diff --git a/apps/api/package.json b/apps/api/package.json
index ec27ea5b..25698577 100644
--- a/apps/api/package.json
+++ b/apps/api/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.388.0",
     "@aws-sdk/s3-request-presigner": "^3.675.0",
     "@cio/db": "workspace:*",
+    "drizzle-orm": "^0.44.7",
     "@cio/email": "workspace:*",
     "@cio/question-types": "workspace:*",
     "@cio/utils": "workspace:*",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 178a5db8..94a5f012 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ importers:
       dotenv:
         specifier: ^16.3.1
         version: 16.6.1
+      drizzle-orm:
+        specifier: ^0.44.7
+        version: 0.44.7(@types/pg@8.16.0)(kysely@0.28.9)(pg@8.18.0)(postgres@3.4.7)
       hono:
         specifier: ^4.11.3
         version: 4.11.3
@@ -646,7 +649,7 @@ importers:
         version: 3.3.1(@sveltejs/kit@2.49.2(@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte@4.0.4(svelte@5.46.0)(vite@5.4.21(@types/node@24.10.4)(lightningcss@1.31.1)(sass@1.97.1)))(svelte@5.46.0)(vite@5.4.21(@types/node@24.10.4)(lightningcss@1.31.1)(sass@1.97.1)))
       '@sveltejs/adapter-vercel':
         specifier: ^4.0.0
-        version: 4.0.5(@sveltejs/kit@2.49.2(@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte@4.0.4(svelte@5.46.0)(vite@5.4.21(@types/node@24.10.4)(lightningcss@1.31.1)(sass@1.97.1)))(svelte@5.46.0)(vite@5.4.21(@types/node@24.10.4)(lightningcss@1.31.1)(sass@1.97.1)))
+        version: 4.0.5(@sveltejs/kit@2.49.2(@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte@4.0.4(svelte@5.46.0)(vite@5.4.21(@types/node@24.10.4)(lightningcss@1.31.1)(sass@1.97.1)))(svelte@5.46.0)(vite@5.4.21(@types/node@24.10.4)(lightningcss@1.31.1)(sass@1.97.1)))(encoding@0.1.13)
       '@sveltejs/kit':
         specifier: ^2.5.27
         version: 2.49.2(@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte@4.0.4(svelte@5.46.0)(vite@5.4.21(@types/node@24.10.4)(lightningcss@1.31.1)(sass@1.97.1)))(svelte@5.46.0)(vite@5.4.21(@types/node@24.10.4)(lightningcss@1.31.1)(sass@1.97.1))
@@ -16801,7 +16804,7 @@ snapshots:
       - encoding
       - supports-color
 
-  '@sveltejs/adapter-vercel@4.0.5(@sveltejs/kit@2.49.2(@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte@4.0.4(svelte@5.46.0)(vite@5.4.21(@types/node@24.10.4)(lightningcss@1.31.1)(sass@1.97.1)))(svelte@5.46.0)(vite@5.4.21(@types/node@24.10.4)(lightningcss@1.31.1)(sass@1.97.1)))':
+  '@sveltejs/adapter-vercel@4.0.5(@sveltejs/kit@2.49.2(@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte@4.0.4(svelte@5.46.0)(vite@5.4.21(@types/node@24.10.4)(lightningcss@1.31.1)(sass@1.97.1)))(svelte@5.46.0)(vite@5.4.21(@types/node@24.10.4)(lightningcss@1.31.1)(sass@1.97.1)))(encoding@0.1.13)':
     dependencies:
       '@sveltejs/kit': 2.49.2(@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte@4.0.4(svelte@5.46.0)(vite@5.4.21(@types/node@24.10.4)(lightningcss@1.31.1)(sass@1.97.1)))(svelte@5.46.0)(vite@5.4.21(@types/node@24.10.4)(lightningcss@1.31.1)(sass@1.97.1))
       '@vercel/nft': 0.26.5(encoding@0.1.13)