
+    --link-hover-color: #93c5fd;
+    --link-selected-fg: #7dd3fc;
+    --hairline-color: #243044;
+    --border-color: #334155;
+    --darkened-bg: #111827;
+    --selected-bg: #172033;
+    --selected-row: #12342f;
+    --button-fg: #ffffff;
+    --button-bg: #0f766e;
+    --button-hover-bg: #0d9488;
+    --default-button-bg: #2563eb;
+    --default-button-hover-bg: #1d4ed8;
+    --close-button-bg: #334155;
+    --close-button-hover-bg: #475569;
+    --delete-button-bg: #dc2626;
+    --delete-button-hover-bg: #b91c1c;
+    --object-tools-fg: #ffffff;
+    --object-tools-bg: #0f766e;
+    --object-tools-hover-bg: #0d9488;
+    --message-success-bg: #064e3b;
+    --message-warning-bg: #78350f;
+    --message-error-bg: #7f1d1d;
+    --error-fg: #fca5a5;
+    --survey-surface: #111827;
+    --survey-surface-muted: #0f172a;
+    --survey-input-bg: #0b1220;
+    --survey-input-border: #475569;
+    --survey-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
+    --survey-focus: rgba(59, 130, 246, 0.28);
+  }
+}
+
+html,
+body {
+  background: var(--body-bg);
+}
+
+body {
+  color: var(--body-fg);
+  font-family: var(--font-family-primary);
+}
+
+#container,
+.main {
+  background: var(--body-bg);
+}
+
+#header {
+  background: var(--header-bg);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+  box-shadow: none;
+  min-height: 64px;
+}
+
+#branding h1,
+#branding h1 a:link,
+#branding h1 a:visited,
+#site-name,
+#site-name a:link,
+#site-name a:visited {
+  color: var(--header-branding-color);
+  font-weight: 800;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+}
+
+#user-tools,
+#user-tools a,
+#logout-form button {
+  color: var(--header-link-color);
+}
+
+div.breadcrumbs {
+  background: var(--breadcrumbs-bg);
+  border: 0;
+  color: var(--breadcrumbs-fg);
+}
+
+div.breadcrumbs a {
+  color: var(--breadcrumbs-link-fg);
+}
+
+#content {
+  padding: 28px;
+}
+
+.module,
+.inline-group,
+.submit-row,
+#changelist,
+.paginator,
+fieldset.module.aligned,
+#content-related,
+#changelist-filter {
+  background: var(--survey-surface);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+  border-radius: var(--survey-radius);
+  box-shadow: var(--survey-shadow);
+  color: var(--body-fg);
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.module h2,
+.module caption,
+.inline-group h2,
+#changelist-filter h2 {
+  background: var(--survey-surface-muted);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-color);
+  color: var(--body-loud-color);
+  font-size: 0.86rem;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+  line-height: 1.35;
+  text-transform: none;
+}
+
+.module table,
+#changelist table {
+  background: var(--survey-surface);
+}
+
+table thead th,
+thead th,
+tfoot td {
+  background: var(--survey-surface-muted);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hairline-color);
+  color: var(--body-medium-color);
+}
+
+td,
+th {
+  border-bottom-color: var(--hairline-color);
+}
+
+tr.row1,
+tbody tr {
+  background: var(--survey-surface);
+}
+
+tr.row2,
+tbody tr:nth-child(even) {
+  background: var(--survey-surface-muted);
+}
+
+tbody tr:hover,
+tbody tr:focus-within {
+  background: var(--selected-row);
+}
+
+.form-row,
+.aligned .form-row {
+  border-bottom-color: var(--hairline-color);
+  padding: 14px 12px;
+}
+
+label,
+.aligned label,
+.required label,
+td,
+th,
+.module p,
+.module ul,
+.module ol {
+  color: var(--body-fg);
+}
+
+.help,
+p.help,
+form p.help,
+div.help,
+form div.help,
+div.help li,
+.quiet,
+.small,
+.mini,
+.helptext,
+.datetime span,
+.timezonewarning,
+.deletelink-box {
+  color: var(--body-quiet-color);
+}
+
+input[type="text"],
+input[type="email"],
+input[type="number"],
+input[type="password"],
+input[type="url"],
+input[type="search"],
+input[type="tel"],
+textarea,
+select,
+.vTextField,
+.vURLField,
+.vIntegerField,
+.vBigIntegerField,
+.vForeignKeyRawIdAdminField,
+.vDateField,
+.vTimeField {
+  background: var(--survey-input-bg);
+  border: 1px solid var(--survey-input-border);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  box-shadow: none;
+  color: var(--body-fg);
+  min-height: 36px;
+}
+
+input[type="checkbox"],
+input[type="radio"] {
+  accent-color: var(--accent);
+}
+
+input:focus,
+textarea:focus,
+select:focus {
+  border-color: var(--secondary);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--survey-focus);
+  outline: none;
+}
+
+select option {
+  background: var(--survey-input-bg);
+  color: var(--body-fg);
+}
+
+.button,
+input[type="submit"],
+input[type="button"],
+.submit-row input,
+a.button {
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  font-weight: 750;
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+}
+
+input[type="submit"],
+input[type="button"],
+.submit-row input.default,
+.button.default {
+  background: var(--default-button-bg);
+  color: var(--button-fg);
+}
+
+input[type="submit"]:hover,
+input[type="button"]:hover,
+.submit-row input.default:hover,
+.button.default:hover {
+  background: var(--default-button-hover-bg);
+}
+
+.object-tools a,
+.object-tools a:link,
+.object-tools a:visited {
+  background: var(--object-tools-bg);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  color: var(--object-tools-fg);
+  font-weight: 800;
+}
+
+.object-tools a:hover {
+  background: var(--object-tools-hover-bg);
+  color: var(--object-tools-fg);
+}
+
+.submit-row {
+  background: var(--survey-surface-muted);
+  border-color: var(--border-color);
+}
+
+.submit-row a.deletelink,
+.submit-row a.deletelink:link,
+.submit-row a.deletelink:visited {
+  background: var(--delete-button-bg);
+  color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+.submit-row a.deletelink:hover {
+  background: var(--delete-button-hover-bg);
+}
+
+#changelist-filter {
+  border-left: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+}
+
+#changelist-filter a,
+#changelist-filter details > summary {
+  color: var(--body-medium-color);
+}
+
+#changelist-filter li.selected a,
+#changelist-filter a:hover {
+  color: var(--link-fg);
+}
+
+#toolbar,
+#changelist-search,
+#changelist .actions {
+  background: var(--survey-surface-muted);
+  border-color: var(--hairline-color);
+}
+
+.paginator {
+  color: var(--body-medium-color);
+}
+
+.messagelist li {
+  border-radius: var(--survey-radius);
+  box-shadow: var(--survey-shadow);
+  color: var(--body-loud-color);
+}
+
+ul.messagelist li.success {
+  background-color: var(--message-success-bg);
+}
+
+ul.messagelist li.warning {
+  background-color: var(--message-warning-bg);
+}
+
+ul.messagelist li.error {
+  background-color: var(--message-error-bg);
+}
+
+.selector,
+.selector-available,
+.selector-chosen,
+.selector-available h2,
+.selector-chosen h2,
+.calendarbox,
+.clockbox,
+.related-widget-wrapper-link,
+.datetimeshortcuts a {
+  background: var(--survey-surface);
+  border-color: var(--border-color);
+  color: var(--body-fg);
+}
+
+.calendar td,
+.calendar th,
+.calendar caption,
+.clockbox h2 {
+  background: var(--survey-surface);
+  color: var(--body-fg);
+}
+
+.calendar td.selected a,
+.calendar td a:hover {
+  background: var(--selected-row);
+}
+
+body.login {
+  background: var(--body-bg);
+}
+
+body.login #container {
+  background: var(--body-bg);
+  min-height: 100vh;
+}
+
+body.login #content {
+  background: var(--survey-surface);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
+  border-radius: var(--survey-radius);
+  box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.18);
+  margin-top: 48px;
+  padding: 28px;
+}
+
+body.login #content-main,
+body.login form,
+body.login .form-row {
+  background: transparent;
+}
+
+body.login .form-row {
+  border-bottom: 0;
+  padding: 0 0 18px;
+}
+
+body.login .submit-row {
+  background: transparent;
+  border: 0;
+  margin: 8px 0 0;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 767px) {
+  #content {
+    padding: 18px 12px;
+  }
+
+  .module,
+  .inline-group,
+  .submit-row,
+  #changelist,
+  #content-related,
+  #changelist-filter {
+    border-radius: 6px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/static/surveys/site.css b/static/surveys/site.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e03520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/surveys/site.css
@@ -0,0 +1,379 @@
+:root {
+  color-scheme: light;
+  --ink: #12212f;
+  --muted: #607084;
+  --line: #dbe3ee;
+  --panel: #ffffff;
+  --soft: #f5f8fb;
+  --teal: #0f766e;
+  --blue: #1d4ed8;
+  --gold: #f59e0b;
+  --rose: #be123c;
+  --shadow: 0 20px 60px rgba(18, 33, 47, 0.12);
+  --font: Inter, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", sans-serif;
+  --mono: "SFMono-Regular", Consolas, "Liberation Mono", monospace;
+}
+
+* {
+  box-sizing: border-box;
+}
+
+body {
+  margin: 0;
+  background: var(--soft);
+  color: var(--ink);
+  font-family: var(--font);
+  letter-spacing: 0;
+}
+
+a {
+  color: inherit;
+}
+
+.site-header {
+  align-items: center;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 24px;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  min-height: 72px;
+  padding: 0 42px;
+  position: sticky;
+  top: 0;
+  z-index: 5;
+}
+
+.brand {
+  align-items: center;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  font-weight: 800;
+  gap: 10px;
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.brand-mark {
+  align-items: center;
+  background: var(--teal);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  color: #ffffff;
+  display: inline-flex;
+  height: 34px;
+  justify-content: center;
+  width: 34px;
+}
+
+.top-nav {
+  align-items: center;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+
+.top-nav a,
+.button {
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  font-weight: 750;
+  min-height: 40px;
+  padding: 10px 14px;
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.top-nav a:hover,
+.button.secondary:hover {
+  background: #eaf1f8;
+}
+
+.top-nav .nav-action,
+.button.primary {
+  background: var(--ink);
+  color: #ffffff;
+}
+
+.hero {
+  align-items: center;
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 42px;
+  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(320px, 520px);
+  min-height: 560px;
+  padding: 72px 42px 54px;
+}
+
+.hero-copy {
+  max-width: 740px;
+}
+
+.eyebrow,
+.label {
+  color: var(--teal);
+  font-size: 0.78rem;
+  font-weight: 850;
+  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  margin: 0 0 12px;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+
+h1,
+h2,
+h3,
+p {
+  margin-top: 0;
+}
+
+h1 {
+  font-size: clamp(3rem, 8vw, 6.5rem);
+  line-height: 0.95;
+  margin-bottom: 24px;
+}
+
+.hero-text,
+.lead {
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-size: 1.18rem;
+  line-height: 1.7;
+  max-width: 680px;
+}
+
+.hero-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: 12px;
+  margin-top: 30px;
+}
+
+.button {
+  align-items: center;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  display: inline-flex;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.button.primary {
+  border-color: var(--ink);
+}
+
+.button.secondary {
+  background: #ffffff;
+}
+
+.hero-visual {
+  background: #ffffff;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
+  display: block;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  width: 100%;
+}
+
+.status-band {
+  background: var(--ink);
+  color: #ffffff;
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 1px;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
+}
+
+.status-band div {
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04);
+  padding: 24px 42px;
+}
+
+.status-band .label {
+  color: #93e2d7;
+  display: block;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+.status-band a {
+  font-family: var(--mono);
+  font-size: 0.98rem;
+}
+
+.overview {
+  padding: 72px 42px;
+}
+
+.section-heading {
+  max-width: 780px;
+}
+
+.section-heading h2,
+.doc-content h1 {
+  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 4.6rem);
+  line-height: 1;
+  margin-bottom: 20px;
+}
+
+.feature-grid {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 18px;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
+  margin-top: 34px;
+}
+
+.feature-card {
+  background: var(--panel);
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  min-height: 230px;
+  padding: 26px;
+}
+
+.feature-card h3 {
+  font-size: 1.3rem;
+  margin-bottom: 12px;
+}
+
+.feature-card p,
+.doc-content p,
+.doc-content li {
+  color: var(--muted);
+  line-height: 1.7;
+}
+
+.feature-number {
+  color: var(--rose);
+  display: block;
+  font-weight: 850;
+  margin-bottom: 30px;
+}
+
+.doc-layout {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 38px;
+  grid-template-columns: 230px minmax(0, 900px);
+  padding: 52px 42px 82px;
+}
+
+.doc-toc {
+  align-self: start;
+  background: #ffffff;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 4px;
+  padding: 12px;
+  position: sticky;
+  top: 96px;
+}
+
+.doc-toc a {
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-weight: 750;
+  padding: 10px 12px;
+  text-decoration: none;
+}
+
+.doc-toc a:hover {
+  background: #edf4f8;
+  color: var(--ink);
+}
+
+.doc-content {
+  background: #ffffff;
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
+  padding: 42px;
+}
+
+.doc-content section {
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
+  margin-top: 34px;
+  padding-top: 34px;
+}
+
+.doc-content h2 {
+  font-size: 1.8rem;
+  margin-bottom: 14px;
+}
+
+pre {
+  background: #12212f;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  color: #f8fafc;
+  overflow-x: auto;
+  padding: 18px;
+}
+
+code {
+  font-family: var(--mono);
+  font-size: 0.95em;
+}
+
+.endpoint-list {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 12px;
+}
+
+.endpoint-list div {
+  border: 1px solid var(--line);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  padding: 16px;
+}
+
+.endpoint-list span {
+  background: #dff8f3;
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  color: var(--teal);
+  display: inline-block;
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 850;
+  margin-bottom: 10px;
+  padding: 5px 8px;
+}
+
+.endpoint-list code {
+  display: block;
+  margin-bottom: 8px;
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 900px) {
+  .site-header,
+  .hero,
+  .overview,
+  .doc-layout {
+    padding-left: 22px;
+    padding-right: 22px;
+  }
+
+  .hero {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+    min-height: auto;
+  }
+
+  .status-band,
+  .feature-grid,
+  .doc-layout {
+    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
+  }
+
+  .doc-toc {
+    position: static;
+  }
+}
+
+@media (max-width: 560px) {
+  .site-header {
+    align-items: flex-start;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    gap: 14px;
+    padding-bottom: 16px;
+    padding-top: 16px;
+  }
+
+  h1 {
+    font-size: 3rem;
+  }
+
+  .hero {
+    padding-top: 44px;
+  }
+
+  .status-band div,
+  .doc-content {
+    padding: 22px;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/static/surveys/survey-flow.svg b/static/surveys/survey-flow.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db342c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/static/surveys/survey-flow.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="980" height="720" viewBox="0 0 980 720" role="img" aria-labelledby="title desc">
+  <title id="title">Survey workflow</title>
+  <desc id="desc">Admin creates a survey, publishes it to the API, and clients submit responses.</desc>
+  <rect width="980" height="720" fill="#f8fbfd"/>
+  <rect x="58" y="64" width="864" height="592" rx="24" fill="#ffffff" stroke="#dbe3ee" stroke-width="2"/>
+  <rect x="108" y="118" width="230" height="150" rx="14" fill="#ecfdf5" stroke="#99f6e4" stroke-width="2"/>
+  <rect x="375" y="118" width="230" height="150" rx="14" fill="#eff6ff" stroke="#bfdbfe" stroke-width="2"/>
+  <rect x="642" y="118" width="230" height="150" rx="14" fill="#fff7ed" stroke="#fed7aa" stroke-width="2"/>
+  <text x="138" y="160" fill="#0f766e" font-family="Inter, Arial, sans-serif" font-size="20" font-weight="800">Admin</text>
+  <text x="405" y="160" fill="#1d4ed8" font-family="Inter, Arial, sans-serif" font-size="20" font-weight="800">Published API</text>
+  <text x="672" y="160" fill="#b45309" font-family="Inter, Arial, sans-serif" font-size="20" font-weight="800">Responses</text>
+  <text x="138" y="202" fill="#334155" font-family="Inter, Arial, sans-serif" font-size="17">Create surveys</text>
+  <text x="138" y="232" fill="#334155" font-family="Inter, Arial, sans-serif" font-size="17">Add questions</text>
+  <text x="405" y="202" fill="#334155" font-family="Inter, Arial, sans-serif" font-size="17">Fetch schema</text>
+  <text x="405" y="232" fill="#334155" font-family="Inter, Arial, sans-serif" font-size="17">Render forms</text>
+  <text x="672" y="202" fill="#334155" font-family="Inter, Arial, sans-serif" font-size="17">Validate answers</text>
+  <text x="672" y="232" fill="#334155" font-family="Inter, Arial, sans-serif" font-size="17">Store results</text>
+  <path d="M348 193H365" stroke="#64748b" stroke-width="4" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+  <path d="M592 193H622" stroke="#64748b" stroke-width="4" stroke-linecap="round"/>
+  <path d="M358 181L371 193L358 205" fill="none" stroke="#64748b" stroke-width="4" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
+  <path d="M612 181L625 193L612 205" fill="none" stroke="#64748b" stroke-width="4" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
+  <rect x="108" y="338" width="764" height="222" rx="16" fill="#12212f"/>
+  <text x="146" y="386" fill="#93e2d7" font-family="Consolas, monospace" font-size="17" font-weight="700">POST /api/surveys/customer-feedback/responses/</text>
+  <text x="146" y="430" fill="#ffffff" font-family="Consolas, monospace" font-size="16">{</text>
+  <text x="176" y="462" fill="#dbeafe" font-family="Consolas, monospace" font-size="16">"question": "experience",</text>
+  <text x="176" y="494" fill="#fde68a" font-family="Consolas, monospace" font-size="16">"choice": "good"</text>
+  <text x="146" y="526" fill="#ffffff" font-family="Consolas, monospace" font-size="16">}</text>
+  <circle cx="770" cy="448" r="54" fill="#0f766e"/>
+  <path d="M744 449L762 467L798 424" fill="none" stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="10" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"/>
+</svg>
diff --git a/survey_service/__init__.py b/survey_service/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/survey_service/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/survey_service/asgi.py b/survey_service/asgi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..763f749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/survey_service/asgi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"""ASGI config for the survey service."""
+import os
+
+from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
+
+
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "survey_service.settings")
+
+application = get_asgi_application()
diff --git a/survey_service/settings.py b/survey_service/settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c24988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/survey_service/settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+"""Django settings for the survey service."""
+from pathlib import Path
+import os
+
+
+BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
+
+SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get(
+    "DJANGO_SECRET_KEY",
+    "dev-only-survey-service-secret-key-change-in-production",
+)
+DEBUG = os.environ.get("DJANGO_DEBUG", "1") != "0"
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = [
+    host.strip()
+    for host in os.environ.get("DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS", "*").split(",")
+    if host.strip()
+]
+
+INSTALLED_APPS = [
+    "django.contrib.admin",
+    "django.contrib.auth",
+    "django.contrib.contenttypes",
+    "django.contrib.sessions",
+    "django.contrib.messages",
+    "django.contrib.staticfiles",
+    "surveys.apps.SurveysConfig",
+]
+
+MIDDLEWARE = [
+    "django.middleware.security.SecurityMiddleware",
+    "surveys.middleware.PublicApiCorsMiddleware",
+    "django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware",
+    "django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware",
+    "django.middleware.csrf.CsrfViewMiddleware",
+    "django.contrib.auth.middleware.AuthenticationMiddleware",
+    "django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware",
+    "django.middleware.clickjacking.XFrameOptionsMiddleware",
+]
+
+ROOT_URLCONF = "survey_service.urls"
+
+TEMPLATES = [
+    {
+        "BACKEND": "django.template.backends.django.DjangoTemplates",
+        "DIRS": [BASE_DIR / "templates"],
+        "APP_DIRS": True,
+        "OPTIONS": {
+            "context_processors": [
+                "django.template.context_processors.request",
+                "django.contrib.auth.context_processors.auth",
+                "django.contrib.messages.context_processors.messages",
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+]
+
+WSGI_APPLICATION = "survey_service.wsgi.application"
+
+DATABASES = {
+    "default": {
+        "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
+        "NAME": BASE_DIR / "db.sqlite3",
+    }
+}
+
+AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
+    {
+        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator",
+    },
+    {
+        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator",
+    },
+    {
+        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator",
+    },
+    {
+        "NAME": "django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator",
+    },
+]
+
+LANGUAGE_CODE = "en-us"
+TIME_ZONE = "UTC"
+USE_I18N = True
+USE_TZ = True
+
+STATIC_URL = "/static/"
+STATICFILES_DIRS = [BASE_DIR / "static"]
+STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "staticfiles"
+
+DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
+
+SURVEY_API_CORS_ORIGINS = os.environ.get("SURVEY_API_CORS_ORIGINS", "*")
diff --git a/survey_service/urls.py b/survey_service/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bddb1ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/survey_service/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+"""Root URL routes for the survey service."""
+from django.contrib import admin
+from django.urls import include, path
+from django.views.generic import TemplateView
+
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    path("", TemplateView.as_view(template_name="welcome.html"), name="welcome"),
+    path("docs/", TemplateView.as_view(template_name="docs.html"), name="docs"),
+    path("admin/", admin.site.urls),
+    path("api/", include("surveys.urls")),
+]
diff --git a/survey_service/wsgi.py b/survey_service/wsgi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39a1c4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/survey_service/wsgi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+"""WSGI config for the survey service."""
+import os
+
+from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
+
+
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "survey_service.settings")
+
+application = get_wsgi_application()
diff --git a/surveys/__init__.py b/surveys/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveys/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/surveys/admin.py b/surveys/admin.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..170a28f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveys/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+from django.urls import reverse
+from django.utils.html import format_html
+
+from .models import Survey, SurveyAnswer, SurveyChoice, SurveyQuestion, SurveyResponse
+
+
+class SurveyAdminThemeMixin:
+    class Media:
+        css = {"all": ("surveys/admin.css",)}
+
+
+class SurveyQuestionInline(SurveyAdminThemeMixin, admin.StackedInline):
+    model = SurveyQuestion
+    extra = 1
+    show_change_link = True
+    prepopulated_fields = {"slug": ("prompt",)}
+    fields = (
+        ("position", "type", "is_required"),
+        "prompt",
+        "slug",
+        "help_text",
+        ("min_value", "max_value"),
+    )
+
+
+class SurveyChoiceInline(SurveyAdminThemeMixin, admin.TabularInline):
+    model = SurveyChoice
+    extra = 2
+    fields = ("position", "label", "value")
+    prepopulated_fields = {"value": ("label",)}
+
+
+class SurveyAnswerInline(admin.TabularInline):
+    model = SurveyAnswer
+    extra = 0
+    can_delete = False
+    fields = ("question", "value", "selected_choices_display")
+    readonly_fields = fields
+
+    def has_add_permission(self, request, obj=None):
+        return False
+
+    @admin.display(description="Selected choices")
+    def selected_choices_display(self, obj):
+        labels = [choice.label for choice in obj.selected_choices.all()]
+        return ", ".join(labels) or "-"
+
+
+@admin.register(Survey)
+class SurveyAdmin(SurveyAdminThemeMixin, admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = (
+        "title",
+        "status",
+        "starts_at",
+        "ends_at",
+        "response_count",
+        "api_link",
+    )
+    list_filter = ("status", "starts_at", "ends_at")
+    search_fields = ("title", "description", "slug")
+    prepopulated_fields = {"slug": ("title",)}
+    readonly_fields = ("created_at", "updated_at", "response_count", "api_link")
+    inlines = [SurveyQuestionInline]
+    actions = ("publish_surveys", "close_surveys")
+    fieldsets = (
+        (
+            "Survey",
+            {
+                "fields": (
+                    "title",
+                    "slug",
+                    "description",
+                    "thank_you_message",
+                )
+            },
+        ),
+        (
+            "Publishing",
+            {
+                "fields": (
+                    "status",
+                    "starts_at",
+                    "ends_at",
+                    "allow_multiple_responses",
+                    "api_link",
+                )
+            },
+        ),
+        (
+            "System",
+            {
+                "fields": ("response_count", "created_at", "updated_at"),
+                "classes": ("collapse",),
+            },
+        ),
+    )
+
+    @admin.display(description="Responses")
+    def response_count(self, obj):
+        if not obj.pk:
+            return 0
+        return obj.responses.count()
+
+    @admin.display(description="Public API")
+    def api_link(self, obj):
+        if not obj.pk:
+            return "-"
+        url = reverse("survey-detail", args=[obj.slug])
+        return format_html('<a class="button" href="{}" target="_blank">Open API</a>', url)
+
+    @admin.action(description="Publish selected surveys")
+    def publish_surveys(self, request, queryset):
+        queryset.update(status=Survey.Status.PUBLISHED)
+
+    @admin.action(description="Close selected surveys")
+    def close_surveys(self, request, queryset):
+        queryset.update(status=Survey.Status.CLOSED)
+
+
+@admin.register(SurveyQuestion)
+class SurveyQuestionAdmin(SurveyAdminThemeMixin, admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = ("prompt", "survey", "type", "is_required", "position")
+    list_filter = ("type", "is_required", "survey__status")
+    search_fields = ("prompt", "slug", "survey__title")
+    prepopulated_fields = {"slug": ("prompt",)}
+    inlines = [SurveyChoiceInline]
+    fieldsets = (
+        (
+            "Question",
+            {
+                "fields": (
+                    "survey",
+                    "prompt",
+                    "slug",
+                    "type",
+                    "help_text",
+                    "is_required",
+                    "position",
+                )
+            },
+        ),
+        (
+            "Rating Options",
+            {
+                "fields": ("min_value", "max_value"),
+                "description": "Used only for rating questions.",
+            },
+        ),
+    )
+
+
+@admin.register(SurveyChoice)
+class SurveyChoiceAdmin(SurveyAdminThemeMixin, admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = ("label", "question", "survey_title", "value", "position")
+    list_filter = ("question__survey",)
+    search_fields = ("label", "value", "question__prompt", "question__survey__title")
+    prepopulated_fields = {"value": ("label",)}
+
+    @admin.display(description="Survey")
+    def survey_title(self, obj):
+        return obj.question.survey.title
+
+
+@admin.register(SurveyResponse)
+class SurveyResponseAdmin(SurveyAdminThemeMixin, admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = ("survey", "respondent_email", "submitted_at", "ip_address")
+    list_filter = ("survey", "submitted_at")
+    search_fields = ("survey__title", "respondent_email", "ip_address")
+    readonly_fields = (
+        "survey",
+        "respondent_email",
+        "metadata",
+        "ip_address",
+        "user_agent",
+        "submitted_at",
+    )
+    inlines = [SurveyAnswerInline]
+
+    def has_add_permission(self, request):
+        return False
+
+
+admin.site.site_header = "Survey Studio"
+admin.site.site_title = "Survey Studio"
+admin.site.index_title = "Survey Management"
diff --git a/surveys/apps.py b/surveys/apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30c3145
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveys/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class SurveysConfig(AppConfig):
+    default_auto_field = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
+    name = "surveys"
+    verbose_name = "Surveys"
diff --git a/surveys/middleware.py b/surveys/middleware.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3b5c29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveys/middleware.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+from django.utils.cache import patch_vary_headers
+
+
+class PublicApiCorsMiddleware:
+    """Add simple CORS support for the public survey API."""
+
+    def __init__(self, get_response):
+        self.get_response = get_response
+
+    def __call__(self, request):
+        if request.path.startswith("/api/") and request.method == "OPTIONS":
+            response = HttpResponse(status=204)
+        else:
+            response = self.get_response(request)
+
+        if request.path.startswith("/api/"):
+            self._set_cors_headers(request, response)
+
+        return response
+
+    def _set_cors_headers(self, request, response):
+        configured_origins = getattr(settings, "SURVEY_API_CORS_ORIGINS", "*")
+        origins = [origin.strip() for origin in configured_origins.split(",") if origin.strip()]
+        request_origin = request.headers.get("Origin")
+
+        if "*" in origins:
+            response["Access-Control-Allow-Origin"] = "*"
+        elif request_origin in origins:
+            response["Access-Control-Allow-Origin"] = request_origin
+            patch_vary_headers(response, ("Origin",))
+
+        response["Access-Control-Allow-Methods"] = "GET, POST, OPTIONS"
+        response["Access-Control-Allow-Headers"] = "Content-Type"
+        response["Access-Control-Max-Age"] = "86400"
diff --git a/surveys/migrations/0001_initial.py b/surveys/migrations/0001_initial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..380f5a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveys/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+from django.db import migrations, models
+import django.db.models.deletion
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    initial = True
+
+    dependencies = []
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="Survey",
+            fields=[
+                (
+                    "id",
+                    models.BigAutoField(
+                        auto_created=True,
+                        primary_key=True,
+                        serialize=False,
+                        verbose_name="ID",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("title", models.CharField(max_length=180)),
+                (
+                    "slug",
+                    models.SlugField(
+                        help_text="Stable public identifier used in API URLs.",
+                        max_length=140,
+                        unique=True,
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("description", models.TextField(blank=True)),
+                (
+                    "thank_you_message",
+                    models.CharField(
+                        blank=True,
+                        default="Thanks for your response.",
+                        max_length=240,
+                    ),
+                ),
+                (
+                    "status",
+                    models.CharField(
+                        choices=[
+                            ("draft", "Draft"),
+                            ("published", "Published"),
+                            ("closed", "Closed"),
+                        ],
+                        default="draft",
+                        max_length=20,
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("starts_at", models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True)),
+                ("ends_at", models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True)),
+                ("allow_multiple_responses", models.BooleanField(default=True)),
+                ("created_at", models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
+                ("updated_at", models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)),
+            ],
+            options={
+                "ordering": ["-updated_at", "title"],
+            },
+        ),
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="SurveyQuestion",
+            fields=[
+                (
+                    "id",
+                    models.BigAutoField(
+                        auto_created=True,
+                        primary_key=True,
+                        serialize=False,
+                        verbose_name="ID",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("prompt", models.CharField(max_length=280)),
+                ("slug", models.SlugField(blank=True, max_length=140)),
+                ("help_text", models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=240)),
+                (
+                    "type",
+                    models.CharField(
+                        choices=[
+                            ("short_text", "Short text"),
+                            ("long_text", "Long text"),
+                            ("single_choice", "Single choice"),
+                            ("multiple_choice", "Multiple choice"),
+                            ("rating", "Rating"),
+                            ("yes_no", "Yes/No"),
+                        ],
+                        default="short_text",
+                        max_length=30,
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("is_required", models.BooleanField(default=True)),
+                ("position", models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0)),
+                ("min_value", models.IntegerField(blank=True, default=1, null=True)),
+                ("max_value", models.IntegerField(blank=True, default=5, null=True)),
+                (
+                    "survey",
+                    models.ForeignKey(
+                        on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE,
+                        related_name="questions",
+                        to="surveys.survey",
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ],
+            options={
+                "ordering": ["position", "id"],
+                "unique_together": {("survey", "slug")},
+            },
+        ),
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="SurveyChoice",
+            fields=[
+                (
+                    "id",
+                    models.BigAutoField(
+                        auto_created=True,
+                        primary_key=True,
+                        serialize=False,
+                        verbose_name="ID",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("label", models.CharField(max_length=180)),
+                ("value", models.SlugField(blank=True, max_length=140)),
+                ("position", models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0)),
+                (
+                    "question",
+                    models.ForeignKey(
+                        on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE,
+                        related_name="choices",
+                        to="surveys.surveyquestion",
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ],
+            options={
+                "ordering": ["position", "id"],
+                "unique_together": {("question", "value")},
+            },
+        ),
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="SurveyResponse",
+            fields=[
+                (
+                    "id",
+                    models.BigAutoField(
+                        auto_created=True,
+                        primary_key=True,
+                        serialize=False,
+                        verbose_name="ID",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("respondent_email", models.EmailField(blank=True, max_length=254)),
+                ("metadata", models.JSONField(blank=True, default=dict)),
+                ("ip_address", models.GenericIPAddressField(blank=True, null=True)),
+                ("user_agent", models.CharField(blank=True, max_length=255)),
+                ("submitted_at", models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)),
+                (
+                    "survey",
+                    models.ForeignKey(
+                        on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE,
+                        related_name="responses",
+                        to="surveys.survey",
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ],
+            options={
+                "ordering": ["-submitted_at"],
+            },
+        ),
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="SurveyAnswer",
+            fields=[
+                (
+                    "id",
+                    models.BigAutoField(
+                        auto_created=True,
+                        primary_key=True,
+                        serialize=False,
+                        verbose_name="ID",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("value", models.JSONField(blank=True, default=dict)),
+                (
+                    "question",
+                    models.ForeignKey(
+                        on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.PROTECT,
+                        related_name="answers",
+                        to="surveys.surveyquestion",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                (
+                    "response",
+                    models.ForeignKey(
+                        on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE,
+                        related_name="answers",
+                        to="surveys.surveyresponse",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                (
+                    "selected_choices",
+                    models.ManyToManyField(
+                        blank=True,
+                        related_name="answers",
+                        to="surveys.surveychoice",
+                    ),
+                ),
+            ],
+            options={
+                "ordering": ["question__position", "id"],
+                "unique_together": {("response", "question")},
+            },
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/surveys/migrations/__init__.py b/surveys/migrations/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveys/migrations/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/surveys/models.py b/surveys/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba0320b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveys/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,200 @@
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+from django.db import models
+from django.db.models import Q
+from django.utils import timezone
+from django.utils.text import slugify
+
+
+class SurveyQuerySet(models.QuerySet):
+    def public(self):
+        now = timezone.now()
+        return (
+            self.filter(status=Survey.Status.PUBLISHED)
+            .filter(Q(starts_at__isnull=True) | Q(starts_at__lte=now))
+            .filter(Q(ends_at__isnull=True) | Q(ends_at__gte=now))
+        )
+
+
+class Survey(models.Model):
+    class Status(models.TextChoices):
+        DRAFT = "draft", "Draft"
+        PUBLISHED = "published", "Published"
+        CLOSED = "closed", "Closed"
+
+    title = models.CharField(max_length=180)
+    slug = models.SlugField(
+        max_length=140,
+        unique=True,
+        help_text="Stable public identifier used in API URLs.",
+    )
+    description = models.TextField(blank=True)
+    thank_you_message = models.CharField(
+        max_length=240,
+        blank=True,
+        default="Thanks for your response.",
+    )
+    status = models.CharField(
+        max_length=20,
+        choices=Status.choices,
+        default=Status.DRAFT,
+    )
+    starts_at = models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True)
+    ends_at = models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True)
+    allow_multiple_responses = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+    updated_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True)
+
+    objects = SurveyQuerySet.as_manager()
+
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ["-updated_at", "title"]
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.title
+
+    def clean(self):
+        if self.starts_at and self.ends_at and self.starts_at >= self.ends_at:
+            raise ValidationError("The survey start time must be before the end time.")
+
+    def accepts_responses(self):
+        now = timezone.now()
+        if self.status != self.Status.PUBLISHED:
+            return False, "Survey is not published."
+        if self.starts_at and self.starts_at > now:
+            return False, "Survey has not started yet."
+        if self.ends_at and self.ends_at < now:
+            return False, "Survey has ended."
+        return True, ""
+
+
+class SurveyQuestion(models.Model):
+    class Type(models.TextChoices):
+        SHORT_TEXT = "short_text", "Short text"
+        LONG_TEXT = "long_text", "Long text"
+        SINGLE_CHOICE = "single_choice", "Single choice"
+        MULTIPLE_CHOICE = "multiple_choice", "Multiple choice"
+        RATING = "rating", "Rating"
+        YES_NO = "yes_no", "Yes/No"
+
+    survey = models.ForeignKey(Survey, related_name="questions", on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+    prompt = models.CharField(max_length=280)
+    slug = models.SlugField(max_length=140, blank=True)
+    help_text = models.CharField(max_length=240, blank=True)
+    type = models.CharField(
+        max_length=30,
+        choices=Type.choices,
+        default=Type.SHORT_TEXT,
+    )
+    is_required = models.BooleanField(default=True)
+    position = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0)
+    min_value = models.IntegerField(default=1, blank=True, null=True)
+    max_value = models.IntegerField(default=5, blank=True, null=True)
+
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ["position", "id"]
+        unique_together = ("survey", "slug")
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.prompt
+
+    def clean(self):
+        if self.type == self.Type.RATING:
+            if self.min_value is None or self.max_value is None:
+                raise ValidationError("Rating questions need minimum and maximum values.")
+            if self.min_value >= self.max_value:
+                raise ValidationError("The rating minimum must be lower than the maximum.")
+
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.slug:
+            self.slug = self._build_unique_slug()
+        super().save(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def _build_unique_slug(self):
+        base = slugify(self.prompt)[:120] or "question"
+        candidate = base
+        suffix = 2
+        while (
+            SurveyQuestion.objects.filter(survey_id=self.survey_id, slug=candidate)
+            .exclude(pk=self.pk)
+            .exists()
+        ):
+            candidate = f"{base[:110]}-{suffix}"
+            suffix += 1
+        return candidate
+
+
+class SurveyChoice(models.Model):
+    question = models.ForeignKey(
+        SurveyQuestion,
+        related_name="choices",
+        on_delete=models.CASCADE,
+    )
+    label = models.CharField(max_length=180)
+    value = models.SlugField(max_length=140, blank=True)
+    position = models.PositiveIntegerField(default=0)
+
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ["position", "id"]
+        unique_together = ("question", "value")
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return self.label
+
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.value:
+            self.value = self._build_unique_value()
+        super().save(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def _build_unique_value(self):
+        base = slugify(self.label)[:120] or "choice"
+        candidate = base
+        suffix = 2
+        while (
+            SurveyChoice.objects.filter(question_id=self.question_id, value=candidate)
+            .exclude(pk=self.pk)
+            .exists()
+        ):
+            candidate = f"{base[:110]}-{suffix}"
+            suffix += 1
+        return candidate
+
+
+class SurveyResponse(models.Model):
+    survey = models.ForeignKey(Survey, related_name="responses", on_delete=models.CASCADE)
+    respondent_email = models.EmailField(blank=True)
+    metadata = models.JSONField(default=dict, blank=True)
+    ip_address = models.GenericIPAddressField(blank=True, null=True)
+    user_agent = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True)
+    submitted_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
+
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ["-submitted_at"]
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return f"{self.survey} response #{self.pk}"
+
+
+class SurveyAnswer(models.Model):
+    response = models.ForeignKey(
+        SurveyResponse,
+        related_name="answers",
+        on_delete=models.CASCADE,
+    )
+    question = models.ForeignKey(
+        SurveyQuestion,
+        related_name="answers",
+        on_delete=models.PROTECT,
+    )
+    value = models.JSONField(default=dict, blank=True)
+    selected_choices = models.ManyToManyField(
+        SurveyChoice,
+        related_name="answers",
+        blank=True,
+    )
+
+    class Meta:
+        ordering = ["question__position", "id"]
+        unique_together = ("response", "question")
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return f"{self.question}: {self.value}"
diff --git a/surveys/tests.py b/surveys/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0419f73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveys/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+from django.contrib.staticfiles import finders
+from django.test import Client, TestCase
+
+from .models import Survey, SurveyAnswer, SurveyChoice, SurveyQuestion, SurveyResponse
+
+
+class SurveyApiTests(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.client = Client()
+        self.survey = Survey.objects.create(
+            title="Customer Feedback",
+            slug="customer-feedback",
+            status=Survey.Status.PUBLISHED,
+            thank_you_message="Thanks for helping us improve.",
+        )
+        self.name_question = SurveyQuestion.objects.create(
+            survey=self.survey,
+            prompt="What is your name?",
+            slug="name",
+            type=SurveyQuestion.Type.SHORT_TEXT,
+            position=1,
+        )
+        self.mood_question = SurveyQuestion.objects.create(
+            survey=self.survey,
+            prompt="How was your experience?",
+            slug="experience",
+            type=SurveyQuestion.Type.SINGLE_CHOICE,
+            position=2,
+        )
+        self.good_choice = SurveyChoice.objects.create(
+            question=self.mood_question,
+            label="Good",
+            value="good",
+            position=1,
+        )
+        SurveyChoice.objects.create(
+            question=self.mood_question,
+            label="Bad",
+            value="bad",
+            position=2,
+        )
+
+    def test_lists_public_surveys(self):
+        Survey.objects.create(title="Draft Survey", slug="draft", status=Survey.Status.DRAFT)
+
+        response = self.client.get("/api/surveys/")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        payload = response.json()
+        self.assertEqual(len(payload["results"]), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(payload["results"][0]["slug"], "customer-feedback")
+
+    def test_returns_survey_detail(self):
+        response = self.client.get("/api/surveys/customer-feedback/")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        payload = response.json()
+        self.assertEqual(payload["title"], "Customer Feedback")
+        self.assertEqual(len(payload["questions"]), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(payload["questions"][1]["choices"][0]["value"], "good")
+
+    def test_accepts_anonymous_response(self):
+        response = self.client.post(
+            "/api/surveys/customer-feedback/responses/",
+            data={
+                "respondent_email": "person@example.com",
+                "metadata": {"source": "test"},
+                "answers": [
+                    {"question": "name", "value": "Alex"},
+                    {"question": "experience", "choice": "good"},
+                ],
+            },
+            content_type="application/json",
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 201)
+        payload = response.json()
+        self.assertEqual(payload["thank_you_message"], "Thanks for helping us improve.")
+        self.assertEqual(SurveyResponse.objects.count(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(SurveyAnswer.objects.count(), 2)
+        choice_answer = SurveyAnswer.objects.get(question=self.mood_question)
+        self.assertEqual(list(choice_answer.selected_choices.all()), [self.good_choice])
+
+    def test_rejects_missing_required_answer(self):
+        response = self.client.post(
+            "/api/surveys/customer-feedback/responses/",
+            data={"answers": [{"question": "name", "value": "Alex"}]},
+            content_type="application/json",
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 400)
+        self.assertIn("experience", response.json()["errors"])
+
+    def test_rejects_closed_survey_response(self):
+        self.survey.status = Survey.Status.CLOSED
+        self.survey.save(update_fields=["status"])
+
+        response = self.client.post(
+            "/api/surveys/customer-feedback/responses/",
+            data={"answers": []},
+            content_type="application/json",
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 403)
+
+
+class SitePageTests(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.client = Client()
+
+    def test_welcome_page_renders(self):
+        response = self.client.get("/")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertContains(response, "Survey Studio")
+        self.assertContains(response, "/api/surveys/")
+
+    def test_docs_page_renders(self):
+        response = self.client.get("/docs/")
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        self.assertContains(response, "Survey Studio Docs")
+        self.assertContains(response, "POST")
+
+    def test_public_static_assets_are_discoverable(self):
+        self.assertIsNotNone(finders.find("surveys/admin.css"))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(finders.find("surveys/site.css"))
+        self.assertIsNotNone(finders.find("surveys/survey-flow.svg"))
+
+    def test_admin_theme_css_loads_after_page_css(self):
+        response = self.client.get("/admin/login/")
+        content = response.content.decode()
+
+        self.assertLess(
+            content.index("/static/admin/css/login.css"),
+            content.index("/static/surveys/admin.css"),
+        )
diff --git a/surveys/urls.py b/surveys/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc41573
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveys/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from django.urls import path
+
+from . import views
+
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    path("surveys/", views.survey_list, name="survey-list"),
+    path("surveys/<slug:slug>/", views.survey_detail, name="survey-detail"),
+    path(
+        "surveys/<slug:slug>/responses/",
+        views.submit_survey_response,
+        name="survey-response-submit",
+    ),
+]
diff --git a/surveys/views.py b/surveys/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e49603
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveys/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,370 @@
+import json
+
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
+from django.core.validators import validate_email, validate_ipv46_address
+from django.db import transaction
+from django.http import JsonResponse
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
+from django.urls import reverse
+from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
+from django.views.decorators.http import require_GET, require_http_methods
+
+from .models import Survey, SurveyAnswer, SurveyQuestion, SurveyResponse
+
+
+@require_GET
+def survey_list(request):
+    surveys = Survey.objects.public()
+    return JsonResponse(
+        {
+            "results": [
+                serialize_survey(request, survey, include_questions=False)
+                for survey in surveys
+            ]
+        }
+    )
+
+
+@require_GET
+def survey_detail(request, slug):
+    survey = get_object_or_404(
+        Survey.objects.public().prefetch_related("questions__choices"),
+        slug=slug,
+    )
+    return JsonResponse(serialize_survey(request, survey, include_questions=True))
+
+
+@csrf_exempt
+@require_http_methods(["POST"])
+def submit_survey_response(request, slug):
+    survey = get_object_or_404(
+        Survey.objects.prefetch_related("questions__choices"),
+        slug=slug,
+    )
+    accepts_responses, reason = survey.accepts_responses()
+    if not accepts_responses:
+        return JsonResponse({"detail": reason}, status=403)
+
+    payload, error = parse_json_body(request)
+    if error:
+        return JsonResponse({"detail": error}, status=400)
+
+    respondent_email = str(payload.get("respondent_email", "")).strip()
+    email_error = validate_optional_email(respondent_email)
+    if email_error:
+        return JsonResponse({"errors": {"respondent_email": email_error}}, status=400)
+
+    metadata = payload.get("metadata") or {}
+    if not isinstance(metadata, dict):
+        return JsonResponse({"errors": {"metadata": "Metadata must be an object."}}, status=400)
+
+    if not survey.allow_multiple_responses and respondent_email:
+        already_responded = survey.responses.filter(respondent_email=respondent_email).exists()
+        if already_responded:
+            return JsonResponse(
+                {"detail": "This email has already submitted a response."},
+                status=409,
+            )
+
+    answers, errors = validate_answers(survey, payload.get("answers"))
+    if errors:
+        return JsonResponse({"errors": errors}, status=400)
+
+    with transaction.atomic():
+        response = SurveyResponse.objects.create(
+            survey=survey,
+            respondent_email=respondent_email,
+            metadata=metadata,
+            ip_address=get_client_ip(request),
+            user_agent=request.META.get("HTTP_USER_AGENT", "")[:255],
+        )
+        for answer_data in answers:
+            answer = SurveyAnswer.objects.create(
+                response=response,
+                question=answer_data["question"],
+                value=answer_data["value"],
+            )
+            if answer_data["choices"]:
+                answer.selected_choices.set(answer_data["choices"])
+
+    return JsonResponse(
+        {
+            "id": response.pk,
+            "survey": survey.slug,
+            "submitted_at": response.submitted_at.isoformat(),
+            "thank_you_message": survey.thank_you_message,
+        },
+        status=201,
+    )
+
+
+def serialize_survey(request, survey, include_questions):
+    response_url = reverse("survey-response-submit", args=[survey.slug])
+    detail_url = reverse("survey-detail", args=[survey.slug])
+    data = {
+        "id": survey.pk,
+        "title": survey.title,
+        "slug": survey.slug,
+        "description": survey.description,
+        "thank_you_message": survey.thank_you_message,
+        "starts_at": serialize_datetime(survey.starts_at),
+        "ends_at": serialize_datetime(survey.ends_at),
+        "url": request.build_absolute_uri(detail_url),
+        "response_url": request.build_absolute_uri(response_url),
+    }
+    if include_questions:
+        data["questions"] = [serialize_question(question) for question in survey.questions.all()]
+    return data
+
+
+def serialize_question(question):
+    data = {
+        "id": question.pk,
+        "slug": question.slug,
+        "prompt": question.prompt,
+        "help_text": question.help_text,
+        "type": question.type,
+        "required": question.is_required,
+        "position": question.position,
+    }
+    if question.type == SurveyQuestion.Type.RATING:
+        data["min_value"] = question.min_value
+        data["max_value"] = question.max_value
+    if question.type in {
+        SurveyQuestion.Type.SINGLE_CHOICE,
+        SurveyQuestion.Type.MULTIPLE_CHOICE,
+    }:
+        data["choices"] = [serialize_choice(choice) for choice in question.choices.all()]
+    else:
+        data["choices"] = []
+    return data
+
+
+def serialize_choice(choice):
+    return {
+        "id": choice.pk,
+        "label": choice.label,
+        "value": choice.value,
+        "position": choice.position,
+    }
+
+
+def serialize_datetime(value):
+    if value is None:
+        return None
+    return value.isoformat()
+
+
+def parse_json_body(request):
+    try:
+        payload = json.loads(request.body.decode("utf-8") or "{}")
+    except (UnicodeDecodeError, json.JSONDecodeError):
+        return None, "Request body must be valid JSON."
+    if not isinstance(payload, dict):
+        return None, "Request body must be a JSON object."
+    return payload, None
+
+
+def validate_optional_email(email):
+    if not email:
+        return None
+    try:
+        validate_email(email)
+    except ValidationError:
+        return "Enter a valid email address."
+    return None
+
+
+def validate_answers(survey, raw_answers):
+    normalized_answers, normalize_error = normalize_answers(raw_answers)
+    if normalize_error:
+        return [], {"answers": normalize_error}
+
+    questions = list(survey.questions.all())
+    question_by_lookup = {}
+    for question in questions:
+        question_by_lookup[str(question.pk)] = question
+        question_by_lookup[question.slug] = question
+
+    validated = []
+    errors = {}
+    answered_question_ids = set()
+
+    for index, answer_payload in enumerate(normalized_answers):
+        if not isinstance(answer_payload, dict):
+            errors[f"answers[{index}]"] = "Each answer must be an object."
+            continue
+
+        question_lookup = answer_payload.get("question", answer_payload.get("question_id"))
+        question = question_by_lookup.get(str(question_lookup))
+        if question is None:
+            errors[f"answers[{index}].question"] = "Unknown question."
+            continue
+        if question.pk in answered_question_ids:
+            errors[question.slug] = "Question answered more than once."
+            continue
+
+        answer_value, selected_choices, error = validate_answer_value(question, answer_payload)
+        if error:
+            errors[question.slug] = error
+            continue
+        if answer_value is None:
+            continue
+
+        answered_question_ids.add(question.pk)
+        validated.append(
+            {
+                "question": question,
+                "value": answer_value,
+                "choices": selected_choices,
+            }
+        )
+
+    for question in questions:
+        if question.is_required and question.pk not in answered_question_ids:
+            errors.setdefault(question.slug, "This question is required.")
+
+    return validated, errors
+
+
+def normalize_answers(raw_answers):
+    if raw_answers is None:
+        return [], None
+    if isinstance(raw_answers, dict):
+        return [
+            {"question": question, "value": value}
+            for question, value in raw_answers.items()
+        ], None
+    if isinstance(raw_answers, list):
+        return raw_answers, None
+    return None, "Answers must be a list or an object keyed by question slug."
+
+
+def validate_answer_value(question, answer_payload):
+    if question.type in {SurveyQuestion.Type.SHORT_TEXT, SurveyQuestion.Type.LONG_TEXT}:
+        return validate_text_answer(question, answer_payload)
+    if question.type == SurveyQuestion.Type.SINGLE_CHOICE:
+        return validate_single_choice_answer(question, answer_payload)
+    if question.type == SurveyQuestion.Type.MULTIPLE_CHOICE:
+        return validate_multiple_choice_answer(question, answer_payload)
+    if question.type == SurveyQuestion.Type.RATING:
+        return validate_rating_answer(question, answer_payload)
+    if question.type == SurveyQuestion.Type.YES_NO:
+        return validate_yes_no_answer(question, answer_payload)
+    return None, [], "Unsupported question type."
+
+
+def validate_text_answer(question, answer_payload):
+    raw_value = answer_payload.get("value", answer_payload.get("text"))
+    if is_empty(raw_value):
+        if question.is_required:
+            return None, [], "This question is required."
+        return None, [], None
+    if not isinstance(raw_value, str):
+        return None, [], "Answer must be text."
+    return {"text": raw_value.strip()}, [], None
+
+
+def validate_single_choice_answer(question, answer_payload):
+    raw_choice = answer_payload.get("choice", answer_payload.get("value"))
+    if is_empty(raw_choice):
+        if question.is_required:
+            return None, [], "Select one choice."
+        return None, [], None
+
+    choice, error = resolve_choice(question, raw_choice)
+    if error:
+        return None, [], error
+    return {"choice": choice.value}, [choice], None
+
+
+def validate_multiple_choice_answer(question, answer_payload):
+    raw_choices = answer_payload.get("choices", answer_payload.get("value"))
+    if raw_choices in (None, "") or raw_choices == []:
+        if question.is_required:
+            return None, [], "Select at least one choice."
+        return None, [], None
+    if not isinstance(raw_choices, list):
+        return None, [], "Answer must be a list of choices."
+
+    selected_choices = []
+    seen_choice_ids = set()
+    for raw_choice in raw_choices:
+        choice, error = resolve_choice(question, raw_choice)
+        if error:
+            return None, [], error
+        if choice.pk not in seen_choice_ids:
+            selected_choices.append(choice)
+            seen_choice_ids.add(choice.pk)
+
+    if question.is_required and not selected_choices:
+        return None, [], "Select at least one choice."
+
+    return {"choices": [choice.value for choice in selected_choices]}, selected_choices, None
+
+
+def validate_rating_answer(question, answer_payload):
+    raw_value = answer_payload.get("value", answer_payload.get("rating"))
+    if is_empty(raw_value):
+        if question.is_required:
+            return None, [], "Rating is required."
+        return None, [], None
+    if isinstance(raw_value, bool):
+        return None, [], "Rating must be a number."
+    try:
+        rating = int(raw_value)
+    except (TypeError, ValueError):
+        return None, [], "Rating must be a number."
+
+    min_value = question.min_value if question.min_value is not None else 1
+    max_value = question.max_value if question.max_value is not None else 5
+    if rating < min_value or rating > max_value:
+        return None, [], f"Rating must be between {min_value} and {max_value}."
+    return {"rating": rating}, [], None
+
+
+def validate_yes_no_answer(question, answer_payload):
+    raw_value = answer_payload.get("value", answer_payload.get("answer"))
+    if is_empty(raw_value):
+        if question.is_required:
+            return None, [], "Answer yes or no."
+        return None, [], None
+    if isinstance(raw_value, bool):
+        return {"answer": raw_value}, [], None
+    if isinstance(raw_value, str):
+        normalized_value = raw_value.strip().lower()
+        if normalized_value in {"true", "yes", "1"}:
+            return {"answer": True}, [], None
+        if normalized_value in {"false", "no", "0"}:
+            return {"answer": False}, [], None
+    return None, [], "Answer must be true or false."
+
+
+def resolve_choice(question, raw_choice):
+    choices = list(question.choices.all())
+    if not choices:
+        return None, "This question has no choices configured."
+
+    lookup = str(raw_choice)
+    for choice in choices:
+        if lookup in {str(choice.pk), choice.value}:
+            return choice, None
+
+    allowed_values = ", ".join(choice.value for choice in choices)
+    return None, f"Select one of: {allowed_values}."
+
+
+def is_empty(value):
+    return value is None or (isinstance(value, str) and not value.strip())
+
+
+def get_client_ip(request):
+    raw_ip = request.META.get("HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR", "").split(",")[0].strip()
+    ip_address = raw_ip or request.META.get("REMOTE_ADDR")
+    if not ip_address:
+        return None
+    try:
+        validate_ipv46_address(ip_address)
+    except (TypeError, ValidationError):
+        return None
+    return ip_address
diff --git a/templates/admin/base_site.html b/templates/admin/base_site.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd4859d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/admin/base_site.html
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{% extends "admin/base.html" %}
+{% load i18n static %}
+
+{% block title %}{{ title }} | Survey Studio{% endblock %}
+
+{% block extrastyle %}
+{{ block.super }}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block extrahead %}
+{{ block.super }}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block responsive %}
+{{ block.super }}
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'surveys/admin.css' %}?v=20260502-dark-admin">
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block branding %}
+<div id="site-name"><a href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">Survey Studio</a></div>
+{% if subtitle %}<div id="site-subtitle">{{ subtitle }}</div>{% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
+
+{% block nav-global %}{% endblock %}
diff --git a/templates/docs.html b/templates/docs.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a04ade
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/docs.html
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+{% load static %}
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+  <title>Survey Studio Docs</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'surveys/site.css' %}">
+</head>
+<body>
+  <header class="site-header">
+    <a class="brand" href="{% url 'welcome' %}">
+      <span class="brand-mark" aria-hidden="true">S</span>
+      <span>Survey Studio</span>
+    </a>
+    <nav class="top-nav" aria-label="Primary">
+      <a href="{% url 'welcome' %}">Home</a>
+      <a href="{% url 'survey-list' %}">API</a>
+      <a class="nav-action" href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">Admin</a>
+    </nav>
+  </header>
+
+  <main class="doc-layout">
+    <aside class="doc-toc" aria-label="Documentation sections">
+      <a href="#setup">Setup</a>
+      <a href="#workflow">Workflow</a>
+      <a href="#api">API</a>
+      <a href="#answers">Answer Formats</a>
+      <a href="#config">Configuration</a>
+    </aside>
+
+    <article class="doc-content">
+      <p class="eyebrow">Documentation</p>
+      <h1>Survey Studio Docs</h1>
+      <p class="lead">
+        This service ships with a Django admin builder and public JSON endpoints
+        for rendering published surveys and receiving responses.
+      </p>
+
+      <section id="setup">
+        <h2>Setup</h2>
+        <pre><code>python -m venv .venv
+.venv\Scripts\activate
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+python manage.py migrate
+python manage.py createsuperuser
+python manage.py runserver</code></pre>
+      </section>
+
+      <section id="workflow">
+        <h2>Admin Workflow</h2>
+        <ol>
+          <li>Create a survey at <a href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">/admin/</a>.</li>
+          <li>Add questions inline on the survey page.</li>
+          <li>Add choices to single-choice and multiple-choice questions.</li>
+          <li>Set the survey status to <strong>Published</strong>.</li>
+        </ol>
+      </section>
+
+      <section id="api">
+        <h2>Public API</h2>
+        <div class="endpoint-list">
+          <div>
+            <span>GET</span>
+            <code>/api/surveys/</code>
+            <p>List published surveys.</p>
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <span>GET</span>
+            <code>/api/surveys/&lt;slug&gt;/</code>
+            <p>Read the survey schema with questions and choices.</p>
+          </div>
+          <div>
+            <span>POST</span>
+            <code>/api/surveys/&lt;slug&gt;/responses/</code>
+            <p>Submit an anonymous response.</p>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+
+      <section id="answers">
+        <h2>Answer Formats</h2>
+        <pre><code>{
+  "respondent_email": "person@example.com",
+  "metadata": {
+    "source": "website"
+  },
+  "answers": [
+    {
+      "question": "name",
+      "value": "Alex"
+    },
+    {
+      "question": "experience",
+      "choice": "good"
+    }
+  ]
+}</code></pre>
+        <p>
+          Answers can also be sent as an object keyed by question slug. Choice
+          answers accept either the choice value or choice id.
+        </p>
+      </section>
+
+      <section id="config">
+        <h2>Configuration</h2>
+        <ul>
+          <li><code>DJANGO_SECRET_KEY</code>: required for production.</li>
+          <li><code>DJANGO_DEBUG</code>: set to <code>0</code> in production.</li>
+          <li><code>DJANGO_ALLOWED_HOSTS</code>: comma-separated host list.</li>
+          <li><code>SURVEY_API_CORS_ORIGINS</code>: comma-separated origin list for <code>/api/</code>.</li>
+        </ul>
+      </section>
+    </article>
+  </main>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/templates/welcome.html b/templates/welcome.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..643d40e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/welcome.html
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+{% load static %}
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+  <meta charset="utf-8">
+  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+  <title>Survey Studio</title>
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'surveys/site.css' %}">
+</head>
+<body>
+  <header class="site-header">
+    <a class="brand" href="{% url 'welcome' %}">
+      <span class="brand-mark" aria-hidden="true">S</span>
+      <span>Survey Studio</span>
+    </a>
+    <nav class="top-nav" aria-label="Primary">
+      <a href="{% url 'docs' %}">Docs</a>
+      <a href="{% url 'survey-list' %}">API</a>
+      <a class="nav-action" href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">Admin</a>
+    </nav>
+  </header>
+
+  <main>
+    <section class="hero">
+      <div class="hero-copy">
+        <p class="eyebrow">Django survey API service</p>
+        <h1>Survey Studio</h1>
+        <p class="hero-text">
+          Build surveys in Django admin, publish them when ready, and collect
+          anonymous JSON responses from any website or client application.
+        </p>
+        <div class="hero-actions" aria-label="Quick links">
+          <a class="button primary" href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">Open Admin</a>
+          <a class="button secondary" href="{% url 'docs' %}">Read Docs</a>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <img class="hero-visual" src="{% static 'surveys/survey-flow.svg' %}" alt="Survey publishing and response workflow">
+    </section>
+
+    <section class="status-band" aria-label="Service endpoints">
+      <div>
+        <span class="label">Admin</span>
+        <a href="{% url 'admin:index' %}">/admin/</a>
+      </div>
+      <div>
+        <span class="label">Published Surveys</span>
+        <a href="{% url 'survey-list' %}">/api/surveys/</a>
+      </div>
+      <div>
+        <span class="label">Documentation</span>
+        <a href="{% url 'docs' %}">/docs/</a>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+
+    <section class="overview" aria-labelledby="overview-heading">
+      <div class="section-heading">
+        <p class="eyebrow">Workflow</p>
+        <h2 id="overview-heading">Create, publish, collect</h2>
+      </div>
+      <div class="feature-grid">
+        <article class="feature-card">
+          <span class="feature-number">01</span>
+          <h3>Design in admin</h3>
+          <p>Create surveys, order questions, add choices, and control publishing windows from Django admin.</p>
+        </article>
+        <article class="feature-card">
+          <span class="feature-number">02</span>
+          <h3>Expose JSON schema</h3>
+          <p>Clients fetch published surveys and render forms using stable question slugs and choice values.</p>
+        </article>
+        <article class="feature-card">
+          <span class="feature-number">03</span>
+          <h3>Accept public responses</h3>
+          <p>Anyone can submit responses through the API while the service validates required answers and question types.</p>
+        </article>
+      </div>
+    </section>
+  </main>
+</body>
+</html>