diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 728e70417190138470251f05c67ad9ef8342a6b0..c8068873dd9bb70bf1dc6180aff00d411f223f22 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ from langchain.prompts import (
     SystemMessagePromptTemplate,
     HumanMessagePromptTemplate,
 )
+import pyodbc
+import datetime
 import os
 
+# secrets
 def manage_sensitive(name):
     secret_fpath = f'/run/secrets/{name}'
     existence = os.path.exists(secret_fpath)
@@ -22,13 +25,34 @@ def manage_sensitive(name):
     if not existence:
         return KeyError(f'{name}')
 
+DB_SERVER = manage_sensitive("db_server")
+DB_NAME = manage_sensitive("db_name")
+DB_USER = manage_sensitive("db_user")
+DB_PASSWORD = manage_sensitive("db_password")
 OPENAI_API_KEY = manage_sensitive("openai_api_key")
+
+# openai
 os.environ["OPENAI_API_KEY"] = OPENAI_API_KEY
 
+# db connection
+conn_str = (
+    "DRIVER={ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server};SERVER="
+    + DB_SERVER
+    + ";DATABASE="
+    + DB_NAME
+    + ";UID="
+    + DB_USER
+    + ";PWD="
+    + DB_PASSWORD
+)
+conn = pyodbc.connect(conn_str)
+
+# page metadata
 st.set_page_config(
     page_title="MPOG Helper ",
     page_icon="🤖",
 )
+# hide streamlit branding
 hide_streamlit_style = """
             <style>
             #MainMenu {visibility: hidden;}
@@ -37,6 +61,7 @@ hide_streamlit_style = """
             """
 st.markdown(hide_streamlit_style, unsafe_allow_html=True) 
 
+# page content
 st.title("🗃️ MPOG Feasibility Checker 🤖")
 st.markdown("""
 **Determine if your research idea is appropriate for the data in MPOG**
@@ -45,6 +70,8 @@ Brought to you by the Anesthesiology MPOG Steering Committee, Informatics, and D
 
 _Not affiliated with MPOG. Uses external resources. Not approved for use with PHI or sensitive data._
 
+All submissions are recorded for potential review by the MPOG Steering Committee.
+
 ---
 """)
 
@@ -133,5 +160,22 @@ with st.form(key="query_form"):
         chat_prompt = ChatPromptTemplate.from_messages(
             [system_message_prompt, human_message_prompt])
         with st.spinner("Thinking..."):
+            submit_time = datetime.datetime.now()
             result = chat(chat_prompt.format_prompt(context=docs, question=query).to_messages())
+            response_time = datetime.datetime.now()
         st.markdown(result.content)
+        
+        try:
+            with conn:
+                cursor = conn.cursor()
+                query = """
+                INSERT INTO [DS_apps].[dbo].[mpog_helper] (user_input, llm_response, request_sent, response_received)
+                VALUES (?, ?, ?)
+                """
+
+            current_time = datetime.datetime.now()
+            cursor.execute(query, (query, result.content, submit_time, response_time))
+
+            st.success("Your idea has been recorded and may be reviewed by the MPOG Steering Committee.")
+        except Exception as e:
+            st.error("Something went wrong, and your idea was not recorded for review by the MPOG Steering Committee.")